List of reptiles of Great Britain

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The reptiles of Great Britain include three native snakes and three native lizards. A number of sea turtles visit Great Britain's shores. There are also at least seven introduced reptile species.

Snakes (Serpentes)

Image	Name	Distribution
	Common adder, Vipera berus[1]
	Barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica[2][a]
	Smooth snake, Coronella austriaca[4]

Lizards (Lacertilia)

Image	Name	Distribution
	Slow worm, Anguis fragilis[5][6]
	Viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara[7]
	Sand lizard, Lacerta agilis

Sea turtles (Chelonioidea)

Image	Name	Distribution
	Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea		Foraging[8]
	Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta		Vagrant[9]
	Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas		Vagrant[10]
	Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata		Vagrant[10]
	Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii		Vagrant[10]
	Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea		Vagrant[11]

Introduced species

• Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans^[12][13]

• European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis^[14]
• Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis^[15]
• Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata^[16]
• Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus^[17][18][19]
• Grass snake, Natrix natrix^[20]

See also

• Introduced species of the British Isles
• Lists of reptiles by region

References

Notes

External links

• 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 (31 December 2011). "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 31 January 2012.
• Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11/02.

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