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Amphibia (Reptiles and Amphibians) in Gibraltar

Class: Amphibia

Order: Caudata

SALAMANDRIDAE

Pleurodeles waltl (Sharp-ribbed Salamander)*

Order: Anura

PELOBATIDAE

Pelobates cultripes ( Western Spadefoot)*

BUFONIDAE

Bufo bufo (Common Toad)*

HYLIDAE

Hyla meridionalis (Stripeless Tree Frog)*

RANIDAE

Rana (Pelophylaxperezi (Perez's Marsh Frog)*

Class: Reptilia

Order: Chelonii

CHELONIIDAE

Caretta caretta (Loggerhead Turtle)
Chelonia mydas (Green Turtle)

DERMOCHELYIDAE

Dermochelys coriacea (Leathery Turtle)

EMYDIDAE

Emys orbicularis (European Pond Terrapin)*

BATAGURIDAE

Mauremys leprosa (Stripe-necked Terrapin)*
Trachemys scripta (Red-eared Slider)*

TESTUDINIDAE

Testudo graeca (Spur-thighed Tortoise)*

Order: Squamata

CHAMAELEONIDAE

Chamaeleo chamaeleon ( Chamaeleon)*

GEKKONIDAE

Hemidactylus turcicus (Turkish Gecko)
Tarentola mauritanica (Moorish Gecko)

SCINCIDAE

Chalcides bedriagai (Bedriaga's Skink)
Chalcides striatus (Three-toed Skink)

LACERTIDAE

Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Spiny-footed Lizard)*
Timon (Lacerta) lepida (Ocellated Lizard)
Podarcis vaucheri (Andalusian Wall Lizard)
Psammodromus algirus (Algerian Sand Racer)

AMPHISBAENIDAE

Blanus cinereus (Amphisbaenian)

COLUBRIDAE

Coluber hippocrepis (Horseshoe Whip Snake)
Coronella girondica (Southern Smooth Snake)
Rhinechis (Elaphescalaris (Ladder Snake)
Malpolon monspessulanus (Montpellier Snake)
Macroprotodon brevis (cucullatus) (False Smooth Snake)
Natrix maura (Viperine Snake)*
Natrix natrix (Grass Snake)

VIPERIDAE

Vipera latasti (Lataste's Viper)*

* introduced

* extinct

* accidental.