Irish checklist:
No up to date checklist, but a recent list of known Irish amphibians and reptiles in:
King, J., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Roche, W. & Cassidy, D. 2011. Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, amphibians and reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
Number of amphibian and reptile species:
6
Five native: Common frog, Natterjack toad, Smooth newt, Viviparous lizard, Leatherback turtle & one non-native species: Slow-worm
Primary sources of distribution data:
- National Parks and Wildlife Service: threatened species database
- National Lizard Survey (Irish Wildlife Trust)
- Irish National Frog Survey (Irish Peatland Conservation Council)*
- Reptiles and Amphibians distribution atlas 1978 (An Foras Forbartha)*
- Marine Turtles in Irish Waters database (G. King & S. Berrow)*
- Marine Turtle database held by the Coastal and Marine Resources Centre
*Databases held by the National Biodiversity Data Centre and made accessible through Biodiversity Maps.
National conservation assessment:
- Article 17 reporting – 3 species listed in EU Habitats Directive: National Parks and Wildlife Service, 2008. The status of EU Protected Habitats and Species in Ireland. NPWS, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.
- King, J.L., Marnell, F., Kingston, N., Rosell, R., Boylan, P., Caffrey, J.M., FitzPatrick, Ú., Gargan, P.G., Kelly, F.L., O’Grady, M.F., Poole, R., Roche, W.K., Cassidy, D., 2011 Ireland Red List No. 5: Fish, amphibians and reptiles. National Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin, Ireland.
Monitoring or repeat surveys in place:
- National frog survey – underway (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
- Natterjack toad monitoring programme (National Parks and Wildlife Service)
