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South Africa-Lesotho-Botswana Reptiles
Acanthocercus atricollis | Southern Tree Agama
Agama | Typical Agamas
Agama aculeata aculeata | Common Ground Agama
Agama aculeata distanti | Distant's Ground Agama
Agama anchietae | Anchieta's Agama
Agama armata | Tropical Spiny Agama/Peters' Ground Agama
Agama atra | Southern Rock Agama
Agama hispida | Spiny Ground Agama
Chirindia | Round-headed Worm Lizards
Chirindia langi langi | Lang's Round-headed Worm Lizard
Chirindia langi occidentalis | Soutpansberg Round-headed Worm Lizard
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus | Slender Spade-snouted Worm Lizard
Zygaspis quadrifrons | Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard
Bradypodion | Dwarf Chameleons
Bradypodion caeruleogula | Eshowe Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion caffrum | Pondo Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion damaranum | Knysna Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion melanocephalum | KwaZulu Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion nemorale | Qudeni Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion occidentale | Western Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion pumilum | Cape Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion setaroi | Setaro's Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion sp. (undescribed) | 'Emerald' Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion thamnobates | Natal Midlands Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion transvaalense | Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon
Bradypodion ventrale | Southern Dwarf Chameleon
Chamaeleo dilepis | Common Flap-neck Chameleon
Cordylus | Girdled Lizards
Cordylus cordylus | Cape Girdled Lizard
Cordylus jonesii | Limpopo Girdled Lizard
Cordylus niger | Black Girdled Lizard
Cordylus vittifer | Common Girdled Lizard
Karusasaurus polyzonus | Karoo Girdled Lizard
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus | Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard
Platysaurus | Flat Lizards
Platysaurus broadleyi | Augrabies Flat Lizard
Platysaurus capensis | Namaqua Flat Lizard
Platysaurus guttatus | Dwarf Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius intermedius | Common Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius inopinus | Unexpected Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius natalensis | Natal Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius nigrescens | Mashatu Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius parvus | Blouberg Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus | Zimbabwe Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius wilhelmi | Wilhelm's Flat Lizard
Platysaurus minor | Waterberg Flat Lizard
Platysaurus monotropis | Orange-throated Flat Lizard
Platysaurus orientalis orientalis | Sekhukhune Flat Lizard
Platysaurus orientalis fitzsimonsi | FitzSimons' Flat Lizard
Platysaurus relictus | Soutpansberg Flat Lizard
Pseudocordylus | Crag Lizards
Pseudocordylus langi | Lang's Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus | Common Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus melanotus subviridis | Drakensberg Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus fasciatus | Karoo Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus spinosus | Spiny Crag Lizard
Pseudocordylus transvaalensis | Northern Crag Lizard
Smaug | Dragon Lizards
Smaug barbertonensis | Barberton Dragon Lizard
Smaug breyeri | Waterberg Dragon Lizard
Smaug depressus | Soutpansberg Dragon Lizard
Smaug giganteus | Giant Dragon Lizard/Sungazer
Smaug vandami | van Dam's Dragon Lizard
Smaug warreni | Lebombo Dragon Lizard
Afroedura | Flat Geckos
Afroedura broadleyi | Broadley's Flat Gecko
Afroedura granitica | Granite Flat Gecko
Afroedura haackei | Haacke's Flat Gecko
Afroedura halli | Hall's Flat Gecko
Afroedura langi | Lang's Flat Gecko
Afroedura leoloensis | Leolo Flat Gecko
Afroedura maripi | Mariepskop Flat Gecko
Afroedura multiporis | Woodbush Flat Gecko
Afroedura pienaari | Pienaar's Flat Gecko
Afroedura pondolia | Pondo Flat Gecko
Afroedura rupestris | Abel Erasmus Flat Gecko
Afroedura transvaalica | Zimbabwe Flat Gecko
Afroedura waterbergensis | Waterberg Flat Gecko
Afrogecko porphyreus | Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko
Chondrodactylus | Giant Geckos
Chondrodactylus angulifer | Giant Ground Gecko
Chondrodactylus bibronii | Bibron's Giant Gecko
Chondrodactylus laevigatus | Button-scaled Giant Gecko
Chondrodactylus turneri | Turner's Giant Gecko
Goggia | Pygmy Geckos
Goggia hexapora | Cederberg Pygmy Gecko
Goggia incognita | Cryptic Pygmy Gecko
Goggia rupicola | Namaqua Pygmy Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia | Common Tropical House Gecko
Homopholis | Velvet Geckos
Homopholis arnoldi | Arnold's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis mulleri | Muller's Velvet Gecko
Homopholis wahlbergii | Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko
Lygodactylus | Dwarf Geckos
Lygodactylus bradfieldi | Bradfield's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis | Common Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus graniticolus | Granite Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus incognitus | Cryptic Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus methueni | Methuen's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus montiscaeruli | Makgabeng Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus | Black-spotted Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus ocellatus | Ocellated Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis | Soutpansberg Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus species | Unidentified Dwarf Gecko species
Lygodactylus stevensoni | Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus waterbergensis | Waterberg Dwarf Gecko
Pachydactylus | Thick-toed Geckos
Pachydactylus affinis | Transvaal Gecko
Pachydactylus amoenus | Namaqua Banded Gecko
Pachydactylus atorquatus | Augrabies Gecko
Pachydactylus austeni | Austen's Gecko
Pachydactylus capensis | Cape Gecko
Pachydactylus carinatus | Richtersveld Gecko
Pachydactylus formosus | Southern Rough Gecko
Pachydactylus geitje | Ocellated Gecko
Pachydactylus latirostris | Quarts Gecko
Pachydactylus maculatus | Spotted Gecko
Pachydactylus punctatus | Speckled Gecko
Pachydactylus purcelli | Purcell's Gecko
Pachydactylus tigrinus | Tiger Gecko
Pachydactylus vansoni | van Son's Gecko
Pachydactylus wahlbergii wahlbergii | Kalahari Ground Gecko
Pachydactylus weberi | Weber's Gecko
Ptenopus | Barking Geckos
Ptenopus garrulus | Common Barking Gecko
Ptenopus maculatus | Spotted Barking Gecko
Rhoptropella ocellata | Namaqua Day Gecko
Broadleysaurus major | Rough-scaled Plated Lizard
Gerrhosaurus | Plated Lizards
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis | Yellow-throated Plated Lizard
Gerrhosaurus intermedius | Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard
Matobosaurus validus | Giant Plated Lizard
Tetradactylus eastwoodae | Eastwood's Long-tailed Seps
Heliobolus lugubris | Bushveld Lizard
Ichnotropis capensis | Ornate Rough-scaled Lizard
Meroles | Desert Lizards
Meroles ctenodactylus | Giant Desert Lizard
Meroles knoxii | Knox's Desert Lizard
Meroles squamulosus | Common Rough-scaled Lizard
Meroles suborbitalis | Spotted Desert Lizard
Nucras | Sandveld Lizards
Nucras holubi | Holub's Sandveld Lizard
Nucras intertexta | Spotted Sandveld Lizard
Nucras tessellata | Western Sandveld Lizard
Pedioplanis | Sand Lizards
Pedioplanis burchelli | Burchell's Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis inornata | Plain Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis lineoocellata lineoocellata | Spotted Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis lineoocellata pulchella | Spotted Sand Lizard
Pedioplanis namaquensis | Namaqua Sand Lizard
Vhembelacerta rupicola | Soutpansberg Rock Lizard
Acontias | Legless Skinks
Acontias cregoi | Cregoe's Legless Skink
Acontias litoralis | Coastal Legless Skink
Acontias meleagris | Cape Legless Skink
Acontias occidentalis | Western Legless Skink
Acontias plumbeus | Giant Legless Skink
Acontias richardi | Richard's Legless Skink
Acontias rieppeli | Woodbush Legless Skink
Acontias subtaeniatus | Stripe-bellied Legless Skink
Mochlus sundevallii | Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Panaspis | Snake-eyed Skinks
Panaspis maculicollis | Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink
Panaspis wahlbergii | Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink
Scelotes | Dwarf Burrowing Skinks
Scelotes albiventris | White-bellied Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes bidigittatus | Lowveld Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes bourquini | Bourquin's Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes fitzsimonsi | FitzSimons' Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes gronovii | Gronovi's Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes inornatus | Durban Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes limpopoensis | Limpopo Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes mirus | Montane Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes mossambicus | Mozambique Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Scelotes vestigifer | Coastal Dwarf Burrowing Skink
Trachylepis | Typical Skinks
Trachylepis capensis | Cape Skink
Trachylepis damarana | Damara Variable Skink
Trachylepis depressa | Eastern Coastal Skink
Trachylepis homalocephala | Red-sided Skink
Trachylepis laevigata | Striped Variable Skink
Trachylepis margaritifer | Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis punctatissima | Speckled Rock Skink
Trachylepis punctulata | Speckled Sand Skink
Trachylepis spilogaster | Kalahari Tree Skink
Trachylepis striata | African Striped Skink
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata | Western Rock Skink
Trachylepis varia | Common Variable Skink
Trachylepis variegata | Variegated Skink
Typhlosaurus vermis | Pink Blind Legless Skink
Varanus | Monitor Lizards
Varanus albigularis | White-throated Monitor Lizard
Varanus niloticus | Nile Monitor Lizard
Crocodylus niloticus | Nile Crocodile
Chersina angulata | Angulate Tortoise
Homopus | Padlopers
Homopus areolatus | Parrot-beaked Padloper
Homopus femoralis | Greater Padloper
Kinixys | Hinged-back Tortoises
Kinixys lobatsiana | Lobatse Hinged-back Tortoise
Kinixys spekii | Speke's Hinged-back Tortoise
Kinixys zombensis | Southeastern Hinged-back Tortoise
Psammobates oculifer | Kalahari Tent Tortoise
Stigmochelys pardalis | Leopard Tortoise
Pelomedusa | African Marsh Terrapins
Pelomedusa galeata | South African Marsh Terrapin
Pelomedusa subrufa | Central Marsh Terrapin
Pelusios sinuatus | Serrated Hinged Terrapin
Amblyodipsas | Purple-glossed Snakes
Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra | Soutpansberg Purple-glossed Snake
Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis | Common Purple-glossed Snake
Aparallactus | Centipede Eaters
Aparallactus capensis | Black-headed Centipede Eater
Aparallactus lunulatus | Reticulated Centipede Eater
Xenocalamus | Quill-snouted Snakes
Xenocalamus bicolor bicolor | Bi-coloured Quill-snouted Snake
Xenocalamus bicolor lineatus | Lined Quill-snouted Snake
Homoroselaps | Harlequin Snakes
Homoroselaps dorsalis | Striped Harlequin Snake
Homoroselaps lacteus | Spotted Harlequin Snake
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia | Herald Snake
Dasypeltis | Egg-eaters
Dasypeltis inornata | Southern Brown Egg-eater
Dasypeltis scabra | Common/Rhombic Egg-eater
Dipsadoboa aulica | Marbled Tree Snake
Philothamnus | Green Snakes
Philothamnus hoplogaster | Southeastern Green Snake/Green Water Snake
Philothamnus natalensis | Eastern Natal Green Snake
Philothamnus semivariegatus | Spotted Bush Snake
Telescopus | Tiger Snakes
Telescopus beetzii | Beetz's Tiger Snake
Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus | Eastern Tiger Snake
Alopecion guttatum | Spotted Rock Snake
Boaedon | African House Snakes
Boaedon capensis | Brown House Snake
Boaedon mentalis | Bug-eyed House Snake
Gracililima nyassae | Black File Snake
Inyoka swazicus | Swazi Rock Snake
Lamprophis aurora | Aurora House Snake
Limaformosa capensis | Common File Snake
Lycodonomorphus | Water Snakes & Ground Snakes
Lycodonomorphus inornatus | Olive Ground Snake
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus | Dusky-bellied Water Snake
Lycodonomorphus rufulus | Brown Water Snake
Lycophidion | Wolf Snakes
Lycophidion capense | Common Wolf Snake
Lycophidion variegatum | Variegated Wolf Snake
Prosymna | Shovel-snouts
Prosymna bivittata | Two-striped Shovel-snout,
Prosymna frontalis | South-western Shovel-snout
Prosymna lineata | Lined Shovel-snout
Prosymna stuhlmannii | East African Shovel-snout
Dipsina multimaculata | Dwarf Beaked Snake
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia | Eastern Bark Snake
Psammophis | Sand Snakes
Psammophis angolensis | Dwarf Sand Snake
Psammophis brevirostris | Short-snouted Sand/Grass Snake
Psammophis crucifer | Cross-marked Sand Snake
Psammophis mossambicus | Olive Sand/Grass Snake
Psammophis subtaeniatus | Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
Psammophylax | African Grass Snakes/Skaapstekers
Psammophylax rhombeatus | Rhombic Grass Snake/Skaapsteker
Psammophylax tritaeniatus | Striped Grass Snake/Skaapsteker
Rhamphiophis rostratus | Rufous Beaked Snake
Pseudaspis cana | Mole Snake
Duberria lutrix | South African Slug Eater
Python natalensis | Southern African Python
Afrotyphlops | Giant Blind Snakes
Afrotyphlops bibronii | Bibron's Giant Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops dinga (mucruso) | Zambezi Giant Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops schlegelii | Schlegel's Giant Blind Snake
Indotyphlops braminus | Flowerpot Snake
Rhinotyphlops lalandei | Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake
Leptotyphlops | Typical Thread Snakes
Leptotyphlops distanti | Distant's Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops incognitus | Incognito Thread Snake
Leptotyphlops scutifrons scutifrons | Peters' Thread Snake
Myriopholis longicauda | Long-tailed Thread Snake
Atractaspis | Stiletto Snakes
Atractaspis bibronii | Bibron's Stiletto Snake
Atractaspis duerdeni | Beaked Stiletto Snake
Aspidelaps | Shield-nose Snakes/Cobras
Aspidelaps scutatus scutatus | Speckled Shield-nose Snake/Cobra
Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius | Intermediate Shield-nose Snake/Cobra
Dendroaspis | Mambas
Dendroaspis angusticeps | Eastern Green Mamba
Dendroaspis polylepis | Black Mamba
Elapsoidea | African Garter Snakes
Elapsoidea boulengeri | Zambezi Garter Snake
Elapsoidea sundevallii longicauda | Long-tailed Garter Snake
Naja | Afro-Asiatic Cobras
Naja annulifera | Snouted Cobra
Naja mossambica | Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Naja nivea | Cape Cobra
Naja subfulva | Brown Forest Cobra
Dispholidus | Boomslang
Dispholidus typus typus | Cape Boomslang
Dispholidus typus viridis | Northern Boomslang
Thelotornis capensis capensis | Southern Vine/Twig Snake
Bitis | African Adders
Bitis arietans | Puff Adder
Bitis atropos | Berg Adder
Bitis caudalis | Horned Adder
Bitis inornata | Plain Desert Mountain Adder
Bitis schneideri | Namaqua Dwarf Adder
Bitis xeropaga | Desert Mountain Adder
Causus rhombeatus | Rhombic Night Adder
South Africa-Lesotho-Botswana Amphibians
Zimbabwe Reptiles
Lizards
Agama armata | Tropical Spiny Agama
Agama kirkii | Kirk's Rock Agama
Rhampholeon marshalli | Marshall's Pygmy Chameleon
Cordylus rhodesianus | Zimbabwe Girdled Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus | Zimbabwe Flat Lizard
Platysaurus intermedius subniger | Black-bellied Flat Lizard
Platysaurus pungweensis pungweensis | Pungwe Flat Lizard
Platysaurus torquatus | Zambezi Flat Lizard
Afroedura transvaalica | Zimbabwe Flat Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia | Common Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus tasmani | Tasman's Tropical House Gecko
Lygodactylus bernardi | Bernard's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus capensis | Cape Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus chobiensis | Chobe Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus stevensoni | Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko
Matobosaurus validus | Giant Plated Lizard
Meroles squamulosus | Common Rough-scaled Lizard
Proscelotes arnoldi | Arnold's Skink
Trachylepis damarana | Damara Variable Skink
Trachylepis lacertiformis | Bronze Rock Skink
Trachylepis margaritifer | Rainbow Skink
Trachylepis punctatissima | Speckled Rock Skink
Trachylepis wahlbergii | Wahlberg's Skink
Chelonians
Kinixys spekii | Speke's Hinged-back Tortoise
Snakes
Psammophis subtaeniatus | Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake
Bitis arietans | Puff Adder
Tanzania-Kenya Reptiles
Lizards
Acanthocercus gregorii | Gregory's Tree Agama
Agama dodomae | Dodoma Rock Agama
Chamaeleo dilepis | Flap-necked Chameleon
Kinyongia msuyae | Msuya's Forest Chameleon
Rhampholeon nchisiensis | Nchisi Pygmy Chameleon
Trioceros goetzei goetzei | Goetze's Chameleon
Trioceros jacksonii jacksonii | Jackson's Chameleon
Trioceros tempeli | Udzungwa Double-bearded Chameleon
Elasmodactylus tuberculosus | Tubercled Fragile-skinned Gecko
Hemidactylus platycephalus | Flat-headed House Gecko
Lygodactylus angolensis | Angolan Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus angularis | Angulated Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus picturatus | Painted Dwarf Gecko
Melanoseps ater | Black Limbless Skink
Melanoseps loveridgei | Loveridge's Limbless Skink
Panaspis wahlbergii | Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink
Trachylepis maculilabris | Speckle-lipped Skink
Trachylepis striata | African Striped Skink
Trachylepis 'varia' | Variable Skink species complex
Snakes
Natriciteres sylvatica | Forest Marsh Snake
Philothamnus angolensis | Angolan Green Snake
Philothamnus hoplogaster | Southeastern Green Snake
Philothamnus punctatus | Speckled Green Snake
Dendroaspis angusticeps | Eastern Green Mamba
Boaedon fuliginosus | Sooty House Snake
Lycophidion capense capense | Common Wolf Snake
Psammophylax variabilis | Variable Grass Snake
Duberria atriventris | Black-bellied Slug-Eater
Duberria shirana | Shire Slug-Eater
Ethiopia Reptiles
Lizards
Agama doriae | Doria's Agama
Agama finchi | Finch's Rock Agama
Chamaeleo gracilis | Gracile Chameleon
Trioceros affinis | Ethiopian Highland Chameleon
Trioceros balebicornutus | Bale Two-horned Chameleon
Trioceros harennae | Harenna Chameleon
Trioceros wolfgangboehmei | Wolfgang Böhme's Ethiopian Chameleon
Hemidactylus angulatus | Angulate Gecko
Lygodactylus gutturalis | Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko
Chalcides bottegi | Bottego's Cylindrical Skink
Mochlus sundevallii | Sundevall's Writhing Skink
Trachylepis maculilabris | Speckle-lipped Skink
Trachylepis megalura | Long-tailed Grass Skink
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata | African Five-lined Skink
Crocodiles
Crocodylus niloticus | Nile Crocodile
Snakes
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia | Herald Snake/Black-templed Cat Snake
Philothamnus battersbyi | Battersby's Green Snake
United Arab Emirates Reptiles
Lizards
Phrynocephalus arabicus | Arabian Toad-headed Agama
Pseudotrapelus jensvindumi | Hajar Rock Agama
Trapelus flavimaculatus | Yellow-spotted Agama
Uromastyx aegyptia leptieni | Leptien's Spiny-tailed Lizard
Asaccus caudivolvulus | Emirati Leaf-toed Gecko
Asaccus gallagheri | Gallagher's Leaf-toed Gecko
Bunopus tuberculatus | Baluch Ground Gecko
Cyrtopodion scabrum | Rough Bent-toed Gecko
Hemidactylus flaviviridis | Yellow-bellied House Gecko
Hemidactylus robustus | Red Sea Gecko
Pristurus celerrimus | Bar-tailed Semaphore Gecko
Pristurus rupestris | Rock Semaphore Gecko
Pseudoceramodactylus khobarensis | Gulf Sand Gecko
Ptyodactylus orlovi | Orlov's Fan-footed Gecko
Ptyodactylus ruusaljibalicus | Ruus al-Jibal Fan-footed Gecko
Stenodactylus doriae | Dune Sand Gecko
Stenodactylus leptocosymbotes | Eastern Sand Gecko
Teratoscincus keyserlingii | Persian Wonder Gecko
Trachydactylus hajarensis | Hajar Banded Ground Gecko
Trigonodactylus arabicus | Arabian Web-footed Gecko
Acanthodactylus blanfordii | Blanford's Fringe-toed Lizard
Acanthodactylus schmidti | Schmidt's Fringe-toed Lizard
Chalcides ocellatus ocellatus | Ocellated Skink
Scincus mitranus | Arabian Sand Skink
Trachylepis tessellata | Tessellated Skink
Chelonians
Chelonia mydas | Green Sea Turtle
Snakes
Eryx jayakari | Arabian Sand Boa
Lytorhynchus diadema | Crowned Leaf-nosed Snake
Psammophis schokari | Schokari Sand Snake
Cerastes gasperettii gasperettii | Arabian Horned Viper
Echis carinatus sochureki | Sindh Saw-scaled Viper
Echis omanensis | Hajar Saw-scaled Viper
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