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Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

reptile Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ( ...

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species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

(including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (

Sauria Sauria is the clade containing the most recent common ancestor of archosaurs (such as crocodilians, dinosaurs, etc.) and lepidosaurs ( lizards and kin), and all its descendants. Since most molecular phylogenies recover turtles as more closely re ...

Serpentes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joints ...

, and

Testudines Turtles are an order (biology), order of reptiles known as Testudines, characterized by a special turtle shell, shell developed mainly from their ribs. Modern turtles are divided into two major groups, the Pleurodira (side necked turtles) an ...

) in alphabetical order by

scientific name In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called nomenclature ("two-name naming system") or binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, bot ...

Sauria (lizards)

*'' Algyroides fitzingeri'' – Fitzinger's algyroides (

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

Sardinia Sardinia ( ; it, Sardegna, label=Italian, Corsican and Tabarchino ; sc, Sardigna , sdc, Sardhigna; french: Sardaigne; sdn, Saldigna; ca, Sardenya, label=Algherese and Catalan) is the second-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after ...

and

Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...

) *'' Algyroides nigropunctatus'' – blue-throated keeled lizard *''

Anguis fragilis The slow worm (''Anguis fragilis'') is a reptile native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, a slowworm, a blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. These legless lizards are also sometimes called common slowworms. Th ...

'' – slowworm *'' Archaeolacerta bedriagae'' – Bedriaga's rock lizard *'' Chalcides striatus'' – western three-toed skink *'' Chalcides ocellatus'' – ocellated skink *''

Chamaeleo chamaeleon ''Chamaeleo'' is a genus of chameleons in the family Chamaeleonidae. Most species of the genus ''Chamaeleo'' are found in sub-Saharan Africa, but a few species are also present in northern Africa, southern Europe, and southern Asia east to Indi ...

'' – Mediterranean chameleon *'' Cyrtopodion kotschyi'' – tree gecko *''

Euleptes europaea ''Euleptes'' is a genus of geckos represented by the European leaf-toed gecko (''Euleptes europaea''), the sole extant species. Two extinct species are known from the Miocene of the Czech Republic and Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ) ...

'' – European leaf-toed gecko *''

Hemidactylus turcicus The Mediterranean house gecko (''Hemidactylus turcicus'') is a species of house gecko common to the Mediterranean area which has spread to many parts of the world. It is commonly referred to as the Turkish gecko as represented in its Latin name ...

'' – Mediterranean house gecko *''

Lacerta agilis The sand lizard (''Lacerta agilis'') is a Lacertidae, lacertid lizard distributed across most of Europe from France and across the continent to Lake Baikal in Russia. It does not occur in European Turkey. Its distribution is often patchy. In the ...

'' – sand lizard *''

Lacerta bilineata The western green lizard (''Lacerta bilineata'') is a lizard of the family Lacertidae. Etymology The genus name ''Lacerta'' and the species name ''bilineata'' are Latin words respectively meaning “lizard” and “with two lines”, with refe ...

'' – western green lizard *''

Lacerta horvathi Horvath's rock lizard (''Iberolacerta horvathi'') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to Europe. Until recently, this species was assigned to the same genus as the morphologically similar sand lizard (''Lacerta ...

'' – Horvath's rock lizard *''

Lacerta viridis The European green lizard (''Lacerta viridis'') is a large lizard distributed across European midlatitudes from Slovenia and eastern Austria to as far east as the Black Sea coasts of Ukraine and Turkey. It is often seen sunning on rocks or lawns, ...

'' – European green lizard *''

Podarcis filfolensis The filfola lizard or Maltese wall lizard (''Podarcis filfolensis'') is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Italy (in the Pelagian Islands) and in the island group of Malta. Its natural habitats are Mediterranean-type ...

'' – Filfola lizard *'' Podarcis melisellensis'' –

Dalmatia Dalmatia (; hr, Dalmacija ; it, Dalmazia; see #Name, names in other languages) is one of the four historical region, historical regions of Croatia, alongside Croatia proper, Slavonia, and Istria. Dalmatia is a narrow belt of the east shore of ...

n wall lizard *''

Podarcis muralis ''Podarcis muralis'' (common wall lizard) is a species of lizard with a large distribution in Europe and well-established introduced populations in North America, where it is also called the European wall lizard. It can grow to about in tota ...

'' – common wall lizard *'' Podarcis raffonei'' – Aeolian wall lizard *'' Podarcis siculus'' – Italian wall lizard *'' Podarcis tiliguerta'' – Tyrrhenian wall lizard *'' Podarcis waglerianus'' – Sicilian wall lizard (endemic to

Sicily (man) it, Siciliana (woman) , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = Ethnicity , demographics1_footnotes = , demographi ...

) *'' Psammodromus algirus'' – large psammodromus *''

Pseudopus apodus ''Pseudopus'' is a genus of anguid lizards that are native to Eurasia. One extant species remains, the sheltopusik, with four fossil species. They are the most robust members of subfamily Anguinae. The oldest fossils of the group date to the Earl ...

'' – European legless lizard, sheltopusik *''

Tarentola mauritanica ''Tarentola mauritanica'', known as the common wall gecko, is a species of gecko ( Gekkota) native to the western Mediterranean area of North Africa and Europe. It has been introduced to Madeira and Balearic Islands, and the Americas (in Mont ...

'' – Moorish wall gecko *'' Timon lepidus'' – ocellated lizard *''

Zootoca vivipara The viviparous lizard, or common lizard, (''Zootoca vivipara'', formerly ''Lacerta vivipara''), is a Eurasian lizard. It lives farther north than any other species of non-marine reptile, and is named for the fact that it is viviparous, meaning it ...

'' – viviparous lizard

Serpentes (snakes)

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Coronella austriaca The smooth snake (''Coronella austriaca'')Street D (1979). ''The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe''. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. . is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in northern and ce ...

'' – smooth snake *''

Coronella girondica :''Common names:'' southern smooth snake, Riccioli's snake.'' ''Coronella girondica'' is a species of harmless snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southern Europe and northern Africa. No subspecies are recognized as being v ...

'' – Riccioli's snake, southern smooth snake *'' Elaphe quatuorlineata'' – four-lined snake *''

Eryx jaculus ''Eryx jaculus'', known commonly as the javelin sand boa, is a species of snake in the Boidae family. It is the type species of the genus ''Eryx''. Geographic range ''Eryx jaculus'' is found in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, the Middle East, and ...

'' - javelin sand boa *'' Hemorrhois hippocrepis'' – horseshoe whip snake *'' Hierophis gemonensis'' -

Balkan The Balkans ( ), also known as the Balkan Peninsula, is a geographical area in southeastern Europe with various geographical and historical definitions. The region takes its name from the Balkan Mountains that stretch throughout the who ...

whip snake *'' Hierophis viridiflavus'' - green whip snake *''

Macroprotodon cucullatus ''Macroprotodon cucullatus'', commonly known as the false smooth snake, is a species of mildly venomous colubrid snake endemic to the Mediterranean Basin. Geographic distribution ''M. cucullatus'' is found in Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Italy, Liby ...

'' – false smooth snake *''

Malpolon monspessulanus ''Malpolon monspessulanus'', commonly known as the Montpellier snake, is a species of mildly venomous Opisthoglyphous, rear-fanged snake. Geographic range It is very common in Spain, Portugal and Northwest Africa, being also present in the south ...

'' – Montpellier snake *''

Natrix maura ''Natrix maura'' is a natricine water snake of the genus '' Natrix''. Its common name is viperine water snake or viperine snake. Despite its common names, it is not a member of the subfamily Viperinae. This nonvenomous, semiaquatic, fish-eating ...

'' – viperine snake *''

Natrix natrix The grass snake (''Natrix natrix''), sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake, is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians. Subspecies Many subspecies are recogni ...

'' – grass snake *''

Natrix tessellata ''Natrix'' is a genus of Old World snakes found across Eurasia (although the range of '' Natrix tessellata'' extends into Egypt and those of '' N. astreptophora'' and '' N. maura'' into north-west Africa) in the subfamily Natricinae of the fa ...

'' – dice snake *'' Telescopus fallax'' – European cat snake *'' Vipera (Rhinaspis) ammodytes'' – horned viper *'' Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis'' – asp viper *'' Vipera (Pelias) berus'' – European adder *'' Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii'' – Orsini's viper *'' Vipera walser'' - Walser's viper *'' Zamenis lineatus'' – Italian Aesculapian snake (endemic to Italy) *'' Zamenis longissimus'' – Aesculapian snake *''

Zamenis situla The European ratsnake or leopard snake (''Zamenis situla''), is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to Europe, Asia Minor, and the Caucasus. Geographic range ''Z. situla'' is found in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croati ...

'' – European ratsnake

Testudines (turtles and tortoises)

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Caretta caretta The loggerhead sea turtle (''Caretta caretta'') is a species of oceanic turtle distributed throughout the world. It is a marine reptile, belonging to the family Cheloniidae. The average loggerhead measures around in carapace length when fully ...

'' – loggerhead sea turtle *''

Chelonia mydas The green sea turtle (''Chelonia mydas''), also known as the green turtle, black (sea) turtle or Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Chelonia''. Its range exten ...

'' – green sea turtle *''

Chelydra serpentina The common snapping turtle (''Chelydra serpentina'') is a species of large freshwater turtle in the family Chelydridae. Its natural range extends from southeastern Canada, southwest to the edge of the Rocky Mountains, as far east as Nova Scotia a ...

'' – common snapping turtle (introduced) *''

Dermochelys coriacea The leatherback sea turtle (''Dermochelys coriacea''), sometimes called the lute turtle or leathery turtle or simply the luth, is the largest of all living turtles and the heaviest non-crocodilian reptile, reaching lengths of up to and weights ...

'' – leatherback sea turtle *'' Emys orbicularis orbicularis'' – European pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis galloitalica'' – Franco-Italian pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis hellenica'' – Hellenic pond turtle *'' Emys orbicularis ingauna'' –

Liguria Liguria (; lij, Ligûria ; french: Ligurie) is a Regions of Italy, region of north-western Italy; its Capital city, capital is Genoa. Its territory is crossed by the Alps and the Apennine Mountains, Apennines Mountain chain, mountain range and is ...

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Emys trinacris The Sicilian pond turtle (''Emys trinacris'') is a species of turtle in the family Emydidae. The species is endemic to Sicily. Etymology The specific name, ''trinacris'', is from the Greek word '' Trinacria'', meaning "three-pointed", the earli ...

'' – Sicilian pond turtle *''

Lepidochelys kempii Kemp's ridley sea turtle (''Lepidochelys kempii''), also called the Atlantic ridley sea turtle, is the rarest species of sea turtle and is the world's most endangered species of sea turtle. It is one of two living species in the genus '' Lepido ...

'' – Kemp's ridley sea turtle *'' Testudo graeca'' – spur-thighed tortoise *''

Testudo hermanni Hermann's tortoise (''Testudo hermanni'') is a species of tortoise. Two subspecies are known: the western Hermann's tortoise (''T. h. hermanni'' ) and the eastern Hermann's tortoise (''T. h. boettgeri'' ). Sometimes mentioned as a subspecies, ...

'' – Hermann's tortoise *'' Testudo marginata'' – marginated tortoise *''

Trachemys scripta elegans The red-eared slider or red-eared terrapin (''Trachemys scripta elegans'') is a subspecies of the pond slider (''Trachemys scripta''), a semiaquatic turtle belonging to the family Emydidae. It is the most popular pet turtle in the United States, ...

'' – red-eared slider (introduced)

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Reptiles Reptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the Class (biology), class Reptilia ( ), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsid, sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, Squamata, squamates (lizar ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...