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List of reptiles of the Canary Islands is an incomplete list of reptiles found in the Canary Islands. This list includes both endemic and introduced species.

EX	Extinct	No reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
EW	Extinct in the wild	Known only to survive in captivity or as a naturalized populations well outside its previous range.
CR	Critically endangered	The species is in imminent risk of extinction in the wild.
EN	Endangered	The species is facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
VU	Vulnerable	The species is facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.
NT	Near threatened	The species does not meet any of the criteria that would categorise it as risking extinction but it is likely to do so in the future.
LC	Least concern	There are no current identifiable risks to the species.
DD	Data deficient	There is inadequate information to make an assessment of the risks to this species.

Order: Squamata edit

Lizards edit

Infraorder Gekkota edit

Family Phyllodactylidae edit

East Canary gecko, Tarentola angustimentalis LC
Boettger's wall gecko, Tarentola boettgeri LC
Tenerife gecko, Tarentola delalandii LC
Gomero wall gecko, Tarentola gomerensis LC

Family Gekkonidae edit

Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus LC (Gran Canaria and Tenerife)

Superfamily Lacertoidea edit

Family Lacertidae edit

Atlantic lizard, Gallotia atlantica LC
Boettger's lizard, Gallotia caesaris LC
West Canaries lizard, Gallotia galloti LC
El Hierro giant lizard, Gallotia simonyi CR
La Gomera giant lizard, Gallotia bravoana CR
Gran Canaria giant lizard, Gallotia stehlini LC
La Palma giant lizard, Gallotia auaritae CR
Tenerife giant lizard, Gallotia goliath EX
Tenerife speckled lizard, Gallotia intermedia CR

Infraorder Scincomorpha edit

Family Scincidae edit

East Canary skink, Chalcides simonyi EN
Gran Canaria skink, Chalcides sexlineatus LC
West Canary skink, Chalcides viridanus LC
La Gomera skink, Chalcides coeruleopunctatus LC

Snakes edit

Suborder Serpentes edit

Family Typhlopidae edit

Brahminy blind snake, Indotyphlops braminus LC^[1]

Family Colubridae edit

California kingsnake, Lampropeltic californiae LC^[2]

Order: Testudines edit

Turtles edit

Suborder Cryptodira edit

Family Testudinidae edit

Tenerife giant tortoise, Centrochelys burchardi EX
Gran Canaria giant tortoise, Centrochelys vulcanica EX

Family Cheloniidae edit

Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta EN
Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas EN
Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata CR
Kemp's ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys kempii CR

Family Dermochelyidae edit

Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea VU

References edit

^ Bowler, John (2018). Wildlife of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Wild Guides. p. 164. ISBN 9780691170763.
^ "California kingsnake in the Canary Islands | Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiología". www.ipna.csic.es. Retrieved 2021-02-08.

Pleguezuelos, J.M.; Márquez, R.; Lizana, M. (2002). Atlas y Libro Rojo de los anfibios y reptiles de España. Madrid: Dirección General de Conservación de la naturaleza; Asociación Herpetológica Española; Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales.
Amphibians and Reptiles in the Canary Islands, Focus on Nature