List of reptiles of Great Britain

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.

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Snakes (Serpentes)
Image Name Distribution
Common adder, Vipera berus[1]
Barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica[2][lower-alpha 1]
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

See also

References
  1. "Adder". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. Carolin Kindler; Maxime Chèvre; Sylvain Ursenbacher; Wolfgang Böhme; Axel Hille; Daniel Jablonski; Melita Vamberger; Uwe Fritz (7 August 2017), "Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species", Scientific Reports, Nature, 7 (1): Article number: 7378, Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.7378K, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07847-9, PMC 5547120, PMID 28785033
  3. Angela Julian (22 August 2017). "What does the re-classification of European grass snakes mean for our native grass snakes?". Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. "Smooth snake | The Wildlife Trusts". www.wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. Václav Gvozˇ dík, David Jandzik, Petros Lymberakis, Daniel Jablonski, Jirˇ í Moravec (2010). "Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Geneticstructure reveals deep divergences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55 (2): 460–472. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.007. PMID 20079858. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Slow worm". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. "Common lizard". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174
  9. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172
  10. Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
  11. "Olive ridley turtle found injured off Seaford beach". BBC News. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. Rhodin 2011, p. 000.183
  13. Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4053-6709-7.
  14. "Terrapin". Canal & River Trust. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. "Common Wall Lizard". Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG). Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  16. Amphibians and Reptiles. HarperCollins. 2000. ISBN 978-0-00-220083-7.
  17. "Wild snake caught on film in north Wales". BBC. 16 May 2006.
  18. 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.
  19. "Britain's biggest snake - missing from UK for 10,000 years - now back and breeding". Daily Mirror. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  20. Julian, Angela (8 March 2021). "Enter the Natrix: surveying grass snakes in eastern England by Steve Allain". ARG UK. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

Notes
  1. Previously referred to as Natrix natrix helvetica[2][3]
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