List of reptiles of Azerbaijan

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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 )
Family: Old World pond turtles (Geoemydidae)
- Genus: Brook turtles ( Mauremys )
  - Species: Caspian brook turtle ( Mauremys caspica );
Family: Tortoises (Testudinidae)
- Genus: Palearctic tortoises ( Testudo )
  - Species: Moorish tortoise ( Testudo graeca );

Lizards (Sauria)

Family: Geckos (Gekkonidae)
- Genus: Cyrtopodion ( Cyrtopodion )
  - Species: Cyrtopodion caspium ( Cyrtopodion caspium );
    - Subspecies: Cyrtopodion caspium insularis ( Cyrtopodion caspium insularis )
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 );

Family: Sneak (Anguidae)
- Genus: Anguis ( Anguis )
  - Species: Slow worm ( Anguis fragilis );
- Genus: Pseudopus ( Pseudopus )
  - Species: Scheltopusik ( Pseudopus apodus );

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 );

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 ( Ophisops elegans );

Snakes (serpentes)

Family: blind snakes , (Typhlopidae)
- Genus: Typhlops , ( Typhlops )
  - Species: Idiot ( Typhlops vermicularis );
Family: Boas , (Boidae)
- Genus: Sand boas ( Eryx )
  - Species: Western sand boa ( Eryx jaculus );

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 );

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 ( Malpolon monspessulanus );

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 );

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)