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List of reptiles of Italy

The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species . They are listed here in three systematic groups in alphabetical order by scientific name.

Sauria (lizards)
Algyroides fitzingeriFitzinger's keeled lizard (endemic to Sardinia and Corsica) • Algyroides nigropunctatus – blue-throated keeled lizard • Anguis fragilis – common slowworm • Anguis veronensis – Italian slowworm • Archaeolacerta bedriagaeBedriaga's rock lizard • Chalcides chalcides – Italian three-toed skink • Chalcides striatus – western three-toed skink • Chalcides ocellatus – ocellated skink • Chamaeleo chamaeleon – Mediterranean chameleon • Cyrtopodion kotschyi – tree gecko • Euleptes europaea – European leaf-toed gecko • Hemidactylus turcicus – Mediterranean house gecko • Iberolacerta horvathi – Horvath's rock lizard • Lacerta agilis – sand lizard • Lacerta bilineata – western green lizard • Lacerta viridis – European green lizard • Podarcis filfolensisFilfola lizard • Podarcis melisellensisDalmatian wall lizard • Podarcis muralis – common wall lizard • Podarcis raffonei – Aeolian wall lizard • Podarcis siculus – Italian wall lizard • Podarcis tiliguerta – Tyrrhenian wall lizard • Podarcis waglerianus – 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)==
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 whip snake • Hierophis viridiflavus - green whip snake • Macroprotodon cucullatus – false smooth snake • Malpolon monspessulanus – Montpellier snake • Natrix helvetica – grass snake • Natrix maura – viperine 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) ursiniiOrsini's viper • Vipera walser - Walser's viper • Zamenis lineatus – Italian Aesculapian snake (endemic to Italy) • Zamenis longissimus – Aesculapian snake • Zamenis situla – European ratsnake ==Testudines (turtles and tortoises)==
Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
Caretta caretta – loggerhead sea turtle • Chelonia mydas – green sea turtle • Chelydra serpentina – common snapping turtle (introduced) • Dermochelys coriacea – leatherback sea turtle • Emys orbicularisEmys orbicularis orbicularis – European pond turtle • Emys orbicularis galloitalica – Franco-Italian pond turtle • Emys orbicularis hellenicaHellenic pond turtle • Emys orbicularis ingaunaLigurian pond turtle • Emys trinacris – Sicilian pond turtle • Lepidochelys kempii – Kemp's ridley sea turtle • Testudo graeca – spur-thighed tortoise • Testudo hermanniHermann's tortoise • Testudo marginata – marginated tortoise • Trachemys scripta elegans – red-eared slider (introduced) == References ==
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