List of reptiles of Madeira

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Madeiran wall lizard Lacerta dugesii - Rabacal - 2013.JPG
Madeiran wall lizard
Common wall gecko Tarentola mauritanica (wallgecko), Cala de Mijas, Spain.jpg
Common wall gecko
Brahminy blind snake Brahminy blind snake (Indotyphlops braminus).jpg
Brahminy blind snake
Loggerhead sea turtle Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) 2.jpg
Loggerhead sea turtle

The reptiles that live in the Madeira Archipelago consist of four terrestrial species, in addition to six species of sea turtles found along the coasts and beaches.

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The Madeira wall lizard is the only endemic species. It is also naturally present on the Desertas Islands and the Savage Islands. [1] The common wall gecko, the tropical house gecko, and the brahminy blind snake were introduced between the late 20th and early 21st centuries. [2] [3] [4]

Squamata

Lacertidae

Gekkonidae

Phyllodactylidae

Typhlopidae

Testudines

Dermochelyidae

Cheloniidae

See also

References

  1. ↑ Brehm, A.; Jesus, J.; Spı́nola, H.; Alves, C.; Vicente, L.; Harris, D. J. (1 February 2003). "Phylogeography of the Madeiran endemic lizard Lacerta dugesii inferred from mtDNA sequences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 26 (2): 222–230. doi:10.1016/S1055-7903(02)00310-X. ISSN   1055-7903.
  2. ↑ Báez, M.; Biscoito, M. (1993). "First record of Tarentola mauritanica (Linneus, 1758) from the island of Madeira". Macaronesian Congress.
  3. ↑ Rato, Catarina; Martins, Beatriz; Rocha, Ricardo; Silva-Rocha, Iolanda (15 March 2021). "Uncovered genetic diversity in Hemidactylus mabouia (Reptilia: Gekkonidae) from Madeira Island reveals uncertain sources of introduction". Amphibia-Reptilia. 42 (3): 369–375. doi:10.1163/15685381-bja10052. ISSN   1568-5381.
  4. ↑ Jesus, José; Gonçalves, Rita; Spinola, Carla; Brehm, António (June 2013). "First record of Ramphotyphlops braminus (Daudin, 1803) on Madeira Island (Portugal)". Herpetozoa. 26 (1–2): 106–109.
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