List of reptiles of Italy

The Italian reptile fauna totals 48 species (including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (Sauria, Serpentes and Testudines) in alphabetical order by scientific name.

Sauria (Lizards)

• Algyroides fitzingeri, Fitzinger's Algyroides (Endemic to Sardinia and Corsica)
• Algyroides nigropunctatus, Blue-throated Keeled Lizard
• Anguis fragilis, Slow-worm and tertels
• Archaeolacerta bedriagae, Bedriaga's Rock Lizard
• Chalcides striatus, Western Three-toed Skink
• Chalcides ocellatus, Ocellated Skink
• Cyrtopodion kotschyi, Tree Gecko
• Euleptes europaea, European Leaf-toed Gecko
• Hemidactylus turcicus, Mediterranean House gecko
• Lacerta agilis, Sand Lizard
• Lacerta bilineata, Western Green Lizard
• Lacerta horvathi, Horvath's Rock Lizard
• Lacerta viridis, European Green lizard
• Podarcis filfolensis, Filfola Lizard
• Podarcis melisellensis, Dalmatian Wall Lizard
• Podarcis muralis, Wall Lizard
• Podarcis sicula, Italian Wall Lizard
• Podarcis tiliguerta, Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard
• Podarcis wagleriana, Sicilian Wall Lizard (Endemic to Sicily)
• 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
• Hemorrhois hippocrepis, Horseshoe Whip Snake
• Hierophis gemonensis, Balkan Whip Snake
• Hierophis viridiflavus, Green Whip Snake
• Macroprotodon cucullatus, False Smooth Snake
• Malpolon monspessulanus, Montpellier Snake
• Natrix maura, Viperine Snake
• Natrix natrix, Grass Snake
• Natrix tessellata, Dice snake
• European cat snake, Telescopus fallax
• Vipera (Rhinaspis) ammodytes, Horned Viper
• Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis, Asp
• Vipera (Pelias) berus, European Adder
• Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii, Orsini's Viper
• Zamenis lineatus, Italian Aesculapian Snake (Endemic to Italy)
• Zamenis longissimus, Aesculapian Snake
• Zamenis situla, European Ratsnake

Testudines (Turtles and Tortoises)

• Caretta caretta, Loggerhead sea turtle^[1]
• Chelonia mydas, Green sea turtle^[1]
• Dermochelys coriacea, Leatherback sea turtle^[1]
• Emys orbicularis orbicularis, European pond turtle^[1]
• Emys orbicularis galloitalica, Franco-Italian pond turtle^[1]
• Emys orbicularis hellenica, Hellenic pond turtle^[1]
• Emys orbicularis ingauna, Ligurian pond turtle^[1]
• Emys trinacris, Sicilian pond turtle^[1]
• Lepidochelys kempii, Kemp's ridley sea turtle^[1]
• Testudo graeca, Spur-thighed tortoise^[1]
• Testudo hermanni, Hermann's tortoise^[1]
• Testudo marginata, Marginated tortoise^[1]
• Trachemys scripta elegans, Red eared slider(Introduced)^[1]

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