List of reptiles and amphibians of the Aegean

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This list includes all reptiles found in Aegean Islands. It does not include species found only in captivity or those which are extinct. Each species is listed, with its binomial name and notes on its distribution where this is limited.

IUCN conservation statusesExtinctionExtinctionExtinct in the wildCritically EndangeredEndangered speciesVulnerable speciesNear ThreatenedThreatened speciesLeast ConcernLeast Concern

Summary of 2006 IUCN Red List categories.

Conservation status - IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

EX - Extinct, EW - Extinct in the wild
CR - Critically endangered, EN - Endangered, VU - Vulnerable
NT - Near threatened, LC - Least concern
DD - Data deficient, NE - Not evaluated
(v. 2013.2, the data is current as of March 5, 2014[1])

Turtles[edit]

Family: Testudinidae (tortoises)

Family: Cheloniidae

Lizards and snakes[edit]

Lizards[edit]

Family: Agamidae (agamas)

Family: Gekkonidae (geckos)

Family: Lacertidae (wall or true lizards)

Subfamily: Lacertinae
Tribe: Eremiadini
Tribe: Lacertini

Family: Scincidae (Skinks)

Family: Anguidae

Snakes[edit]

Family: Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

  • Worm wnake, Typhlops vermicularis (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Boidae (boas)

  • Sand boa, Eryx jaculus (south-eastern Europe)

Family: Colubridae (Colubrids)

Subfamily: Colubrinae
Subfamily: Psammophiinae
Subfamily: Natricinae

Family: Viperidae

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 21 June 2012.