List of reptiles of Mongolia

This is a list of reptiles of Mongolia.

Family Gekkonidae

• Kaspischer even-fingered gecko or Squeaky pygmy gecko (Alsophylax pipiens)
• Gobi naked-toed gecko or Yangihissar gecko (Cyrtopodion elongatus)
• Przewalski’s wonder gecko or Plate-tailed gecko (Teratoscincus przewalskii)

Family Agamidae

Phrynocephalus versicolor

• Mongolian agama or Mongolian rock agama (Laudakia stoliczkana)
• Sunwatcher toad-head agama (Phrynocephalus helioscopus)
• Tuva toad-head agama (Phrynocephalus versicolor)

Family Lacertidae

Eremias przewalskii

• Mongolian racerunner (Eremias argus)
• Stepperunner or Arguta (Eremias arguta)
• Multi-oscillated racerunner (Eremias multiocellata)
• Gobi racerunner (Eremias przewalskii)
• Variegated racerunner (Eremias vermiculata)
• Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)
• Viviparous lizard or Common lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

Family Boidae

• Tatary sand boa (Eryx tataricus)

Family Colubridae

• Slender racer (Coluber spinalis)
• Steppes rat snake, Dione snake or Pallas’ coluber (Elaphe dione)
• Amur rat snake, Great black, Manchurian black, Siberian rat snake or Russian rat snake (Elaphe schrenckii)
• European Grass Snake or Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
• Steppe ribbon racer (Psammophis lineolatus)

Family Viperidae

• Halys pit viper or Asian viper (Gloydius halys)
• Adder or Common northern viper (Vipera berus)

Sources

• Mongolian Red List of Reptiles and Amphibians. Zoological Society of London, Regent’s Park, London, NW1 4RY, 2006