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List of reptiles of Finland

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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

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

Snakes

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

Sources

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  • 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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