Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards):
countries and regions with most species

© Rune Midtgaard
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*Countries/regions with same number of species are ranked alphabetically
Rank* Country / region Species
No. 1
Iran
49
No. 2
Turkey
42
No. 3
Spain
37
No. 4
South Africa
27
No. 5
Spanish mainland [Spain]
27
No. 6
Georgia
26
No. 7
Namibia
25
No. 8
China
24
No. 9
Saudi Arabia
24
No. 10
Somalia
23
No. 11
Algeria
22
No. 12
Morocco
22
No. 13
Azerbaijan
21
No. 14
Greece
20
No. 15
Jordan
20
No. 16
Russia
20
No. 17
Egypt
18
No. 18
Armenia
17
No. 19
Afghanistan
16
No. 20
Ethiopia
16
No. 21
Italy
16
No. 22
Kenya
16
No. 23
Northern Cape [South Africa]
16
No. 24
Yemen
16
No. 25
Tanzania
15
No. 26
Albania
14
No. 27
Angola
14
No. 28
Congo-Kinshasa
14
No. 29
France
14
No. 30
Iraq
14
No. 31
Syria
14
No. 32
Tunisia
14
No. 33
Yemeni mainland [Yemen]
14
No. 34
Aegean Islands [Greece]
13
No. 35
Eastern Cape [South Africa]
13
No. 36
Greek mainland [Greece]
13
No. 37
India
13
No. 38
Israel
13
No. 39
Pakistan
13
No. 40
Turkmenistan
13
No. 41
Western Cape [South Africa]
13
No. 42
Xinjiang [China]
13
No. 43
Botswana
12
No. 44
Croatia
12
No. 45
Mauritania
12
No. 46
Montenegro
12
No. 47
Oman
12
No. 48
Bosnia & Herzegovina
11
No. 49
French mainland [France]
11
No. 50
Kazakhstan
11
No. 51
KwaZulu-Natal [South Africa]
11
No. 52
Libya
11
No. 53
Limpopo [South Africa]
11
No. 54
Mali
11
No. 55
Niger
11
No. 56
Portugal
11
No. 57
Inner Mongolia [China]
10
No. 58
Italian mainland [Italy]
10
No. 59
Mozambique
10
No. 60
Portuguese mainland [Portugal]
10
No. 61
Sudan
10
No. 62
United Arab Emirates
10
No. 63
Uzbekistan
10
No. 64
Western Sahara
10
No. 65
Bulgaria
9
No. 66
Free State [South Africa]
9
No. 67
Mongolia
9
No. 68
Mpumalanga [South Africa]
9
No. 69
Serbia
9
No. 70
Sinai [Egypt]
9
No. 71
Slovenia
9
No. 72
Tajikistan
9
No. 73
Zimbabwe
9
No. 74
Canary Islands [Spain]
8
No. 75
Gansu [China]
8
No. 76
Gauteng [South Africa]
8
No. 77
Kyrgyzstan
8
No. 78
Lebanon
8
No. 79
Macedonia
8
No. 80
Romania
8
No. 81
Zambia
8
No. 82
Andorra
7
No. 83
Cameroon
7
No. 84
Chad
7
No. 85
Eritrea
7
No. 86
European Turkey [Turkey]
7
No. 87
Ionian Islands [Greece]
7
No. 88
Malawi
7
No. 89
Nigeria
7
No. 90
North Aegean Islands [Greece]
7
No. 91
Peloponnese [Greece]
7
No. 92
Taiwan
7
No. 93
Uganda
7
No. 94
Central African Republic
6
No. 95
Djibouti
6
No. 96
Dodecanese Islands [Greece]
6
No. 97
Japan
6
No. 98
Kuwait
6
No. 99
North West Province [South Africa]
6
No. 100
Palestine [Israel]
6
No. 101
Senegal
6
No. 102
Ukraine
6
No. 103
Anhui [China]
5
No. 104
Austria
5
No. 105
Corfu [Greece]
5
No. 106
Germany
5
No. 107
Ghana
5
No. 108
Guangdong [China]
5
No. 109
Gujarat [India]
5
No. 110
Hunan [China]
5
No. 111
Hungary
5
No. 112
Moldova
5
No. 113
Qatar
5
No. 114
Argo-Saronic Islands [Greece]
4
No. 115
Cephalonia [Greece]
4
No. 116
Chhattisgarh [India]
4
No. 117
Crimea [Ukraine]
4
No. 118
Czech Republic
4
No. 119
Euboea [Greece]
4
No. 120
Fujian [China]
4
No. 121
Gabon
4
No. 122
Guangxi [China]
4
No. 123
Guizhou [China]
4
No. 124
Heilongjiang [China]
4
No. 125
Ithaki [Greece]
4
No. 126
Jiangsu [China]
4
No. 127
Jilin [China]
4
No. 128
Karnataka [India]
4
No. 129
Lesotho
4
No. 130
Liaoning [China]
4
No. 131
Ningxia [China]
4
No. 132
Odisha [India]
4
No. 133
Rajasthan [India]
4
No. 134
Ryukyu Islands [Japan]
4
No. 135
Sardinia [Italy]
4
No. 136
Slovakia
4
No. 137
South Korea
4
No. 138
Sporades Islands [Greece]
4
No. 139
Switzerland
4
No. 140
United Kingdom
4
No. 141
Vietnam
4
No. 142
Zakynthos [Greece]
4
No. 143
Andhra Pradesh [India]
3
No. 144
Assam [India]
3
No. 145
Belgium
3
No. 146
Benin
3
No. 147
Burkina Faso
3
No. 148
Chongqing [China]
3
No. 149
Corsica [France]
3
No. 150
Cyclades Islands [Greece]
3
No. 151
Cyprus
3
No. 152
Elba [Italy]
3
No. 153
Equatorial Guinea
3
No. 154
Eswatini
3
No. 155
Gibraltar [United Kingdom]
3
No. 156
Henan [China]
3
No. 157
Ivory Coast
3
No. 158
Jiangxi [China]
3
No. 159
Luxembourg
3
No. 160
Madhya Pradesh [India]
3
No. 161
Maharashtra [India]
3
No. 162
Netherlands
3
No. 163
North Korea
3
No. 164
Poland
3
No. 165
Qinghai [China]
3
No. 166
Rhodes [Greece]
3
No. 167
Rio Muni [Equatorial Guinea]
3
No. 168
Rwanda
3
No. 169
San Marino
3
No. 170
Shandong [China]
3
No. 171
Shaanxi [China]
3
No. 172
Sichuan [China]
3
No. 173
Sicily [Italy]
3
No. 174
South Sudan
3
No. 175
Tamil Nadu [India]
3
No. 176
Togo
3
No. 177
Yunnan [China]
3
No. 178
Aegadian Islands [Italy]
2
No. 179
Aeolian Islands [Italy]
2
No. 180
Bahrain
2
No. 181
Balearic Islands [Spain]
2
No. 182
Beijing [China]
2
No. 183
Belarus
2
No. 184
Bihar [India]
2
No. 185
Burundi
2
No. 186
Channel Islands (UK) [United Kingdom]
2
No. 187
Congo-Brazzaville
2
No. 188
Crete [Greece]
2
No. 189
Denmark
2
No. 190
England [United Kingdom]
2
No. 191
Estonia
2
No. 192
Gomera [Spain]
2
No. 193
Guinea
2
No. 194
Hainan [China]
2
No. 195
Hebei [China]
2
No. 196
Hierro [Spain]
2
No. 197
Hokkaido [Japan]
2
No. 198
Hubei [China]
2
No. 199
Jammu & Kashmir [India]
2
No. 200
Kerala [India]
2
No. 201
Latvia
2
No. 202
Liechtenstein
2
No. 203
Lithuania
2
No. 204
Masirah [Oman]
2
No. 205
Meghalaya [India]
2
No. 206
Palma [Spain]
2
No. 207
Pescadore Islands [Taiwan]
2
No. 208
Punjab [India]
2
No. 209
Qeshm Island [Iran]
2
No. 210
Sakishima Islands [Japan]
2
No. 211
Satsunan Islands [Japan]
2
No. 212
Shanxi [China]
2
No. 213
Sikkim [India]
2
No. 214
Socotra Archipelago [Yemen]
2
No. 215
Sri Lanka
2
No. 216
Sweden
2
No. 217
Tenerife [Spain]
2
No. 218
Tokara Islands [Japan]
2
No. 219
Tsushima Islands [Japan]
2
No. 220
Uttar Pradesh [India]
2
No. 221
Wales [United Kingdom]
2
No. 222
Zhejiang [China]
2
No. 223
Abd al Kuri [Yemen]
1
No. 224
Amami Islands [Japan]
1
No. 225
Arunachal Pradesh [India]
1
No. 226
Bali [Indonesia]
1
No. 227
Bangka [Indonesia]
1
No. 228
Bioko [Equatorial Guinea]
1
No. 229
Borneo [Brunei / Indonesia / Malaysia]
1
No. 230
Cabinda [Angola]
1
No. 231
Cabrera [Spain]
1
No. 232
Cambodia
1
No. 233
Capri [Italy]
1
No. 234
Cat Ba Island [Vietnam]
1
No. 235
Columbretes Islands [Spain]
1
No. 236
Dahlak Archipelago [Eritrea]
1
No. 237
Darsah [Yemen]
1
No. 238
Delhi [India]
1
No. 239
Farasan Islands [Saudi Arabia]
1
No. 240
Finland
1
No. 241
Formentera [Spain]
1
No. 242
Fuerteventura [Spain]
1
No. 243
Gambia
1
No. 244
Goa [India]
1
No. 245
Gran Canaria [Spain]
1
No. 246
Guinea-Bissau
1
No. 247
Ha Long Bay Islands [Vietnam]
1
No. 248
Haryana [India]
1
No. 249
Himachal Pradesh [India]
1
No. 250
Hong Kong [China]
1
No. 251
Honshu [Japan]
1
No. 252
Ibiza [Spain]
1
No. 253
Indonesia
1
No. 254
Ireland [Republic of Ireland / United Kingdom]
1
No. 255
Isle of Man [United Kingdom]
1
No. 256
Java [Indonesia]
1
No. 257
Jharkhand [India]
1
No. 258
Kalimantan [Indonesia]
1
No. 259
Kyushu [Japan]
1
No. 260
Lagouvardis [Greece]
1
No. 261
Lamu [Kenya]
1
No. 262
Lanyu Island [Taiwan]
1
No. 263
Lanzarote [Spain]
1
No. 264
Laos
1
No. 265
Liberia
1
No. 266
Linosa Islands [Italy]
1
No. 267
Lobos [Spain]
1
No. 268
Madeira [Portugal]
1
No. 269
Malaysia
1
No. 270
Mallorca [Spain]
1
No. 271
Malta
1
No. 272
Minorca [Spain]
1
No. 273
Miyako Islands [Japan]
1
No. 274
Mizoram [India]
1
No. 275
Montecristo [Italy]
1
No. 276
Myanmar
1
No. 277
Nan Ao Island [China]
1
No. 278
Natuna Islands [Indonesia]
1
No. 279
Northern Ireland [United Kingdom]
1
No. 280
Norway
1
No. 281
Okinawa Islands [Japan]
1
No. 282
Pantelleria [Italy]
1
No. 283
Pelagie Islands [Italy]
1
No. 284
Penang Island [Malaysia]
1
No. 285
Pityusic Islands [Spain]
1
No. 286
Pori [Greece]
1
No. 287
Republic of Ireland
1
No. 288
Sakhalin Island [Russia]
1
No. 289
Samhah [Yemen]
1
No. 290
Sarawak [Malaysia]
1
No. 291
Scotland [United Kingdom]
1
No. 292
Selvagens Islands [Portugal]
1
No. 293
Shikoku [Japan]
1
No. 294
Sierra Leone
1
No. 295
Socotra [Yemen]
1
No. 296
Sumatra [Indonesia]
1
No. 297
Thailand
1
No. 298
Tibet [China]
1
No. 299
Uttarakhand [India]
1
No. 300
West Malaysia [Malaysia]
1
No. 301
Yaeyama Islands [Japan]
1