List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the

Canary Islands The Canary Islands (; es, Canarias, ), also known informally as the Canaries, are a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, in Macaronesia. At their closest point to the African mainland, they are west of Morocc ...

. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.

Lizards

Family Gekkonidae

* East Canary gecko, ''Tarentola angustimentalis'' *

Boettger's wall gecko Boettger's wall gecko (''Tarentola boettgeri''), also commonly known as the Gran Canaria gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Phyllodactylidae. The species is native to the Canary Islands and the Savage Islands. There are three recogniz ...

, ''Tarentola boettgeri'' * Tenerife gecko, ''Tarentola delalandii'' * Gomero wall gecko, ''Tarentola gomerensis'' *

Mediterranean house gecko 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 ...

, ''Hemidactylus turcicus'' (Gran Canaria and Tenerife)

Family Lacertidae

* Atlantic lizard, ''Gallotia atlantica'' *

Boettger's lizard Boettger's lizard (''Gallotia caesaris'') is a species of wall lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to the Canary Islands. There are two recognized subspecies. Etymology The specific name, ''caesaris'', is in honor of Germ ...

, ''Gallotia caesaris'' * West Canaries lizard, ''Gallotia galloti'' *

El Hierro giant lizard The El Hierro giant lizard (''Gallotia simonyi machadoi'') is a subspecies of lacertid (wall lizard) that can be found on the island of El Hierro, one of the Canary Islands. It is considered to be a subspecies of ''Gallotia simonyi'', Simony ...

, ''Gallotia simonyi'' * La Gomera giant lizard, ''Gallotia bravoana'' * Gran Canaria giant lizard, ''Gallotia stehlini'' * La Palma giant lizard, ''Gallotia auaritae'' * Tenerife giant lizard, ''Gallotia goliath'' * Tenerife speckled lizard, ''Gallotia intermedia''

Family Scincidae

* East Canary skink, ''Chalcides simonyi'' * Gran Canaria skink, ''Chalcides sexlineatus'' * West Canary skink, ''Chalcides viridanus''

Turtles

Family Centrochelys

* Tenerife giant tortoise, ''Centrochelys burchardi'' * Gran Canaria giant tortoise, ''Centrochelys vulcanica''

Family Cheloniidae

Loggerhead sea turtle 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 ...

, ''Caretta caretta'' *

Green sea turtle 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 ...

, ''Chelonia mydas'' *

Hawksbill sea turtle The hawksbill sea turtle (''Eretmochelys imbricata'') is a critically endangered sea turtle belonging to the family Cheloniidae. It is the only extant species in the genus ''Eretmochelys''. The species has a global distribution, that is largel ...

, ''Eretmochelys imbricata'' *

Kemp's ridley sea turtle 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 ...

, ''Lepidochelys kempii''

Family Dermochelyidae

Leatherback sea turtle 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 ...

, ''Dermochelys coriacea''

Snakes

Family Typhlopidae

*Brahminy blind snake, ''

Indotyphlops braminus ''Indotyphlops braminus'', commonly known as the brahminy blind snake and other names, is a non-venomous blind snake species found mostly in Africa and Asia, but has been introduced in many other parts of the world. They are completely fossori ...

Family Colubridae

California kingsnake The California kingsnake (''Lampropeltis californiae'') is a nonvenomous colubrid snake endemic to the western United States and northern Mexico, and is found in a variety of habitats. Due to ease of care and a wide range of color variations, the ...

, ''Lampropeltic californiae''

References

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Amphibians and Reptiles in the Canary Islands
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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 ...