Reptiles are among the most diverse and often overlooked wildlife found across the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon. From Arabian Horned Vipers buried beneath desert sand to leaf-toed geckos inhabiting the rocky Hajar Mountains, each species is closely adapted to its environment.
This collection brings together reptiles photographed and documented during fieldwork across both countries, including snakes, vipers, geckos, skinks, agamas, monitors and other species. Each profile leads to original photographs and information covering identification, habitat, behaviour and conservation status. The UAE collection includes species from deserts, gravel plains, mountains and wadis, while the Lebanon collection documents reptiles associated with Mediterranean forests, rocky landscapes and high mountain habitats.
Reptiles of the UAE & Lebanon
Snakes, geckos, lizards and other reptiles documented through original field photography.
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Lebanon Mountain Viper
Endangered
Montivipera bornmuelleri
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Diadem Snake
Least Concern
Spalerosophis diadema
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Large Whip Snake
Least Concern
Dolichophis jugularis
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Coin-marked Snake
Least Concern
Hemorrhois nummifer
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Dice Snake
Least Concern
Natrix tessellata
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Arabian Cat Snake
Telescopus dhara
Least Concern
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Hajar Saw-scaled Viper
Echis omanensis
Least Concern
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Arabian Horned Viper
Cerastes gasperettii
Least Concern
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Arabian Sand Boa
Eryx jayakari
Least Concern
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Desert Monitor
Varanus griseus
Least Concern
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Red Whip Snake
Least Concern
Platyceps collaris
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Narrow-Striped Dwarf Snake
Least Concern
Eirenis decemlineatus
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Eastern Montpellier Snake
Least Concern
Malpolon insignitus
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Crowned Dwarf Snake
Least Concern
Eirenis coronella
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Medeterranian Chameleon
Least Concern
Chamaeleo chamaeleon
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Mediterranean Thin-toad Gecko
Least Concern
Mediodactylus orientalis
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Gunther’s Cylindrical Skink
Vulnerable
Chalcides guenther
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Egyptian Agama
Least Concern
Laudakia vulgaris
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Horny Scale Agama
Least Concern
Trapelus ruderatus
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Alexander's Worm Lizard
Least Concern
Blanus alexandrii
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Levant Green Lizard
Least Concern
Lacerta media
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Schneider's Skink
Least Concern
Eumeces schneideri
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Lebanese Thin-toed Gecko
Endangered
Mediodactylus amictopholis
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Mediterranean Cat Snake
Least Concern
Telescopus fallax syriacus
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Levantine Dwarf Snake
Least Concern
Eirenis levantinus
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Blunt-Nosed Viper
Least Concern
Macrovipera lebetinus
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Levant Rat Snake
Least Concern
Elaphe druzei
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Schokari Sand Racer
Least Concern
Psammophis schokari
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Crowned Leaf-nosed Snake
Lytorhynchus diadema
Least Concern
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Arabian Sand Skink
Scincus mitranus
Least Concern
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Arabian Toad-headed Agama
Phrynocephalus arabicus
Least Concern
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Keyserling's Wonder Gecko
Teratoscincus keyserlingii
Least Concern
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Egyptian Spiny-tailed Lizard
Uromastyx aegyptia
Vulnerable
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Sindh Saw-scaled Viper
Echis carinatus
Least Concern
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Moila Snake
Malpolon moilensis
Least Concern
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Middle Eastern Short-fingered Gecko
Stenodactylus doriae
Least Concern
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Spotted Whip Snake
Hemorrhois ravergieri
Least Concern
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Zarudnyi's Worm Lizard
Diplometopon zarudnyi
Least Concern
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Black-headed Cat Snake
Telescopus nigriceps
Least Concern
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Transcaucasian Rat Snake
Zamenis hohenackeri
Least Concern
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Dahl’s Whip Snake
Platyceps najadum
Least Concern
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Muller's Snake
Micrelaps muelleri
Least Concern
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Spotted Line Dwarf Snake
Eirenis lineomaculatus
Least Concern
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Levantine Glass Lizard
Pseudopus apodus levantinus
Not Evaluated
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Javelin Sand Boa
Eryx jaculus
Least Concern
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Palestine Viper
Daboia palaestinae
Least Concern
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Gallagher’s Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus gallagheri
Least Concern
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Gardner’s Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus gardneri
Least Concern
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Orlov’s Fan-footed Gecko
Ptyodactylus orlovi
Least Concern
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Red Sea House Gecko
Hemidactylus robustus
Least Concern
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Hajar Banded Ground Gecko
Trachydactylus hajarensis
Least Concern
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Mediterranean House Gecko
Hemidactylus turcicus
Least Concern
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Bridled Skink
Heremites vittatus
Least Concern
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Arnold’s Rock Gecko
Pristurus minimus
Least Concern
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Lebanon Lizard
Phoenicolacerta laevis
Least Concern
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Roger’s Racer
Platyceps rogersi
Least Concern