List of reptiles of Great Britain
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Adder
Ten or eleven species of reptiles occur in Great Britain: three snakes and three lizards, which were established at the time of the last ice age. Additionally, one terrapin, one snake and two or three lizards have become established since then due to human agency (naturalized). All of these species are now free living, and self supporting in terms of breeding without further human involvement, with the exception of the Italian wall lizard whose survival is uncertain.
Sea turtles have been recorded as coastal vagrants and the red-eared terrapin occurs as an introduced species.
Snakes
Main article: Snake
- Adder Vipera berus
- Grass snake Natrix natrix
- Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
- Aesculapian snake now Zamenis longissimus, previously Elaphe longissima (naturalized)
Lizards
Main article: Lizard
- Slow-worm Anguis fragilis
- Common or Viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara
- Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (naturalized)
- Italian wall lizard P. sicula (possibly naturalized)
- Sand lizard Lacerta agilis
- Western green lizard L. bilineata (naturalized)
Turtles
Main article: Turtle
- Red-eared terrapin[1] Trachemys scripta elegans. Introduced species.[2] Rare but increasing due to pet release.[1]
- Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Foraging[3]
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Vagrant[4]
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. Vagrant.[5]
- Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata. Vagrant.[5]
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii. Vagrant.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 9781405367097.
- ↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.183
- ↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174
- ↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
- British Reptiles from wildlifetrust.org.uk
- RAUK Identification Guide
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs 5. Archived from the original on 2012-01-22.
- Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11/02.
See also
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