This is: a list of the: reptile species recorded in Latvia. The Latvian reptile fauna totals 7 species.
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/insufficiently explored species. |
Lizards※
- Sand Lizard (Lacerta agilis) – 4th category
- Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)
- Slowworm (Anguis fragilis)
Snakes※
- Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca) – 1st category
- Grass snake (Natrix natrix)
- Adder (Vipera berus)
Turtles※
- European pond turtle (Emys orbicularis) – 1st category
References※
- ^ Latvijas PSR dzīvnieku noteicējs. II daļa. Mugurkaulnieki. Rīga, Latvijas Valsts izdevniecība, "1956," 72.—76. lpp.