List of reptiles of Turkey explained

This is a list of the reptiles of Turkey.

There are 136 species of reptiles in Turkey.^[1]

Class: Reptilia

Order: Squamata (lizards and snakes)

Suborder: Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)

• Family: Blanidae
  • Genus: Blanus
    • Alexander's worm lizard (Blanus alexandri)
    • Turkish worm lizard (Blanus aporus)
    • Anatolian worm lizard (Blanus strauchi)

Suborder: Anguimorpha (legless lizards and monitors)

• Family: Anguidae
  • Genus: Pseudopus
    • Sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus)
  • Genus: Anguis
    • Common slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
• Family: Varanidae
  • Genus: Varanus
    • Desert monitor (Varanus griseus)

Suborder: Iguania (agamas and chameleons)

• Family: Agamidae
  • Genus: Paralaudakia
    • Caucasian agama (Paralaudakia caucasia)
  • Genus: Laudakia
    • • • Laudakia stellio Genus: Phrynocephalus
    • Sunwatcher toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus helioscopus)
    • Persian toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus persicus)
  • Genus: Trapelus
    • Horny-scaled agama (Trapelus lessonae)
• Family: Chamaeleonidae
  • Genus: Chamaeleo
    • Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)

Suborder: Lacertilia (true lizards)

• Family: Lacertidae
  • Genus: Acanthodactylus
    • Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus)
    • Harran fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus harranensis)
    • Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi)
  • Genus: Anatololacerta
    • Anatolian rock lizard (Anatololacerta anatolica)
    • Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi)
  • Genus: Apathya
    • Anatolian lizard (Apathya cappadocica)
  • Genus: Darevskia
    • Armenian lizard (Darevskia armeniaca)
    • Bendimahi lizard (Darevskia bendimahiensis)
    • Brauner's lizard (Darevskia brauneri)
    • Clark's lizard (Darevskia clarkorum)
    • Derjugin's lizard (Darevskia derjugini)
    • Charnali lizard (Darevskia dryada)
    • Ajarian lizard (Darevskia mixta)
    • Georgian lizard (Darevskia parvula)
    • Meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola)
    • Radde's lizard (Darevskia raddei)
    • Spiny-tailed lizard (Darevskia rudis)
    • Van lizard (Darevskia sapphirina)
    • Saxicolous lizard (Darevskia saxicola)
    • White-bellied lizard (Darevskia unisexualis)
    • Uzzell's lizard (Darevskia uzzelli)
    • Valentin's lizard (Darevskia valentini)
  • Genus: Eremias
    • Steppe-runner (Eremias arguta)
    • Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei)
    • Strauch's racerunner (Eremias strauchi)
    • Suphan racerunner (Eremias suphani)
  • Genus: Lacerta
    • Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
    • Three-lined lizard (Lacerta media)
    • Rock lizard (Lacerta oertzeni)
    • Pamphylian green lizard (Lacerta pamphylica)
    • Caspian green lizard (Lacerta strigata)
    • Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata)
    • European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
  • Genus: Mesalina
    • Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard (Mesalina brevirostris)
  • Genus: Ophisops
    • Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans)
  • Genus: Parvilacerta
    • Dwarf lizard (Parvilacerta parva)
  • Genus: Phoenicolacerta
    • Sparse blue lizard (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa)
    • Lebanon lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis)
  • Genus: Podarcis
    • Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
    • Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus)
    • Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis tauricus)
  • Genus: Timon
    • Siirt lizard (Timon princeps)

Suborder: Scincomorpha (skinks)

• Family: Scincidae
  • Genus: Ablepharus
    • Twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus)
    • Budak's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus budaki)
    • Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi)
    • European copper skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii)
  • Genus: Chalcides
    • Gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus)
  • Genus: Eumeces
    • Berber skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
  • Genus: Ophiomorus
    • Limbless skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus)
  • Genus: Heremites
    • Golden grass mabuya (Heremites auratus)
  • Genus: Trachylepis
    • Bridled mabuya (Trachylepis vittata)

Suborder: Scleroglossa (geckos)

• Family: Gekkonidae
  • Genus: Cyrtopodion
    • Blanford's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion heterocercum)
    • Kotschy's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion kotschyi)
    • Rough-tailed gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)
  • Genus: Eublepharis
    • Iranian fat-tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu)
  • Genus: Hemidactylus
    • Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
  • Genus: Stenodactylus
    • Jordan short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus grandiceps)
• Family: Phyllodactylidae
  • Genus: Asaccus
    • Werner's leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus elisae)

Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

• Family: Typhlopidae
  • Genus: Letheobia
    • Beaked blindsnake (Letheobia episcopus)
  • Genus: Typhlops
    • European blindsnake (Typhlops vermicularis)
• Family: Leptotyphlopidae
  • Genus: Myriopholis
    • Long-nosed worm-snake (Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus)
• Family: Boidae
  • Genus: Eryx
    • Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)
• Family: Colubridae
  • Genus: Coronella
    • Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
  • Genus: Dolichophis
    • Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)
    • Black whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis)
    • Red-bellied racer (Dolichophis schmidti)
  • Genus: Eirenis
    • Bolkar dwarf snake (Eirenis aurolineatus)
    • Baran's dwarf racer (Eirenis barani)
    • Collared dwarf racer (Eirenis collaris)
    • Crowned dwarf snake (Eirenis coronella)
    • Narrow-striped dwarf snake (Eirenis decemlineatus)
    • Eiselt's dwarf racer (Eirenis eiselti)
    • Hakkari dwarf snake (Eirenis hakkariensis)
    • Levantine dwarf snake (Eirenis levantinus)
    • Striped dwarf snake (Eirenis lineomaculatus)
    • Ring-headed dwarf snake (Eirenis modestus)
    • Dotted dwarf racer (Eirenis punctatolineatus)
    • Roth's dwarf racer (Eirenis rothii)
    • Van dwarf snake (Eirenis thospitis)
  • Genus: Elaphe
    • Blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates)
  • Genus: Hemorrhois
    • Coin-marked snake (Hemorrhois nummifer)
    • Spotted whipsnake (Hemorrhois ravergieri)
  • Genus: Malpolon
    • Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)
  • Genus: Muhtarophis
    • Baran's black-headed dwarf snake (Muhtarophis barani)
  • Genus: Natrix
    • Large-headed water snake (Natrix megalocephala)
    • Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
    • Dice snake (Natrix tessellata)
  • Genus: Platyceps
    • Red whipsnake (Platyceps collaris)
    • Dahl's whipsnake (Platyceps najadum)
    • Glossy-bellied racer (Platyceps ventromaculatus)
  • Genus: Pseudocyclophis
    • Dark-headed dwarf racer (Pseudocyclophis persicus)
  • Genus: Rhynchocalamus
    • Black-headed groundsnake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus)
  • Genus: Spalerosophis
    • Diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema)
  • Genus: Telescopus
    • European catsnake (Telescopus fallax)
    • Black catsnake (Telescopus nigriceps)
  • Genus: Zamenis
    • Transcaucasian ratsnake (Zamenis hohenackeri)
    • Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
    • European ratsnake (Zamenis situla)
• Family: Elapidae
  • Genus: Walterinnesia
    • Eastern desert black snake (Walterinnesia morgani)
• Family: Viperidae
  • Genus: Macrovipera
    • Blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)
  • Genus: Montivipera
    • Central Turkish mountain viper (Montivipera albizona)
    • Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei)
    • Ocellated mountain viper (Montivipera wagneri)
    • Ottoman viper (Montivipera xanthina)
  • Genus: Pseudocerastes
    • Persian horned viper (Pseudocerastes persicus)
  • Genus: Vipera
    • Long-nosed viper (Vipera ammodytes)
    • Baran's adder (Vipera barani)
    • Common European adder (Vipera berus)
    • Darevsky's viper (Vipera darevskii)
    • Armenian steppe viper (Vipera eriwanensis)
    • Caucasus viper (Vipera kaznakovi)
    • Pontic adder (Vipera pontica)
    • Transcaucasian sand viper (Vipera transcaucasiana)
    • Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii)

Order: Testudines (turtles and tortoises)

Suborder: Cryptodira

• Family: Dermochelyidae
  • Genus: Dermochelys
    • Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
• Family: Cheloniidae
  • Genus: Caretta
    • Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
  • Genus: Chelonia
    • Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Family: Emydidae
  • Genus: Emys
    • European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
• Family: Geoemydidae
  • Genus: Mauremys
    • Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica)
    • Balkan pond turtle (Mauremys rivulata)
• Family: Trionychidae
  • Genus: Rafetus
    • Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus)
  • Genus: Trionyx
    • African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis)
• Family: Testudinidae
  • Genus: Testudo
    • Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
    • Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
    • Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata)

See also

• Wildlife of Turkey
• List of mammals of Turkey
• List of birds of Turkey
• List of moths of Turkey

References

1. http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/search.php?taxon=&genus=&species=&subspecies=&author=&year=&common_name=&location=Turkey&exact%5B%5D=location&holotype=&reference=&submit=Search "Distribution: Turkey"