WThe Arabian chameleon, Chamaeleo arabicus, is a species of chameleon native to the southern Arabian Peninsula. During the monsoon season, they turn green.
WThe Arabian cobra is a species of venomous snake in the family Elapidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula. The cobra within the peninsula is a concern, with having a major cause of mortality rate in the region. Researchers recently had tested and made an antivenom to treat the lethal bite that it carries.
WThe Arabian leaf-toed gecko is a species of gecko. It is found in the southern Arabian Peninsula and the island of Socotra.
WAtractaspis engaddensis, also known as "שרף עין גדי" or "الأسود الخبيث" is a venomous snake found in Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Lebanon. It is also referred to as the Israeli mole viper. The specific epithet references the type locality, Ein Gedi on the western shore of the Dead Sea.
WBosc's fringe-toed lizard or Bosk's [sic] fringe-fingered lizard is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is endemic to North Africa and Western Asia. Three subspecies are sometimes recognised; A. boskianus boskianus, from Lower Egypt; A. boskianus euphraticus from Iraq; and A. boskianus asper from the rest of the range; however this division is unsatisfactory because each subspecies has much variation and the differences between them are not consistent.
WCerastes cerastes, commonly known as the Saharan horned viper or the horned desert viper, is a venomous species of viper native to the deserts of northern Africa and parts of the Arabian Peninsula and Levant. It often is easily recognized by the presence of a pair of supraocular "horns", although hornless individuals do occur. Three subspecies have been described.
WCerastes gasperettii, commonly known as the Arabian horned viper, is a venomous viper species found especially in the Arabian Peninsula and north to Israel, Iraq, and Iran. It is very similar in appearance to C. cerastes, but the geographic ranges of these two species do not overlap. No subspecies of C. gasperettii are recognized.
WChalcides levitoni, commonly called Leviton's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Saudi Arabia.
WThe veiled chameleon is a species of chameleon native to the Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Other common names include cone-head chameleon and Yemen chameleon.
WThe desert monitor, Varanus griseus, is a species of monitor lizards of the order Squamata found living throughout North Africa and Central and South Asia. Three subspecies have been described:V. g. griseus V. g. caspius V. g. koniecznyi
WEchis borkini is a species of venomous viper.
WEchis khosatzkii is a species of venomous viper.
WEchis omanensis, commonly known as the Oman saw-scaled viper, is a species of venomous viper.
WEryx jayakari, known commonly as the Arabian sand boa or Jayakar's sand boa, is a species of snake in the family Boidae. The species is endemic to the Arabian Peninsula and Iran where it spends the day buried in the sand.
WEurylepis taeniolatus, the ribbon-sided skink, alpine Punjab skink, or yellow-bellied mole skink, is a species of skink found in Central Asia, South Asia, and West Asia. It is the type species of the genus Eurylepis.
WField's horned viper, Pseudocerastes fieldi, is a venomous viper species endemic to the deserts of the Middle East. It was previously considered a subspecies of the Persian horned viper. The main differences between this species and the Persian horned viper are in scalation and venom composition.
WHemidactylus yerburyi, also known as Yerbury's gecko or Yerburi's leaf-toed gecko, is a species of gecko. It is found on the southern Arabian Peninsula in Yemen and Saudi Arabia. Populations reported from Africa are based on misidentifications or have been elevated from subspecies to full species rank, namely Hemidactylus pauciporosus. Hemidactylus yerburyi is named after Colonel Yerbury who saw and/or collected the species.
WOmanosaura jayakari, the Jayakar lizard or Jayakar's Oman lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. It is found in Oman and the United Arab Emirates.
WThe Persian wonder gecko, also known commonly as the giant frog-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is endemic to parts of Asia.
WTeratoscincus scincus, commonly referred to as the common wonder gecko or the frog-eyed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Sphaerodactylidae. The species is native to arid parts of Asia and has special adaptations which suit it to desert life.
WUromastyx aegyptia is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to North Africa and the Middle East.