Reptiles of
Yemen 

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Checklist
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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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Trogonophidae (Short-headed Worm Lizards)
Genus Agamodon (Chisel-headed Worm Lizards)
  *
Agamodon arabicus

Arabian Chisel-headed Worm Lizard

Arnold 1986 Gans 2005 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Pachycalamus (Socotra Worm Lizard)
  *
Pachycalamus brevis

Socotra Worm Lizard

Gans 1967 Gans 2005 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Acanthocercus (Ridgeback Agamas)
 
Acanthocercus adramitanus

Hadhramaut Ridgeback Agama

Fritz & Schutte 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthocercus yemenensis

Yemen Ridgeback Agama

Arnold 1986 Fritz & Schutte 1988 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Phrynocephalus (Toad-headed Agamas)
 
Phrynocephalus arabicus

Arabian Toad-headed Agama

Melnikov, Melnikova, Nazarov, Rajabizadeh, Al-Johany, Amr & Ananjeva 2014 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1995
 
Phrynocephalus longicaudatus

Long-tailed Toad-headed Agama

Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as maculatus]
Genus Pseudotrapelus (Afro-Arabian Desert Agamas)
  *
Pseudotrapelus neumanni

Yemen Desert Agama

Arnold 1986 [as sinaitus] Fritz & Schutte 1988 [as sinaitus] Melnikov, Ananjeva & Papenfuss 2013 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as sinaitus] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 [as sinaitus] Schatti 1989 [as sinaitus] Showler 1995 [as sinaitus] Tamar, Scholz, Crochet, Geniez, Meiri, Schmitz, Wilms & Carranza 2016
Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)
 
Trapelus flavimaculatus

Yellow-spotted Agama

Fritz & Schutte 1988 Rastegar-Pouyani 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989
Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)
 
Uromastyx aegyptia

Egyptian Spiny-tailed Agama

Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Showler 1995 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 
Uromastyx benti

South Arabian Spiny-tailed Agama

Arnold 1986 Schatti 1989 Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 
Uromastyx ornata

Ornate Spiny-tailed Agama

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as ocellata] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 [as ocellata] Wilms & Boehme 2000 Wilms & Boehme 2007
  *
Uromastyx shobraki

Western Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama

Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
  *
Uromastyx yemenensis

Southern Yemen Spiny-tailed Agama

Wilms & Boehme 2007 Wilms & Schmitz 2007 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo arabicus

Arabian Chameleon

Arnold 1986 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Meerman & Boomsma 1987 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tilbury 2010
 
Chamaeleo calyptratus

Veiled Chameleon

Arnold 1986 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tilbury 2010
 
Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Mediterranean Chameleon

Arnold 1986 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Tilbury 2010
  *
Chamaeleo monachus

Socotran Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Tilbury 2010 Wranik 1998
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Bunopus (South West Asian Tuberculated Geckos)
 
Bunopus tuberculatus

Southern Tuberculated Gecko

Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996
Genus Cyrtopodion (Palearctic Bent-toed Geckos)
 
Cyrtopodion scabrum

Keeled Rock Gecko

Arnold 1986 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
  *
Hemidactylus adensis

Aden Half-toed Gecko

Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Nasher, Masuch, Gvozdik & Carranza 2015
 
Hemidactylus alkiyumii

Tawi Atair Half-toed Gecko

Carranza & Arnold 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Hemidactylus dracaenacolus

Dragon Tree Half-toed Gecko

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 1999 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Hemidactylus festivus

Wadi Ayoun Half-toed Gecko

Carranza & Arnold 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Hemidactylus flaviviridis

Yellow-bellied House Gecko

Fritz & Schutte 1987 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995
  *
Hemidactylus forbesii

Abd al Kuri Half-toed Gecko

Loveridge 1947 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wermuth 1965 Wranik 1998
  *
Hemidactylus granti

Socotra Half-toed Gecko

Loveridge 1947 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Hemidactylus homoeolepis

Socotra Even-scaled Gecko

Carranza & Arnold 2012 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Showler 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Hemidactylus inintellectus

Socotra Rock Gecko

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Sindaco, Ziliani, Razzetti, Carugati, Grieco, Pupin, Al-Aseily, Pella & Fasola 2009
  *
Hemidactylus jumailiae

Ibb Half-toed Gecko

Busais & Joger 2011 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Hemidactylus lemurinus

Dhofar Half-toed Gecko

Carranza & Arnold 2012 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
  *
Hemidactylus mandebensis

Taizz Half-toed Gecko

Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Nasher, Masuch, Gvozdik & Carranza 2015
 
Hemidactylus minutus

Dwarf Half-toed Gecko

Arnold 1986 [as H. homoeolepis] Carranza & Arnold 2012 [as H. homoeolepis] Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as H. homoeolepis] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 [as H. homoeolepis] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as H. homoeolepis] Vasconcelos & Carranza 2014
 
Hemidactylus montanus

Mountain Half-toed Gecko

Busais & Joger 2011
  *
Hemidactylus oxyrhinus

Sharp-nosed Half-toed Gecko

Loveridge 1947 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wermuth 1965 Wranik 1998
  *
Hemidactylus pumilio

Pygmy Half-toed Gecko

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 
Hemidactylus robustus

Red Sea Half-toed Gecko

Arnold 1986 [as turcicus] Busais & Joger 2011 Carranza & Arnold 2012 Fritz & Schutte 1987 [as turcicus parkeri] Roesler & Wranik 1998 [as turcicus] Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as turcicus] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 [as turcicus] Schatti 1989 [as turcicus] Schmidt 1953 [as turcicus] Showler 1995 [as turcicus]
  *
Hemidactylus saba

Sheba Half-toed Gecko

Busais & Joger 2011 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013
  *
Hemidactylus shihraensis

Al Shihr Half-toed Gecko

Busais & Joger 2011 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Hemidactylus sinaitus

Sudan Half-toed Gecko

Arnold 1986 Busais & Joger 2011 Carranza & Arnold 2012 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smid, Mazuch, Novakova, Modry, Malonza, Elmi, Carranza & Moravec 2020
  *
Hemidactylus ulii

Al Hababi Half-toed Gecko

Smid, Moravec, Kratochvil, Gvozdik, Nasher, Busais, Wilms, Shobrak & Carranza 2013
  *
Hemidactylus yerburii

Lahej Half-toed Gecko

Arnold 1986 Fritz & Schutte 1987 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus doriae

Middle Eastern Thin-toed Gecko

Arnold 1980 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1995
 
Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes

Eastern Arabian Thin-toed Gecko

Arnold 1980 Arnold 1986 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Stenodactylus slevini

Dharan Thin-toed Gecko

Arnold 1980 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
 
Stenodactylus yemenensis

Yemen Thin-toed Gecko

Arnold 1980 Arnold 1986 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Trachydactylus (Arabian Tuberculated Geckos)
 
Trachydactylus spatalurus

South Arabian Tuberculated Gecko

Arnold 1986 Gardner 2013 Pous, Machado, Metallinou, Cervenka, Kratochvil, Paschou, Mazuch, Smid, Simo-Riudalbas, Sanuy & Carranza 2016 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Trigonodactylus (Triangle-scaled Geckos)
 
Trigonodactylus arabicus

Arabian Triangle-scaled Gecko

Arnold 1980 Metallinou & Carranza 2013 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Trigonodactylus pulcher

Yemen Triangle-scaled Gecko

Arnold 1980 Arnold 1986 Metallinou & Carranza 2013 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)
 
Tropiocolotes scorteccii

Yemen Dwarf Gecko

Arnold 1986 Machado, Smid, Mazuch, Sindaco, Al Shukaili & Carranza 2018 Ribeiro Junior, Tamar, Maza, Flecks, Wagner, Shacham, Calvo, Geniez, Crochet, Koch & Meiri 2022 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Wilms, Shobrak & Wagner 2010
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
  *
Acanthodactylus arabicus

Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1986 Salvador 1982 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus boskianus

Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard

Salvador 1982 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995
 
Acanthodactylus felicis

South Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1983 Arnold 1986 Salvador 1982 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
 
Acanthodactylus masirae

Masirah Fringe-toed Lizard

Salvador 1982
 
Acanthodactylus opheodurus

Snake-tailed Fringe-toed Lizard

Salvador 1982 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Acanthodactylus schmidti

Middle East Fringe-toed Lizard

Salvador 1982 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
  *
Acanthodactylus yemenicus

Yemen Fringe-toed Lizard

Arnold 1986 Salvador 1982 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia longicaudata

Common Long-tailed Lizard

Arnold 1986 Bischoff 1991 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schmidt 1953
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina adramitana

Hadramaut Desert Lizard

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti 1989 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina arnoldi

Yemen Desert Lizard

Sindaco, Simo-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza 2018
 
Mesalina austroarabica

South Arabian Desert Lizard

Sindaco, Simo-Riudalbas, Sacchi & Carranza 2018
  *
Mesalina balfouri

Socotra Desert Lizard

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2000 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1994 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Szczerbak 1975 Wranik 1998 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
  *
Mesalina kuri

Abd al Kuri Desert Lizard

Joger & Mayer 2002 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as balfouri] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998 [as balfouri] Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 
Mesalina martini

Red Sea Desert Lizard

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1975 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
Genus Ophisops (Snake-eyed Lizards)
 
Ophisops elbaensis

Mount Elba Snake-eyed Lizard

Schatti 1989 [as Ophisops sp.] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Philochortus (Shield-backed Ground Lizards)
 
Philochortus neumanni

Arabian Shield-backed Ground Lizard

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Haemodracon (Socotra Leaf-toed Geckos)
  *
Haemodracon riebeckii

Common Socotra Leaf-toed Gecko

Bauer, Good & Branch 1997 Loveridge 1947 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Tamar, Simo-Riudalbas, Garcia-Porta, Santos, Llorente, Vasconcelos & Carranza 2019 Wranik 1998
  *
Haemodracon trachyrhinus

Large-nosed Socotra Leaf-toed Gecko

Bauer, Good & Branch 1997 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Tamar, Simo-Riudalbas, Garcia-Porta, Santos, Llorente, Vasconcelos & Carranza 2019 Wranik 1998
Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)
 
Ptyodactylus hasselquistii

Egyptian Fan-toed Gecko

Arnold & Gallagher 1977 Fritz & Schutte 1987 Heimes 1987 Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Ablepharus (Eurasian Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Ablepharus pannonicus

Southwest Asian Snake-eyed Skink

Arnold 1986 Grossmann, Kowalski & Schillert 2013 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides ocellatus

Mediterranean Ocellated Skink

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995
Genus Eurylepis (Asian Mole Skinks)
 
Eurylepis taeniolatus

Yellow-bellied Mole Skink

Arnold 1986 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
Genus Hakaria (Socotra Slender Skink)
  *
Hakaria simonyi

Socotra Slender Skink

Loveridge 1935 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998 [as socotranus]
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus conirostris

Persian Sand Fish

Arnold & Leviton 1977 Arnold 1986 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
 
Scincus hemprichii

Western Arabian Sand Fish

Arnold & Leviton 1977 Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schmidt 1953 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Smid, Uvizl, Shobrak, Salim, AlGethami, Algethami, Alanazi, Alsubaie, Busais & Carranza 2021
 
Scincus mitranus

Eastern Arabian Sand Fish

Arnold & Leviton 1977 Arnold 1986 Leviton, Anderson, Adler & Minton 1992 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis brevicollis

Short-necked Skink

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995
  *
Trachylepis cristinae

Abd al Kuri Rock Skink

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 [as socotrana] Roesler & Wranik 2000 [as socotrana] Roesler & Wranik 2004 [as socotrana] Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as socotrana] Sindaco, Metallinou, Pupin, Fasola & Carranza 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998 [as socotrana]
  *
Trachylepis socotrana

Socotra Rock Skink

Boulenger 1887 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2000 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Metallinou, Pupin, Fasola & Carranza 2012 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 
Trachylepis tessellata

Tessellated Skink

Arnold 1986 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Pristurus (Semaphore Geckos)
  *
Pristurus abdelkuri

Abd al Kuri Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 
Pristurus carteri

Masirah Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Pristurus collaris

Collared Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Pristurus crucifer

Cross-marked Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Fritz & Schutte 1987 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Pristurus flavipunctatus

Yellow-spotted Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Fritz & Schutte 1987 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
  *
Pristurus guichardi

Orange-spotted Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Pristurus insignis

Socotra Crestless Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Pristurus insignoides

Adho Dimellus Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Pristurus mazbah

Mazbah Semaphore Gecko

Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Pristurus minimus

Lesser Semaphore gecko

Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1995 Showler 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Tamar, Mitsi, Simo-Riudalbas, Tejero-Cicuendez, Al-Sariri & Carranza 2019
  *
Pristurus obsti

Orange-lined Semaphore Gecko

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 1999 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Pristurus ornithocephalus

Bird-headed Semaphore gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Showler 1995 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Pristurus popovi

Asir Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Fritz & Schutte 1987 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 
Pristurus rupestris

Rock Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Showler 1995
  *
Pristurus samhaensis

Samha Semaphore Gecko

Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2000 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Pristurus schneideri

Hanish al Kabir Island Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 2009 Roesler, Koehler & Boehme 2008 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Pristurus sokotranus

Socotra Throat-spotted Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 1998 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
  *
Pristurus saada

Yemen Semaphore Gecko

Arnold 1986 Arnold 1993 Arnold 2009 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus griseus

Desert Monitor

Bayless 2002 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
 
Varanus yemenensis

Yemen Monitor

Boehme 2003 Boehme, Joger & Schatti 1989 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Arabian Sand Boa

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis arabica

Arabian Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Gasperetti 1988 [as scabra] Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as scabra] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 [as scabra]
Genus Hemerophis (Socotra Whip Snake)
  *
Hemerophis socotrae

Socotra Whip Snake

Corkill & Cochrane 1965 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2000 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Utiger 2001 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)
 
Lytorhynchus diadema

Crowned Awl-headed Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti 1989
 
Lytorhynchus gaddi

Iranian Awl-headed Snake

Alshammari, Badry, Busais, Ibrahim & El-Abd 2021
Genus Platyceps (Flat-headed Whip Snakes)
 
Platyceps rhodorachis

Wadi Whip Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Perry 2012 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Platyceps variabilis

Arabian Whip Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
Genus Rhynchocalamus (Middle East Black-headed Snakes)
 
Rhynchocalamus arabicus

South Arabian Black-headed Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Smid, Martinez, Gebhart, Aznar, Gallego, Goecmen, Pous, Tamar & Carranza 2015
Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)
 
Spalerosophis diadema

Common Diadem Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus dhara

Arabian Cat Snake

Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Els, Al-Johany, Amr, Baha-el-Din, Disi, Boehme, Geniez & Werner 2021 Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja arabica

Arabian Cobra

David & Vogel 2010 Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989
 Family Elapidae [part 2: marine species] (Sea Snakes)
Genus Hydrophis (Typical Sea Snakes)
 
Hydrophis platurus

Yellow-bellied Sea Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Gasperetti 1988 Walczak 1978
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis andersonii

Arabian Stiletto Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Laurent 1950 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
  *
Boaedon arabicus

Arabian House Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953
Genus Ditypophis (Socotra Night Snake)
  *
Ditypophis vivax

Socotra Night Snake

Corkill & Cochrane 1965 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Showler 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)
 
Malpolon moilensis

Moila Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis schokari

Arabian Sand Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Marx 1988 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schatti 1989 Schmidt 1953
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis burii

Arabian Thread Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Gasperetti 1988 Hahn 1978 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Myriopholis filiformis

Socotra Slender Thread Snake

Hahn 1978 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 
Myriopholis macrorhyncha

Large-snouted Thread Snake

Gasperetti 1988 Hahn 1978 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
  *
Myriopholis macrura

Socotra Long-tailed Thread Snake

Hahn 1978 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 
Myriopholis nursii

Aden Thread Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Gasperetti 1988 Hahn 1978 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994
  *
Myriopholis wilsoni

Round-snouted Socotra Thread Snake

Hahn 1978 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
  *
Myriopholis yemenica

Yemen Thread Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Xerotyphlops (Desert Blind Snakes)
  *
Xerotyphlops socotranus

Socotra Blind Snake

Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Razzetti, Sindaco, Grieco & al. 2011 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wranik 1998
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

David & Ineich 1999 Gasperetti 1988 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Schmidt 1953
Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)
 
Cerastes cerastes

Sahara Horned Viper

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 [as "cf. cerastes"] Schatti & Gasperetti 1994 Werner, Sivan, Kushnir & Motro 1999
 
Cerastes gasperettii

Middle Eastern Horned Viper

David & Vogel 2010 Gasperetti 1988 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Schatti 1989 Werner, Verdier, Rosenman & Sivan 1991
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis borkini

Yemen Carpet Viper

David & Vogel 2010 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013
 
Echis coloratus

Painted Carpet Viper

Gasperetti 1988 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999
 
Echis khosatzkii

Dhofar Carpet Viper

Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Schatti & Desvoignes 1999 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013

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

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Showler 1996
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Showler 1994 Showler 1996
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Roesler & Wranik 2004 Ross & Barwani in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Showler 1994 Showler 1996
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Roesler & Wranik 2004
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelomedusa (African Helmeted Turtles)
 
Pelomedusa barbata

Arabian Helmeted Turtle

Boycott & Bourquin 2008 [as subrufa] Els, Alqahtani, Fritz, Shobrak, Busais & Burriel-Carranza 2022 Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 [as subrufa] Iverson 1992 [as subrufa] McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 [as subrufa] Petzold, Vargas-Ramirez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroky & Fritz 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Centrochelys (African Spurred Tortoise)
 
Centrochelys sulcata

African Spurred Tortoise

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021