List of reptiles of Great Britain
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Six species of reptiles breed naturally in Great Britain: three snakes and three lizards. In addition, one snake and two or three lizards have become established (naturalized). Sea turtles have been recorded as coastal vagrants and the red-eared terrapin occurs as an introduced species.
- Adder Vipera berus
- arse snake Natrix natrix
- Smooth snake Coronella austriaca
- Aesculapian snake Elaphe longissima (naturalized)
- Slow-worm Anguis fragilis
- Common or Vivaparous lizard Zootoca vivipara
- Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis (naturalized)
- Sand lizard Lacerta agilis
- European green lizard Lacerta viridis and/or Western green lizard L. bilineata (naturalized)
- Red-eared terrapin[1] Trachemys scripta elegans. Introduced species.[2] Rare but increasing due to pet release.[1]
- Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Foraging[3]
- Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Vagrant[4]
- Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. Vagrant.[5]
- Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata. Vagrant.[5]
- Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii. Vagrant.[5]
References
- ^ a b Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 9781405367091.
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- ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174
- ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172
- ^ a b c Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
- British Reptiles from wildlifetrust.org.uk
- RAUK Indentification Guide
- Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
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