
Wildlife by group and country
Six of Italy's nine places are Mediterranean dives and four are declared marine protected areas; from them comes the loggerhead turtle, the only threatened species. The three on land — Abruzzo, Alta Murgia and Cinque Terre — supply the asp viper and the western green lizard. The Aeolian Islands add active volcanic vents.
Places come from reviewed species-place links; the species shown at each place are only those in this group.
Italy
Asp Viper
See parkItaly
Up to 35 m · Advanced Open Water
25 m21 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive siteItaly
Up to 30 m · Advanced Open Water
20 m22 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive siteItaly
Western Green Lizard
See parkItaly
Western Green Lizard
See parkItaly
Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water
20 m21 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive siteItaly
Up to 35 m · Open Water
25 m22 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive siteItaly
Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water
30 m20 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive siteItaly
Up to 40 m · Advanced Open Water
25 m21 °C
Loggerhead Turtle
See dive site