List of amphibians and reptiles of Gibraltar
Appearance
This is a list of the amphibian and reptile species recorded in Gibraltar. There are five amphibian and twenty-five reptile species in Gibraltar, of which one is critically endangered, two are endangered, one is vulnerable, and three are near threatened.[1]
The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
EX | Extinct | No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. |
EW | Extinct in the wild | Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range. |
CR | Critically endangered | The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild. |
EN | Endangered | The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. |
VU | Vulnerable | The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild. |
NT | Near threatened | The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future. |
LC | Least concern | There are no current identifiable risks to the species. |
DD | Data deficient | There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species. |
Some species were assessed using an earlier set of criteria. Species assessed using this system have the following instead of near threatened and least concern categories:
LR/cd | Lower risk/conservation dependent | Species which were the focus of conservation programmes and may have moved into a higher risk category if that programme was discontinued. |
LR/nt | Lower risk/near threatened | Species which are close to being classified as vulnerable but are not the subject of conservation programmes. |
LR/lc | Lower risk/least concern | Species for which there are no identifiable risks. |
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- Family: Salamandridae (newts)
- Genus: Pleurodeles
- Iberian ribbed newt, Pleurodeles waltl NT
- Genus: Pleurodeles
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- Suborder: Mesobatrachia
- Family: Pelobatidae
- Genus: Pelobates
- Western spadefoot toad, Pelobates cultripes
- Genus: Pelobates
- Family: Bufonidae
- Genus: Bufo
- Common toad, Bufo bufo LC
- Genus: Bufo
- Family: Hylidae
- Genus: Hyla
- Mediterranean tree frog, Hyla meridionalis LC
- Genus: Hyla
- Family: Ranidae
- Genus: Rana
- Perez's frog, Rana perezi LC
- Genus: Rana
- Family: Pelobatidae
Order: Testudines (turtles, tortoises and terrapins)
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- Family: Cheloniidae
- Genus: Caretta
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta EN
- Genus: Chelonia
- Green turtle, Chelonia mydas EN
- Genus: Caretta
- Family: Dermochelyidae
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Leatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriacea CR
- Genus: Dermochelys
- Family: Emydidae
- Genus: Emys
- European pond terrapin, Emys orbicularis LR/nt
- Genus: Trachemys
- Red-eared slider, Trachemys scripta LC
- Genus: Emys
- Family: Cheloniidae
- Suborder: Cryptodira
- Superfamily: Testudinoidea
- Family: Geoemydidae
- Subfamily: Geoemydinae
- Genus: Mauremys
- Mediterranean pond turtle, Mauremys leprosa
- Genus: Mauremys
- Subfamily: Geoemydinae
- Family: Geoemydidae
- Family: Testudinidae
- Genus: Testudo
- Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca VU
- Genus: Testudo
- Superfamily: Testudinoidea
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- Suborder: Sauria
- Family: Chamaeleonidae
- Genus: Chamaeleo
- Common chameleon, Chamaeleo chamaeleon
- Genus: Chamaeleo
- Family: Gekkonidae
- Genus: Hemidactylus
- Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus
- Genus: Tarentola
- Moorish gecko, Tarentola mauritanica
- Genus: Hemidactylus
- Family: Scincidae (skinks)
- Genus: Chalcides
- Bedriaga's skink, Chalcides bedriagai NT
- Western three-toed skink, Chalcides striatus LC
- Genus: Chalcides
- Family: Lacertidae (wall lizards)
- Genus: Acanthodactylus
- Red-tailed spiny-footed lizard, Acanthodactylus erythrurus LC
- Genus: Timon
- Ocellated lizard, Timon lepidus
- Genus: Podarcis
- Iberian wall lizard, Podarcis hispanica
- Genus: Psammodromus
- Algerian sand racer, Psammodromus algirus LC
- Genus: Acanthodactylus
- Family: Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
- Genus: Blanus
- Iberian worm lizard, Blanus cinereus LC
- Genus: Blanus
- Family: Chamaeleonidae
- Suborder: Serpentes (snakes)
- Family: Colubridae
- Genus: Hemorrhois
- Horseshoe whip snake, Hemorrhois hippocrepis LC
- Genus: Coronella
- Southern smooth snake, Coronella girondica LC
- Genus: Rhinechis
- Ladder snake, Rhinechis scalaris LC
- Genus: Malpolon
- Montpellier snake, Malpolon monspessulanus
- Genus: Macroprotodon
- Western false smooth snake, Macroprotodon brevis NT
- Genus: Natrix
- Viperine snake, Natrix maura
- Grass snake, Natrix natrix
- Genus: Hemorrhois
- Family: Viperidae
- Genus: Vipera
- Lataste's viper, Vipera latastei LC
- Genus: Vipera
- Family: Colubridae
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Reptiles and Amphibians in Gibraltar and its waters". Gibraltar Ornithological and Natural History Society. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2007.