List of reptiles of Bulgaria

The foundations of Bulgarian herpetology, or studies of amphibians and reptiles, were laid in the end of the 19th century by the teacher Vasil Kovachev, who published a number of articles on the subject and the 1912 book Herpetologic Fauna of Bulgaria.

[4] In the 1930s and 1940s, the zoologist Ivan Buresh and his associate Yordan Tsonkov conducted in-depth research on the diversity and distribution of the amphibian and reptile species in the country.

[7] The worldwide (not specific to Bulgaria) conservation status of species is based on their placement in one of the following categories from the IUCN Red List.

[19] Testudinidae, also known as tortoises, are a family of land-dwelling turtles found in North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia.

The European and Mediterranean species inhabit mainly forest and scrub habitats.

[44] Scincidae are a cosmopolitan family occurring in a variety of habitats worldwide, apart from boreal and polar regions.

[63] Boidae are a family of nonvenomous snakes found in America, Africa, Europe, Asia, and some Pacific Islands.

[67] Colubridae are a family of snakes with worldwide distribution found on every continent except Antarctica.

[72] Typhlopidae are a family of blind snakes found mostly in the tropical regions of Africa, Asia, the Americas, Australia and various islands.

[98] Viperidae are a family of venomous snakes found worldwide, except in Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, Madagascar, Hawaii and various other isolated islands.