Smooth snake (Coronella austriaca)

Key feature: a dark line running through the eyes from the neck

Southern smooth snake (Coronella girondica)

Key feature: black and light chequered belly, a dark line running through the eyes from the neck

Western whip snake (Hierophis viridiflavus)

Key feature: black with yellow spots on the body

Aesculapian snake (Zamenis longissimus)

Key feature: uniform coloured, usually with light spots

Viperine snake (Natrix maura)

Key feature: zig zag dorsal pattern

Grass snake (Natrix natrix)

Key feature: yellow collar

Asp viper (Vipera aspis)

Key feature: slightly upturned snout

Seoane's viper (Vipera seoanei)

Key feature: a very variable pattern and colours, sometimes having a zig zag type pattern and other times being a lined form

Slow worm (Anguis fragilis)

Key feature: a snake like appearence, no limbs

Aran rock lizard (Iberolacerta aranica)

Aurelio's rock lizard (Iberolacerta aurelioi)

Pyrenean rock lizard (Iberolacerta bonnali)

Sand lizard (Lacerta agilis)

Key feature: a bulky body and head

Western green lizard (Lacerta bilineata)

Key feature: lime green as adults, males usually have blue under their throats

Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica)

Common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Key feature: small fragile, very common lizard

Viviparous lizard (Zootoca vivipara)

Key feature: a lined type pattern

European Pond Terrapin (Emys orbicularis)

Red-eared terrapin (Trachemys scripta)

Spanish Terrapin (Mauremys leprosa)

Common Midwife toad (Alytes obstetricans)

Key feature: males carry eggs on hind limbs from spring until late summer

Parsley frog (Pelodytes punctatus)

Key feature: they are light green speckled with darker green

Common toad (Bufo bufo)

Key feature: they have a very warty dry skin, their eyes are red

Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita)

Key feature: they have a light well defined line running down the middle of the back

Stripeless Tree frog (Hyla meridionalis)

Key feature: they have very smooth skin and have finger pads allowing them to stick and climb, they lack the dark line on the flanks

Marsh frog (Pelophylax ridibundus)

Graf's hybrid frog (Pelophylax kl. grafi)

Iberian water frog (Pelophylax perezi)

Agile frog (Rana dalmatina)

Key feature: they have a pointed snout

Common frog (Rana temporaria)

Pyrenean frog (Rana pyrenaica)

Note: only found in the extreme south western corner of France

Pyrenean brook newt (Calotriton asper)

Fire Salamander (Salamandra salamandra)

Key feature: they are black with vivid yellow markings

Palmate newt (Lissotriton helveticus)

Marbled newt (Triturus marmoratus)

Key feature: see body pattern