List of reptiles of Finland

This is a list of reptiles of Finland. There are five species and all are protected by law. Currently Coronella austriaca is classified as vulnerable.[1]

Lizards

Image Name
Slow worm
(Anguis fragilis)
Viviparous lizard
(Zootoca vivipara)

Snakes

Image Name Head (dorsal) Head (lateral)
Common adder
(Vipera berus)
Grass snake
(Natrix natrix)
Smooth snake
(Coronella austriaca)

Sources

  • THE REPTILES OF FINLAND Abstract of the article: Marika Rökman: Suomen luonnonvaraiset matelijat, Herpetomania vol.5.no.3-4/1996 pp.5-13
  • Cox, N.A. and Temple, H.J. 2009. European Red List of Reptiles. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities ISBN 978-92-79-11357-4
  1. ^ Juhani Terhivuo & Ilpo Mannerkoski 2010. Reptiles and Amphibians. In: Rassi, P., Hyvärinen, E., Juslén, A. & Mannerkoski, I. (eds.). The 2010 Red List of Finnish Species. Ympäristöministeriö & Suomen ympäristökeskus, Helsinki. p. 332–335. Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine


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