List of herpetofauna of the Czech Republic
# List of herpetofauna of the Czech Republic

## Amphibian

* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Amphibia

Amphibians are tetrapod animals from the class Amphibia comprising toads, frogs, salamanders, newts and caecilians. They have an amphibious lifestyle, where the larvae are aquatic. Skin is generally soft and with glands. They show three type of respiration through moist skin, buccal cavity and lungs. Caecilians are limbless amphibians, whereas other amphibians have short limbs. Amphibians lay cluster of eggs as egg masses closer to a water body and show an external fertilization.

About 20 species of amphibians are found in Czech Republic. The low numbers is due to cold climate, where both amphibians and reptiles are poikilothermic animals they cannot survive in very cold environments. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in Czech Republic.

### Order: Caudata - Salamanders and allies

**Family: Salamandridae - True salamanders & Newts**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Palmate newt | Lissotriton helveticus | Least Concern |
| Carpathian newt | Lissotriton montandoni | Least Concern |
| Smooth newt | Lissotriton vulgaris | Least Concern |
| Alpine newt | Ichthyosaura alpestris | Least Concern |
| Fire salamander | Salamandra salamandra | Least Concern |
| Italian crested newt | Triturus carnifex | Least Concern |
| Northern crested newt | Triturus cristatus | Least Concern |
| Danube crested newt | Triturus dobrogicus | Near Threatened |

### Order: Anura - Frogs and toads

**Family: Bombinatoridae - Fire-bellied toads**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| European fire-bellied toad | Bombina bombina | Least Concern |
| Yellow-bellied toad | Bombina variegata | Least Concern |

**Family: Bufonidae - Tree toads**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Common toad | Bufo bufo | Least Concern |
| European green toad | Bufo viridis | Least Concern |
| Natterjack toad | Epidalea calamita | Least Concern |

**Family: Hylidae - Tree frogs**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| European tree frog | Hyla arborea | Least Concern |

**Family: Pelobatidae - Spadefoot toads**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| European common spadefoot | Pelobates fuscus | Least Concern |

**Family: Ranidae - True frogs**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Marsh frog | Pelophylax ridibundus | Least Concern |
| Edible frog | Pelophylax kl. esculentus | Least Concern |
| Pool frog | Pelophylax lessonae | Least Concern |
| Moor frog | Rana arvalis | Least Concern |
| Agile frog | Rana dalmatina | Least Concern |
| European grass frog | Rana temporaria | Least Concern |

## Reptile

* Phylum: Chordata
* Class: Reptilia

Reptiles are tetrapod animals from the class Reptilia comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. Reptiles are vertebrates, creatures that either have four limbs or, like snakes, are descended from four-limbed ancestors. Unlike amphibians, reptiles do not have an aquatic larval stage. Most reptiles are oviparous, although several species of squamates are viviparous, as were some extinct aquatic clades — the fetus develops within the mother, contained in a placenta rather than an eggshell. As amniotes, reptile eggs are surrounded by membranes for protection and transport, which adapt them to reproduction on dry land.

There are about 16 species of reptiles found in Czech republic. The only venomous snake is the European adder.

### Order: Testudines - Turtles

**Family: Emydidae - Terrapins**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| European pond turtle | Emys orbicularis | Near Threatened |
| Pond slider | Trachemys scripta | Least Concern (Introduced) |

### Order: Squamata - Scaled reptiles

**Family: Anguidae**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Eastern slowworm | Anguis colchica | Least Concern |
| Common slowworm | Anguis fragilis | Least Concern |

**Family: Lacertidae - True lizards**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Sand lizard | Lacerta agilis | Least Concern |
| European green lizard | Lacerta viridis | Least Concern |
| Common wall lizard | Podarcis muralis | Least Concern |
| Viviparous lizard | Zootoca vivipara | Least Concern |

**Family: Colubridae - Colubrids**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| Smooth snake | Coronella austriaca | Least Concern |
| Grass snake | Natrix natrix | Least Concern |
| Dice snake | Natrix tessellata | Least Concern |
| Aesculapian snake | Zamenis longissimus | Least Concern |

**Family: Viperidae - Vipers**

| Name | Binomial | Status |
| - | - | - |
| European adder | Vipera berus | Least Concern |
