The Italian reptile fauna totals 58 species (including introduced and naturalised species). They are listed here in three systematic groups (Sauria, Serpentes, and Testudines) in alphabetical order by scientific name.
Sauria (lizards)
Algyroides fitzingeri – Fitzinger's algyroides (endemic to Sardinia and Corsica) Algyroides nigropunctatus – blue-throated keeled lizard Anguis fragilis – slowworm Archaeolacerta bedriagae – Bedriaga's rock lizard Chalcides chalcides – Italian three-toed skink Chalcides striatus – western three-toed skink Chalcides ocellatus – ocellated skink Chamaeleo chamaeleon – Mediterranean chameleon Cyrtopodion kotschyi – tree gecko Euleptes europaea – European leaf-toed gecko Hemidactylus turcicus – Mediterranean house gecko Lacerta agilis – sand lizard Lacerta bilineata – western green lizard Lacerta horvathi – Horvath's rock lizard Lacerta viridis – European green lizard Podarcis filfolensis – Filfola lizard Podarcis melisellensis – Dalmatian wall lizard Podarcis muralis – common wall lizard Podarcis raffonei – Aeolian wall lizard Podarcis siculus – Italian wall lizard Podarcis tiliguerta – Tyrrhenian wall lizard Podarcis waglerianus – Sicilian wall lizard (endemic to Sicily) Psammodromus algirus – large psammodromus Pseudopus apodus – European legless lizard, sheltopusik Tarentola mauritanica – Moorish wall gecko Timon lepidus – ocellated lizard Zootoca vivipara – viviparous lizard
Serpentes (snakes)
Coronella austriaca – smooth snake
Coronella girondica – Riccioli's snake, southern smooth snake
Elaphe quatuorlineata – four-lined snake
Eryx jaculus - javelin sand boa
Hemorrhois hippocrepis – horseshoe whip snake
Hierophis gemonensis - Balkan whip snake
Hierophis viridiflavus - green whip snake
Macroprotodon cucullatus – false smooth snake
Malpolon monspessulanus – Montpellier snake
Natrix maura – viperine snake
Natrix natrix – grass snake
Natrix tessellata – dice snake
Telescopus fallax – European cat snake
Vipera (Rhinaspis) ammodytes – horned viper
Vipera (Rhinaspis) aspis – asp viper
Vipera (Pelias) berus – European adder
Vipera (Acridophaga) ursinii – Orsini's viper
Vipera walser - Walser's viper
Zamenis lineatus – Italian Aesculapian snake (endemic to Italy) Zamenis longissimus – Aesculapian snake Zamenis situla – European ratsnake
Testudines (turtles and tortoises)
Caretta caretta – loggerhead sea turtle
Chelonia mydas – green sea turtle
Chelydra serpentina – common snapping turtle (introduced) Dermochelys coriacea – leatherback sea turtle Emys orbicularis Emys orbicularis orbicularis – European pond turtle Emys orbicularis galloitalica – Franco-Italian pond turtle Emys orbicularis hellenica – Hellenic pond turtle Emys orbicularis ingauna – Ligurian pond turtle Emys trinacris – Sicilian pond turtle Lepidochelys kempii – Kemp's ridley sea turtle Testudo graeca – spur-thighed tortoise Testudo hermanni – Hermann's tortoise Testudo marginata – marginated tortoise Trachemys scripta elegans – red-eared slider (introduced)