{"id":2325,"date":"2019-12-27T05:42:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-27T04:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/reptiles\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:33:46","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T09:33:46","slug":"reptiles-of-andalusia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/en\/blog\/reptiles-of-andalusia\/","title":{"rendered":"Reptiles of Andalusia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Biodiversity hot spot in Europe: turtles, chameleons, worm lizards, geckos, lizards, skinks and snakes.<\/h3>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1250981-e1605006135661.jpg\" data-id=\"14829\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14829 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"14829\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1250981-e1605006135661.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1250981-e1605006135661.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1250981-e1605006135661-380x238.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/P1250981-e1605006135661-800x500.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328.jpg\" data-id=\"14826\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14826 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"14826\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328-380x238.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328-800x500.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chameleons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787.jpg\" data-id=\"3392\" alt=\"Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri).\" class=\"wp-image-3392 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" data-id=\"3392\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787.jpg\" alt=\"Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri).\" class=\"wp-image-3392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787.jpg 800w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787-380x238.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lizards<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721.jpg\" data-id=\"11887\" alt=\"Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)\" class=\"wp-image-11887 lazyload\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"640\" data-id=\"11887\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721.jpg\" alt=\"Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus)\" class=\"wp-image-11887\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721-380x238.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721-800x500.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Snakes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>13 lizards tricky to identify<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>9 harmless snakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12 spectacular other species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ibero-Maghreb and Mediterranean species<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Variety of forms and great abundance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default has-border-color has-accent-5-border-color has-accent-5-background-color has-background has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"border-width:20px;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-left:0\"><em>Reptiles are terrestrial vertebrates, generally most feared by humans. The reason is understandable since many species of snakes around the world are poisonous and deadly. Fortunately, no Andalusian reptile represents a significant danger, although it is necessary to be prudent if we cross path with a Lataste\u2019s viper (Vipera latasti).  <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than <strong>fifty species<\/strong> of reptiles are present in the Iberian Peninsula, the most biodiverse European country. We can differentiate several main groups: the Quelonids with <strong>sea turtles, freshwater terrapins and land turtles<\/strong> ; and the Squamata group with <strong>Chameleons<\/strong>, <strong>worm lizards (amphisbaenians), geckos, lizards, skinks and snakes<\/strong> (vipers and others). This demonstrates the variety of Andalusian fauna and its attractiveness.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dsc00854-e1605007522726.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Reptiles of Andalusia: Iberian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dsc00854-e1605007522726.jpg\" alt=\"Reptiles of Andalusia: Iberian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Reptiles of Andalusia: Iberian false smooth snake (Macroprotodon brevis).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125 lazyload\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1349\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-125\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11.png 1349w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-380x27.png 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/dog-walker-11-800x56.png 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1349px) 100vw, 1349px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reptiles of Andalusia<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Risk by vipers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In our region, vipers are <strong>rare, fearful<\/strong>, not very aggressive, small in size and do not even systematically inject poison into their bites, as they reserve it for their prey (rodents). In case of bite, a medical follow-up will be enough to treat the patient. It is essential <strong>not to panic<\/strong> to prevent the spread of poison in the body; possibly the snake was not even poisonous.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Cold-blooded animals?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/i00558-e1605006742673.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/i00558-e1605006742673.jpg\" alt=\"Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mediterranean Pond Turtle (Mauremys leprosa), <a href=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/nutria-vs-galapago-leproso\/\">appears sometimes in Otter diet<\/a>.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All <strong>reptiles are covered with scales <\/strong>and have a variable body temperature, that forces them to adapt their behavior (hibernation, thermoregulation), and lay eggs in the terrestrial environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reptiles include animals with common characteristics but whose ancestors were not close relatives. It is an obsolete term from a scientific point of view, but very practical!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Turtles and Chameleons<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/dscn1408-e1605005920328.jpg\" alt=\"Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Mediterranean chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for sea turtles, they are difficult to observe, the commonest being the <strong>loggerhead sea turtle<\/strong> (<em>Caretta caretta<\/em>) but only isolated reproductive cases on the coast. Among freshwater terrapins, we can highlight the scarce <strong>European pond terrapin<\/strong> (<em>Emys orbicularis<\/em>) and the very abundant <strong>Moorish terrapin<\/strong> (<em>Mauremys leprosa<\/em>). Also included here is the <strong>Greek tortoise<\/strong> (<em>Testudo graeca<\/em>) whose populations are very localized and often threatened.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chameleon <\/strong>(<em>Chamaeleo chamaeleo<\/em>) is a coastal species introduced in Andalusia several hundred years ago, rare and difficult to locate due to its elusive behavior and mimetic coloration. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Salamanquesas y culebrillas ciegas<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130596-e1605006599767.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/P1130596-e1605006599767.jpg\" alt=\"Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Moorish Gecko (Tarentola mauritanica).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two cryptic and endemic <strong>worm lizards <\/strong>(genus <em>Blanus<\/em>) populate our territory. Those are really curious creatures that look like worms and live underground. It is necessary to lift many stones to get to observe some.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is possible to sight observe two species of geckos: the common <strong>Moorish gecko<\/strong> (<em>Tarentola mauritanica<\/em>), very abundant near the lampposts illuminated in summer, and the much scarcer <strong>Turkish gecko<\/strong> (<em>Hemidactylus turcicus<\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Lizards<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Psammodromus-algyrus.jpg\" alt=\"Algerian sand racer (Psammodromus algirus).\" class=\"wp-image-28094 lazyload\" title=\"Algerian sand racer (Psammodromus algirus).\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"952\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Psammodromus-algyrus.jpg\" alt=\"Algerian sand racer (Psammodromus algirus).\" class=\"wp-image-28094\" title=\"Algerian sand racer (Psammodromus algirus).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Psammodromus-algyrus.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Psammodromus-algyrus-380x258.jpg 380w, https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Psammodromus-algyrus-800x544.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Algerian sand racer (Psammodromus algirus).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The genus <em>Psammodromus<\/em>, characterized by fairing scales, included two easy-to-differentiate species until recently, each recently splitted and separated by distribution. In the Malaga-C\u00e1diz region, two species are found: <strong>Algerian psammodromus<\/strong> (<em>P. algirus<\/em>), which is the commonest lizard, and <strong>western lizard<\/strong> (<em>P. occidentalis<\/em>), the latter related to <em>P. hispanicus<\/em>. Two large lizards must be added: <strong>Sierra Nevada lizard<\/strong> (<em>Timon nevadensis<\/em>) roughly south east of the Guadalquivir and the more common <strong>ocellated lizard<\/strong> (<em>Timon lepidus<\/em>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/Podarcis-vaucheri__P1020694-e1605006570787.jpg\" alt=\"Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andalusian wall lizard (Podarcis vaucheri).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En cuanto a las lagartijas, son un grupo extremadamente diverso que incluye casi 30 especies en la Pen\u00ednsula Ib\u00e9rica. La taxonom\u00eda de este grupo ha evolucionado considerablemente en los \u00faltimos a\u00f1os y se han descrito muchas especies nuevas. Destacamos un g\u00e9nero end\u00e9mico de especies de monta\u00f1a pero que est\u00e1n ausentes de Andaluc\u00eda, <em>Iberolacerta<\/em>. Citemos una especie bonita f\u00e1cil de reconocer, la <strong>lagartija colirroja<\/strong> (<em>Acanthodactylus erythrurus<\/em>), presente en el litoral. La <strong>lagartija de Valverde<\/strong> (<em>Algyroides marchi<\/em>), es la \u00fanica especie del g\u00e9nero end\u00e9mica de la Sierra de Cazorla y Segura. En cuanto a la antigua <strong>lagartija ib\u00e9rica<\/strong> (<em>Podarcis hispanica<\/em>) que ocupaba toda la pen\u00ednsula, se ha dividido en varias especies: el tax\u00f3n presente en el sur de Espa\u00f1a es <em>Podarcis vaucheri.<\/em>     <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Skinks <\/strong>(Mediterranean species) remind slowworm (Northern species). They look like lizards which legs are so small that they are uselles for locomotion. Two species are present in Andalusia and can be distinguished by the number of fingers in each member.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Snakes<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Montpellier snake<\/strong> (<em>Malpolon monspessulanus<\/em>) and <strong>viperine snake<\/strong> (<em>Natrix maura<\/em>) are the two commonest snake species in Andalusia. The other seven species are more discreet and scarce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721.jpg\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus).\" title=\"\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g3-guides.com\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/DPP_a0001-e1605007049721.jpg\" alt=\"Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus).\" title=\"\"><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Montpellier snake (Malpolon monspessulanus).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Reptiles: list of species present in Andalusia<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignwide is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th>#<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>GROUP<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>FAMILY<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SPECIES<sup>1<\/sup><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>COMMON NAME<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>ID<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">DISTRIBUTION<\/th><th>RARITY<sup>2<\/sup><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Sea turtles<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cheloniidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Caretta caretta<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Loggerhead sea turtle<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Cosmopolitan<\/td><td>RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Tortoises<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Testudinidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Testudo graeca<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Greek tortoise<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Circum-Mediterranean<\/td><td>HIST \/ RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Terrapins<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Bataguridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Mauremys leprosa<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Moorish terrapin<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Emydidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Emys orbicularis<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>European pond terrapin<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Euro-Maghrebian<\/td><td>RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Emydidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Trachemys scripta elegans<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Red-eared Slider<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><\/td><td>EXO<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Worm lizards<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amphisbaenidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Blanus cinereus<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian worm lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">S Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Amphisbaenidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Blanus spec<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">S Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Chameleons<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Chamaeleonidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Chamaleo chamaeleon<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Mediterranean chameleon<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Andalusia, North Africa, Levant<\/td><td>HIST \/ R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Geckos<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gekkonidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Hemidactylus turcicus<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Turkish gecko<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Circum-Mediterranean<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2013<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Gekkonidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Tarentola mauritanica<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Moorish gecko<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Circum-Mediterranean<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Skinks<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Scincidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Chalcides bedriagai<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Bedriaga\u2019s skink **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iberia<\/td><td>RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Scincidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Chalcides striatus<\/em> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Western three-toad skink<\/strong> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iberia, S France<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Lizards<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Acanthodactylus erythrurus<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Spiny-footed lizard<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Algyroides marchi<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Spanish Algyroides **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Betic mountains (Cazorla)<\/td><td>R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Lacerta schreiberi<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Schreiber\u2019s green lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">W Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Podarcis carbonelli<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Carbonell\u2019s wall lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">W Iberia<\/td><td>RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Podarcis hispanicus<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian Wall Lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SE Iberia<\/td><td>R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Podarcis vaucheri<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Andalusian wall lizard<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Podarcis virescens<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Central Iberian Wall Lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">W Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Psammodromus algirus<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Large Psammodromus<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Psammodromus edwardsianus<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Edwards\u2019 Psammodromus **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SE Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Psammodromus hispanicus<\/em> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Spanish Psammodromus <\/strong><strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Centre Iberia, S France<\/td><td>R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Psammodromus occidentalis<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Western Psammodromus **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SO Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Large lizards<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Timon lepidus<\/em> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Ocellated lizard<\/strong> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iberia, S France<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Lacertidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Timon nevadensis<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Betic lizard **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">SE Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Typical snakes<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Coronella austriaca<\/em> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Smooth snake<\/strong> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Europe<\/td><td>RR<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Coronella girondica<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Southern smooth snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Maghrebian, S France, Italy<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Hemorrhois hippocrepis<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Horseshoe whip Snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Macroprotodon brevis<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian false smooth snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Tricky<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Magreb\u00ed<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Malpolon monspessulanus<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Montpellier snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Unmistakable<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Maghrebian, S France<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Natrix astrepophora<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Iberian grass snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Maghrebian, S France<\/td><td>R<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Natrix maura<\/em><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Viperine snake<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Ibero-Maghrebian, France<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>\u2013<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Colubridae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Zamenis scalaris<\/em> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Ladder snake<\/strong> <strong>*<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Iberia, S France<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Adders<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Viperidae<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><em>Vipera latasti<\/em><strong> **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Lataste\u2019s viper **<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Easy<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">S Iberia<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(1) SPECIES. <strong>*<\/strong> European endemism. <strong>**<\/strong> Iberian endemism. Reference web <em><a href=\"http:\/\/anfibios-reptiles-andalucia.org\/especies.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Reptiles de Andaluc\u00eda<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">(2) RARITY IN ANDALUSIA. <strong>R<\/strong>: rare. <strong>RR<\/strong>: very rare. <strong>EXT<\/strong>: extinct. <strong>EX\u00d3<\/strong>: exotic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biodiversity hot spot in Europe: turtles, chameleons, worm lizards, geckos, lizards, skinks and snakes. 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