The Common European adder (Vipera berus) is a venomous snake that is very widespread and can be found throughout most of central and eastern Europe and as far as East Asia. Known by a host of common names including Common adder and Common viper,...
The Grass snake (Natrix natrix) is a Eurasian non-venomous colubrid snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.
The Slow worm1 (Anguis fragilis) is a reptile native to western Eurasia. It is also called a deaf adder, a slowworm, a blindworm, or regionally, a long-cripple and hazelworm. These legless lizards are also sometimes called common slowworms. The...
The Viviparous lizardn(Zootoca vivipara) is a Eurasian lizard that lives farther north than any other species of non-marine reptile. It is named for the fact that it is viviparous, meaning it not only lays eggs but also gives birth to live young....
The sand lizard (Lacerta agilis ) is a lacertid lizard distributed across most of Europe from France and across the continent to Lake Baikal in Russia. It does not occur in European Turkey. Its distribution is often patchy. In the sand lizard's...
The smooth snake (Coronella austriaca ) is a species of non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is found in northern and central Europe, but also as far east as northern Iran. The Reptile Database recognizes two subspecies as being...
