List of reptiles of Turkey
# 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)
