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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 vulgaris Eastern Starred Agama Baha el Din 2006 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Lachman, Carmely & Werner 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Pseudotrapelus (Afro-Arabian Desert Agamas)   Pseudotrapelus aqabensis Aqaba Desert Agama Milto 2017 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016   Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii North East African Desert Agama Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016   Pseudotrapelus sinaitus Sinai Desert Agama Baha el Din 2006 Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2013 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)   Trapelus mutabilis North African Desert Agama Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982   Trapelus savignii Egyptian Sand Agama Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)   Uromastyx aegyptia Egyptian Spiny-tailed Agama Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009   Uromastyx ornata Ornate Spiny-tailed Agama Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo chamaeleon Mediterranean Chameleon Baha el Din 2006 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)   Cyrtopodion scabrum Keeled Rock Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus flaviviridis Yellow-bellied House Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Hemidactylus granosus West Arabian Half-toed Gecko Milto 2017 Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013   Hemidactylus mindiae Mount Sinai Half-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2005 Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016   Hemidactylus turcicus Turkish Half-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)   Stenodactylus petrii North African Thin-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Stenodactylus sthenodactylus Elegant Thin-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)   Tropiocolotes nattereri Sinai Dwarf Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016 Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner 2010   Tropiocolotes steudneri Sudan Desert Dwarf Gecko Baha el Din 2006   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 aegyptius Egyptian Fringe-toed Lizard Baha el Din 2007 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016   Acanthodactylus boskianus Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Acanthodactylus scutellatus Nidua Fringe-toed Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)   Mesalina bahaeldini Mount Sinai Desert Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015   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 Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015   Mesalina olivieri Egyptian Small-spotted Desert Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Mesalina rubropunctata Red-spotted Desert Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015 Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)   Ophisops elegans Elegant Snake-eyed Lizard Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016  Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)   Ptyodactylus guttatus Spotted Fan-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Ptyodactylus hasselquistii Egyptian Fan-toed Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001 Werner 2016 Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)   Tarentola fascicularis Libyan Wall Gecko Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)   Ablepharus rueppellii South Levant Snake-eyed Skink Baha el Din 2006 Roll, Tallowin, Berkowic, Maza, Ostrometzky, Slavenko, Shacham, Tamar & Meiri 2013 Schmidtler 1997 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016 Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)   Chalcides ocellatus Mediterranean Ocellated Skink Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Chalcides sepsoides Wedge-snouted Cylindrical Skink Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)   Eumeces schneiderii Golden Long-legged Skink Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)   Heremites vittatus Bridled Skink Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016 Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)   Scincus scincus Common Sand Fish Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Salim, AlGethami, Algethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Busais & Carranza 2021 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus griseus Desert Monitor Baha el Din 2006 Bayless 2002 Werner 1982 Werner 2016

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx jaculus Western Sand Boa Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Dolichophis (Greater Whip Snakes)   Dolichophis jugularis Large Whip Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Genus Eirenis (Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)   Eirenis coronella Crowned Dwarf Snake Baha el Din 2006 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Sivan & Werner 2003 Werner 2016 Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)   Hemorrhois nummifer Coin-marked Whip Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)   Lytorhynchus diadema Crowned Awl-headed Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Macroprotodon (False Smooth Snakes)   Macroprotodon cucullatus Eastern False Smooth Snake Baha el Din 2006 Busack & McCoy 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)   Natrix tessellata Dice Snake Ibrahim 2012 Werner 2016 Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)   Platyceps florulentus Egyptian Whip Snake Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001   Platyceps rogersi Helwan Desert Whip Snake Baha el Din 2006 Schatti 2004 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Platyceps saharicus Saharan Cliff Racer Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Schatti & McCarthy 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 2016 [as tesselatus]   Platyceps sinai Sinai Whip Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 2016 Genus Rhynchocalamus (Middle East Black-headed Snakes)   Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus Palestine Black-headed Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)   Spalerosophis diadema Common Diadem Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)   Telescopus dhara Arabian Cat Snake Baha el Din 2006 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Els, Al-Johany, Amr, Baha-el-Din, Disi, Boehme, Geniez & Werner 2021 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Telescopus hoogstraali Sinai Cat Snake Baha el Din 2006 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Walterinnesia (Black Desert Cobras)   Walterinnesia aegyptia Western Black Desert Cobra Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)   Atractaspis engaddensis Palestine Stiletto Snake Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 [as A. andersonii] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)   Malpolon insignitus Eastern Montpellier Snake Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001   Malpolon moilensis Moila Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis aegyptius Sahara Sand Snake Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Psammophis schokari Arabian Sand Snake Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Psammophis sibilans Hissing Sand Snake Baha el Din 2006 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019 [type locality of lacrymans]  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)   Myriopholis cairi Egyptian Thread Snake Baha el Din 2006   Myriopholis macrorhyncha Large-snouted Thread Snake Baha el Din 2006 Hahn 1978 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)   Xerotyphlops syriacus Syrian Worm Snake Baha el Din 2006 [as vermicularis] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as vermicularis] Werner 1982 [as vermicularis]  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)   Cerastes cerastes Sahara Horned Viper Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner & Sivan 1992 Werner 1982 Werner 2016   Cerastes vipera Sahara Sand Viper Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner & Sivan 1992 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis coloratus Painted Carpet Viper Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Milto 2017 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Pseudocerastes (False Horned Vipers)   Pseudocerastes fieldi Western False Horned Viper Baha el Din 2006 Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Fathinia & Rastegar-Pouyani 2010 Gasperetti 1988 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 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 Baha el Din 2006 Gramentz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Baha el Din 2006 Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Baha el Din 2006  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Baha el Din 2006 Frazier, Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)   Testudo kleinmanni Egyptian Tortoise Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)   Trionyx triunguis African Softshell Turtle Baha el Din 2006