List of snake species in Albania

This is the list of snake species that can be found in Albania.

List of snake species in Albania ^[1][2]

Snake species	Albanian name[1]	Family	Occurrence	Notes
European horned viper (Vipera ammodytes)	Nepërka	Viperidae	Commonly found from the sea coast to the mountains (up to 1800 m above sea level) [3]	Most venomous snake in Europe
Balkan whip snake (Hierophis gemonensis)	Shigjeta e shkurtër	Colubridae	Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, up to 1100 m above sea level[3]
Grass snake (Natrix natrix)	Gjarpri i madh i ujit		Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania
Dice snake (Natrix tessellata)	Gjarpri i vogël i shiut		Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, in freshwater and brackish water habitats[3]
Dahl's whip snake (Coluber najadum)	Shigjeta i hollë		Found in west & southwestern Albania
Eastern Montpellier snake (Malpolon insignitus)	Biroja	Psammophiidae	Commonly found alongside the coast of Albania, in the river valleys up to the mountains[3]
Caspian whipsnake (Dolichophis caspius)	Shigjeta e gjatë	Colubridae	Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania excluding the north, up to 1500 m above sea level
European ratsnake (Zamenis situla)	Bolla laramane		Rarely found, only in western Albania
Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)	Bolla e shtëpisë		Commonly found throughout the entirety of Albania, from the coast to the mountains[3]
Four-lined snake (Elaphe quatuorlinea)	Bolla me katër vija		Mostly found in the west, rarely in the mountains[3]	One of the longest Snakes in Europe
European adder (Vipera berus)	Nepërka me lara e malit	Viperidae	Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps
Meadow viper (Vipera ursinii)	Nepërka e vogël e malit		Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab Mountains[3]
Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)	Gjarpri i zi	Colubridae	Only found in the Northern Albanian Alps and Korab Mountains
European cat snake (Telescopus fallax)	Gjarpri laraman		Found in Western Albania
Greek Meadow Viper (Vipera graeca)	?	Viperidae	Found near Himarë to the north of Berat and into Greece. Endangered.	Endangered[4]
Javelin sand boa (Eryx jaculus)	Boa e rërës	Boidae	Rarely found, only in the south near Sarandë[3]
European blind snake (Xerotyphlops vermicularis)	Gjarpri i verbër krymbor	Typhlopidae	Commonly found in hilly country and plains[3]

Sources

1. "Schlangen in Albanien" (in German).
2. "Snakes of Albania – Herpetofauna Albanian Society". Retrieved 2020-12-05.
3. Idriz Haxhiu (1989): The Reptilia of Albania: Species composition, Distribution, Habitats. Bonner zoologische Beiträge 48 (1): 35–57.
4. "Vipera graeca (Greek Meadow Viper)".