List of reptiles of Jordan

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reptiles, most of them are snakes and lizards, but there are some turtles. No crocodiles

are found in the country.

Statistics

Snakes: 45 species [1]
Lizards: 63 species^[2]
Turtles: 7 species^[3]

Snakes

Atractaspis: Atractaspis engaddensis
Cerastes: Cerastes cerastes; Cerastes gasperettii
Daboia: Daboia palaestinae
Dolichophis: Dolichophis caspius; Dolichophis jugularis; Dolichophis schmidti
Echis: Echis coloratus
Eirenis: Eirenis coronella; Eirenis coronelloides; Eirenis decemlineatus; Eirenis lineomaculatus; Eirenis rothii
Eryx: Eryx jaculus
Hemorrhois: Hemorrhois nummifer; Hemorrhois ravergieri
Letheobia: Letheobia simonii
Lytorhynchus: Lytorhynchus diadema; Lytorhynchus kennedyi
Macrovipera: Macrovipera lebetinus
Malpolon: Malpolon insignitus; Malpolon moilensis; Malpolon monspessulanus
Micrelaps: Micrelaps muelleri; Micrelaps tchernovi
Myriopholis: Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Natrix: Natrix tessellata
Platyceps: Platyceps collaris; Platyceps elegantissimus; Platyceps rhodorachis; Platyceps rogersi; Platyceps saharicus; Platyceps sinai; Platyceps ventromaculatus
Psammophis: Psammophis schokari
Pseudocerastes: Pseudocerastes fieldi; Pseudocerastes persicus
Rhynchocalamus: Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus
Spalerosophis: Spalerosophis diadema
Telescopus: Telescopus dhara; Telescopus fallax; Telescopus hoogstraali; Telescopus nigriceps
Walterinnesia: Walterinnesia aegyptia
Xerotyphlops: Xerotyphlops vermicularis

Lizards

Ablepharus: Ablepharus kitaibelii; Ablepharus pannonicus; Ablepharus rueppellii
Acanthodactylus: Acanthodactylus ahmaddisii; Acanthodactylus boskianus; Acanthodactylus cantoris; Acanthodactylus grandis; Acanthodactylus hardyi; Acanthodactylus opheodurus; Acanthodactylus pardalis; Acanthodactylus robustus; Acanthodactylus schmidti; Acanthodactylus scutellatus; Acanthodactylus tilburyi; Acanthodactylus tristrami
Bunopus: Bunopus blanfordii; Bunopus tuberculatus
Chalcides: Chalcides guentheri; Chalcides ocellatus; Chalcides sepsoides
Chamaeleo: Chamaeleo chamaeleon
Cyrtopodion: Cyrtopodion scabrum
Eumeces: Eumeces schneiderii
Eurylepis: Eurylepis taeniolata
Hemidactylus: Hemidactylus dawudazraqi; Hemidactylus mindiae; Hemidactylus turcicus
Heremites: Heremites vittatus
Lacerta: Lacerta media
Laudakia: Laudakia stellio
Mediodactylus: Mediodactylus kotschyi; Mediodactylus orientalis
Mesalina: Mesalina bernoullii; Mesalina guttulata; Mesalina microlepis; Mesalina olivieri
Ophiomorus: Ophiomorus latastii
Ophisops: Ophisops elegans
Phoenicolacerta: Phoenicolacerta kulzeri; Phoenicolacerta laevis
Phrynocephalus: Phrynocephalus arabicus; Phrynocephalus maculatus
Pristurus: Pristurus flavipunctatus; Pristurus rupestris
Pseudopus: Pseudopus apodus
Pseudotrapelus: Pseudotrapelus aqabensis; Pseudotrapelus sinaitus
Ptyodactylus: Ptyodactylus ananjevae; Ptyodactylus guttatus; Ptyodactylus hasselquistii; Ptyodactylus puiseuxi
Scincus: Scincus scincus
Stenodactylus: Stenodactylus doriae; Stenodactylus grandiceps; Stenodactylus slevini; Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
Trapelus: Trapelus agnetae; Trapelus mutabilis; Trapelus ruderatus
Tropiocolotes: Tropiocolotes nattereri; Tropiocolotes steudneri
Uromastyx: Uromastyx aegyptia
Varanus: Varanus griseus

Turtles

Caretta: Caretta caretta
Chelonia: Chelonia mydas
Dermochelys: Dermochelys coriacea
Eretmochelys: Eretmochelys imbricata
Mauremys: Mauremys caspica; Mauremys rivulata
Testudo: Testudo graeca

References

^ "Search results". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "Search results". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
^ "Search results". Reptile Database. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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