Sweden is home to thirteen species of amphibians and six species of reptiles excluding birds. All nineteen species are protected throughout the country.
Amphibians
editScientific name | Common name Swedish name |
Description | Image | Notes |
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Bombina bombina | European fire-bellied toad Klockgroda |
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Bufo bufo | Common toad Vanlig padda |
Adults are about 15 centimetres (6 in) long and colored brown, olive-brown or greyish brown. | ||
Bufo viridis | European green toad Grönfläckig padda |
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Epidalea calamita | Natterjack toad Strandpadda/Stinkpadda |
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Hyla arborea | European tree frog Lövgroda |
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Pelobates fuscus | Common spadefoot Lökgroda |
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Pelophylax kl. esculentus | Edible frog Ätlig groda |
Female adults are 5 to 9 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long and males are 6 to 11 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long. | It is a fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog and the Marsh Frog. | |
Pelophylax lessonae | Pool frog Gölgroda |
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Rana arvalis | Moor frog Åkergroda |
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Rana dalmatina | Agile frog Långbensgroda |
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Rana temporaria | Common frog Vanlig groda |
Adults are about 6 to 9 centimetres (2.4 to 3.5 in) long. They and colored olive green, grey-brown, brown, olive-brown, grey, yellowish or rufous. | ||
Triturus cristatus | Great crested newt Större vattensalamander |
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Triturus vulgaris | Smooth newt Mindre vattensalamander |
Reptiles
editScientific name | Common name Swedish name |
Description | Image | Notes |
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Anguis fragilis | Slowworm Kopparödla |
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Coronella austriaca | Smooth snake Hasselsnok |
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Lacerta agilis | Sand lizard Sandödla |
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Natrix natrix (incl. Natrix natrix gotlandica) |
Grass snake Snok (Gotlandssnok) |
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Vipera berus | Common European adder Huggorm |
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Zootoca vivipara | Viviparous lizard Skogsödla |
References
edit- General references
- Wetterin, Marianne (2009). Fridlysta växter och djur i Sverige (PDF) (in Swedish). Environmental Protection Agency. pp. 6–8. ISBN 978-91-620-8369-4.
- "Förbjudet att döda eller skada" (in Swedish). Dalarna Board. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- "Grod- och kräldjur" (in Swedish). Skånes Djurpark. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 7 May 2012.