Reptiles of
Sinai [Egypt]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

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General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Laudakia (Asian Rock Agamas)
 
Laudakia vulgaris

Eastern Starred Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Baig, Wagner, Ananjeva & Boehme 2012 Lachman, Carmely & Werner 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Pseudotrapelus (Afro-Arabian Desert Agamas)
 
Pseudotrapelus aqabensis

Aqaba Desert Agama

Milto 2017 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016
 
Pseudotrapelus chlodnickii

North East African Desert Agama

Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016
 
Pseudotrapelus sinaitus

Sinai Desert Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2013 Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus mutabilis

North African Desert Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982
 
Trapelus savignii

Egyptian Sand Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Uromastyx aegyptia

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 
Uromastyx ornata

Ornate Spiny-tailed Agama

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Mediterranean Chameleon

Baha el Din 2006 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum

Keeled Rock Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Hemidactylus granosus

West Arabian Half-toed Gecko

Milto 2017 Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013
 
Hemidactylus mindiae

Mount Sinai Half-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2005 Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016
 
Hemidactylus turcicus

Turkish Half-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus petrii

North African Thin-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus

Elegant Thin-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)
 
Tropiocolotes nattereri

Sinai Dwarf Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016 Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner 2010
 
Tropiocolotes steudneri

Sudan Desert Dwarf Gecko

Baha el Din 2006
 
Tropiocolotes yomtovi

Eilat Dwarf Gecko

Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus aegyptius

Egyptian Fringe-toed Lizard

Baha el Din 2007 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016
 
Acanthodactylus boskianus

Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Acanthodactylus scutellatus

Nidua Fringe-toed Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina bahaeldini

Mount Sinai Desert Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina bernoullii

Syrian Desert Lizard

Smid, Moravec, Gvozdik, Stundl, Frynta, Lymberakis, Kapli, Wilms, Schmitz, Shobrak, Yousefkhani, Rastegar-Pouyani, Castilla, Els & Mayer 2017
 
Mesalina guttulata

Common Small-spotted Desert Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina olivieri

Egyptian Small-spotted Desert Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Mesalina rubropunctata

Red-spotted Desert Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops elegans

Elegant Snake-eyed Lizard

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)
 
Ptyodactylus guttatus

Spotted Fan-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii

Egyptian Fan-toed Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001 Werner 2016
Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)
 
Tarentola fascicularis

Libyan Wall Gecko

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Ablepharus rueppellii

South Levant Snake-eyed Skink

Baha el Din 2006 Roll, Tallowin, Berkowic, Maza, Ostrometzky, Slavenko, Shacham, Tamar & Meiri 2013 Schmidtler 1997 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 2016
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides ocellatus

Mediterranean Ocellated Skink

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Chalcides sepsoides

Wedge-snouted Cylindrical Skink

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Eumeces (Afro-Asian Long-legged Skinks)
 
Eumeces schneiderii

Golden Long-legged Skink

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Heremites (Western Palearctic Grass Skinks)
 
Heremites vittatus

Bridled Skink

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 2016
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus scincus

Common Sand Fish

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Salim, AlGethami, Algethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Busais & Carranza 2021 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Baha el Din 2006 Bayless 2002 Werner 1982 Werner 2016

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx jaculus

Western Sand Boa

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Dolichophis (Greater Whip Snakes)
 
Dolichophis jugularis

Large Whip Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982
Genus Eirenis (Middle Eastern Dwarf Snakes)
 
Eirenis coronella

Crowned Dwarf Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Mahlow, Tillack, Schmidtler & Muller 2013 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Sivan & Werner 2003 Werner 2016
Genus Hemorrhois (Palearctic Whip Snakes)
 
Hemorrhois nummifer

Coin-marked Whip Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus diadema

Crowned Awl-headed Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Macroprotodon (False Smooth Snakes)
 
Macroprotodon cucullatus

Eastern False Smooth Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Busack & McCoy 1990 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982
Genus Natrix (Eurasian Keelbacks)
 
Natrix tessellata

Dice Snake

Ibrahim 2012 Werner 2016
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps florulentus

Egyptian Whip Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001
 
Platyceps rogersi

Helwan Desert Whip Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Schatti 2004 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Platyceps saharicus

Saharan Cliff Racer

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Schatti & McCarthy 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 2016 [as tesselatus]
 
Platyceps sinai

Sinai Whip Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 2016
Genus Rhynchocalamus (Middle East Black-headed Snakes)
 
Rhynchocalamus melanocephalus

Palestine Black-headed Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis diadema

Common Diadem Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus dhara

Arabian Cat Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Els, Al-Johany, Amr, Baha-el-Din, Disi, Boehme, Geniez & Werner 2021 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Telescopus hoogstraali

Sinai Cat Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Grillitsch & Grillitsch in Boehme (ed.) 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Walterinnesia (Black Desert Cobras)
 
Walterinnesia aegyptia

Western Black Desert Cobra

Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Nilson & Rastegar-Pouyani 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis engaddensis

Palestine Stiletto Snake

Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 [as A. andersonii] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)
 
Malpolon insignitus

Eastern Montpellier Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Ibrahim 2001
 
Malpolon moilensis

Moila Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis aegyptius

Sahara Sand Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Psammophis sibilans

Hissing Sand Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019 [type locality of lacrymans]
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis cairi

Egyptian Thread Snake

Baha el Din 2006
 
Myriopholis macrorhyncha

Large-snouted Thread Snake

Baha el Din 2006 Hahn 1978 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
 
Xerotyphlops syriacus

Syrian Worm Snake

Baha el Din 2006 [as vermicularis] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as vermicularis] Werner 1982 [as vermicularis]
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)
 
Cerastes cerastes

Sahara Horned Viper

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner & Sivan 1992 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 
Cerastes vipera

Sahara Sand Viper

Baha el Din 2006 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner & Sivan 1992 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis coloratus

Painted Carpet Viper

Baha el Din 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Milto 2017 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Pseudocerastes (False Horned Vipers)
 
Pseudocerastes fieldi

Western False Horned Viper

Baha el Din 2006 Bostanchi, Anderson, Kami & Papenfuss 2006 David & Vogel 2010 Fathinia & Rastegar-Pouyani 2010 Gasperetti 1988 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Werner 1982 Werner 2016

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Baha el Din 2006 Gramentz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Baha el Din 2006 Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Baha el Din 2006 Milto 2017 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Baha el Din 2006
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Baha el Din 2006 Frazier, Gramentz & Fritz in Fritz (ed.) 2005 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Werner 1982 Werner 2016
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Testudo (Palearctic Tortoises)
 
Testudo kleinmanni

Egyptian Tortoise

Baha el Din 2006 Werner 1982
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)
 
Trionyx triunguis

African Softshell Turtle

Baha el Din 2006