REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS OF THE UK

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	Distribution
Barred Grass Snake	Natrix helvetica (Split from Natrix natrix)
Common European Adder	Vipera berus
Smooth Snake	Coronella austriaca
Aesculapian Snake INTRODUCED	Zamenis longissimus
Grass Snake INTRODUCED	Natrix natrix

LIZARDS

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	Distribution
Common (or Viviparous) Lizard	Zootoca vivipara
Sand Lizard	Lacerta agilis
Common Slow-worm	Anguis fragilis	Most of the mainland Europe (including the UK) (Not found in Ireland)
Common European Wall Lizard	Podarcis muralis
Italian European Wall Lizard INTRODUCED	Podarcis siculus
Western Green Lizard INTRODUCED	Lacerta bilineata

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	Distribution
European Pond Turtle INTRODUCED	Emys orbicularis orbicularis	This subspecies occurs in Europe (reintroduced into Sweden and UK)
Red-eared Slider - INTRODUCED (May not be established)	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)

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	Distribution
Common Frog	Rana temporaria	xxxxxxxxx
Pool Frog	Pelophylax lessonae
Common Toad	Bufo bufo
Natterjack Toad	Epidalea (was Bufo) calamita
Midwife Toad INTRODUCED	Alytes obstetricans
African Clawed Toad INTRODUCED	Xenopus laevis
European Tree Frog INTRODUCED	Hyla arborea
Marsh Frog INTRODUCED	Rana ridibunda (=Pelophylax ridibundus)
Edible Frog INTRODUCED	Rana esculenta (=Pelophylax esculentus)
Yellow-bellied Toad INTRODUCED	Bombina variegata
American Bullfrog INTRODUCED (May not be established)	Rana catesbeiana

NEWTS

COMMON NAME (INTERNAL LINK)	SCIENTIFIC NAME (EXTERNAL LINK)	Distribution
Smooth Newt	Lissotriton vulgaris
Palmate Newt	Lissotriton helveticus	Western Europe, including Great Britain
Great Crested Newt	Triturus cristatus
Alpine Newt INTRODUCED	Triturus alpestris
Italian Crested Newt INTRODUCED	Triturus  carnifex

LINKS OF INTEREST

British Herpetological Society

List of reptiles of Great Britain
Wikipedia

National Amphibian & Reptile Recording Scheme
NARRS

AMPHIBIAN ID GUIDE 
NARRS

 REPTILE ID GUIDE
NARRS

 Amphibian and Reptile Conservation
ARC

Status of British Reptile and Amphibian Species
BTO

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