This is a list of all reptiles living in Spain, both in the Iberian Peninsula and other territories such as Ceuta, Melilla, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands (including marine reptiles that can be found on its shores). Both native and introduced species are included.
Order Testudines
Family Testudinidae
Testudinidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Testudo graeca |
Spur-thighed tortoise |
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| Testudo hermanni |
Hermann's tortoise |
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Family Emydidae
Emydidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Emys orbicularis |
European pond turtle |
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| Trachemys scripta |
Pond slider |
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Family Geoemydidae
Geoemydidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Mauremys leprosa |
Spanish pond turtle |
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Family Dermochelyidae
Dermochelyidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Dermochelys coriacea |
Leatherback sea turtle |
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Family Cheloniidae
Order Squamata
Family Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleontidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Chamaeleo chamaeleon |
Common Chameleon |
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Family Blanidae
Blanidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Blanus cinereus |
Iberian Worm Lizard |
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| Blanus tingitanus |
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Family Agamidae
Agamidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Agama impalearis |
Bibron's agama |
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Family Anguidae
Anguidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Anguis fragilis |
Slowworm |
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Gekkota (families Gekkonidae, Sphaerodactylidae, Phyllodactylidae)
Gekkonidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
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Hemidactylus turcicus
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Mediterranean house gecko
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| Saurodactylus mauritanicus |
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| Tarentola angustimentalis |
East Canary Gecko |
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| Tarentola boettgeri |
Boettger's Wall Gecko |
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| Tarentola delalandii |
Tenerife Gecko |
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| Tarentola gomerensis |
Gomero Wall Gecko |
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| Tarentola mauritanica |
Common or Moorish Wall Gecko, Salamanquesa, Crocodile gecko, European common gecko, Maurita naca gecko |
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Family Scincidae
Scincidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Chalcides bedriagai |
Bedriaga's Skink |
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| Chalcides coeruleopunctatus |
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| Chalcides colosii |
Riffian Skink, Colosi's Cylindrical Skink |
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| Chalcides mauritanicus |
Two-Fingered Skink |
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| Chalcides minutus |
Small Three-Toed Skink |
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| Chalcides ocellatus |
Ocellated Skink, Eyed Skink, gongilo |
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| Chalcides parallelus |
Doumergue's Skink |
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| Chalcides pseudostriatus |
Moroccan Three-toed Skink |
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| Chalcides sexlineatus |
Gran Canaria Skink |
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| Chalcides simonyi |
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| Chalcides striatus |
Western Three-toed Skink |
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| Chalcides viridanus |
West Canary Skink, Lisa Dorada |
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| Eumeces algeriensis |
Algerian Orange-Tailed Skink, Eumece D'Algerie, Bulán |
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Family Lacertidae
Lacertidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Acanthodactylus erythrurus |
Red-tailed Spiny-footed Lizard |
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| Algyroides marchi |
Spanish Algyroides |
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| Gallotia atlantica |
Atlantic Lizard |
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| Gallotia auaritae |
La Palma Giant Lizard |
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| Gallotia bravoana |
La Gomera Giant Lizard |
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| Gallotia caesaris |
Boettger's Lizard |
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| Gallotia galloti |
Tenerife Lizard, Western Canaries Lizard |
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| Gallotia intermedia |
Tenerife Speckled Lizard |
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| Gallotia simonyi |
El Hierro Giant Lizard |
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| Gallotia stehlini |
Gran Canaria Giant Lizard |
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| Iberolacerta aranica |
Aran Rock Lizard |
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| Iberolacerta aurelioi |
Aurelio's Rock Lizard |
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| Iberolacerta bonnali |
Pyrenean Rock Lizard |
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| Iberolacerta cyreni |
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| Iberolacerta galani |
Lagartija leonesa |
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| Iberolacerta martinezricai |
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| Iberolacerta monticola |
Iberian Rock Lizard |
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| Lacerta agilis |
Sand Lizard |
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| Lacerta bilineata |
Western Green Lizard |
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| Lacerta schreiberi |
Iberian Emerald Lizard, Schreiber's Green Lizard |
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| Podarcis atrata |
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| Podarcis bocagei |
Bocage's Wall Lizard |
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| Podarcis carbonelli |
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| Podarcis hispanicus |
Iberian Wall Lizard |
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| Podarcis lilfordi |
Lilford's Wall Lizard |
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| Podarcis muralis |
Wall lizard |
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| Podarcis pityusensis |
Ibiza Wall Lizard |
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| Podarcis siculus |
Italian wall lizard, Ruin lizard |
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| Podarcis vaucheri |
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| Psammodromus algirus |
Large Psammodromus |
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| Psammodromus blanci |
Blanc's Sand Racer |
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| Psammodromus hispanicus |
Spanish Psammodromus |
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| Psammodromus jeanneae |
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| Psammodromus manuelae |
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| Scelarcis perspicillata |
Moroccan rock lizard |
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| Timon lepidus |
Ocellated Lizard |
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| Timon tangitana |
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| Zootoca vivipara |
Viviparous lizard, common lizard |
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Family Trogonophidae
Trogonophidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Trogonophis wiegmanni |
Checkerboard worm lizard |
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Family Colubridae
Colubridae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Coronella austriaca |
Smooth snake |
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| Coronella girondica |
Southern smooth snake, Riccioli's snake |
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| Hemorrhois hippocrepis |
Horseshoe whip snake |
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| Hierophis viridiflavus |
Green Whip Snake, Western Whip Snake |
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| Macroprotodon abubakeri |
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| Macroprotodon brevis |
False smooth snake |
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| Macroprotodon mauritanicus |
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| Malpolon monspessulanus |
Montpellier snake |
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| Natrix maura |
Viperine water snake, viperine snake |
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| Natrix natrix |
Grass snake, ringed snake, water snake |
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| Psammophis schokari |
Schokari Sand Racer |
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| Zamenis scalaris |
Ladder snake |
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| Zamenis longissimus |
Aesculapian Snake |
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Family Viperidae
Viperidae
| Species |
Common name |
Distribution |
Conservation status |
Image |
| Vipera aspis |
Asp, asp viper, European asp, aspic viper, European viper, Jura viper |
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| Vipera latastei |
Lataste's viper, snub-nosed viper, snub-nosed adder |
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| Vipera seoanei |
Baskian viper, Iberian cross adder, Portuguese viper |
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See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Reptiles de España para niños
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