title: List of reptiles of Turkey
text: # 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)
  