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List of reptiles of Israel

Israel has 93 species of reptiles, almost a third of which live in its northern areas. The reptiles of Israel live in environments ranging from the Negev Desert to the Red Sea, from the Jordan River to the Judaean Mountains.

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:

EX Extinct No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW Extinct in the wild Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR Critically endangered The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN Endangered The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU Vulnerable The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT Near threatened The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC Least concern There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD Data deficient There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Turtles and tortoises

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Pond turtles

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Sea turtles

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Softshell turtles

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Tortoises

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Lizards

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Agamid lizards

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A bright blue male Sinai agama during the breeding season.

Chameleons

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Geckos

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Glass lizards

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Lacertid lizards

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Ophisops elegans

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Monitor lizards

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Skinks

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Snakes

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Blindsnakes

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Boas

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Colubrid snakes

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A black whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis) preying on a European glass lizard (Pseudopus apodus) in the Valley of Elah.

Elapid snakes

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Lamprophiid snakes

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Mole vipers

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Vipers

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Shacham, Boaz; Federman, Roy; Lahav-Ginott, Shimrit; Werner, Yehudah L. (April 2016). "The northward extension of reptiles in the Palearctic, with the Jordan Valley (Israel) as a model: snakes outrace lizards (Reptilia: Squamata)". Journal of Natural History. 50 (15–16): 1017–1033 – via EBSCOHost.
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