# List of reptiles of Turkey

This is a list of the reptiles of Turkey.
There are 136 species of reptiles in Turkey.

## Class: Reptilia
### Order: Squamata (lizards and snakes)
#### Suborder: Amphisbaenia (worm lizards)

* Family: Blanidae
** Genus: Blanus
*** Alexander's worm lizard (Blanus alexandri)
*** Turkish worm lizard (Blanus aporus)
*** Anatolian worm lizard (Blanus strauchi)

#### Suborder: Anguimorpha (legless lizards and monitors)

* Family: Anguidae
** Genus: Pseudopus
*** Sheltopusik (Pseudopus apodus)
** Genus: Anguis
*** Common slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
* Family: Varanidae
** Genus: Varanus
*** Desert monitor (Varanus griseus)

#### Suborder: Iguania (agamas and chameleons)

* Family: Agamidae
** Genus: Paralaudakia
*** Caucasian agama (Paralaudakia caucasia)
** Genus: Laudakia
*** Laudakia stellio
** Genus: Phrynocephalus
*** Sunwatcher toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus helioscopus)
*** Persian toad-headed agama (Phrynocephalus persicus)
** Genus: Trapelus
*** Horny-scaled agama (Trapelus lessonae)
* Family: Chamaeleonidae
** Genus: Chamaeleo
*** Common chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon)

#### Suborder: Lacertilia (true lizards)

* Family: Lacertidae
** Genus: Acanthodactylus
*** Bosc's fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus boskianus)
*** Harran fringe-toed lizard (Acanthodactylus harranensis)
*** Schreiber's fringe-fingered lizard (Acanthodactylus schreiberi)
** Genus: Anatololacerta
*** Anatolian rock lizard (Anatololacerta anatolica)
*** Danford's lizard (Anatololacerta danfordi)
** Genus: Apathya
*** Anatolian lizard (Apathya cappadocica)
** Genus: Darevskia
*** Armenian lizard (Darevskia armeniaca)
*** Bendimahi lizard (Darevskia bendimahiensis)
*** Brauner's lizard (Darevskia brauneri)
*** Clark's lizard (Darevskia clarkorum)
*** Derjugin's lizard (Darevskia derjugini)
*** Charnali lizard (Darevskia dryada)
*** Ajarian lizard (Darevskia mixta)
*** Georgian lizard (Darevskia parvula)
*** Meadow lizard (Darevskia praticola)
*** Radde's lizard (Darevskia raddei)
*** Spiny-tailed lizard (Darevskia rudis)
*** Van lizard (Darevskia sapphirina)
*** Saxicolous lizard (Darevskia saxicola)
*** White-bellied lizard (Darevskia unisexualis)
*** Uzzell's lizard (Darevskia uzzelli)
*** Valentin's lizard (Darevskia valentini)
** Genus: Eremias
*** Steppe-runner (Eremias arguta)
*** Pleske's racerunner (Eremias pleskei)
*** Strauch's racerunner (Eremias strauchi)
*** Suphan racerunner (Eremias suphani)
** Genus: Lacerta
*** Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
*** Three-lined lizard (Lacerta media)
*** Rock lizard (Lacerta oertzeni)
*** Pamphylian green lizard (Lacerta pamphylica)
*** Caspian green lizard (Lacerta strigata)
*** Balkan green lizard (Lacerta trilineata)
*** European green lizard (Lacerta viridis)
** Genus: Mesalina
*** Blanford's short-nosed desert lizard (Mesalina brevirostris)
** Genus: Ophisops
*** Snake-eyed lizard (Ophisops elegans)
** Genus: Parvilacerta
*** Dwarf lizard (Parvilacerta parva)
** Genus: Phoenicolacerta
*** Sparse blue lizard (Phoenicolacerta cyanisparsa)
*** Lebanon lizard (Phoenicolacerta laevis)
** Genus: Podarcis
*** Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)
*** Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus)
*** Balkan wall lizard (Podarcis tauricus)
** Genus: Timon
*** Siirt lizard (Timon princeps)

#### Suborder: Scincomorpha (skinks)

* Family: Scincidae
** Genus: Ablepharus
*** Twin-striped skink (Ablepharus bivittatus)
*** Budak's snake-eyed skink (Ablepharus budaki)
*** Chernov's skink (Ablepharus chernovi)
*** European copper skink (Ablepharus kitaibelii)
** Genus: Chalcides
*** Gongilo (Chalcides ocellatus)
** Genus: Eumeces
*** Berber skink (Eumeces schneiderii)
** Genus: Ophiomorus
*** Limbless skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus)
** Genus: Heremites
*** Golden grass mabuya (Heremites auratus)
** Genus: Trachylepis
*** Bridled mabuya (Trachylepis vittata)

#### Suborder: Scleroglossa (geckos)

* Family: Gekkonidae
** Genus: Cyrtopodion
*** Blanford's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion heterocercum)
*** Kotschy's middle-toed gecko (Cyrtopodion kotschyi)
*** Rough-tailed gecko (Cyrtopodion scabrum)
** Genus: Eublepharis
*** Iranian fat-tailed gecko (Eublepharis angramainyu)
** Genus: Hemidactylus
*** Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)
** Genus: Stenodactylus
*** Jordan short-fingered gecko (Stenodactylus grandiceps)
* Family: Phyllodactylidae
** Genus: Asaccus
*** Werner's leaf-toed gecko (Asaccus elisae)

#### Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

* Family: Typhlopidae
** Genus: Letheobia
*** Beaked blindsnake (Letheobia episcopus)
** Genus: Typhlops
*** European blindsnake (Typhlops vermicularis)
* Family: Leptotyphlopidae
** Genus: Myriopholis
*** Long-nosed worm-snake (Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus)
* Family: Boidae
** Genus: Eryx
*** Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)
* Family: Colubridae
** Genus: Coronella
*** Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)
** Genus: Dolichophis
*** Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)
*** Black whipsnake (Dolichophis jugularis)
*** Red-bellied racer (Dolichophis schmidti)
** Genus: Eirenis
*** Bolkar dwarf snake (Eirenis aurolineatus)
*** Baran's dwarf racer (Eirenis barani)
*** Collared dwarf racer (Eirenis collaris)
*** Crowned dwarf snake (Eirenis coronella)
*** Narrow-striped dwarf snake (Eirenis decemlineatus)
*** Eiselt's dwarf racer (Eirenis eiselti)
*** Hakkari dwarf snake (Eirenis hakkariensis)
*** Levantine dwarf snake (Eirenis levantinus)
*** Striped dwarf snake (Eirenis lineomaculatus)
*** Ring-headed dwarf snake (Eirenis modestus)
*** Dotted dwarf racer (Eirenis punctatolineatus)
*** Roth's dwarf racer (Eirenis rothii)
*** Van dwarf snake (Eirenis thospitis)
** Genus: Elaphe
*** Blotched snake (Elaphe sauromates)
** Genus: Hemorrhois
*** Coin-marked snake (Hemorrhois nummifer)
*** Spotted whipsnake (Hemorrhois ravergieri)
** Genus: Malpolon
*** Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)
** Genus: Muhtarophis
*** Baran's black-headed dwarf snake (Muhtarophis barani)
** Genus: Natrix
*** Large-headed water snake (Natrix megalocephala)
*** Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
*** Dice snake (Natrix tessellata)
** Genus: Platyceps
*** Red whipsnake (Platyceps collaris)
*** Dahl's whipsnake (Platyceps najadum)
*** Glossy-bellied racer (Platyceps ventromaculatus)
** Genus: Pseudocyclophis
*** Dark-headed dwarf racer (Pseudocyclophis persicus)
** Genus: Rhynchocalamus
*** Black-headed groundsnake (Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus)
** Genus: Spalerosophis
*** Diadem snake (Spalerosophis diadema)
** Genus: Telescopus
*** European catsnake (Telescopus fallax)
*** Black catsnake (Telescopus nigriceps)
** Genus: Zamenis
*** Transcaucasian ratsnake (Zamenis hohenackeri)
*** Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)
*** European ratsnake (Zamenis situla)
* Family: Elapidae
** Genus: Walterinnesia
*** Eastern desert black snake (Walterinnesia morgani)
* Family: Viperidae
** Genus: Macrovipera
*** Blunt-nosed viper (Macrovipera lebetinus)
** Genus: Montivipera
*** Central Turkish mountain viper (Montivipera albizona)
*** Armenian viper (Montivipera raddei)
*** Ocellated mountain viper (Montivipera wagneri)
*** Ottoman viper (Montivipera xanthina)
** Genus: Pseudocerastes
*** Persian horned viper (Pseudocerastes persicus)
** Genus: Vipera
*** Long-nosed viper (Vipera ammodytes)
*** Baran's adder (Vipera barani)
*** Common European adder (Vipera berus)
*** Darevsky's viper (Vipera darevskii)
*** Armenian steppe viper (Vipera eriwanensis)
*** Caucasus viper (Vipera kaznakovi)
*** Pontic adder (Vipera pontica)
*** Transcaucasian sand viper (Vipera transcaucasiana)
*** Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii)

### Order: Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
#### Suborder: Cryptodira

* Family: Dermochelyidae
** Genus: Dermochelys
*** Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea)
* Family: Cheloniidae
** Genus: Caretta
*** Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
** Genus: Chelonia
*** Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
* Family: Emydidae
** Genus: Emys
*** European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis)
* Family: Geoemydidae
** Genus: Mauremys
*** Caspian turtle (Mauremys caspica)
*** Balkan pond turtle (Mauremys rivulata)
* Family: Trionychidae
** Genus: Rafetus
*** Euphrates softshell turtle (Rafetus euphraticus)
** Genus: Trionyx
*** African softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis)
* Family: Testudinidae
** Genus: Testudo
*** Spur-thighed tortoise (Testudo graeca)
*** Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni)
*** Marginated tortoise (Testudo marginata)