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List of reptiles of Great Britain

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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.

Snakes (Serpentes)

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Image Name Head (dorsal) Head (lateral) Distribution
Common adder
(Vipera berus)[1]
Barred grass snake
(Natrix helvetica)[2][a]
Smooth snake
(Coronella austriaca)[4]

Lizards (Lacertilia)

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Image Name Distribution
Slow worm
(Anguis fragilis)[5][6]
Viviparous lizard
(Zootoca vivipara)[7]
Sand lizard
(Lacerta agilis)

Sea turtles (Chelonioidea)

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Image Name Distribution
Leatherback sea turtle
(Dermochelys coriacea)
Foraging[8]
Loggerhead sea turtle
(Caretta caretta)
Vagrant[9]
Green sea turtle
(Chelonia mydas)
Vagrant[10]
Hawksbill sea turtle
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
Vagrant[10]
Kemp's ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys kempii)
Vagrant[10]
Olive ridley sea turtle
(Lepidochelys olivacea)
Vagrant[11]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Adder". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Carolin Kindler; Maxime Chèvre; Sylvain Ursenbacher; Wolfgang Böhme; Axel Hille; Daniel Jablonski; Melita Vamberger; Uwe Fritz (7 August 2017), "Hybridization patterns in two contact zones of grass snakes reveal a new Central European snake species", Scientific Reports, 7 (1), Nature: Article number: 7378, Bibcode:2017NatSR...7.7378K, doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07847-9, PMC 5547120, PMID 28785033
  3. ^ Angela Julian (22 August 2017). "What does the re-classification of European grass snakes mean for our native grass snakes?". Amphibian and Reptile Groups of the UK. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Smooth snake | The Wildlife Trusts". www.wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ Václav Gvozˇ dík, David Jandzik, Petros Lymberakis, Daniel Jablonski, Jirˇ í Moravec (2010). "Slow worm, Anguis fragilis (Reptilia: Anguidae) as a species complex: Geneticstructure reveals deep divergences". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 55 (2): 460–472. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2010.01.007. PMID 20079858. Retrieved 1 April 2022.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ "Slow worm". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  7. ^ "Common lizard". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  8. ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.174
  9. ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.172
  10. ^ a b c Inns, Howard (2009) Britain's Reptiles and Amphibians, Wildguides.
  11. ^ "Olive ridley turtle found injured off Seaford beach". BBC News. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  12. ^ Rhodin 2011, p. 000.183
  13. ^ Wildlife of Britain The Definitive Visual Guide. Dorling Kindersley. 2011. p. 168. ISBN 978-1-4053-6709-7.
  14. ^ "Terrapin". Canal & River Trust. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Common Wall Lizard". Surrey Amphibian and Reptile Group (SARG). Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  16. ^ Pete Hill (19 November 2020). Alien species of amphibian and reptile in the UK (YouTube video). Amphibian and Reptile Conservation on YouTube.
  17. ^ Amphibians and Reptiles. HarperCollins. 2000. ISBN 978-0-00-220083-7.
  18. ^ "Wild snake caught on film in north Wales". BBC. 16 May 2006.
  19. ^ Loeb, Josh (2 September 2010). "Feature: 'The Camden Creature' - An amphibian and reptile trust says our waterways are alive with some exotic creatures". Islington Tribune. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010.
  20. ^ "Britain's biggest snake - missing from UK for 10,000 years - now back and breeding". Daily Mirror. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  21. ^ Julian, Angela (8 March 2021). "Enter the Natrix: surveying grass snakes in eastern England by Steve Allain". ARG UK. Retrieved 28 December 2021.

Notes

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  1. ^ Previously referred to as Natrix natrix helvetica)[2][3]
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