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Wildlife - Reptiles in the UK

This listing, is sorted by a key, this being the most common general name of the reptile type, i.e. snake. Where the name of the reptile next to the key is hyperlinked this is to a page within this web, to the right is a hyperlinked column to entries in Wikipedia. BBC factfile links have been added to native species.

Only 6 are native, and common in the UK, these are shown with a light yellow background

Key	Reptile	Latin	Links	Notes
Lizard	Common Lizard viviparous lizard	Zootoca vivipara	Common Lizard BBC	Native
Lizard	Common Wall Lizard	Podarcis muralis	Common Wall Lizard	Known to have bred in the wild here
Lizard	European green lizard	Lacerta viridis	European green lizard	Known to have bred in the wild here
Lizard	Sand Lizard	Lacerta agilis	Sand Lizard BBC	Native
Lizard	Slow-worm	Anguis fragilis	Slow-worm BBC	Native
Snake	Adder Common Viper	Vipera berus	Adder BBC	Native
Snake	Aesculapian Snake	Elaphe longissima	Aesculapian Snake	Known to have bred in the wild here
Snake	Dice Snake	Natrix tessellata	Dice Snake	Known to have bred in the wild here
Snake	Grass Snake Ringed Snake	Natrix natrix	Grass Snake BBC	Native
Snake	Smooth Snake	Coronella austriaca	Smooth Snake BBC	Native
Terrapin	European Pond Terrapin	Emys orbicularis	European Pond Terrapin	Known to have bred in the wild here
Terrapin	Red-eared Terrapin	Trachemys scripta elegans	Red-eared Terrapin	Known to have bred in the wild here
Turtle	Green Sea Turtle	Chelonia mydas	Green Sea Turtle	coastal visitor
Turtle	Hawksbill	Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill	coastal visitor
Turtle	Kemp's Ridley	Lepidochelys kempii	Kemp's Ridley	coastal visitor
Turtle	Leatherback Sea Turtle	Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Sea Turtle BBC	coastal visitor
Turtle	Loggerhead Sea Turtle	Caretta caretta	Loggerhead Sea Turtle	coastal visitor

This list will continue to grow as we come across new places. REMEMBER if know of somewhere that you feel is a good place please let us know.

By: Keith Park	Section: Reptiles	Key:
Page Ref: reptiles	Topic: Wildlife	Last Updated: 03/2010

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