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The reptiles of Great Britain include three native snakes and three native lizards. A number of sea turtles visit Great Britain's shores. There are also at least seven introduced reptile species.

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Snakes

• Common European adder, Vipera berus berus[1]
• Barred grass snake, Natrix helvetica helvetica[2][lower-alpha 1]
• Smooth snake, Coronella austriaca austriaca

Lizards

• Slow worm, Anguis fragilis sensu stricto[4][5]
• Viviparous (or common) lizard, Zootoca vivipara[6]
• Sand lizard, Lacerta agilis

Sea turtles

• Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea – foraging[7]
• Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta – vagrant[8]
• Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas – vagrant[9]
• Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata – vagrant[9]
• Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii – vagrant[9]
• Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea – vagrant[10]

Introduced species

• Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta elegans[11][12]
• European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis[13]
• Common wall lizard, Podarcis muralis[14]
• Western green lizard, Lacerta bilineata[15]
• Aesculapian snake, Zamenis longissimus[16][17][18]
• Grass snake, Natrix natrix[19]

References

Notes

See also

• Lists of reptiles by region

External links

• 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 (31 December 2011). "Turtles of the world, 2011 update: Annotated checklist of taxonomy, synonymy, distribution and conservation status" (PDF). Chelonian Research Monographs. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 January 2012.
• Wilkinson, J.W., Baker, J. and Foster, J. Priorities for Non-Native Amphibians and Reptiles in the UK. ARC Research Report 11/02.

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