List of reptiles of Portugal

This is a list of the reptiles found in Portugal.

Turtles

Family: Cheloniidae

• Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas)
• Hawksbill Turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata)
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempii)
• Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta)

Family: Dermochelyidae

• Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)

Family: Emydinae

• European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis)
• Red-eared Slider (Trachemys scripta)

Family: Geoemydidae

• Mediterranean Turtle (Mauremys leprosa)

Amphisbaenians

• Blanus cinereus^[1]
• Blanus mariae^[1]

Lizards

Family: Anguidae

• Slow worm (Anguis fragilis)

Family: Chamaeleonidae

• Gemeines Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)^[2]

Family: Gekkonidae

• House Gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)
• Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
• Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica)

Family: Lacertidae

• Algerian Psammodromus (Psammodromus algirus)^[3]
• Andalusian Wall Lizard (Podarcis vaucheri)
• Bocage's Wall Lizard (Podarcis bocagei)^[4]
• Carbonell's Wall Lizard (Podarcis carbonelli) ^[5]
• Iberian Emerald Lizard (Lacerta schreiberi) ^[6]
• Iberian Mountain Lizard (Iberolacerta monticola) ^[7]
• Iberian Wall Lizard (Podarcis hispanicus)
• Madeira Wall Lizard (Teira dugesii)^[8]
• Ocellated lizard (Timon lepidus)
• Red-tailed Spiny Footed Lizard (Acanthodactylus erythrurus)
• Spanish Psammodromus (Psammodromus hispanicus)^[9]

Family: Scinidae

• Cylindrical Skink (Chalcides chalcides)
• Spanish Cylindrical Skink (Chalcides bedriagai)
• Western Three-Toed Skink (Chalcides striatus)^[10]

Snakes

Family: Colubridae

• False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon cucullatus)
• Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)
• Horseshoe Snake (Hemorrhois hippocrepis)
• Ladder Snake (Rhinechis scalaris)
• Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca)
• Southern Smooth Snake (Coronella girondica)
• Viperine Water Snake (Natrix maura)
• Western False Smooth Snake (Macroprotodon brevis)

Family: Lamprophiidae

• Montpelier Snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)

Family: Viperidae

• Lataste's Viper (Vipera latastei)
• Portuguese Viper (Vipera seoanei)

References

1. Albert, E. M., R. Zardoya, and M. García-París. "Phylogeographical and Speciation Patterns in Subterranean Worm Lizards of the Genus Blanus (Amphisbaenia: Blanidae)." Molecular Ecology 16.7 (2007): 1519-531. Print.
2. Vogrin, M., Corti, C., Pérez Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P., Cheylan, M., Pleguezuelos, J., Baha El Din, S. & Al Johany, A.M.H. 2012. Chamaeleo chamaeleon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
3. Miras, J.A.M., Cheylan, M., Nouira, M.S., Joger, U., Sá-Sousa, P. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Psammodromus algirus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 24 December 2013.
4. Sá-Sousa, P. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Podarcis bocagei. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
5. Sá-Sousa, P. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Podarcis carbonelli. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
6. Sá-Sousa, P., Marquez, R. & Pérez-Mellado, V. 2005. Lacerta schreiberi. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
7. Pérez-Mellado, V., Sá-Sousa, P., Marquez, R. & Martínez-Solano, I. (2009). "'Iberolacerta monticola'". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 24 December 2013.
8. Sá-Sousa, P. 2005. Lacerta dugesii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
9. Pleguezuelos, J., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V., Marquez, R. & Cheylan, M. 2005. Psammodromus hispanicus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.
10. • Pleguezuelos, J., Sá-Sousa, P., Pérez-Mellado, V., Marquez, R. & Cheylan, M. 2005. Chalcides striatus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 24 December 2013.

External links

• The Reptile Database