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Table 1 Groups presented in the study and the species represented by each group

From: Human attitudes towards herpetofauna: The influence of folklore and negative values on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in Portugal

Group

Species represented and IUCN Conservation status in Portugal

Amphibians

Salamanders and newts

Salamandra salamandra (LC)

  

Pleurodeles waltl (LC)

  

Triturus boscai (LC)

  

Triturus marmoratus (LC)

 

Frogs

Pelophylax perezi (LC)

  

Discoglossus galganoi (NT)

  

Hyla arborea (LC)

  

Hyla meridionalis (LC)

 

Toads

Pelobates cultripes (LC)

  

Pelodytes punctatus (NE)

  

Alytes cisternasii (LC)

  

Alytes obstetricans (LC)

  

Bufo calamita (LC)

  

Bufo bufo (LC)

Reptiles

Turtles

Mauremys leprosa (LC)

  

Emys orbicularis (EN)

 

Geckos

Hemidactylus turcicus (VU)

  

Tarentola mauritanica (LC)

 

Small lizards

Podarcis hispanica (LC)

  

Psammodromus hispanicus (NT)

  

Psammodromus algirus (LC)

 

Big lizards

Timon lepidus (LC)

 

Snakes

Coluber hippocrepis (LC)

  

Coronella girondica (LC)

  

Elaphe scalaris (LC)

  

Macroprotodon cucullatus (LC)

  

Natrix maura (LC)

  

Natrix natrix (LC)

  

Malpolon monspessulanus (LC)

 

Vipers

Vipera latastei (VU)