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List of reptiles of Turkey

This is a list of the reptiles of Turkey.

There are 136 species of reptiles in Turkey.

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)

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