Reptiles of
Rhodes  (= Rodos, Rhodos) [Greece: Aegean Islands: Dodecanese Islands]

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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.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Blanidae (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)
Genus Blanus (Mediterranean Worm Lizards)
 
Blanus strauchi

West Anatolian Worm Lizard

Alexander 1966 Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia stellio

Western Starred Agama

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Pseudopus (Eurasian Glass Lizard)
 
Pseudopus apodus

Eurasian Glass Lizard

Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Mediterranean Chameleon

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus turcicus

Turkish Half-toed Gecko

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986
Genus Mediodactylus (Mediterranean Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Mediodactylus oertzeni

Dodecanesian Bent-toed Gecko

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 [as kotschyiXXX]
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Anatololacerta (Anatolian Lizards)
 
Anatololacerta pelasgiana

Southwest Anatolian Lizard

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Bellati, Carranza, Garcia-Porta, Fasola & Sindaco 2015 Chondropoulos 1986 Eiselt & Schmidtler 1987 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
Genus Lacerta (Eurasian Green Lizards)
 
Lacerta diplochondrodes

Eastern Balkan Green Lizard

Chondropoulos 1986 Kornilios, Thanou, Lymberakis, Ilgaz, Kumlutas & Leache 2020 Schmidtler 1986 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008 Wettstein 1952
 
Lacerta trilineata

Western Balkan Green Lizard

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops elegans

Elegant Snake-eyed Lizard

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Ablepharus kitaibelii

European Snake-eyed Skink

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Fuhn 1969 Gruber in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Schmidtler 1997 Skourtanioti, Kapli, Ilgaz, Kumlutas, Avci, Ahmadzadeh, Crnobrnja-Isailovic, Ghergel, Lymberakis & Poulakakis 2016
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides ocellatus

Mediterranean Ocellated Skink

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Schneider in Boehme (ed.) 1981 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)
 
Heremites auratus

Levant Skink

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1986 Moravec, Franzen & Boehme 2006 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Dolichophis (Greater Whip Snakes)
 
Dolichophis caspius

Caspian Whip Snake

Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
 
Dolichophis jugularis

Large Whip Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Cattaneo 2012 Chondropoulos 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois nummifer

Coin-marked Whip Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008 Venchi & Sindaco 2007
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix natrix

Common European Grass Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1989 Kabisch in Boehme (ed.) 1999
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps najadum

European Slender Whip Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1989 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus fallax

European Cat Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1989 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
Genus Zamenis (Western Palearctic Rat Snakes)
 
Zamenis situla

Leopard Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Obst, Szczerbak & Boehme in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Schulz 1996 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016 Valakos, Pafilis, Sotiropoulos, Lymberakis, Maragou & Foufopoulos 2008
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)
 
Malpolon insignitus

Eastern Montpellier Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
 
Xerotyphlops vermicularis

European Worm Snake

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Chondropoulos 1989 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1993 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016

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

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Gramentz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000 Speybroeck, Beukema, Bok & Voort 2016
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005
 Family Geoemydidae (Eastern Pond Turtles)
Genus Mauremys (Stripe-necked Turtles)
 
Mauremys rivulata

Balkan Pond Turtle

Bader, Riegler & Grillitsch 2009 Sindaco, Venchi, Carpaneto & Bologna 2000 [as caspica]
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)
 
Trionyx triunguis

African Softshell Turtle

Corsini-Foka & Massetti 2008