Herptofauna of Lesvos

Herptofauna of the Greek of Island of Lesvos. Apologies if taxa is not correct, many of these species were part of species splits and were under taxonomic change so it is a little challenging.

All 32

Roughtail Rock Agama ¹
Stellagama stellio

European Glass Lizard ²
Pseudopus apodus

Mediterranean House Gecko ³
Hemidactylus turcicus

Snake-eyed Lizard ⁴
Ophisops elegans

Kotschy's Gecko ⁵
Mediodactylus kotschyi

Caspian Whipsnake ⁵
Dolichophis caspius

Tessellated Water Snake ⁶
Natrix tessellata

Ottoman Viper ⁷
Montivipera xanthina

Eurasian Blind Snake ⁸
Xerotyphlops vermicularis

Western Montpellier Snake ⁹
Malpolon monspessulanus

grass snake ¹⁰
Natrix natrix

Javelin Sand Boa ⁴
Eryx jaculus

Dahl's Whip Snake ¹¹
Platyceps najadum

European Copper Skink ¹²
Ablepharus kitaibelii

Ring-Headed Dwarf Snake ²
Eirenis modestus

European Ratsnake ⁷
Zamenis situla

Asian Racer ²
Hemorrhois nummifer

Rhodes Green lizard ⁴
Lacerta diplochondrodes

Moorish Gecko ¹³
Tarentola mauritanica

Cat Snake ⁵
Telescopus fallax

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Herptofauna of Lesvos

Roughtail Rock Agama 1 Stellagama stellio

European Glass Lizard 2 Pseudopus apodus

Mediterranean House Gecko 3 Hemidactylus turcicus

Snake-eyed Lizard 4 Ophisops elegans

Kotschy's Gecko 5 Mediodactylus kotschyi

Caspian Whipsnake 5 Dolichophis caspius

Tessellated Water Snake 6 Natrix tessellata

Ottoman Viper 7 Montivipera xanthina

Eurasian Blind Snake 8 Xerotyphlops vermicularis

Western Montpellier Snake 9 Malpolon monspessulanus

grass snake 10 Natrix natrix

Javelin Sand Boa 4 Eryx jaculus

Dahl's Whip Snake 11 Platyceps najadum

European Copper Skink 12 Ablepharus kitaibelii

Ring-Headed Dwarf Snake 2 Eirenis modestus

European Ratsnake 7 Zamenis situla

Asian Racer 2 Hemorrhois nummifer

Rhodes Green lizard 4 Lacerta diplochondrodes

Moorish Gecko 13 Tarentola mauritanica

Cat Snake 5 Telescopus fallax