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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)   Laudakia caucasia Caucasian Rock Agama Ananjeva & Tuniev 1994 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Orlowa in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Yousefkhani, Ficetola, Rastegar-Pouyani, Ananjeva, Rastegar-Pouyani & Masroor 2013 Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)   Phrynocephalus horvathi Turkish Toad-headed Agama Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov & Rajabizadeh 2013   Phrynocephalus persicus Persian Toad-headed Agama Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff 1978 Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov & Rajabizadeh 2013 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)   Trapelus ruderatus Horny-scaled Agama Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 [as lessonae] Bischoff 1978 Rastegar-Pouyani 1998 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]  Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.) Genus Anguis (Slowworms)   Anguis colchica Eastern Slowworm Anonymous 2005 [as A. fragilis] Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 [as A. fragilis] Dely in Boehme (ed.) 1981 [as A. fragilis] Genus Pseudopus (Eurasian Glass Lizard)   Pseudopus apodus Eurasian Glass Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1981  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Tenuidactylus (Central Asian Thin-toed Geckos)   Tenuidactylus caspius Caspian Thin-toed Gecko Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Darevskia (Caucasian Rock Lizards)   Darevskia armeniaca Armenian Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia caucasica Common Caucasian Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Darevsky in Boehme (ed.) 1984 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia chlorogaster Western Green-bellied Rock Lizard Ahmadzadeh, Flecks, Carretero, Mozaffari, Boehme, Harris, Freitas & Roedder 2013 Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Darevskia daghestanica Dagestan Rock Lizard Doronin, Doronina & Bekoshvili 2019 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008   Darevskia portschinskii River Kura Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia praticola Caucasian Meadow Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Stugren in Boehme (ed.) 1984 Tuniyev, Doronin, Kidov & Tuniyev 2011   Darevskia raddei Azerbaijan Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia rostombekovi Idzhevan Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia rudis Spiny-tailed Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Szczerbak 2003   Darevskia valentini Basarchay Rock Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arribas, Candan, Kornilios, Ayaz, Kumlutas, Gul, Yilmaz, Caynak & Ilgaz 2022 Genus Eremias (Desert and Steppe Runners)   Eremias arguta Kazakhstan Steppe Runner Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Eremias persica Persian Desert Runner Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008   Eremias pleskei Transcaucasian Desert Runner Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974   Eremias strauchi Armenian Desert Runner Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Eremias velox Rapid Steppe Runner Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1974 Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Iranolacerta (Persian Lizards)   Iranolacerta brandtii Common Persian Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Anderson 1999 Bischoff 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Genus Lacerta (Eurasian Green Lizards)   Lacerta agilis Northern Eurasian Sand Lizard Anonymous 2005 Bischoff in Boehme (ed.) 1984   Lacerta media Levant Emerald Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Lacerta strigata Caspian Green Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Darevsky in Boehme (ed.) 1984 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 2003 Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops elegans Elegant Snake-eyed Lizard Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Darevsky & Beutler in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Parvilacerta (Middle East Dwarf Lizards)   Parvilacerta parva Asia Minor Dwarf Lizard Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Venchi & Bologna 1996  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Mountain Skinks)   Ablepharus bivittatus Two-striped Mountain Skink Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff 1978 Fuhn 1969 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Ablepharus pannonicus Southwest Asian Snake-eyed Skink Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Grossmann, Kowalski & Schillert 2013 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Szczerbak 2003 Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)   Eumeces princeps Southwest Asian Long-legged Skink Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bischoff 1978 Darevsky in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)   Heremites septemtaeniatus Seven-striped Grass Skink Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Moravec, Franzen & Boehme 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx jaculus Western Sand Boa Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Stimson 1969 Tokar & Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1993  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Coronella (Palearctic Smooth Snakes)   Coronella austriaca Northern Smooth Snake Anonymous 2005 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Engelmann in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Geniez 2018 Steward 1971 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Dolichophis (Greater Whip Snakes)   Dolichophis caspius Caspian Whip Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak & Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993   Dolichophis schmidti Red-bellied Whip Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Steward 1971 Szczerbak & Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Genus Eirenis (Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)   Eirenis collaris Collared Dwarf Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Schmidtler & Baran in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Steward 1971 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Eirenis modestus Ring-headed Dwarf Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Schmidtler & Baran in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Steward 1971 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]   Eirenis punctatolineatus Armenian Dwarf Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Rajabizadeh, Schmidtler, Javanmardi, Rastegar-Pouyani & Esmaeili 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Elaphe (Palearctic-Oriental Rat Snakes)   Elaphe dione Dione Rat Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Obst & Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Schulz 1996   Elaphe urartica Urartian Rat Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 [as E. sauromates] Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 [as E. sauromates] Boehme & Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1993 [as E. quatuorlineata] Geniez 2018 [as E. sauromates] Jablonski, Kukushkin, Avci, Bunyatova, Kumlutas, Ilgaz, Polyakova, Shiryaev, Tuniyev & Jandzik 2019 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 [as E. sauromates] Qi, Shi, Ma, Gao, Bu, Grismer, Li & Wang 2021 Schulz 1996 [as E. sauromates] Szczerbak 2003 [as E. sauromates] Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)   Hemorrhois nummifer Coin-marked Whip Snake Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Szczerbak 2003   Hemorrhois ravergieri Mountain Whip Snake Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)   Natrix natrix Common European Grass Snake Anonymous 2005 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Kabisch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Kindler, Boehme, Corti, Gvozdik, Jablonski, Jandzik, Metallinou, Siroky & Fritz 2013 Orlov & Tuniyev 1992 [as megalocephala] Orlov & Tuniyev in Boehme (ed.) 1999 [as megalocephala]   Natrix tessellata Dice Snake Anonymous 2005 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Gruschwitz, Lenz, Mebert & Lanka in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Tuniyev, Tuniyev, Kirschey & Mebert 2011 Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps najadum European Slender Whip Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Darevsky & Orlov 1994 Darevsky & Szczerbak in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Rhynchocalamus (Middle East Black-headed Snakes)   Rhynchocalamus satunini Armenian Black-headed Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Venchi & Sindaco 2007 [as melanocephalus] Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)   Telescopus fallax European Cat Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Zamenis (Western Palearctic Rat Snakes)   Zamenis hohenackeri Transcaucasian Rat Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Bischoff in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Geniez 2018 Hofmann, Mebert, Schulz, Helfenberger, Goecmen & Boehme 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Schulz 1996 Szczerbak 2003   Zamenis persicus Persian Rat Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Geniez 2018 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Schulz 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak & Eremchenko 1987 Szczerbak 2003  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)   Malpolon insignitus Eastern Montpellier Snake Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 [as M. monspessulanus] Geniez 2018 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] [as M. monspessulanus] Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis lineolatus Steppe Sand Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Venchi & Sindaco 2007  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)   Xerotyphlops vermicularis European Worm Snake Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949]  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Gloydius (Mamushis)   Gloydius caucasicus Caucasian Mamushi Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Asadi, Montgelard, Nazarizadeh, Moghaddasi, Fatemizadeh, Simonov, Kami & Kaboli 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Dirksen & Boehme 2005 Geniez 2018 Gloyd & Conant 1990 Gumprecht, Tillack, Orlov, Captain & Ryabov 2004 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as intermedius] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Macrovipera (Giant Vipers)   Macrovipera lebetinus Blunt-nosed Viper Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 David & Ineich 1999 David & Vogel 2010 Geniez 2018 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Szczerbak & Boehme in Joger & Stumpel 2005 Genus Montivipera (Middle East Mountain Vipers)   Montivipera raddei Armenian Mountain Viper Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 Gruber 1989 Kudrjavtsev & Mamet 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 2003 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Genus Vipera (Typical Vipers or Adders)   Vipera dinniki West Caucasian Viper Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Geniez 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000   Vipera ebneri Persian Mountain Steppe Viper Nilson & Andren 2001 Szczerbak 2003 Venchi & Sindaco 2007   Vipera eriwanensis Armenian Mountain Steppe Viper Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Geniez 2018 Kukushkin, Iskenderov, Axmedov, Bunyatova & Zinenko 2012 Nilson & Andren 2001 Tuniyev 2016 Tuniyev, Avci, Ilgaz, Olgun, Petrova, Bodrov, Geniez & Teynie 2018   Vipera lotievi Caucasian Meadow Viper McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Nilson & Andren 2001 [Russia-Georgia border] Tuniyev 2016 Venchi & Sindaco 2007   Vipera shemakhensis Shemakhan Steppe Viper David & Ineich 1999 [as renardi] Joger & Dely in Joger & Stumpel 2005 [as renardi] Nilson & Andren 2001 [as renardi] Tuniyev 2016 [as schemakhensis [sic]] Tuniyev, Orlov, Tuniyev & Kidov 2013

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) Genus Emys (European Pond Turtles)   Emys orbicularis Common European Pond Turtle Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Fritz & Havas 2006 Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles) Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)   Mauremys caspica Caspian Turtle Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Terentjev & Chernov 1965 [1949] Wischuf & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2001  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)   Testudo graeca Spur-thighed Tortoise Ananjeva, Orlov, Khalikov, Darevsky, Ryabov & Barabanov 2006 Arakelyan, Danielyan, Corti, Sindaco & Leviton 2011 Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Buskirk, Keller & Andreu in Fritz (ed.) 2001 Fritz & Havas 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021