List of reptiles of Latvia
This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Latvia. The Latvian reptile fauna totals 7 species.[1]
The following categories are used to highlight specific species' conservation status as assessed by the Red Data book of Latvia:
0 category | Extinct | Depleted species – species that are not found in the last 50 years. |
1st category | Nearly extinct | Depleted species – species that are threatened with extinction and are rare. |
2nd category | Critically Endangered | Diminishing species – species which individual number rapidly decreases. |
3rd category | Endangered | Rare species – species that are of rare occurrence in small numbers. |
4th category | Vulnerable | Little known or insufficiently explored species. |
Lizards
Sauria:
- Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) – 4th category
- Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
- Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
Snakes
Serpentes:
- Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) – 1st category
- Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
- Adder (Vipera berus)
Turtles
Testudines:
- European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) – 1st category
References
- ^ Latvijas PSR dzīvnieku noteicējs. II daļa. Mugurkaulnieki. Rīga, Latvijas Valsts izdevniecība, 1956, 72.—76. lpp.
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