List of reptiles of Egypt
Reptiles found in Egypt include:
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis
- Hemidactylus foudaii
- Hemidactylus mindiae
- Hemidactylus robustus
- Hemidactylus sinaitus
- Hemidactylus turcicus
- Tropiocolotes bisharicus
- Tropiocolotes natterei
- Tropiocolotes nubicus
- Tropiocolotes steudneri
- Tropiocolotes tripolitanus
- Acanthodactylus aegyptius
- Acanthodactylus boskianus
- Acanthodactylus longipes
- Acanthodactylus pardalis
- Acanthodactylus scutellatus
- Mesalina bahaeldini
- Mesalina brevirostris
- Mesalina guttulata
- Mesalina martini
- Mesalina olivieri
- Mesalina pasteuri
- Mesalina rubropunctata
- Trachemys scripta (introduced)
References
[edit]- Saleh, M (1997). Amphibians and Reptiles of Egypt. National Biodiversity Unit - Egyptian Government.
- Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
- El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha el Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change". Journal of Arid Environments, 127: 211–221. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007.