Herping & Wildlife Tours around Athens & Peloponnese

Greece's herpetofauna is one of the richest in Europe. During spring and autumn we offer private herping tours around Athens and Eastern Peloponnese. Depending on your targets, we can arrange a unique itinerary and let you enjoy close views of some of the most iconic and colorful snakes, lizards and amphibians of Europe.

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla) HERPING ATHENS

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla) one of the
most striking snakes of Europe

Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) HERPING ATHENS

Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes) is a venomous
but shy species of snake

Target species list for areas around Athens ("P" is for eastern Peloponnese)

Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)
European Newt (Lissotriton vulgaris)

Common Toad (Bufo bufo)

European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis)
European Tree Frog (Hyla arborea)

Balkan Frog (Pelophylax kurtmuelleri)

Agile Frog (Rana dalmatina)
Greek Stream Frog (Rana graeca) (P)

European Green Toad (Bufotes viridis) in amplexus

Balkan Pond Turtle (Muremys rivulata)

European Pond Turtle (Emys orbicularis) near threatened

Hermann's Tortoise (Testudo hermani) near threatened

Marginated Tortoise (Testudo marginata)

Marginated Tortoise (Testudo marginata) found all around Athens

Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis)
Peloponnese Slow Worm (Anguis cephallonicus) (P) ENDEMIC SPECIES
Europeran Glass Lizard (Pseudopus apodus)

Kotschyi's Gecko (Cyrtopodion kotschyi)

Mediterranean House Gecko (Hemidactylus turcicus)

Greek Algyroides (Algyroides moreoticus) (P) ENDEMIC SPECIES
Greek Rock Lizard (Hellenolacerta graeca) (P) ENDEMIC SPECIES

Balkan Green Lizard (Lacerta trilineata)
Aegean Wall Lizard (Podacris erhardii)
Common Wall Lizard (Podacris muralis)

Peloponnese Wall Lizard (Podacris peloponnesiacus) (P) ENDEMIC SPECIES
Balkan Wall Lizard (Podacris tauricus) (P)

European Snake-eyed Skink (Ablepharus kitaibelli)

Ocellated Skink (Chalcides ocellatus)
Greek Snake Skink (Ophiomorus punctatissimus)

Peloponnese Wall Lizard (Podacris peloponnesiacus)

Javelin Sand Boa (Eryx jaculus)
European Blind Snake (Xerothyphlops vermicularis)

Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) (P)
Caspian Whip Snake (Dolichophis caspius)
Four-lined Snake (Elaphe quatorlineata)
Balkan Whip Snake (Hierophis gemonensis) (P)
Eastern Montpellier Snake (Malpolon insignitus)
Grass Snake (Natrix natrix)

Dice Snake (Natrix tesselata)
Dahl's Whip Snake (Platyceps najatum)
European Cat Snake (Telescopus fallax)

Leopard Snake (Zamenis situla)
Nose-horned Viper (Vipera ammodytes)