title: List of reptiles of Latvia
text: # List of reptiles of Latvia
  
  This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Latvia. The Latvian reptile fauna totals 7 species.
  
  The following categories are used to highlight specific species' conservation status as assessed by the Red Data book of Latvia:
  
  | 0 category | Extinct | Depleted species – species that are not found in the last 50 years. |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1st category | Nearly extinct | Depleted species – species that are threatened with extinction and are rare. |
  | 2nd category | Critically Endangered | Diminishing species – species which individual number rapidly decreases. |
  | 3rd category | Endangered | Rare species – species that are of rare occurrence in small numbers. |
  | 4th category | Vulnerable | Little known or insufficiently explored species. |
  
  ## Lizards
  
  Sauria:
  
  * Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) – 4th category
  * Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
  * Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
  
  ## Snakes
  
  Serpentes:
  
  * Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) – 1st category
  * Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
  * Adder (Vipera berus)
  
  ## Turtles
  
  Testudines:
  
  * European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) – 1st category
  