List of reptiles of Italy

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Display of Italian reptiles at the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria

The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species (including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (Sauria, Serpentes, and Testudines) in alphabetical order by scientific name.

Sauria (lizards)

European green lizards
Ocellated lizard
Common wall lizard
Italian wall lizard

Serpentes (snakes)

Testudines (turtles and tortoises)

References

  1. ^ Squires, Nick (31 December 2015). "Scientists in Italy rediscover snake that was used by ancient Greeks as a weapon of war". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.