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List of reptiles of Spain. This is a list of all reptiles living in Spain, both in the Iberian Peninsula and other territories such as Ceuta, Melilla, the Balearic Islands and the Canary Islands (including marine reptiles that can be found on its shores). Both native and introduced species are included.
Xenosauridae is a monotypic family of lizards native to Mexico and Central America that consists of 10 recognized species. 10 species occur in Mexico. Xenosaurus agrenon King & Thompson, 1968. Xenosaurus grandis (Gray, 1856) Xenosaurus mendozai Nieto-Montes de Oca, García-Vázquez, Zúñiga-Vega & Schmidt-Ballardo, 2013.
A white-headed dwarf gecko with shed tail. Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
List of reptiles of the Canary Islands. List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species. No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
List of amphibians. The temnospondyl Eryops had sturdy limbs to support its body on land. Red-eyed tree frog (Agalychnis callidryas) with limbs and feet specialised for climbing. Japanese giant salamander (Andrias japonicus), a primitive salamander. The bright colours of the common reed frog (Hyperolius viridiflavus) are typical of a toxic species.
Many species of reptiles are imported, both legally (mainly through the pet industry) and illegally, to the archipelago of Puerto Rico every year, with some of these species being subsequently released into the wild. However, non-viable introduced species do not constitute a breeding population and hence they lack inclusion in this list.
Spanish pond turtle, Mauremys leprosa (Spain, Portugal, France) Balkan pond turtle, Mauremys rivulata (south-eastern Europe, Turkey) Caspian turtle, Mauremys caspica (Southern Europe) Family: Cheloniidae. Subfamily: Carettinae. Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta EN (Southern Europe) Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii CR.