The only native reptile indigenous to Malta is the Filfola lizard, also known as the Maltese wall lizard. It is also endemic to Italy, specifically the Pelagian Islands.
Clade: Sauria
Order: Squamata
Suborder: Gekkotta Family: Gekkonidae Genus: Hemidactylus Mediterranean house gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus) Family: Lacertidae Genus: Podarcis Maltese wall lizard (Podarcis filfolensis) Family: Phyllodactylidae Genus: Tarentola Moorish wall gecko (Tarentola mauritanica) Family: Scincidae Genus: Chalcides Mediterranean ocellated skink (Chalcides ocellatus) Family: Chamaeleonidae Genus: Chamaeleo Mediterranean Chameleon (Chamaeleo chamaeleon) Suborder: Serpentes Family: Colubridae Genus: Hierophis Algerian whip snake (Hierophis algirus) European black whip snake (Hierophis carbonarius) Western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus) Genus: Zamenis Leopard snake (Zamenis situla)
Order: Testudines
Suborder: Cryptodira Family: Cheloniidae Genus: Caretta Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) Genus: Chelonia Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) Genus: Eretmochelys Hawksbill sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea ) Family: Emydidae Genus: Graptemys False map turtle (Graptemys pseudogeographica) Genus: Trachemys Species: T. scripta Subspecies: Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans)
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