Reptiles of
Zambia  (formerly Northern Rhodesia)

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Zambia Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Zambia Introduced species
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Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)
Genus Dalophia (Blunt-tailed Worm Lizards)
 
Dalophia angolensis

East Angolan Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard

Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Dalophia colobura

Sesheke Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard

Gans 2005
 
Dalophia ellenbergeri

Barotse Worm Lizard

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
  *
Dalophia jallae

Zambian Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard

Gans 2005
 
Dalophia longicauda

Long-tailed Worm Lizard

Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Dalophia pistillum

Zambezi Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)
 
Monopeltis anchietae

Mossamedes Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Monopeltis mauricei

Botswana Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Broadley 1971 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Monopeltis rhodesiana

Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Monopeltis zambezensis

Zambezi Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Zygaspis (Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards)
  *
Zygaspis kafuensis

Kafue Round-headed Worm Lizard

Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Zygaspis nigra

Black Round-headed Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Zygaspis quadrifrons

Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard

Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus niloticus

Nile Crocodile

Broadley 1971 Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Genus Mecistops (African Slender-snouted Crocodiles)
 
Mecistops leptorhynchus

Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile

Broadley 1971 [as cataphractus] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Shirley, Carr, Nestler, Vliet & Brochu 2018 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as cataphractus]

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Acanthocercus (Ridgeback Agamas)
 
Acanthocercus branchi

Zambian Ridgeback Agama

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Butler, Ceriaco & Bauer 2021 Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer 2012 Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018
 
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus

Blue-headed Ridgeback Agama

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Butler, Ceriaco & Bauer 2021 Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018
 
Acanthocercus gregorii

Kenyan Ridgeback Agama

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018 Wermuth 1967
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama armata

Zambezi Spiny Agama

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Agama kirkii

Zambesi Rock Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo dilepis

Flap-necked Chameleon

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Tilbury 2010
 
Chamaeleo laevigatus

Smooth Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Tilbury 2010
Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Pitless Leaf Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Tilbury 2010
Genus Trioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)
 
Trioceros goetzei

Ilolo Chameleon

Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Tilbury 2010
 Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Genus Chamaesaura (African Grass Lizards)
 
Chamaesaura miopropus

Zambian Grass Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wermuth 1968
Genus Cordylus (Girdled Lizards)
 
Cordylus tropidosternum

Tropical Girdled Lizard

Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Chondrodactylus (Giant Ground Gecko and Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Karas Thick-toed Gecko

Heinz, Brennan, Jackman & Bauer 2021 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Elasmodactylus (Tropical Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Elasmodactylus tuberculosus

Warty Thick-toed Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Loveridge 1947 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Loveridge 1947 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Hemidactylus platycephalus

Flat-headed Tropical House Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus angolensis

Angolan Dwarf Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1947 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lygodactylus angularis

Angulated Dwarf Gecko

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Loveridge 1947 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lygodactylus capensis

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Loveridge 1947 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lygodactylus chobiensis

Chobe Dwarf Gecko

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lygodactylus gutturalis

Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wermuth 1965
 
Lygodactylus heeneni

Katanga Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Pachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Lake Nyassa Thick-toed Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pachydactylus punctatus

Speckled Thick-toed Gecko

Bauer & Branch 1995 Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pachydactylus wahlbergii

Kalahari Ground Gecko

Broadley & Daele 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Genus Broadleysaurus (Rough-scaled Plated Lizard)
 
Broadleysaurus major

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1987 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wermuth 1968
Genus Gerrhosaurus (Typical Plated Lizards)
 
Gerrhosaurus auritus

Kalahari Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Gerrhosaurus bulsi

Dundo Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Branch 1998 Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as G. multilineatus] Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wermuth 1968
 
Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 [as nigrolineatus] Broadley 1971 [as nigrolineatus] Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as nigrolineatus]
 
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus

Western Black-lined Plated Lizard

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Matobosaurus (Giant Plated Lizards)
 
Matobosaurus validus

Eastern Giant Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Tetradactylus (Plated Snake Lizards)
 
Tetradactylus ellenbergeri

Zambian Plated Snake Lizard

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wagner, Roedder & Wilms 2012 Wermuth 1968
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Adolfus (African Forest Lizards)
 
Adolfus africanus

Multi-scaled Forest Lizard

Broadley 1991 Koehler, Wagner, Visser & Boehme 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Ichnotropis (Rough-scaled Lizards)
 
Ichnotropis bivittata

Angolan Rough-scaled Lizard

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Ichnotropis capensis

Southern Rough-scaled Lizard

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Ichnotropis grandiceps

Caprivi Rough-scaled Lizard

Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia johnstonii

Malawi Long-tailed Lizard

Bischoff 1991 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Meroles (Southwest African Desert Lizards)
 
Meroles squamulosus

Rough-scaled Desert Lizard

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Nucras (Sandveld Lizards)
 
Nucras boulengeri

Uganda Sandveld Lizard

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Nucras ornata

Ornate Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1972 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as taeniolata]
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Acontias (Greater Legless Skinks)
 
Acontias jappi

Barotseland Blind Legless Skink

Branch 1998 [as Typhlosaurus lineatus jappi] Broadley 1968 Broadley 1971 Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Schneider & Bauer 2009 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
  *
Acontias schmitzi

Kataba Legless Skink

Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Broadley & Bauer 2012
Genus Eumecia (East African Short-legged Skinks)
 
Eumecia anchietae

Western Short-legged Skink

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Leptosiaphos (Slender Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Leptosiaphos dewittei

Congolese Leaf-litter Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Lubuya (Benguela White-lined Skink)
 
Lubuya ivensii

Benguela White-lined Skink

Branch & Haagner 1993 Broadley & Willems 2015 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Roedder & Wilms 2012
Genus Melanoseps (Black Limbless Skinks)
 
Melanoseps ater

Common Black Limbless Skink

Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Melanoseps loveridgei

Eastern Limbless Skink

Broadley, Whiting & Bauer 2006 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus hinkeli

Eastern Red-flanked Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Boehme, Pauwels & Schmitz 2009
 
Mochlus sundevallii

Common Savanna Supple Skink

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1994 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Panaspis maculicollus

Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink

Jacobsen & Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Panaspis seydeli

Congolese Snake-eyed Skink

Broadley 1971 Fuhn 1970 [as Panaspis tancredii] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as Panaspis tacredii (sic)]
 
Panaspis wahlbergii

Savanna Snake-eyed Skink

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 [as "P. cf. wahlbergi"] Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Jacobsen & Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Sepsina (Savannah Burrowing Skinks)
 
Sepsina angolensis

Angolan Burrowing Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Sepsina tetradactyla

Eastern Four-toed Burrowing Skink

Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis albopunctata

White-spotted Savanna Skink

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 [as "T. cf. albopunctata"] Marques, Ceriaco, Blackburn & Bauer 2018 [as T. cf. albopunctata] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Trachylepis capensis

Cape Skink

Broadley 1971 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis damarana

Damara Variable Skink

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Trachylepis lacertiformis

Bronze Rock Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Trachylepis maculilabris

Common Speckled-lipped Skink

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1974 Broadley 1991 Broadley 2000 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis margaritifer

African Rainbow Skink

Broadley & Bauer 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 2000 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis megalura

Grass-top Skink

Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Koppetsch 2020 Marques, Ceriaco, Bandeira, Pauwels & Bauer 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis planifrons

Teita Skink

Broadley 1971 Koppetsch 2020 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis punctulata

Eastern Variegated Skink

Broadley 1975 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Trachylepis striata

Eastern Striped Skink

Broadley 1977 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Trachylepis varia

Savanna Variable Skink

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley 2000 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Trachylepis wahlbergii

Mopane Skink

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1991 Broadley 2000 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Typhlacontias (Western Burrowing Skinks)
 
Typhlacontias gracilis

Zambian Burrowing Skink

Branch 1998 Haacke 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Typhlacontias rohani

Kalahari Burrowing Skink

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Branch 1998 Haacke 1997 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus albigularis

White-throated Monitor

Bayless 2002 Boehme 2003 Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Mertens 1963 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Bayless 2002 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
 
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis

Zambian Herald Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Common Herald Snake

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis confusa

Diamondback Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
 
Dasypeltis medici

East African Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Dasypeltis scabra

Common African Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Gans 1959 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa shrevei

Angolan Nocturnal Tree Snake

Branch, Conradie & Tolley in Branch, Bayliss, Bittencourt-Silva, Conradie, Engelbrecht, Loader, Menegon, Nanvonamuquitxo & Tolley 2019 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 1986 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)
 
Dispholidus kivuensis

Kivu Boomslang

Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Dispholidus punctatus

Spotted Boomslang

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Dispholidus viridis

Green Boomslang

Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)
 
Grayia ornata

Ornate Water Snake

Broadley 1983 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Grayia tholloni

Nandi Water Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1983 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Limnophis (Striped Swamp Snakes)
 
Limnophis bangweolicus

Eastern Striped Swamp Snake

Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Conradie, Deepak, Keates & Gower 2020 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Limnophis bicolor

Angolan Striped Swamp Snake

Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Conradie, Deepak, Keates & Gower 2020 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)
 
Meizodon semiornatus

Semi-ornate Smooth Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Schatti 1985 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres bipostocularis

Southwestern Forest Marsh Snake

Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Natriciteres olivacea

Olive Marsh Snake

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Natriciteres sylvatica

Eastern Forest Marsh Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus angolensis

Angolan Green Snake

Broadley 1971 [as P. i. irregularis] Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Philothamnus heterolepidotus

Slender Green Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Philothamnus hoplogaster

Southeastern Green Snake

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Philothamnus ornatus

Ornate Green Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Philothamnus semivariegatus

Variegated Bush Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Rhamnophis (Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes)
 
Rhamnophis aethiopissa

Large-eyed Green Tree Snake

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Scaphiophis (African Hook-nosed Snakes)
 
Scaphiophis albopunctatus

Common African Hook-nosed Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1994 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus semiannulatus

Southern Tiger Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis capensis

Southern Vine Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley 2001 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Thelotornis kirtlandii

Northern Vine Snake

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1991 Broadley 2001 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Thelotornis mossambicanus

Eastern Vine Snake

Broadley 2001 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)
 
Thrasops jacksonii

Common Black Tree Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)
 
Toxicodryas vexator

Eastern Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake

Broadley 1971 [as blandingii] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 [as blandingii] Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as T. blandingii] Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as blandingii]
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis polylepis

Black Mamba

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Haakansson & Madsen 1983 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea boulengeri

Zambezi Garter Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Elapsoidea guentherii

Western Garter Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1983 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Jakobsen 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Elapsoidea semiannulata

Half-banded Garter Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja anchietae

Southwest African Cobra

Broadley & Wuster 2004 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1995 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Naja annulata

Ringed Water Cobra

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Naja annulifera

African Banded Cobra

Branch 1998 Broadley & Wuster 2004 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1983 Broadley 1995 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Naja crawshayi

Katanga Spitting Cobra

Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Broadley & Howell 1991 [as N. n. nigricollis] Broadley 1968 [as N. n. nigricollis] Broadley 1971 [as N. n. nigricollis] Broadley 1991 [as N. n. nigricollis] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 [as N. nigricollis] Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 [as N. nigricollis] Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 [as N. nigricollis] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as N. nigricollis] Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as N. nigricollis] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. nigricollis] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as N. nigricollis] Wuster, Crookes, Ineich, Mane, Pook, Trape & Broadley 2007 [as N. nigricollis]
 
Naja mossambica

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Naja subfulva

Brown Forest Cobra

Broadley & Howell 1991 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1968 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1971 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1991 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 [as N. melanoleuca] David & Ineich 1999 [as N. melanoleuca] Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 [as N. melanoleuca] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as N. melanoleuca] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. melanoleuca] Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes)
 
Amblyodipsas bicolor

Bicoloured Quill-snouted Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Amblyodipsas katangensis

Katanga Purple-glossed Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Amblyodipsas mechowii

Elongate Quill-snouted Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Amblyodipsas polylepis

Common Purple-glossed Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata

Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)
 
Aparallactus capensis

Cape Centipede Eater

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus lunulatus

Reticulated Centipede Eater

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus moeruensis

Congolese Centipede Eater

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis bibronii

Southern Stiletto Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Laurent 1950 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis congica

Congo Stiletto Snake

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon capensis

Brown House Snake

Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Boaedon fradei

Moxico House Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Boaedon fuliginosus

Common African House Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Boaedon olivaceus

Olive House Snake

Broadley 1971 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Chilorhinophis (Black-and-Yellow Burrowing Snakes)
 
Chilorhinophis gerardi

Katanga Black-and-Yellow Burrowing Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002
Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)
 
Dromophis lineatus

Lined Olympic Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Hughes 2004 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Duberria (African Slug Eaters)
 
Duberria shirana

Shire Slug Eater

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Gracililima (Black File Snake)
 
Gracililima nyassae

Black File Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Hemirhagerrhis (Bark Snakes)
 
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

Southeastern Bark Snake

Broadley & Hughes 2000 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Hypoptophis (Wedge-snouted Burrowing Snake)
 
Hypoptophis wilsoni

Wedge-snouted Burrowing Snake

Broadley 1960 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Kladirostratus (Striped Beaked Snakes)
 
Kladirostratus acutus

Eastern Striped Beaked Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Chirio & Ineich 1991 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa capensis

Cape File Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Lycodonomorphus (Southern African Water Snakes)
 
Lycodonomorphus bicolor

Tanganyika White-bellied Water Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion capense

Cape Wolf Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1996 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lycophidion multimaculatum

Many-spotted Wolf Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley 1996 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Laurent 1968 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Lycophidion variegatum

Variegated Wolf Snake

Broadley 1996 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Mehelya (Greater File Snakes)
 
Mehelya poensis

Western Forest File Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Polemon (African Snake Eaters)
 
Polemon ater

Black Snake Eater

Broadley 1971 [as P. christyi] Broadley 1991 [as P. christyi] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 [as P. christyi] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portillo, Branch, Tilbury, Nagy, Hughes, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Behangana & Greenbaum 2019 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as P. christyi] Vesey-FitzGerald 1961 [as P. christyi]
Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)
 
Prosymna ambigua

Central African Shovel-snout

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1980 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Prosymna lisima

Kalahari Shovel-snout

Broadley 1971 [as P. angolensis] Broadley 1980 [as P. angolensis] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 [as P. angolensis] Conradie, Keates, Baptista & Lobon-Rovira 2022 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as P. angolensis] Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as P. angolensis]
 
Prosymna stuhlmannii

East African Shovel-snout

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1980 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis angolensis

Dwarf Sand Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 2002 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Psammophis jallae

Zimbabwe Sand Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 2002 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Psammophis mossambicus

East African Olive Grass Snake

Broadley 1991 [as P. phillipsii] Broadley 2002 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as phillipsii] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis subtaeniatus

Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 2002 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Psammophis zambiensis

Zambian Sand Snake

Broadley 1971 [as P. leopardinus] Broadley 1977 [as P. leopardinus] Broadley 1991 [as P. leopardinus] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Hughes & Wade 2002 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 [as P. leopardinus] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 [as P. leopardinus] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
Genus Psammophylax (Skaapstekers)
 
Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Southern Striped Skaapsteker

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1976 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Psammophylax variabilis

Grey-bellied Skaapsteker

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1976 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Pseudaspis (African Mole Snake)
 
Pseudaspis cana

African Mole Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Rhamphiophis (Beaked Snakes)
 
Rhamphiophis rostratus

Rufous Beaked Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Chirio & Ineich 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Leptotyphlops (Typical Thread Snakes)
 
Leptotyphlops emini

Karagwe Thread Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Leptotyphlops incognitus

Incognito Thread Snake

Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Wallach 1997 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1983 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Hahn 1980 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Leptotyphlops kafubi

Shaba Thread Snake

Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Zambezi Thread Snake

Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis longicauda

Southern African Long-tailed Thread Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python natalensis

Southern Rock Python

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 [as sebae] Broadley 1984 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops angolensis

Golden Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops lineolatus

Lineolate Blind Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Afrotyphlops mucruso

Zambezi Giant Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Hahn 1980 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002
 
Afrotyphlops schlegelii

Variable Giant Blind Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Afrotyphlops schmidti

Nyunzu Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1971 [as Typhlops schmidti wilsoni] Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)
 
Letheobia gracilis

Urungu Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Atheris (African Bush Vipers)
 
Atheris katangensis

Katanga Bush Viper

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner 2018
 
Atheris rungweensis

Mount Rungwe Bush Viper

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as nitschei] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis gabonica

Gaboon Adder

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis nasicornis

African Nose-horned Viper

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus bilineatus

Two-striped Night Adder

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 2005 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus defilippii

Snouted Night Adder

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus lichtensteinii

Forest Night Adder

Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus rasmusseni

Zambian Night Adder

Broadley 2014 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic Night Adder

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 Broadley, Doria & Wigge 2003 David & Ineich 1999 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 2005 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Proatheris (Lowland Swamp Viper)
 
Proatheris superciliaris

Lowland Swamp Viper

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelomedusa (African Helmeted Turtles)
 
Pelomedusa neumanni

Kenyan Helmeted Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelomedusa subrufa

Common Helmeted Turtle

Boycott & Bourquin 2008 Broadley 1971 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios bechuanicus

Okavango Mud Turtle

Broadley 1971 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pelusios nanus

African Dwarf Mud Turtle

Broadley 1971 Fritz & Havas 2006 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pelusios rhodesianus

Zambian Mud Turtle

Broadley & Boycott 2008 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pelusios sinuatus

East African Serrated Mud Turtle

Broadley & Boycott 2009 Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 
Pelusios subniger

East African Black Mud Turtle

Broadley 1971 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys spekii

Eastern Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise

Bittencourt-Silva 2019 Broadley 1991 Hailey, Broadley, Boycott & Spawls 2021 Haagner, Branch & Haagner 2000 Ihlow, Farooq, Gvozdik, Hofmeyr, Conradie, Campbell, Harvey, Verburgt & Fritz 2019 Iverson 1992 Kindler, Branch, Hofmeyr, Maran, Siroky, Vences, Harvey, Hauswaldt, Schleicher, Stuckas & Fritz 2012 King & Burke 1989 [as belliana] Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
Genus Malacochersus (African Pancake Tortoise)
 
Malacochersus tornieri

African Pancake Tortoise

Chansa & Wagner 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Mwaya, Moll, Malonza & Ngwava 2018 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Stigmochelys (Leopard Tortoise)
 
Stigmochelys pardalis

Leopard Tortoise

Broadley 1971 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Pietersen & Conradie 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Simbotwe & Mubamba 1993
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cycloderma (Central African Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cycloderma frenatum

Zambezi Flapshell Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021