List of reptiles of Malta

Last updated November 28, 2025

The only native reptile indigenous to Malta is the Filfola lizard, also known as the Maltese wall lizard. It is also endemic to Italy, specifically the Palagie islands.^[1]

Clade: Sauria

Order: Squamata

Suborder: Gekkotta
- Family: Gekkonidae
  - Genus: Hemidactylus
    - Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) LC
- Family: Lacertidae
  - Genus: Podarcis
    - Maltese wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis) LC
- Family: Phyllodactylidae
  - Genus: Tarentola
    - Moorish wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) LC
- Family: Scincidae
  - Genus: Chalcides
    - Mediterranean ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus)^[2]LC
- Family: Chamaeleonidae
  - Genus: Chamaeleo
    - Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) LC
Suborder: Serpentes
- Family: Colubridae
  - Genus: Hierophis
    - Algerian whip snake (Hierophis algirus)LC
    - European black whip snake (Hierophis carbonarius) LC
    - Western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) LC
  - Genus: Zamenis
    - Leopard snake (Zamenis situla) LC

Order: Testudines

Suborder: Cryptodira
- Family: Cheloniidae
  - Genus: Caretta
    - Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)LC
  - Genus: Chelonia
    - Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)LC
  - Genus: Eretmochelys
    - Hawksbill sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea )LC
- Family: Emydidae
  - Genus: Graptemys
    - False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) LC
  - Genus: Trachemys
    - Species: T. scripta LC
      - Subspecies: Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)^[3]

References

↑ Claudia Corti, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2008-12-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Podarcis filfolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "Reptiles of Malta / RepFocus". www.repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2025-11-21.
↑ "Malta". Herpsafari - amphibians and reptiles of Europe (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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[1] Claudia Corti, Valentin Pérez-Mellado, Roberto Sindaco, Antonio Romano (2008-12-14). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Podarcis filfolensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[2] "Reptiles of Malta / RepFocus". www.repfocus.dk. Retrieved 2025-11-21.

[3] "Malta". Herpsafari - amphibians and reptiles of Europe (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-11-21.

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