List of Reptiles of Great Britain - wikipedia List of Reptiles of Great Britain Adder Ten or eleven species of reptiles occur in Great Britain : four snakes and three lizards, which were established at the time of the last ice age. Additionally, Britain has a number of introduced species which have become naturalized in their new environments. Sea turtles have been recorded as coastal vagrants and the red - eared terrapin occurs as an introduced species. Contents 1 Snakes 2 Lizards 3 Sea turtles 4 Introduced species 5 References 6 See also Snakes Main article : Snake Adder Vipera berus Barred grass snake Natrix helvetica. Previously referred to as Natrix natrix helvetica. Smooth snake Coronella austriaca Lizards Main article : Lizard Slowworm Anguis fragilis Common ( or viviparous ) lizard Zootoca vivipara Sand lizard Lacerta agilis Sea turtles Main article : Sea turtle Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Foraging Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Vagrant Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. Vagrant. Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata. Vagrant. Kemp 's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii. Vagrant. Introduced species Red - eared terrapin Trachemys scripta elegans. Rare but increasing due to pet release. European pond turtle Emys orbicularis. Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis Western green lizard Lacerta bilineata Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus. Grass snake Natrix natrix References ^ Jump up to : Carolin Kindler, Maxime Chèvre, Sylvain Ursenbacher, Wolfgang Böhme, Axel Hille, Daniel Jablonski, Melita Vamberger & Uwe Fritz ( August 7, 2017 ), `` Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species '', Scientific Reports, nature.com, 7, p. Article number : 7378, retrieved August 8, 2017 CS1 maint : Uses authors parameter ( link ) Jump up ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174 Jump up ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172 ^ Jump up to : Inns, Howard ( 2009 ) Britain 's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides. ^ Jump up to : Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 9781405367097. Jump up ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.183 Jump up ^ `` Terrapin ''. Canal & River Trust. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Common Wall Lizard ''. Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group ( SARG ). Retrieved 16 February 2016. Jump up ^ Amphibians and Reptiles. HarperCollins. 2000. ISBN 9780002200837. Jump up ^ `` Wild snake caught on film in north Wales ''. BBC. 16 May 2006. Jump up ^ Loeb, Josh ( 2 September 2010 ). `` Feature : `` The Camden Creature '' - An amphibian and reptile trust says our waterways are alive with some exotic creatures ``. Islington Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. British Reptiles from wildlifetrust.org.uk RAUK Identification 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 '' ( PDF ). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original ( PDF ) on 2012 - 01 - 22. ( 1 ) Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11 / 02. See also Lists of reptiles by region Fauna of Great Britain England Scotland Scottish Highlands Wales Invertebrates Insects Ants Aquatic heteropteran bugs Bees Beetles Butterflies Conopid flies Damselflies and dragonflies Hoverflies Mayflies Moths Orthoptera and allied insects Shield bugs Soldierflies and allies Wasps Molluscs Non-marine molluscs Crustaceans Crabs Woodlice Vertebrates Amphibians Birds Fish Mammals Reptiles See also Endangered species of the British Isles Endemic species of the British Isles Birds of Wales Flora and fauna of Cornwall Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_reptiles_of_Great_Britain&oldid=798780828 '' Categories : Lists of British animals Reptiles of Europe Lists of reptiles by location Fauna of Great Britain Lists of biota of the United Kingdom Great Britain - related lists Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Uses authors parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Русский Edit links This page was last edited on 3 September 2017, at 19 : 56. About Wikipedia

Question: how many species of snake are there in the uk
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