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reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates ( lizards and snakes) and rhynchoce ...

fauna totals 58

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of ...

(including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (

Sauria Sauria is the clade containing the most recent common ancestor of archosaurs (such as crocodilians, dinosaurs, etc.) and lepidosaurs (lizards and kin), and all its descendants. Since most molecular phylogenies recover turtles as more closely r ...

Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...

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Testudines Turtles are an order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) and Cryptodira (hidden necked tu ...

) in alphabetical order by

scientific name In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bo ...

Sauria (lizards)

*'' Algyroides fitzingeri'' – Fitzinger's algyroides (

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found else ...

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian language, Italian, Corsican language, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese dialect, Algherese and Catalan languag ...

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Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

) *'' Algyroides nigropunctatus'' – blue-throated keeled lizard *''

Anguis fragilis The slow worm (''Anguis fragilis'') is a reptile native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, a slowworm, a blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. These legless lizards are also sometimes called common slowworms. T ...

'' – slowworm *'' Archaeolacerta bedriagae'' – Bedriaga's rock lizard *'' Chalcides striatus'' – western three-toed skink *''

Chalcides ocellatus ''Chalcides ocellatus'', or the ocellated skink (also known as the eyed skink or gongilo) is a species of skink found in Greece, southern Italy, Malta, Lebanon, and parts of northern Africa.Arikan, ''et al.''"An Investigation on the Blood-Serum Pr ...

'' – ocellated skink *'' Chamaeleo chamaeleon'' – Mediterranean chameleon *'' Cyrtopodion kotschyi'' – tree gecko *'' Euleptes europaea'' – European leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus turcicus The Mediterranean house gecko (''Hemidactylus turcicus'') is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name ...

'' – Mediterranean house gecko *''

Lacerta agilis The sand lizard (''Lacerta agilis'') is a lacertid lizard distributed across most of Europe from France and across the continent to Lake Baikal in Russia. It does not occur in European Turkey. Its distribution is often patchy. In the sand lizar ...

'' – sand lizard *''

Lacerta bilineata The western green lizard (''Lacerta bilineata'') is a lizard of the family Lacertidae. Etymology The genus name ''Lacerta'' and the species name ''bilineata'' are Latin words respectively meaning “lizard” and “with two lines”, with refe ...

'' – western green lizard *''

Lacerta horvathi Horvath's rock lizard (''Iberolacerta horvathi'') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Europe. Until recently, this species was assigned to the same genus as the morphologically similar sand lizard (''Lacert ...

'' – Horvath's rock lizard *''

Lacerta viridis The European green lizard (''Lacerta viridis'') is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, ...

'' – European green lizard *''

Podarcis filfolensis The filfola lizard or Maltese wall lizard (''Podarcis filfolensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Italy (in the Pelagian Islands) and in the island group of Malta. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type ...

'' – Filfola lizard *'' Podarcis melisellensis'' –

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see names in other languages) is one of the four historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of the Adriatic Sea, stret ...

n wall lizard *''

Podarcis muralis ''Podarcis muralis'' (common wall lizard) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about in total ...

'' – common wall lizard *'' Podarcis raffonei'' – Aeolian wall lizard *''

Podarcis siculus The Italian wall lizard or ruin lizard (''Podarcis siculus'', from the Greek meaning agile and feet) is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. ''P. siculus'' is native to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, France, Italy, Serbia, Montenegr ...

'' – Italian wall lizard *'' Podarcis tiliguerta'' – Tyrrhenian wall lizard *'' Podarcis waglerianus'' – Sicilian wall lizard (endemic to

Sicily Sicily ( it, Sicilia , ) is the list of islands in the Mediterranean, largest island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 20 regions of Italy, regions of Italy. The Strait of Messina divides it from the region of Calabria in Southern Italy. I ...

) *'' Psammodromus algirus'' – large psammodromus *'' Pseudopus apodus'' – European legless lizard, sheltopusik *'' Tarentola mauritanica'' – Moorish wall gecko *'' Timon lepidus'' – ocellated lizard *'' Zootoca vivipara'' – viviparous lizard

Serpentes (snakes)

*'' Coronella austriaca'' – smooth snake *'' Coronella girondica'' – Riccioli's snake, southern smooth snake *'' Elaphe quatuorlineata'' – four-lined snake *'' Eryx jaculus'' - javelin sand boa *'' Hemorrhois hippocrepis'' – horseshoe whip snake *'' Hierophis gemonensis'' -

Balkan The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

whip snake *'' Hierophis viridiflavus'' - green whip snake *'' Macroprotodon cucullatus'' – false smooth snake *'' Malpolon monspessulanus'' – Montpellier snake *''

Natrix maura ''Natrix maura'' is a natricine water snake of the genus ''Natrix''. Its common name is viperine water snake or viperine snake. Despite its common names, it is not a member of the subfamily Viperinae. This nonvenomous, semiaquatic, fish-eating s ...

'' – viperine snake *''

Natrix natrix The grass snake (''Natrix natrix''), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non- venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. Subspecies Many subspecies are recognize ...

'' – grass snake *'' Natrix tessellata'' – dice snake *'' Telescopus fallax'' – European cat snake *'' Vipera (Rhinaspis) ammodytes'' – horned viper *'' Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis'' – asp viper *'' Vipera (Pelias) berus'' – European adder *'' Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii'' – Orsini's viper *'' Vipera walser'' - Walser's viper *'' Zamenis lineatus'' – Italian Aesculapian snake (endemic to Italy) *'' Zamenis longissimus'' – Aesculapian snake *''

Zamenis situla The European ratsnake or leopard snake (''Zamenis situla''), is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Europe, Asia Minor, and the Caucasus. Geographic range ''Z. situla'' is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croati ...

'' – European ratsnake

Testudines (turtles and tortoises)

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Caretta caretta The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of sea turtle, oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the Family (biology), family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around ...

'' – loggerhead sea turtle *''

Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range ext ...

'' – green sea turtle *'' Chelydra serpentina'' – common snapping turtle (introduced) *'' Dermochelys coriacea'' – leatherback sea turtle *'' Emys orbicularis orbicularis'' – European pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis galloitalica'' – Franco-Italian pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis hellenica'' – Hellenic pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis ingauna'' –

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n pond turtle *'' Emys trinacris'' – Sicilian pond turtle *''

Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys kempii''), also called the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world's most endangered species of sea turtle. It is one of two living species in the genus '' Lepido ...

'' – Kemp's ridley sea turtle *'' Testudo graeca'' – spur-thighed tortoise *'' Testudo hermanni'' – Hermann's tortoise *'' Testudo marginata'' – marginated tortoise *''

Trachemys scripta elegans The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (''Trachemys scripta elegans'') is a subspecies of the pond slider (''Trachemys scripta''), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United State ...

'' – red-eared slider (introduced)

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