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List of reptiles of Greece

This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece (2020), published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List.[1][2] Of the 66 (IUCN) or 76 (Atlas) species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 4 are assessed as endangered.[1]: 11–13 [2]

In the Atlas, 9 species are currently not recognized on the IUCN Red List ("NR" below), 4 species are recognized on the Red List but with no record of their occurrence in Greece (Italian wall lizard, Podarcis siculus; Andalusian wall lizard, Podarcis vaucheri; blotched snake, Elaphe sauromates; green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas), while 3 species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment are not included in the Atlas (Rock lizard, Anatololacerta oertzeni LC IUCN; spotted whip snake, Hemorrhois ravergieri LC IUCN; meadow viper, Vipera ursinii VU IUCN).[1][2]

Order: Squamata (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians)

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Turkish worm lizard, Blanus strauchi

Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)

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Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)

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Peloponnese slow worm, Anguis cephallonica
 
Barton's thin-toed gecko, Mediodactylus bartoni
 
Greek algyroides, Algyroides moreoticus
 
Greek rock lizard, Hellenolacerta graeca
 
Cretan wall lizard, Podarcis cretensis
 
Skyros wall lizard, Podarcis gaigeae
 
Pori wall lizard, Podarcis levendis
 
Milos wall lizard, Podarcis milensis
 
Peloponnese wall lizard, Podarcis peloponnesiacus
 
Greek snake skink, Ophiomorus punctatissimus

Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

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Cyclades blunt-nosed viper, Macrovipera schweizeri

Order: Testudines (turtles)

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Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta

Superfamily: Chelonioidea (sea turtles)

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Superfamily: Testudinoidea (pond turtles, geoemydid turtles, tortoises)

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Greek tortoise, Testudo graeca

Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Pafilis, P.; Maragkou, P., eds. (2020). Άτλας Αμφιβίων & Ερπετών της Ελλάδας [Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece] (in Greek). Nicosia: Broken Hill. ISBN 978-9925-588-03-9.
  2. ^ a b c "IUCN Red List>Advanced Search>Taxonomy: Reptilia — Land Regions: Greece". IUCN. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
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