- List of reptiles and amphibians in Gibraltar
This is a list of the reptile and amphibian species recorded in Gibraltar. There are 25
reptile species and 5amphibian species inGibraltar , of which 1 is critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. [cite web|url=http://gonhs.org/ReptilesAmphibians.htm|title=Reptiles and Amphibians in Gibraltar and its waters|publisher=Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society|date=|accessdaymonth =21 November |accessyear=2007 ]The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:
Class:
Amphibia Order:
Caudata (salamanders)-----
*Family:Salamandridae (newts)
**Genus: "Pleurodeles "
***Iberian Ribbed Newt "Pleurodeles waltl" NTOrder:
Anura (frogs and toads)-----
*Suborder:Mesobatrachia
**Family:Pelobatidae
***Genus:Pelobates
****Western Spadefoot Toad "Pelobates cultripes"**Family:
Bufonidae
***Genus:Bufo
****Common Toad "Bufo bufo" LC**Family:
Hylidae
***Genus:Hyla
****Mediterranean Tree Frog "Hyla meridionalis" LC**Family:
Ranidae
***Genus:Rana
****Perez's Frog "Rana perezi" LCClass:
Reptilia Order:
Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)----
**Family:Cheloniidae
***Genus:Caretta
****Loggerhead Sea Turtle "Caretta caretta" EN
***Genus:Chelonia
****Green Turtle "Chelonia mydas" EN**Family:
Dermochelyidae
***Genus:Dermochelys
****Leatherback Turtle "Dermochelys coriacea" CR**Family:
Emydidae
***Genus:Emys
****European Pond Terrapin "Emys orbicularis" LR/nt
***Genus:Trachemys
****Red-eared slider "Trachemys scripta" LC*Suborder:
Cryptodira
**Superfamily:Testudinoidea
***Family:Geoemydidae
****Subfamily:Geoemydinae
*****Genus:Mauremys
******Stripe-necked Terrapin "Mauremys leprosa"
**Family:Testudinidae
***Genus:Testudo
****Spur-thighed Tortoise "Testudo graeca" VUOrder:
Squamata (scaled reptiles)-----
*Suborder:Sauria
**Family:Chamaeleonidae
***Genus:Chamaeleo
****Common Chameleon "Chamaeleo chamaeleon"**Family:
Gekkonidae
***Genus:Hemidactylus
****Mediterranean House Gecko "Hemidactylus turcicus"
***Genus:Tarentola
**** Moorish Gecko "Tarentola mauritanica"**Family:
Scincidae (skinks)
***Genus:Chalcides
****Bedriaga's Skink "Chalcides bedriagai" NT
****Western Three-toed Skink "Chalcides striatus" LC**Family:
Lacertidae (wall lizards)
***Genus:Acanthodactylus
****Red-tailed Spiny-footed Lizard "Acanthodactylus erythrurus" LC
***Genus:Timon
****Ocellated Lizard "Timon lepidus"
***Genus:Podarcis
****Iberian Wall Lizard "Podarcis hispanica"
***Genus:Psammodromus
****Algerian Sand Racer "Psammodromus algirus" LC**Family:
Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
***Genus:Blanus
****Iberian Worm Lizard "Blanus cinereus" LC*Suborder:
Serpentes (snakes)
**Family:Colubridae
***Genus:Hemorrhois
****Horseshoe Whip Snake "Hemorrhois hippocrepis" LC
***Genus:Coronella
****Southern Smooth Snake "Coronella girondica" LC
***Genus:Rhinechis
****Ladder Snake "Rhinechis scalaris" LC
***Genus:Malpolon
****Montpellier Snake "Malpolon monspessulanus"
***Genus:Macroprotodon
****False Smooth Snake "Macroprotodon brevis" NT
***Genus:Natrix
****Viperine Snake "Natrix maura"
****Grass Snake "Natrix natrix"**Family:
Viperidae
***Genus:Vipera
****Lataste's Viper "Vipera latastei" LCReferences
ee also
*
List of birds of Gibraltar
*List of mammals in Gibraltar
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