Reptiles of
Jordan 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Jordan Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Jordan Introduced species
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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.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia vulgaris
Eastern Starred Agama
Al-Quran 2010 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 [as Laudakia stellio] Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971 Werner 1992
Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)
 
Phrynocephalus longicaudatus
Long-tailed Toad-headed Agama
Abu-Baker, Siroky, Amr & Modry 2005 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 [as maculatus] Scholz, Siegenthaler, Radspieler & Wilms 2013
 
Phrynocephalus nejdensis
Nejd Toad-headed Agama
Al-Quran 2010 [as arabicus] Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 [as arabicus] Disi 2011 [as arabicus] Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 [as arabicus] Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 [as arabicus] Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov, Rajabizadeh, Al-Johany, Amr & Ananjeva 2014 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as arabicus]
Genus Pseudotrapelus (Afro-Arabian Desert Agamas)
 
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis
Aqaba Desert Agama
Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2013 Melnikov, Melnikova, Bondarenko & Amr 2013 Melnikov, Nazarov, Ananjeva & Disi 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016
 
Pseudotrapelus sinaitus
Sinai Desert Agama
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2013 Melnikov, Melnikova, Bondarenko & Amr 2013 Moravec 2002 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016 Werner 1971
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus agnetae
North Arabian Plain Agama
Al-Quran 2010 [as T. pallda haasi (sic)] Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wagner, Melville, Wilms & Schmitz 2011 Werner 1971 [as Agama pallida haasi]
 
Trapelus persicus
Persian Ground Agama
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Rastegar-Pouyani 2000 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as ruderatus] Werner 1971
 
Trapelus ruderatus
Horny-scaled Agama
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Uromastyx aegyptia
Egyptian Spiny-tailed Agama
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Pseudopus (Eurasian Glass Lizard)
 
Pseudopus apodus
Eurasian Glass Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Jablonski, Ribeiro-Junior, Meiri, Maza, Kukushkin, Chirikova, Pirosova, Jelic, Mikulicek & Jandzik 2021 Rifai, Abu Baker, Shafei, Disi, Mahasneh & Amr 2005 Werner 1971
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Mediterranean Chameleon
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Werner 1971
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Bunopus (South West Asian Tuberculated Geckos)
 
Bunopus tuberculatus
Southern Tuberculated Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Werner 1971 [as blanfordii]
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum
Keeled Rock Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus dawudazraqi
Azraq Half-toed Gecko
Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Moravec, Kratochvil, Amr, Jandzik, Smid & Gvozdik 2011 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Hemidactylus lavadeserticus
Lava Desert Half-toed Gecko
Carranza & Arnold 2006 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014
 
Hemidactylus mindiae
Mount Sinai Half-toed Gecko
Amr, Modry, Baker, Qarqas, Zaidanyen & Moravec 2007 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Moravec, Kratochvil, Amr, Jandzik, Smid & Gvozdik 2011
 
Hemidactylus turcicus
Turkish Half-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Mediodactylus (Mediterranean Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Mediodactylus orientalis
Levant Bent-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2009 [as kotschyi] Al-Quran 2010 [as kotschyi] Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus doriae
Middle Eastern Thin-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Stenodactylus grandiceps
Large-headed Thin-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Stenodactylus slevini
Dharan Thin-toed Gecko
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
Elegant Thin-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baha el Din 2006 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)
 
Tropiocolotes nattereri
Sinai Dwarf Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner 2010
 
Tropiocolotes yomtovi
Eilat Dwarf Gecko
Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
  *
Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii
Jordanian Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2004
 
Acanthodactylus boskianus
Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard
Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Werner 1971
 
Acanthodactylus grandis
Giant Fringe-toed Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Acanthodactylus hardyi
Hirmas Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
 
Acanthodactylus opheodurus
Snake-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard
Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus orientalis
Syrian Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014
 
Acanthodactylus robustus
Robust Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Acanthodactylus schmidti
Middle East Fringe-toed Lizard
Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Acanthodactylus scutellatus
Nidua Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014
 
Acanthodactylus tilburyi
Riyadh Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus tristrami
Lebanese Fringe-toed Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Lacerta (Eurasian Green Lizards)
 
Lacerta media
Levant Emerald Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina bahaeldini
Mount Sinai Desert Lizard
Sindaco, Simo-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza 2018
 
Mesalina bernoullii
Syrian Desert Lizard
Smid, Moravec, Gvozdik, Stundl, Frynta, Lymberakis, Kapli, Wilms, Schmitz, Shobrak, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Castilla, Els & Mayer 2017
 
Mesalina guttulata
Common Small-spotted Desert Lizard
Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Mesalina microlepis
Arabian Small-scaled Desert Lizard
Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Smid, Moravec, Gvozdik, Stundl, Frynta, Lymberakis, Kapli, Wilms, Schmitz, Shobrak, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Castilla, Els & Mayer 2017 Werner 1971
 
Mesalina olivieri
Egyptian Small-spotted Desert Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops elegans
Elegant Snake-eyed Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Phoenicolacerta (Phoenician Lizards)
 
Phoenicolacerta kulzeri
Lebanese Rock Lizard
Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 [as "cf. kulzeri"] Bischoff & Muller 1999 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Modry, Necas, Rifai, Bischoff, Hamidan & Amr 2013 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Phoenicolacerta laevis
Lebanese Smooth-scaled Lizard
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)
  *
Ptyodactylus ananjevae
Southern Jordan Fan-toed Gecko
Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Nazarov, Melnikov & Melnikova 2013
 
Ptyodactylus guttatus
Spotted Fan-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Heimes 1987 Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii
Egyptian Fan-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Levant Fan-toed Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Heimes 1987 Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Ablepharus rueppellii
South Levant Snake-eyed Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Roll, Tallowin, Berkowic, Maza, Ostrometzky, Slavenko, Shacham, Tamar & Meiri 2013 Schmidtler 1997 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides guentheri
Levant Cylindrical Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Chalcides ocellatus
Mediterranean Ocellated Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Werner 1971
 
Chalcides sepsoides
Wedge-snouted Cylindrical Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces pavimentatus
Levant Long-legged Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
 
Eumeces princeps
Southwest Asian Long-legged Skink
Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Werner 1971
 
Eumeces schneiderii
Golden Long-legged Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Werner 1971
Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)
 
Heremites vittatus
Bridled Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Ophiomorus (South West Asian Snake Skinks)
 
Ophiomorus latastii
Striped Snake Skink
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus scincus
Common Sand Fish
Al-Barazengy, Salman & Hameed 2015 Arnold & Leviton 1977 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Pristurus (Semaphore Geckos)
 
Pristurus rupestris
Rock Semaphore Gecko
Al-Quran 2010 Arnold 2009 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971 [as P. flavipunctatus guweirensis]
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus griseus
Desert Monitor
Al-Quran 2010 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1971

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx jaculus
Western Sand Boa
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Stimson 1969
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Dolichophis (Greater Whip Snakes)
 
Dolichophis jugularis
Large Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 
Dolichophis schmidti
Red-bellied Whip Snake
Abu Baker, Rifai, Joger, Nagy, Wink & Amr 2002 Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Gruber 1989 Szczerbak & Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993
Genus Eirenis (Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)
 
Eirenis coronella
Crowned Dwarf Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Shwayat, Disi & Amr 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Sivan & Werner 2003 Werner 1971
 
Eirenis coronelloides
Sinai Dwarf Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Sivan & Werner 2003
 
Eirenis decemlineatus
Narrow-striped Dwarf Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Shwayat, Disi & Amr 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 
Eirenis lineomaculatus
Spotted-line Dwarf Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Shwayat, Disi & Amr 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Eirenis rothii
Israeli Dwarf Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Shwayat, Disi & Amr 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois nummifer
Coin-marked Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 
Hemorrhois ravergieri
Mountain Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus diadema
Crowned Awl-headed Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Lytorhynchus kennedyi
Syrian Awl-headed Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Gasperetti 1988 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix tessellata
Dice Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Amr, Mebert, Hamidan, Baker & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps collaris
Red Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 [as rubriceps] Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 [as rubriceps] Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Rehak & Obst in Boehme (ed.) 1993 [as Coluber rubriceps] Schatti, Baran & Maunoir 2001 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Platyceps elegantissimus
Elegant Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Platyceps rogersi
Helwan Desert Whip Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Schatti 2004 Schatti, Kucharzewski, Masroor & Rastegar-Pouyani 2012
 
Platyceps saharicus
Saharan Cliff Racer
Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 [as rhodorachis] Eid 2021 [as rhodorachis] Geniez 2018 Schatti & McCarthy 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Platyceps sinai
Sinai Whip Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Rhynchocalamus (Middle East Black-headed Snakes)
 
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Palestine Black-headed Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis diadema
Common Diadem Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus dhara
Arabian Cat Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Els, Al-Johany, Amr, Baha-el-Din, Disi, Boehme, Geniez & Werner 2021 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Telescopus hoogstraali
Sinai Cat Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Telescopus nigriceps
Black-headed Cat Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Walterinnesia (Black Desert Cobras)
 
Walterinnesia aegyptia
Western Black Desert Cobra
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 David & Vogel 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis engaddensis
Palestine Stiletto Snake
Al-Oran & Amr 1995 Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)
 
Malpolon insignitus
Eastern Montpellier Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 [as M. monspessulanus] Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 
Malpolon moilensis
Moila Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis schokari
Arabian Sand Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Large-snouted Thread Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Hahn 1978 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Myriopholis phillipsi
Israelian Thread Snake
Barbour 1914 Hahn 1980 Werner 1971
 Family Micrelapidae (Short-jawed Rear-fanged Snakes)
Genus Micrelaps (Afro-Asian Black-headed Snakes)
 
Micrelaps muelleri
Israeli Black-headed Snake
Amr & Disi 2011 [as tchernovi] Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 [as tchernovi] Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as tchernovi] Venchi & Sindaco 2007 [as tchernovi] Werner, Babocsay, Carmely & Thuna 2006 [as tchernovi]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)
 
Letheobia simoni
Israelian Blind Snake
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
 
Xerotyphlops syriacus
Syrian Worm Snake
Al-Quran 2010 [as vermicularis] Amr & Disi 2011 [as vermicularis] Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 [as vermicularis] Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 [as vermicularis] Eid 2021 [as vermicularis] Geniez 2018 [as vermicularis] Kornilios, Jablonski, Sadek, Kumlutas, Olgun, Avci & Ilgaz 2020 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as vermicularis]
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)
 
Cerastes gasperettii
Middle Eastern Horned Viper
Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 David & Vogel 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner, Sivan, Kushnir & Motro 1999
Genus Daboia (Daboias)
 
Daboia palaestinae
Palestinian Viper
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 David & Ineich 1999 David & Vogel 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis coloratus
Painted Carpet Viper
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Baker, Qarqaz, Rifai, Hamidan, Omari, Modry & Amr 2004 David & Vogel 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971
Genus Macrovipera (Giant Vipers)
 
Macrovipera lebetinus
Blunt-nosed Viper
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 David & Ineich 1999 David & Vogel 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Pseudocerastes (False Horned Vipers)
 
Pseudocerastes fieldi
Western False Horned Viper
Al-Quran 2010 Amr & Disi 2011 Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss 2006 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Eid 2021 Fathinia & Rastegar-Pouyani 2010 Gasperetti 1988 Geniez 2018 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1971

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys rivulata
Balkan Pond Turtle
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Mantziou & Rifai 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wischuf & Busack in Fritz (ed.) 2001
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)
 
Testudo graeca
Spur-thighed Tortoise
Al-Quran 2010 Disi, Amr & Hamidan 2014 Disi, Modry, Necas & Rifai 2001 Fritz & Havas 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021