List of reptiles of Great Britain

Adder

Ten or eleven species of reptiles occur in Great Britain: three snakes and three lizards, which were established at the time of the last ice age. Additionally, Britain has a number of introduced species which have become naturalized in their new environments.

Sea turtles have been recorded as coastal vagrants and the red-eared terrapin occurs as an introduced species.

Snakes

Main article: Snake

Adder Vipera berus
Grass snake Natrix natrix
Smooth snake Coronella austriaca

Lizards

Main article: Lizard

Slow-worm Anguis fragilis
Common or Viviparous lizard Zootoca vivipara
Sand lizard Lacerta agilis

Turtles

Main article: Turtle

Leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea. Foraging^[1]
Loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta. Vagrant^[2]
Green sea turtle Chelonia mydas. Vagrant.^[3]
Hawksbill sea turtle Eretmochelys imbricata. Vagrant.^[3]
Kemp's ridley sea turtle Lepidochelys kempii. Vagrant.^[3]

Introduced species

Red-eared terrapin^[4] Trachemys scripta elegans. (Introduced species).^[5] Rare but increasing due to pet release.^[4]
European pond turtle Emys orbicularis.
Western green lizard L. bilineata.
Common wall lizard Podarcis muralis.
Aesculapian snake Zamenis longissimus.

References

↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174
↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172
1 2 3 Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
1 2 Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 9781405367097.
↑ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.183

British Reptiles from wildlifetrust.org.uk
RAUK Identification Guide
Rhodin, Anders G.J.; van Dijk, Peter Paul; Inverson, John B.; Shaffer, H. Bradley; Roger, Bour (2011-12-31). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status". Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-01-22.
Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11/02.