Predominantly collected from the trip reports on this site, this page provides an overview of the European herp species I have seen. Non-captive animals only. More or less the entire European herpetofauna, former Soviet states excluded. Species still to be seen or seen without picture are mentioned. Some (mainly older) pictures may be rather crappy; hope to replace them soon...

AMPHIBIA - amphibians

Caudata - salamanders and newts

SALAMANDRIDAE

Fire Salamander - Salamandra salamandra (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)

Corsican Fire Salamander - Salamandra corsica (Vizzavona, Corsica, May 2009)

Alpine Salamander - Salamandra atra (Bex, Switzerland, July 2006)

Lanza’s Alpine Salamander - Salamandra lanzai (Cottian Alps, Italy, July 2006)

Southern Spectacled Salamander - Salamandrina terdigitata (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)

Northern Spectacled Salamander - Salamandrina perspicillata (Genova, Italy, April 2003)

Helversen’s or Karpathos Salamander - Lyciasalamandra helverseni (Karpathos, Greece, December 2005)

Golden-striped Salamander - Chioglossa lusitanica (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)

Sharp-ribbed Newt - Pleurodeles waltl (Extremadura, Spain, September 2005)

Pyrenean Brook Newt - Calotriton asper (PN Ordesa, Spain, July 2004)

Montseny Brook Newt - Calotriton arnoldi (Montseny, Spain, July 2007)

Corsican Brook Newt - Euproctus montanus (Forêt de Valdiniellu, Corsica, May 2009)

Sardinian Brook Newt - Euproctus platycephalus (Monte Limbara, Sardinia, May 2009)

Common Newt - Lissotriton (vulgaris) graecus (Buljarica, Montenegro, April 2008)

Palmate Newt - Lissotriton helveticus (Dilsen-Stokkem, Belgium, March 2007)

Italian Newt - Lissotriton italicus (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)

Iberian Newt - Lissotriton boscai (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)

Montandon’s Newt - Lissotriton montandoni (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)

Alpine Newt - Ichthyosaura alpestris (Biogradska Gora, Montenegro, May 2008)

Great Crested Newt - Triturus cristatus (Piatra Neamt, Romania, May 2007)

Italian Crested Newt - Triturus carnifex (PN Pollino, Italy, March 2005)

Macedonian Crested Newt - Triturus macedonicus (Prespa Lakes, Greece, May 2004)

Danube Crested Newt - Triturus dobrogicus (Danube delta, Romania, May 2007)

Arntzen's Crested Newt - Triturus arntzeni (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Marbled Newt - Triturus marmoratus (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)

Southern Marbled Newt - Triturus pygmaeus (Loja, Andalucia, April 2006)

PLETHODONTIDAE

Strinati’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes strinatii (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)

Ambrosi’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes ambrosii (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)

Italian Cave Salamander - Speleomantes italicus (Farindola, Italy, April 2005)

Monte Albo Cave Salamander - Speleomantes flavus (Siniscola, Sardinia, February 2009)

Sopramontane Cave Salamander - Speleomantes supramontis (Sopramonte di Oliena, Sardinia, February 2009)

Scented Cave Salamander - Speleomantes imperialis (Quirra, Sardinia, March 2009)

Sette Fratelli Cave Salamander - Speleomantes sarrabusensis (Burcei, Sardinia, March 2009)

Gené’s Cave Salamander - Speleomantes genei - (sub)sp. B (Barbusi, Sardinia, February 2009)

PROTEIDAE

Olm - Proteus anguinus (Slovenia, July 2010)

Anura - frogs and toads

PIPIDAE

African Clawed Toad - Xenopus laevis (Cersay, France, July 2007)

ALYTIDAE

Common Midwife Toad - Alytes obstetricans (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)

Iberian Midwife Toad - Alytes cisternasii (Andalucia, Spain, April 2006)

Southern Midwife Toad - Alytes dickhilleni (Sierra de Cazorla, Spain, April 2006)

Majorcan Midwife Toad - Alytes muletensis (Majorca, Spain, July 2005)

Iberian Painted Frog - Discoglossus galganoi (Huelva, Spain, April 2006)

Tyrrhenian Painted Frog - Discoglossus sardus (Eastern Sardinia, Italy, March 2009)

Corsican Painted Frog - Discoglossus montalentii (Vizzavona, Corsica, May 2009)

Painted Frog - Discoglossus pictus (Monte Pellegrino, Sicily, March 2005)

BOMBINATORIDAE

Fire-bellied Toad - Bombina bombina (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Yellow-bellied Toad - Bombina variegata (S Bulgaria, May 2005)

PELOBATIDAE

Common Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates fuscus (Danube river delta, Romania, May 2007)

Western Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates cultripes (PN Doñana, Spain, April 2006)

Eastern Spadefoot Toad - Pelobates syriacus (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

PELODYTIDAE

Parsley Frog - Pelodytes punctatus (Murcia, Spain, April 2006)

Iberian Parsley Frog - Pelodytes ibericus (Càdiz, Spain, April 2006)

BUFONIDAE

Common Toad - Bufo bufo (Càdiz, Spain, April 2006)

Natterjack (Toad) - Bufo calamita (Extremadura, Spain, October 2005)

Green Toad - Bufo (viridis) balearicus (Sardinia, March 2009)

HYLIDAE

Common Tree Frog - Hyla arborea (Skadar Lake, Montenegro, May 2008)

Italian Tree Frog - Hyla intermedia (Gallitello, Sicily, April 2005)

Tyrrhenian Tree Frog - Hyla sarda (near Lula, Sardinia, May 2009)

Stripeless Tree Frog - Hyla meridionalis (PN Aiguamolls de l'Emporda, Spain, July 2004)

RANIDAE

Common Frog - Rana temporaria (Biogradska Gora, Montenegro, May 2008)

Pyrenean Stream Frog - Rana pyrenaica (Iraty, France, July 2004)

Moor Frog - Rana arvalis (Romania, May 2007)

Agile Frog - Rana dalmatina (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

Italian Agile Frog - Rana latastei (near Torino, Italy, July 2006)

Iberian Stream Frog - Rana iberica (Sierra de Gredos, Spain, September 2005)

Italian Stream Frog - Rana italica (Liguria, Italy, July 2007)

Balkan Stream Frog - Rana graeca (Peloponnese, October 2006)

Pool Frog - Pelophylax lessonae (Rommedenne, Belgium 2007)

Edible Frog - Pelophylax kl. esculentus (Lovendegem, Belgium 2007)

Marsh Frog - Pelophylax ridibundus (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Iberian Water Frog - Pelophylax perezi (Majorca, Spain, July 2005)

Graf’s Hybrid Frog - Pelophylax kl. grafi (Lac du Salagou, France, July 2004)

Albanian Pool Frog - Pelophylax shqipericus (Sasko Jezero, Montenegro, April 2008)

Epirus Water Frog - Pelophylax epeiroticus (Kaiafa Lake, Peloponnese, October 2006)

Cretan Water Frog - Pelophylax cretensis (Kourna Lake, Crete, Greece, June 2009)

Levant Water Frog - Pelophylax bedriagae (Gozo, Malta, April 2007)

American Bull Frog - Lithobates catesbeianus (Agia dam, Crete, Greece, June 2009)

REPTILIA - reptiles

Chelonii - tortoises, terrapins and turtles

TESTUDINIDAE

Hermann’s Tortoise - Testudo hermanni (Sassari, Sardinia, May 2009)

Spur-thighed Tortoise - Testudo graeca (Dobrudga, Romania, May 2007)

Marginated Tortoise - Testudo marginata (Skyros, Greece, June 2006)

EMYDIDAE

European Pond Terrapin - Emys orbicularis (Montenegro, May 2008)

Red-eared Slider - Trachemys scripta elegans (Majorca, Spain, July 2005)

GEOEMYDIDAE

Balkan Terrapin - Mauremys rivulata (Buljarica, Montenegro, April 2008)

Moorish Terrapin - Mauremys leprosa (Extremadura, Spain, September 2005)

CHELONIIDAE

Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Caretta caretta (Crete, Greece, June 2009)

Sauria - lizards

AGAMIDAE

Starred Agama - Laudakia stellio (Chalkidiki, Greece, May 2004)

CHAMAELEONIDAE

Mediterranean Chameleon - Chamaeleo chamaeleon (Malta, April 2007)

African Chameleon - Chamaeleo africanus (Peloponnese, October 2006)

PHYLLODACTYLIDAE

Moorish Gecko - Tarentola mauritanica (Malta, April 2007)

GEKKONIDAE

Turkish Gecko - Hemidactylus turcicus (Huelva, Spain, April 2006)

Kotschy’s Gecko - Mediodactylus kotschyi (Symi, Greece, October 2007)

SPHAERODACTYLIDAE

European Leaf-toed Gecko - Euleptes europaea (Campomoro, Corsica, May 2009)

LACERTIDAE

Steppe Runner - Eremias arguta (Danube river delta, Romania, May 2007)

Spiny-footed Lizard - Acanthodactylus erythrurus (Huelva, Spain, April 2006)

Algerian Psammodromus - Psammodromus algirus (Extremadura, Spain, September 2005)

Spanish Psammodromus - Psammodromus hispanicus (Huelva, Spain, April 2006)

Snake-eyed Lacertid - Ophisops elegans (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

Dalmatian Algyroides - Algyroides nigropunctatus (Montenegro, April 2008)

Spanish Algyroides - Algyroides marchi (Sierra de Cazorla, Spain, April 2006)

Tyrrhenian Algyroides - Algyroides fitzingeri (Punta Falcone, Sardinia, February 2009)

Greek Algyroides - Algyroides moreoticus (Peloponnese, October 2006)

Ocellated Lizard - Timon lepidus (Huelva, Andalucia, April 2006)

Eastern Green Lizard - Lacerta viridis (Macin hills, Romania, May 2007)

Western Green Lizard - Lacerta bilineata (S Calabria, Italy, April 2010)

Balkan Green Lizard - Lacerta trilineata (Black Sea coast, Romania, May 2007)

Schreiber’s Green Lizard - Lacerta schreiberi (Sierra de Gredos, Spain, September 2005)

Sand Lizard - Lacerta agilis (Zminicko Jezero, Montenegro, May 2008)

Iberian Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta monticola (Serra da Estrela, Portugal, September 2005)

Cyren’s Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta cyreni (Sierra de Gredos, Spain, September 2005)

Peña de Francia Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta martinezricai (Sierra de Peña de Francia, Spain, September 2005)

Galan’s Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta galani (Montes de Leon, Spain, October 2006)

Pyrenean Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta bonnali (Pyrenees, France, July 2004)

Aran Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta aranica (Vall d'Aran, Spain, July 2004)

Aurelio’s Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta aurelioi (Port de Rat, France, July 2004)

Horvath’s Rock Lizard - Iberolacerta horvathi (Austria, July 2010)

Bedriaga’s Rock Lizard - Archaeolacerta bedriagae (Monte Albo, Sardinia, May 2009)

Sharp-snouted (Rock) Lizard - Dalmatolacerta oxycephala (Montenegro, May 2008)

Mosor Rock Lizard - Dinarolacerta mosorensis (Montenegro, May 2008)

Prokletije Rock Lizard - Dinarolacerta montenegrina (Montenegro, May 2008)

Greek Rock Lizard - Hellenolacerta graeca (Peloponnese, October 2004)

Meadow Lizard - Darevskia praticola (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Viviparous Lizard - Zootoca vivipara (Romania, May 2007)

Moroccan Rock Lizard - Scelarcis perspicillata (Minorca, Spain, July 2005)

Madeira Wall Lizard - Teira dugesii (Lisbon, Portugal, December 2008)

Common Wall Lizard - Podarcis muralis (Ada island, Montenegro, May 2008)

Iberian Wall Lizard (s.s.) - Podarcis hispanicus (s.s.) (Puebla de Don Fadrique, Andalucia, April 2006)

Iberian Wall Lizard (partim) - Podarcis hispanicus morphotype 1 (Sierra de Peña de Francia, Spain, September 2005)

Iberian Wall Lizard (partim) - Podarcis hispanicus morphotype 2 (Sierra de Andujar, Spain, April 2006)

Catalonian Wall Lizard - Podarcis liolepis (Islas Columbretes, Spain, July 2007)

Vaucher’s Wall Lizard - Podarcis vaucheri (Càdiz, Andalucia, April 2006)

Bocage’s Wall Lizard - Podarcis bocagei (Vigo, Spain, October 2006)

Carbonell’s Wall Lizard - Podarcis carbonelli (Huelva, Andalucia, April 2006)

Lilford’s Wall Lizard - Podarcis lilfordi (sa Dragonera, Majorca, Spain, July 2005)

Ibiza Wall Lizard - Podarcis pityusensis (Cala Ratjada, Majorca, Spain, July 2005)

Italian Wall Lizard - Podarcis siculus (Galeria, Corsica, May 2009)

Sicilian Wall Lizard - Podarcis waglerianus (Nebrodi, Sicily, May 2010)

Aeolian Wall Lizard - Podarcis raffonei (Scoglio Faraglione, Aeolian Islands, Italy, April 2010)

Tyrrhenian Wall Lizard - Podarcis tiliguerta (Capo d'Orso, Sardinia, May 2009)

Maltese Wall Lizard - Podarcis filfolensis (Comino, Malta, May 2007)

Dalmatian Wall Lizard - Podarcis melisellensis (Montenegro, April 2008)

Balkan Wall Lizard - Podarcis tauricus (Nestos river mouth, Greece, May 2004)

Peloponnese Wall Lizard - Podarcis peloponnesiacus (Peloponnese, October 2006)

Erhard’s Wall Lizard - Podarcis erhardii (Bulgaria, May 2005)

Milos Wall Lizard - Podarcis milensis (Milos, Greece, May 2006)

Skyros Wall Lizard - Podarcis gaigeae (Skyros, Greece, June 2006)

Cretan Wall Lizard - Podarcis cretensis (Crete, Greece, June 2009)

Pori Wall Lizard - Podarcis levendis - not yet seen

SCINCIDAE

Ocellated Skink - Chalcides ocellatus (Sicily, May 2010)

Bedriaga’s Skink - Chalcides bedriagai (Huelva, Andalucia, April 2006)

Italian Tree-toed Skink - Chalcides chalcides (Nebrodi, Sicily, May 2010)

Iberian Tree-toed Skink - Chalcides striatus (Càdiz, Andalucia, April 2006)

Snake-eyed Skink - Ablepharus kitaibelii (Bulgaria, May 2005)

Limbless Skink - Ophiomorus punctatissimus (Peloponnese, October 2006)

ANGUIDAE

Glass Lizard - Pseudopus apodus (Bulgaria, May 2005)

Slow Worm - Anguis fragilis (Vierves, Belgium, 2007)

Eastern Slow Worm - Anguis colchica (Brasov, Romania, May 2007)

Greek Slow Worm - Anguis graeca (Montenegro, April 2008)

Peloponnese Slow Worm - Anguis cephallonica (Peloponnese, October 2004)

Amphisbaenia - worm lizards

BLANIDAE

Iberian Worm Lizard - Blanus cinereus (Extremadura, October 2005)

Maria's Worm Lizard - Blanus mariae (Huelva, Andalucia, April 2006)

Serpentes - snakes

TYPHLOPIDAE

Worm Snake - Typhlops vermicularis (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

ERYCIDAE

Sand Boa - Eryx jaculus (Peloponnese, October 2006)

COLUBRIDAE

Western Whip Snake - Hierophis viridiflavus (Nettuno, Italy, April 2005)

Balkan Whip Snake - Hierophis gemonensis (Crete, Greece, June 2009)

Horseshoe Whip Snake - Hemorrhois hippocrepis (Sierra de Andujar, Andalucia, April 2006)

Algerian Whip Snake - Hemorrhois algirus (Malta, April 2007)

Coin-marked Snake - Hemorrhois nummifer (Symi, Greece, October 2007)

Caspian Whip Snake - Dolichophis caspius (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Dahl’s Whip Snake - Platyceps najadum (Skadar Lake, Montenegro, April 2008)

Reddish Whip Snake - Platyceps collaris (Black Sea coast, Bulgaria, May 2005)

(Masked) Dwarf Snake - Eirenis modestus (Samos, Greece, October 2009)

Four-lined Snake - Elaphe quatuorlineata (Montenegro, April 2008)

Blotched Snake - Elaphe sauromates (Thrace, Greece, May 2004)

Aesculapian Snake - Zamenis longissimus (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

Italian Aesculapian Snake - Zamenis lineatus (Nebrodi, Sicily, April 2010)

Leopard Snake - Zamenis situla (Kresna, Bulgaria, May 2005)

Ladder Snake - Rhinechis scalaris (Andalucia, April 2006)

Smooth Snake - Coronella austriaca (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

Southern Smooth Snake - Coronella girondica (Andalucia, April 2006)

(Iberian) False Smooth Snake - Macroprotodon brevis (Andalucia, April 2006)

(Balearic) False Smooth Snake - Macroprotodon cucullatus only seen DOR

Cat Snake - Telescopus fallax (Skyros, Greece, June 2006)

NATRICIDAE

Grass Snake - Natrix natrix (Extremadura, Spain, October 2005)

Viperine Snake - Natrix maura (Urdos, France, July 2004)

Dice Snake - Natrix tessellata (Switzerland, July 2006)

PSAMMOPHIIDAE

Western Montpellier Snake - Malpolon monspessulanus (Murcia, Spain, April 2006)

Eastern Montpellier Snake - Malpolon insignitus (Skadar lake, Montenegro, April 2008)

VIPERIDAE

Adder - Vipera berus (Rommedenne, Belgium 2007)

Seoane’s Viper - Vipera seoanei (Iraty, France, July 2004)

Asp Viper - Vipera aspis (Pyrenees, France, July 2004)

Meadow Viper - Vipera ursinii (Danube River Delta, Romania, May 2007)

Nose-horned Viper - Vipera ammodytes (Dobrudga, Romania, May 2007)

Lataste’s Viper - Vipera latastei (Doñana, Huelva, Spain, April 2006)

Ottoman Viper - Montivipera xanthina (Evros, Greece, May 2004)

Milos Viper - Macrovipera schweizeri (Milos, Greece, May 2006)