One more reptile species (Ophisaurus apodus) is added to the number of two amphibian and ten reptile taxa hitherto known from the island of Ikaria. The herpetocenosis of the island is characterised by the presence of faunal elements of Asia Minor. Species diversity is poor when compared to that of the neighbouring island of Samos, however, the size of the populations is conspicuous, especially in Rana sp., Laudakia stellio, Lacerta oertzeni, and Mauremys rivulata.