Reptiles of the
Bijagos Archipelago  (Bissagos Archipelago) [Guinea-Bissau]

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

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 Cynisca (West African Round-headed Worm Lizards)
 
Cynisca feae

Guinea-Bissau Worm Lizard

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

West African Crocodile

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Osteolaemus (Dwarf Crocodiles)
 
Osteolaemus tetraspis

West African Dwarf Crocodile

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama picticauda

Ada Foah Agama

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012 Leache, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Boehme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Roedel & Wagner 2016
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo gracilis

Graceful Chameleon

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 
Chamaeleo senegalensis

Senegal Chameleon

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus angulatus

West African House Gecko

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus gutturalis

Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis affinis

Lesser Brown-flanked Skink

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 
Trachylepis perrotetii

Orange-flanked Skink

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus exanthematicus

Western Savanna Monitor

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus heterodermus

Emerald Green Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis kirtlandii

Northern Vine Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)
 
Thrasops occidentalis

Western Black Tree Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)
 
Toxicodryas blandingii

Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis viridis

Western Green Mamba

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea semiannulata

Half-banded Garter Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja guineensis

Black Forest Cobra

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012 [as N. melanoleuca]
 
Naja nigricollis

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon fuliginosus

Common African House Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis phillipsii

West African Olive Grass Snake

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python sebae

Northern Rock Python

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012 Broadley 1984
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 
Bitis nasicornis

African Nose-horned Viper

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios castaneus

Chestnut Mud Turtle

Auliya, Wagner & Boehme 2012