List of reptiles of the Canary Islands

List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.

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{{IUCN status\|EX}}	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
{{IUCN status\|EW}}	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
{{IUCN status\|CR}}	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
{{IUCN status\|EN}}	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
{{IUCN status\|VU}}	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
{{IUCN status\|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.
{{IUCN status\|LC}}	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
{{IUCN status\|DD}}	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

(I): Introduced

Order: [[Squamata]]

= Lizards =

==Infraorder [[Gekkota]]==

=== Family [[Phyllodactylidae]] ===

East Canary gecko, Tarentola angustimentalis {{IUCN status|LC}}
Boettger's wall gecko, Tarentola boettgeri {{IUCN status|LC}}
Tenerife gecko, Tarentola delalandii {{IUCN status|LC}}
Gomero wall gecko, Tarentola gomerensis {{IUCN status|LC}}

===Family [[Gekkonidae]]===

Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus {{IUCN status|LC}} (Gran Canaria and Tenerife) (I)

==Superfamily [[Lacertoidea]]==

=== Family [[Lacertidae]]===

Atlantic lizard, Gallotia atlantica {{IUCN status|LC}}
Boettger's lizard, Gallotia caesaris {{IUCN status|LC}}
West Canaries lizard, Gallotia galloti {{IUCN status|LC}}
El Hierro giant lizard, Gallotia simonyi {{IUCN status|CR}}
La Gomera giant lizard, Gallotia bravoana {{IUCN status|CR}}
Gran Canaria giant lizard, Gallotia stehlini {{IUCN status|LC}}
La Palma giant lizard, Gallotia auaritae {{IUCN status|CR}}
Tenerife giant lizard, Gallotia goliath {{IUCN status|EX}}
Tenerife speckled lizard, Gallotia intermedia {{IUCN status|CR}}

==Infraorder [[Scincomorpha]]==

=== Family [[Scincidae]]===

East Canary skink, Chalcides simonyi {{IUCN status|EN}}
Gran Canaria skink, Chalcides sexlineatus {{IUCN status|LC}}
West Canary skink, Chalcides viridanus {{IUCN status|LC}}
La Gomera skink, Chalcides coeruleopunctatus {{IUCN status|LC}}

== Infraorder [[Iguanomorpha]] ==

== Family [[Chameleon|Chamaeleonidae]] ==

Veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus {{IUCN status|LC}} (I){{Cite web |last=Sanna |date=2023-10-15 |title=Fight against the naturalisation of the exotic Yemen chameleon invader on Gran Canaria • The Canary News |url=https://thecanarynews.com/2023/10/fight-against-the-naturalisation-of-the-exotic-yemen-chameleon-invader-on-gran-canaria/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=The Canary News |language=en-GB}}

= Snakes =

==Suborder [[Serpentes]]==

=== Family [[Typhlopidae]] ===

Brahminy blind snake, Indotyphlops braminus {{IUCN status|LC}}{{cite book|last=Bowler|first=John|year=2018|title=Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands|page=164|publisher=Wild Guides|isbn=9780691170763}} (I)

=== Family [[Colubridae]] ===

California kingsnake, Lampropeltic californiae {{IUCN status|LC}}{{Cite web|title=California kingsnake in the Canary Islands {{!}} Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología|url=https://www.ipna.csic.es/en/news/2019/05/california-kingsnake-canary-islands|access-date=2021-02-08|website=www.ipna.csic.es}} (I)

Order: [[Testudines]]

= Turtles =

==Suborder [[Cryptodira]]==

== Family [[Emydidae]] ==

Pond slider, Trachemys scripta {{IUCN status|LC}} (I)
False map turtle, Graptemys pseudogeographica {{IUCN status|LC}} (I){{Cite web |title=Canary Islands |url=https://www.herpsafari.nl/trip-reports-eu/2024-4-canary-islands-gran-canaria-la-gomera-tenerife/?mobile=1 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Herpsafari - amphibians and reptiles of Europe |language=nl-NL}}

=== Family [[Testudinidae]] ===

Tenerife giant tortoise, Centrochelys burchardi {{IUCN status|EX}}
Gran Canaria giant tortoise, Centrochelys vulcanica {{IUCN status|EX}}

=== Family [[Cheloniidae]] ===

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta {{IUCN status|EN}}
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas {{IUCN status|EN}}
Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata {{IUCN status|CR}}
Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii {{IUCN status|CR}}

=== Family [[Dermochelyidae]]===

Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea {{IUCN status|VU}}

References

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[http://www.focusonnature.com/CanaryIslandsAmphibiansAndReptiles.htm Amphibians and Reptiles in the Canary Islands], Focus on Nature

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