List of reptiles of Great Britain explained

The reptiles of Great Britain include three native snakes and three native lizards. A number of sea turtles visit Great Britain's shores. There are also at least seven introduced reptile species.

Introduced species

• Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans^[8]
• European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis^[9]
• Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis^[10]
• Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata^[11]
• Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus^{[12] [13] [14]}
• Grass snake, Natrix natrix^[15]

See also

• Introduced species of the British Isles
• Lists of reptiles by region

External links

• British Reptiles from wildlifetrust.org.uk
• RAUK Identification Guide
• Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status . Chelonian Research Monographs . 5 . 31 December 2011 . Rhodin, Anders G.J. . van Dijk, Peter Paul . Inverson, John B. . Shaffer, H. Bradley . Roger, Bour . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131102839/http://www.iucn-tftsg.org/wp-content/uploads/file/Accounts/crm_5_000_checklist_v4_2011.pdf . 31 January 2012 .
• Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11/02.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Adder . 1 April 2022 . Woodland Trust.
2. Web site: Smooth snake The Wildlife Trusts . 2023-01-19 . www.wildlifetrusts.org . en.
3. Václav Gvozˇ dík, David Jandzik, Petros Lymberakis, Daniel Jablonski, Jirˇ í Moravec . 2010 . Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Geneticstructure reveals deep divergences . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 55 . 2 . 460–472 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.007 . 20079858 . 1 April 2022.
4. Web site: Slow worm . 1 April 2022 . Woodland Trust.
5. Web site: Common lizard . 1 April 2022 . Woodland Trust.
6. Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
7. News: 19 January 2020 . Olive ridley turtle found injured off Seaford beach . BBC News . 19 January 2020.
8. Book: Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. 168. 978-1-4053-6709-7.
9. Web site: Terrapin. Canal & River Trust. 11 May 2017. 8 August 2017.
10. Web site: Common Wall Lizard . Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG) . 16 February 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170105235440/http://www.surrey-arg.org.uk/SARG/08000-TheAnimals/SARGSpeciesData.asp?Species=Common_Wall_Lizard . 5 January 2017 .
11. Book: Amphibians and Reptiles. HarperCollins. 2000. 978-0-00-220083-7.
12. Web site: Wild snake caught on film in north Wales. BBC. 16 May 2006.
13. Web site: Feature: 'The Camden Creature' - An amphibian and reptile trust says our waterways are alive with some exotic creatures. Islington Tribune. Josh. Loeb. 2 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100905124342/http://www.islingtontribune.com/reviews/features/2010/sep/feature-camden-creature-amphibian-and-reptile-trust-says-our-waterways-are. 5 September 2010.
14. Web site: Britain's biggest snake - missing from UK for 10,000 years - now back and breeding. 11 May 2022. Daily Mirror. 13 May 2022.
15. Web site: Enter the Natrix: surveying grass snakes in eastern England by Steve Allain. Julian. Angela. 8 March 2021. ARG UK. 28 December 2021.