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COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
Barred Grass Snake |
Natrix helvetica (Split from Natrix natrix) |
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Common European Adder |
Vipera berus |
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Smooth Snake |
Coronella austriaca |
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Aesculapian Snake
|
Zamenis longissimus |
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Grass Snake
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Natrix natrix |
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COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
Common (or Viviparous) Lizard |
Zootoca vivipara |
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Sand Lizard |
Lacerta agilis |
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Common Slow-worm |
Anguis fragilis |
Most of the mainland Europe (including the UK) (Not found in Ireland) |
Common European Wall Lizard
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Podarcis muralis
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Italian European Wall Lizard
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Western Green Lizard
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Lacerta bilineata |
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FRESHWATER TURTLES & TERRAPINS
COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
European Pond Turtle
|
Emys orbicularis orbicularis |
This subspecies occurs in Europe (reintroduced into Sweden and UK) |
Red-eared Slider - INTRODUCED
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Trachemys scripta elegans |
(From USA, introduced into many countries) |
COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
Loggerhead Turtle |
Caretta caretta caretta |
Atlantic Ocean |
Green Turtle |
Chelonia mydas mydas |
Atlantic Ocean |
Atlantic Hawksbill Turtle |
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata |
Atlantic Ocean |
Kemp's Ridley Turtle |
Lepidochelys kempii |
North Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico (North of Equator) |
Leathery or Luth Turtle |
Dermochelys coriacea |
Worldwide including AUSTRALIA (All States) |
FROGS AND TOADS
COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
Common Frog |
Rana temporaria |
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Pool Frog |
Pelophylax lessonae |
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Common Toad |
Bufo bufo |
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Natterjack Toad |
Epidalea (was Bufo) calamita |
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Midwife Toad
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Alytes obstetricans |
African Clawed Toad
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Xenopus laevis |
European Tree Frog
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Hyla arborea |
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Marsh Frog
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Rana ridibunda (=Pelophylax ridibundus) |
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Edible Frog
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Rana esculenta (=Pelophylax esculentus) |
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Yellow-bellied Toad
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Bombina variegata |
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American Bullfrog
|
Rana catesbeiana |
COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK) |
SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK) |
Distribution |
Smooth Newt |
Lissotriton vulgaris |
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Palmate Newt |
Lissotriton helveticus |
Western Europe, including Great Britain |
Great Crested Newt |
Triturus cristatus |
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Alpine Newt
|
Triturus alpestris |
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Italian Crested Newt
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Triturus carnifex |
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