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2025 DATASET:

Sweden

The 2025 Worldwide Reptile Super Survey is the most comprehensive dataset on how reptiles and amphibians are kept in Sweden.

Here is the headline data.

RESPONDENTS |‍ 405

AVERAGE* OF ANIMALS KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 6

AVERAGE* OF SPECIES KEPT PER KEEPER |‍ 2

SPECIES KEPT |‍ 357

ANIMALS REPORTED |‍ 4,930

* The median average was selected for this report to provide a more representative view of the ‘typical’ value. Because the dataset includes extreme outliers, the mean would be disproportionately pulled upward, creating a misleadingly high average that does not reflect the experience of the majority

Yemen chameleon Chamaeleo calyptratus.

All about the keepers:

AGE

GENDER

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

26% of Swedish respondents

Crested Gecko

2. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

22% of Swedish respondents

Corn Snake

3. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

16% of Swedish respondents

Leopard Gecko

4. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

15% of Swedish respondents

Western Hognose

5. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

14% of Swedish respondents

Bearded Dragon

6. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

13% of Swedish respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

10% of Swedish respondents

MOURNING GECKO

8. MOURNING GECKO

Lepidodactylus lugubris

9% of Swedish respondents

9. DYEING POISON FROG

Dendrobates tinctorius

7% of Swedish respondents

GARGOYLE GECKO Rhacodactylus auriculatus

10. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of Swedish respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa imperator

  5. COMMON GARTER SNAKE
    Thamnophis sirtalis

  6. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

  7. GREEN TREE PYTHON
    Morelia viridis

  8. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa constrictor constrictor

  9. AMAZON TREE BOA
    Corallus hortulana

  10. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis

LIZARDS

  1. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  2. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  5. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  6. SPINY-TAILED MONITOR/ACKIE MONITOR
    Varanus acanthurus

  7. RANKIN’S DRAGON
    Pogona henrylawsoni

  8. NEW CALEDONIAN MOSSY GECKO
    Mniarogekko chahoua

  9. PANTHER CHAMELEON
    Furcifer pardalis

  10. GREEN KEEL-BELLIED LIZARD
    Gastropholis prasina

Rankin’s dragon Pogona henrylawsoni

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  2. MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus odoratus

  3. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldii

  4. SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE
    Testudo graeca

  5. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  6. PANCAKE TORTOISE
    Malacochersus tornieri

  7. REEVES’ TURTLE
    Mauremys reevesii

  8. RAZORBACK MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus carinatus

  9. COMMON BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene carolina sp.

  10. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

Pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri.

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  2. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  3. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  4. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

  5. ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD
    Bombina orientalis

  6. ANTHONY’S POISON ARROW FROG
    Epipedobates anthonyi

  7. GREEN-AND-BLACK POISON ARROW FROG
    Dendrobates auratus

  8. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  9. STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG
    Oophaga pumilio

  10. GOLDEN POISON ARROW FROG
    Phyllobates terribilis

African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus

Where pet reptiles come from:

ORIGIN

ACQUISITION

Sweden | Top ten most kept species:

ROYAL PYTHON Python regius

1. ROYAL PYTHON

Python regius

26% of Swedish respondents

Crested Gecko

2. CRESTED GECKO

Correlophus ciliatus

22% of Swedish respondents

Corn Snake

3. CORN SNAKE

Pantherophis guttatus

16% of Swedish respondents

Leopard Gecko

4. LEOPARD GECKO

Eublepharis macularius

15% of Swedish respondents

Western Hognose

5. WESTERN HOGNOSE

Heterodon nasicus

14% of Swedish respondents

Bearded Dragon

6. BEARDED DRAGON

Pogona vitticeps

13% of Swedish respondents

COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR Boa imperator

7. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR

Boa imperator

10% of Swedish respondents

MOURNING GECKO

8. MOURNING GECKO

Lepidodactylus lugubris

9% of Swedish respondents

9. DYEING POISON FROG

Dendrobates tinctorius

7% of Swedish respondents

GARGOYLE GECKO Rhacodactylus auriculatus

10. GARGOYLE GECKO

Rhacodactylus auriculatus

6% of Swedish respondents

Top ten of each animal group:

SNAKES

  1. ROYAL PYTHON
    Python regius

  2. CORN SNAKE
    Pantherophis guttatus

  3. WESTERN HOGNOSE
    Heterodon nasicus

  4. COMMON BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa imperator

  5. COMMON GARTER SNAKE
    Thamnophis sirtalis

  6. CARPET PYTHON
    Morelia spilota ssp.

  7. GREEN TREE PYTHON
    Morelia viridis

  8. RED-TAILED BOA CONSTRICTOR
    Boa constrictor constrictor

  9. AMAZON TREE BOA
    Corallus hortulana

  10. KENYAN SAND BOA
    Eryx colubrinus

Common garter snake Thamnophis sirtalis

LIZARDS

  1. CRESTED GECKO
    Correlophus ciliatus

  2. LEOPARD GECKO
    Eublepharis macularius

  3. BEARDED DRAGON
    Pogona vitticeps

  4. MOURNING GECKO
    Lepidodactylus lugubris

  5. GARGOYLE GECKO
    Rhacodactylus auriculatus

  6. SPINY-TAILED MONITOR/ACKIE MONITOR
    Varanus acanthurus

  7. RANKIN’S DRAGON
    Pogona henrylawsoni

  8. NEW CALEDONIAN MOSSY GECKO
    Mniarogekko chahoua

  9. PANTHER CHAMELEON
    Furcifer pardalis

  10. GREEN KEEL-BELLIED LIZARD
    Gastropholis prasina

Rankin’s dragon Pogona henrylawsoni

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

  1. HERMANN’S TORTOISE
    Testudo hermanni

  2. MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus odoratus

  3. HORSFIELD’S TORTOISE
    Testudo horsfieldii

  4. SPUR-THIGH TORTOISE
    Testudo graeca

  5. RED-FOOTED TORTOISE
    Chelonoidis carbonarius

  6. PANCAKE TORTOISE
    Malacochersus tornieri

  7. REEVES’ TURTLE
    Mauremys reevesii

  8. RAZORBACK MUSK TURTLE
    Sternotherus carinatus

  9. COMMON BOX TURTLE
    Terrapene carolina sp.

  10. POND SLIDER
    Trachemys scripta

Pancake tortoise Malacochersus tornieri.

FROGS AND TOADS

  1. DYEING POISON FROG
    Dendrobates tinctorius

  2. CRANWELL’S HORNED FROG
    Ceratophrys cranwelli

  3. WHITE’S TREE FROG
    Litoria caerulea

  4. BUMBLEBEE POISON DART FROG
    Dendrobates leucomelas

  5. ORIENTAL FIRE-BELLIED TOAD
    Bombina orientalis

  6. ANTHONY’S POISON ARROW FROG
    Epipedobates anthonyi

  7. GREEN-AND-BLACK POISON ARROW FROG
    Dendrobates auratus

  8. AFRICAN BULLFROG
    Pyxicephalus adspersus

  9. STRAWBERRY POISON DART FROG
    Oophaga pumilio

  10. GOLDEN POISON ARROW FROG
    Phyllobates terribilis

African bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus

Sweden | Where pet reptiles come from:

ORIGIN

ACQUISITION

Sweden | All about the keepers:

AGE

GENDER

TAXA TALLY

Newts, salamanders and caecilians
We have omitted newts, salamanders and caecilians from our data reporting, because the low volume of responses meant results would not be statistically robust.

We’d like to thank those who took the time to enter their information and encourage this keeper group to participate in our 2027 survey.

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