List of reptiles of Turkey

This is a list of the reptiles of Turkey.

There are 136 species of reptiles in Turkey.

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)

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)