List of reptiles of Greece


This list of the reptiles of Greece is primarily based on the Atlas of the Amphibians and Reptiles of Greece, published under the auspices of the Societas Hellenica Herpetologica, supplemented by the IUCN Red List. Of the 70 or 76 species recognized, 11 are endemic, while 3 are assessed as endangered.
For 5 species included in the Atlas currently there is no global assessment on the IUCN Red List, while 1 species for which there is an IUCN Red List assessment is not included in the Atlas.

Order: [Squamata] (lizards, snakes, and amphisbaenians)

Suborder: Amphisbaenia (amphisbaenians)

Suborder: Lacertilia (lizards)

Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)

Order: [Testudines] (turtles)

Superfamily: Chelonioidea (sea turtles)

Superfamily: Testudinoidea (pond turtles, geoemydid turtles, tortoises)

Superfamily: Trionychia (softshell turtles)