List of reptiles of Azerbaijan
The list of reptiles of Azerbaijan contains all reptiles occurring in Azerbaijan up to the species level. A total of 3 orders , 12 families , 31 genera and 62 species occur.
Turtles (Testudines)
- Family: New World pond turtles (Emydidae)
- Genus: Emys ( Emys )
- Species: European pond turtle ( Emys orbicularis );
- Subspecies: Persian pond turtle ( Emys orbicularis persica )
- Species: European pond turtle ( Emys orbicularis );
- Genus: Emys ( Emys )
- Family: Old World pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Genus: Brook turtles ( Mauremys )
- Species: Caspian brook turtle ( Mauremys caspica );
- Genus: Brook turtles ( Mauremys )
- Family: Tortoises (Testudinidae)
- Genus: Palearctic tortoises ( Testudo )
- Species: Moorish tortoise ( Testudo graeca );
- Genus: Palearctic tortoises ( Testudo )
Lizards (Sauria)
- Family: Geckos (Gekkonidae)
- Genus: Cyrtopodion ( Cyrtopodion )
- Species: Cyrtopodion caspium ( Cyrtopodion caspium );
- Subspecies: Cyrtopodion caspium insularis ( Cyrtopodion caspium insularis )
- Species: Cyrtopodion caspium ( Cyrtopodion caspium );
- Genus: Cyrtopodion ( Cyrtopodion )
- Family: Agamas (Agamidae)
- Genus: Paralaudakia ( Laudakia )
- Species: Caucasian agame ( Laudakia caucasia );
- Genus: Trapelus ( Trapelus )
- Species: Trapelus ruderatus ( Trapelus ruderatus );
- Genus: Toad head dragons ( Phrynocephalus );
- Species: Sungazer ( Phrynocephalus helioscopus );
- Subspecies: Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi ( Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi );
- Species: Persian toad head ( Phrynocephalus persicus );
- Species: Sungazer ( Phrynocephalus helioscopus );
- Genus: Paralaudakia ( Laudakia )
- Family: Sneak (Anguidae)
- Genus: Anguis ( Anguis )
- Species: Slow worm ( Anguis fragilis );
- Genus: Pseudopus ( Pseudopus )
- Species: Scheltopusik ( Pseudopus apodus );
- Genus: Anguis ( Anguis )
- Family: Skinke (Scincidae)
- Genus: Adder-Eye Skinks ( Ablepharus )
- Species: Ablepharus bivittatus ( Ablepharus bivittatus );
- Species: Ablepharus pannonicus ( Ablepharus pannonicus );
- Genus: Eumeces ( Eumeces )
- Species: Berber skink ( Eumeces schneideri );
- Genus: Trachylepis ( Trachylepis )
- Species: Goldmabuye ( Trachylepis aurata );
- Species: Trachylepis septemtaeniata ( Trachylepis septemtaeniata );
- Genus: Adder-Eye Skinks ( Ablepharus )
- Family: Real lizards (Lacertidae)
- Genus: Caucasian rock lizards ( Darevskia )
- Species: Armenian rock lizard ( Darevskia armeniaca );
- Species: Caucasian rock lizard ( Darevskia caucasica );
- Species: Darevskia chlorogaster ( Darevskia chlorogaster );
- Species: Arctic rock lizard ( Darevskia derjugini );
- Species: Darevskia portschinskii ( Darevskia portschinskii );
- Species: Caucasian meadow lizard ( Darevskia praticola );
- Species: Darevskia raddei ( Darevskia raddei );
- Species: Darevskia rostombekovi ( Darevskia rostombekovi );
- Species: Keeltail rock lizard ( Darevskia rudis );
- Species: Darevskia valentini ( Darevskia valentini );
- Genus: Desert Runner ( Eremias )
- Type: Steppe Runner ( Eremias arguta )
- Species: Transcaucasian desert racer ( Eremias pleskei )
- Species: Shrub's desert racer ( Eremias strauchi )
- Type: Fast desert racer ( Eremias velox )
- Genus: Collared lizards ( Lacerta )
- Species: sand lizard ( Lacerta agilis );
- Species: Eastern giant green lizard ( Lacerta media );
- Species: Caucasian green lizard ( Lacerta strigata );
- Species: Brandt's lizard ( Lacerta brandtii );
- Genus: Snake- eye lizards ( Ophisops )
- Species: European snake eye (
- Genus: Caucasian rock lizards ( Darevskia )
Snakes (serpentes)
- Family: blind snakes , (Typhlopidae)
- Family: Boas , (Boidae)
- Genus: Sand boas ( Eryx )
- Species: Western sand boa ( Eryx jaculus );
- Genus: Sand boas ( Eryx )
- Family: Adders (Colubridae)
- Genus: Angry Snakes ( Coluber )
- Species: Snake ( Coluber najadum );
- Subspecies: Coluber najadum albitemporalis ( Coluber najadum albitemporalis )
- Species: Ravergier's Wrath Snake ( Coluber ravergieri );
- Species: Snake ( Coluber najadum );
- Genus: Smooth Snakes ( Coronella )
- Species: Smooth snake ( Coronella austriaca );
- Genus: dwarf snakes ( Eirenis )
- Species: Dagestan collared dwarf snake ( Eirenis collaris );
- Species: Headband dwarf snake ( Eirenis modestus );
- Species: Armenian dwarf snake ( Eirenis punctatolineatus );
- Genus: Elaphe ( Elaphe )
- Species: Hohenacker's snake ( Elaphe Hohenackeri );
- Species: Persian adder ( Elaphe persica );
- Species: Spotted snake ( Elaphe sauromates );
- Genus: Dolichophis ( Dolichophis )
- Species: Balkan jumping snake ( Dolichophis caspius );
- Species: Schmidt's arrow snake ( Dolichophis schmidti );
- Genus: Lizard snakes ( Malpolon )
- Species: European lizard snake (
- Genus: Angry Snakes ( Coluber )
- Genus: European water snakes ( Natrix )
- Species: Great-headed grass snake ( Natrix megalocephala );
- Species: grass snake ( Natrix natrix );
- Species: dice snake ( Natrix tesellata );
- Genus: Sand snakes ( Psammophis )
- Species: Steppe sand snake ( Psammophis lineolatus );
- Genus: Rhinchocalamus ( Rhinchocalamus )
- Species: Black Rhinchocalamus ( Rhinchocalamus melanocephalus );
- Genus: Cat Snakes ( Telescopus )
- Species: European cat snake ( Telescopus fallax );
- Family: Vipers (Viperidae)
- Genus: Gloydius ( Gloydius )
- Species: Halysotter ( Gloydius halys );
- Genus: Real otters ( Vipera )
- Species: Western Caucasus viper ( Vipera dinniki );
- Species: Armenian mountain otter ( Vipera raddei );
- Species: Asian mountain otter ( Vipera xanthina );
- Species: Schamachiotter ( Vipera shemakhensis );
- Species: Steppe viper ( Vipera renardi );
- Species: Caucasian horned viper ( Vipera transcaucasiana )
- Genus: Great Vipers ( Macrophia )
- Species: Levant Otter ( Macroektivena lebetina );
- Genus: Gloydius ( Gloydius )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Н.Б. Ананьева, Н.Л. Орлов, Р.Г. Халиков, И.С. Даревский, С.А. Рябов, А.В. Барабанов "Атлас пресмыкающихся Северной Евразии (таксономичское разнообразие, географическое распространение и природоохранный статус)» Зоологический институт Российской Академии наук, Санкт-Петербург, 2004 - стр. 21 (Russian)
- ↑ The genus has only one species
- ↑ Д. А. Мельников, Н. Б. Ананьева, А. Л. Агасян, М. Раджабизаде История изучения и таксономический статус персидской круглоголовки Phrynocephalus persicus DE FILIPPI, 1863 и такырной круглоголовки Хорвата Phrynocephalus helioscopus horvathi MEHELY, 1894 в сб. Вопросы герпетологии. Материалы Третьего съезда Герпетологического общества им. А. М. Никольского, СПб: 2008. 468 с. ISBN 978-5-98092-021-0 [1] (Russian)