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This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Latvia. The Latvian reptile fauna totals 7 species.[1]

The following categories are used to highlight specific species' conservation status as assessed by the Red Data book of Latvia:

0 category	Extinct	Depleted species – species that are not found in the last 50 years.
1st category	Nearly extinct	Depleted species – species that are threatened with extinction and are rare.
2nd category	Critically Endangered	Diminishing species – species which individual number rapidly decreases.
3rd category	Endangered	Rare species – species that are of rare occurrence in small numbers.
4th category	Vulnerable	Little known or insufficiently explored species.

Lizards

Sauria:

• Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) – 4th category
• Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
• Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)

Snakes

Serpentes:

• Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) – 1st category
• Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
• Adder (Vipera berus)

Turtles

Testudines:

• European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) – 1st category

References

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