List of reptiles and amphibians in Gibraltar

This is a list of the reptile and amphibian species recorded in Gibraltar. There are 25 reptile species and 5 amphibian species in Gibraltar, of which 1 is critically endangered, 2 are endangered, 1 is vulnerable, and 3 are near-threatened. [cite web|url=http://gonhs.org/ReptilesAmphibians.htm|title=Reptiles and Amphibians in Gibraltar and its waters|publisher=Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society|date=|accessdaymonth = 21 November|accessyear=2007]

The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:

Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of Near Threatened and Least Concern categories:

Class: Amphibia

Order: Caudata (salamanders)

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*Family: Salamandridae (newts)
**Genus: "Pleurodeles"
*** Iberian Ribbed Newt "Pleurodeles waltl" ^NT

Order: Anura (frogs and toads)

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*Suborder: Mesobatrachia
**Family: Pelobatidae
***Genus: Pelobates
**** Western Spadefoot Toad "Pelobates cultripes"

**Family: Bufonidae
***Genus: Bufo
**** Common Toad "Bufo bufo" ^LC

**Family: Hylidae
***Genus: Hyla
**** Mediterranean Tree Frog "Hyla meridionalis" ^LC

**Family: Ranidae
***Genus: Rana
**** Perez's Frog "Rana perezi" ^LC

Class: Reptilia

Order: Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)

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**Family: Cheloniidae
***Genus: Caretta
**** Loggerhead Sea Turtle "Caretta caretta" ^EN
***Genus: Chelonia
**** Green Turtle "Chelonia mydas" ^EN

**Family: Dermochelyidae
***Genus: Dermochelys
**** Leatherback Turtle "Dermochelys coriacea" ^CR

**Family: Emydidae
***Genus: Emys
**** European Pond Terrapin "Emys orbicularis" ^LR/nt
***Genus: Trachemys
**** Red-eared slider "Trachemys scripta" ^LC

*Suborder: Cryptodira
**Superfamily: Testudinoidea
***Family: Geoemydidae
****Subfamily: Geoemydinae
*****Genus: Mauremys
****** Stripe-necked Terrapin "Mauremys leprosa"
**Family: Testudinidae
***Genus: Testudo
**** Spur-thighed Tortoise "Testudo graeca" ^VU

Order: Squamata (scaled reptiles)

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*Suborder: Sauria
**Family: Chamaeleonidae
***Genus: Chamaeleo
**** Common Chameleon "Chamaeleo chamaeleon"

**Family: Gekkonidae
***Genus: Hemidactylus
****Mediterranean House Gecko "Hemidactylus turcicus"
***Genus: Tarentola
**** Moorish Gecko "Tarentola mauritanica"

**Family: Scincidae (skinks)
***Genus: Chalcides
**** Bedriaga's Skink "Chalcides bedriagai" ^NT
**** Western Three-toed Skink "Chalcides striatus" ^LC

**Family: Lacertidae (wall lizards)
***Genus: Acanthodactylus
**** Red-tailed Spiny-footed Lizard "Acanthodactylus erythrurus" ^LC
***Genus: Timon
**** Ocellated Lizard "Timon lepidus"
***Genus: Podarcis
**** Iberian Wall Lizard "Podarcis hispanica"
***Genus: Psammodromus
**** Algerian Sand Racer "Psammodromus algirus" ^LC

**Family: Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
***Genus: Blanus
**** Iberian Worm Lizard "Blanus cinereus" ^LC

*Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)
**Family: Colubridae
***Genus: Hemorrhois
**** Horseshoe Whip Snake "Hemorrhois hippocrepis" ^LC
***Genus: Coronella
**** Southern Smooth Snake "Coronella girondica" ^LC
***Genus: Rhinechis
**** Ladder Snake "Rhinechis scalaris" ^LC
***Genus: Malpolon
**** Montpellier Snake "Malpolon monspessulanus"
***Genus: Macroprotodon
**** False Smooth Snake "Macroprotodon brevis" ^NT
***Genus: Natrix
**** Viperine Snake "Natrix maura"
**** Grass Snake "Natrix natrix"

**Family: Viperidae
***Genus: Vipera
**** Lataste's Viper "Vipera latastei" ^LC

References

ee also

* List of birds of Gibraltar
* List of mammals in Gibraltar