Sweden is home to thirteen species of amphibians and six species of reptiles. All nineteen species are protected throughout the country.
Amphibians Scientific nameCommon nameSwedish nameDescriptionImageNotesBombina bombinaEuropean fire-bellied toadKlockgrodaBufo bufoCommon toadVanlig paddaAdults are about long and colored brown, olive-brown or greyish brown.Bufotes viridisEuropean green toadGrönfläckig paddaEpidalea calamitaNatterjack toadStrandpadda/StinkpaddaHyla arboreaEuropean tree frogLövgrodaPelobates fuscusCommon spadefootLökgrodaPelophylax kl. esculentusEdible frogÄtlig grodaFemale adults are long and males are long.It is a fertile hybrid of the pool frog and the marsh frog.Pelophylax lessonaePool frogGölgrodaRana arvalisMoor frogÅkergrodaRana dalmatinaAgile frogLångbensgrodaRana temporariaCommon frogVanlig grodaAdults are about long. They and colored olive green, grey-brown, brown, olive-brown, grey, yellowish or rufous.Triturus cristatusGreat crested newtStörre vattensalamanderLissotriton vulgarisSmooth newtMindre vattensalamander
Reptiles Scientific nameCommon nameSwedish nameDescriptionImageNotesAnguis fragilisSlowwormKopparödlaCoronella austriacaSmooth snakeHasselsnokLacerta agilisSand lizardSandödlaNatrix natrix(incl. Natrix natrix gotlandica)Grass snakeSnok (Gotlandssnok)Vipera berusCommon European adderHuggormZootoca viviparaViviparous lizardSkogsödla
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