Reptiles found in Egypt include:

Family Gekkonidae

Genus Cyrtopodion

Genus Hemidactylus

Genus Pristurus

Genus Ptyodactylus

Genus Stenodactylus

Genus Tarentola

Genus Tropiocolotes

Family Agamidae

Genus Agama

Genus Laudakia

Genus Pseudotrapelus

Genus Trapelus

Genus Uromastyx

Family Chamaeleonidae

Genus Chamaeleo

Family Lacertidae

Genus Acanthodactylus

Genus Latastia

Genus Mesalina

Genus Ophisops

Genus Philochortus

Genus Pseuderemias

Family Varanidae

Genus Varanus

Family Scincidae

Genus Ablepharus

Genus Chalcides

Genus Eumeces

Genus Scincus

Genus Sphenops

Genus Trachylepis

Family Typhlopidae

Genus Ramphotyphlops

Genus Typhlops

Family Leptotyphlopidae

Genus Leptotyphlops

Family Boidae

Genus Eryx

Family Colubridae

Genus Dasypeltis

Genus Dolichophis

Genus Eirenis

Genus Hemorrhois

Genus Lycophidion

Genus Lytorhynchus

Genus Macroprotodon

Genus Malpolon

Genus Natrix

Genus Platyceps

Genus Psammophis

Genus Rhynchocalamus

Genus Spalerosophis

Genus Telescopus

Family Elapidae

Genus Naja

Genus Walterinnesia

Family Atractaspididae

Genus Atractaspis

Family Viperidae

Genus Cerastes

Genus Echis

Genus Pseudocerastes

Family Crocodylidae

Genus Crocodylus

Family Testudinidae

Genus Testudo

Family Cheloniidae

Genus Caretta

Genus Chelonia

Genus Eretmochelys

Genus Lepidochelys

Family Dermochelyidae

Genus Dermochelys

Family Trionychidae

Genus Trionyx

Family Emydidae

Genus Trachemys

References

  • Saleh, M (1997). Amphibians and Reptiles of Egypt. National Biodiversity Unit - Egyptian Government.
  • Baha el Din, Sherif (2006). A Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Egypt. The American University in Cairo Press. ISBN 978-9774249792.
  • El-Gabbas, Ahmed; Baha el Din, Sherif; Zalat, Samy; Gilbert, Francis (2016). "Conserving Egypt's reptiles under climate change". Journal of Arid Environments, 127: 211–221. doi:10.1016/j.jaridenv.2015.12.007.
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