Reptiles of the
Central African Republic 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of the Central African Republic Taxonomic history of the reptiles of the Central African Republic Introduced species
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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 leucura

White-tailed Worm Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Gans 1987 Gans 2005 Joger 1990
Genus Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)
 
Monopeltis kabindae

Cabinda Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Santos 2013

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

West African Crocodile

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as niloticus] Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 Joger 1990 [as niloticus] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Genus Mecistops (African Slender-snouted Crocodiles)
 
Mecistops leptorhynchus

Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as cataphractus] Joger 1990 [as cataphractus] Shirley, Carr, Nestler, Vliet & Brochu 2018 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as cataphractus]
Genus Osteolaemus (Dwarf Crocodiles)
 
Osteolaemus tetraspis

West African Dwarf Crocodile

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Nigerian Agama

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Moody & Boehme 1984 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Agama gracilimembris

Lesser Ground Agama

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Grandison 1968 Joger 1990 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wagner & Bauer 2011
 
Agama picticauda

Ada Foah Agama

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as agama] Jacobsen 2009 [as agama] Joger 1990 [as agama] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as agama]
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo africanus

Sahel Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Glaw 2015 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chamaeleo gracilis

Graceful Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Glaw 2015 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chamaeleo laevigatus

Smooth Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chamaeleo senegalensis

Senegal Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Tilbury 2010
Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rhampholeon spectrum

Spectral Leaf Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Glaw 2015 Joger 1990 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Trioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)
 
Trioceros cristatus

Crested Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Glaw 2015 Joger 1990 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trioceros oweni

Central African Three-horned Chameleon

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus angulatus

West African House Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 [as brookii] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Hemidactylus longicephalus

Long-headed Half-toed Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus

Azagny Half-toed Gecko

Koppetsch & Boehme 2017
 
Hemidactylus richardsonii

Central African Half-toed Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus depressus

Spotted Dwarf Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Lygodactylus gutturalis

Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Genus Broadleysaurus (Rough-scaled Plated Lizard)
 
Broadleysaurus major

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Broadley 1987 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus guineensis

Guinea Fringe-toed Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Adolfus (African Forest Lizards)
 
Adolfus africanus

Multi-scaled Forest Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006
Genus Heliobolus (Bushveld Lizards)
 
Heliobolus nitida

Red-tailed Bushveld Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Szczerbak 1975 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Holaspis (Blue-tailed Gliding Lizards)
 
Holaspis guentheri

Western Blue-tailed Gliding Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia longicaudata

Common Long-tailed Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Poromera (African Swamp Lizard)
 
Poromera fordii

African Swamp Lizard

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)
 
Tarentola annularis

Egyptian White-spotted Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1984 Joger 1990 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola ephippiata

African Wall Gecko

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Feylinia (African Snake Skinks)
 
Feylinia currori

Western Forest Snake Skink

Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Feylinia elegans

Elegant Snake Skink

Chirio & Ineich 1992 Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Feylinia grandisquamis

Cameroon Snake Skink

Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Feylinia macrolepis

Congolese Snake Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006
Genus Lacertaspis (Central African Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Lacertaspis reichenowii

Cameroon Mountain Leaf-Litter Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005
Genus Melanoseps (Black Limbless Skinks)
 
Melanoseps occidentalis

Western Limbless Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus fernandi

Western Red-flanked Skink

Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Mochlus striatus

Central African Red-flanked Skink

Wagner, Boehme, Pauwels & Schmitz 2009
 
Mochlus sundevallii

Common Savanna Supple Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Panaspis breviceps

Short-headed Snake-eyed Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Panaspis togoensis

Togo Snake-eyed Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis affinis

Lesser Brown-flanked Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis buettneri

Togo Savanna Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis maculilabris

Common Speckled-lipped Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis makolowodei

Belemboke Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as "Trachylepis sp. 2"] Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & LeBreton 2008 Gvozdik, Dolinay, Zassi-Boulou & Babangenge 2018
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Trachylepis pendeana

Pende River Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Ineich & Chirio 2000
 
Trachylepis perrotetii

Orange-flanked Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis polytropis

Greater Forest Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata

African Five-lined Skink

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Koppetsch 2020 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus exanthematicus

Western Savanna Monitor

Bayless 2002 Bennett in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Bayless 2002 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Varanus stellatus

African Forest Monitor

Boehme & Ziegler 1997 [as V. ornatus] Boehme & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 [as V. ornatus] Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as V. ornatus] Jacobsen 2009 [as V. ornatus] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as V. ornatus]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Calabaria (Calabar Boa)
 
Calabaria reinhardtii

Calabar Boa

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx muelleri

West African Sand Boa

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
 
Crotaphopeltis degeni

Yellow-flanked Herald Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rasmussen, Chirio & Ineich 2000
 
Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis

West African Herald Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rasmussen, Chirio & Ineich 2000
 
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Common Herald Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Rasmussen, Chirio & Ineich 2000
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis confusa

Diamondback Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
 
Dasypeltis fasciata

Central African Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa duchesnei

Blue-tailed Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Rasmussen 1989
 
Dipsadoboa underwoodi

Cameroon Nocturnal Tree Snake

Broadley & Cassidy 2011
 
Dipsadoboa unicolor

Unicoloured Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Dipsadoboa viridis

Green Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Dipsadoboa weileri

Grey Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rasmussen 1993
Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)
 
Dispholidus sp.

(Boomslang)

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as D. typus] David & Ineich 1999 [as D. typus] Joger 1990 [as D. typus] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as D. typus]
Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)
 
Grayia caesar

Long-tailed Water Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Grayia ornata

Ornate Water Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Grayia smythii

Equatorial Water Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
 
Grayia tholloni

Nandi Water Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Hapsidophrys (Emerald Snakes)
 
Hapsidophrys lineatus

Black-lined Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus

Common Emerald Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Hydraethiops (Central African Water Snakes)
 
Hydraethiops melanogaster

Black-bellied Water Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)
 
Meizodon coronatus

West African Crowned Smooth Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Meizodon regularis

East African Crowned Smooth Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres fuliginoides

Collared Marsh Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Natriciteres olivacea

Olive Marsh Snake

Chirio & Ineich 1992 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Natriciteres variegata

Variable Marsh Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus angolensis

Angolan Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus bequaerti

Uganda Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus carinatus

Barred Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus heterodermus

Emerald Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus heterolepidotus

Slender Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus hughesi

Congolese Green Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990
 
Philothamnus irregularis

Irregular Green Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus nitidus

Cameroon Green Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Philothamnus ornatus

Ornate Green Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007
 
Philothamnus semivariegatus

Variegated Bush Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
Genus Rhamnophis (Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes)
 
Rhamnophis aethiopissa

Large-eyed Green Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Rhamnophis batesii

Spotted Dagger-tooth Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
Genus Scaphiophis (African Hook-nosed Snakes)
 
Scaphiophis albopunctatus

Common African Hook-nosed Snake

Broadley 1994 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus tripolitanus

North African Cat Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as obtusus] Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Wilms, Wagner & Spawls 2021
 
Telescopus variegatus

Variable Cat Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis kirtlandii

Northern Vine Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)
 
Thrasops flavigularis

Yellow-throated Black Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Thrasops jacksonii

Common Black Tree Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2002 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)
 
Toxicodryas adamanteus

Eastern Powdered Cat Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as pulverulenta] Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Joger 1990 [as pulverulenta]
 
Toxicodryas blandingii

Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Toxicodryas vexator

Eastern Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake

Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis jamesonii

Central African Green Mamba

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Dendroaspis polylepis

Black Mamba

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea laticincta

Sudanese Garter Snake

Broadley 1971 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Jakobsen 1997 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Elapsoidea semiannulata

Half-banded Garter Snake

Broadley 1971 Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja annulata

Ringed Water Cobra

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Naja haje

Egyptian Cobra

Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wuster 2009
 
Naja melanoleuca

Central African Forest Cobra

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
 
Naja multifasciata

Burrowing Cobra

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999
 
Naja nigricollis

Black-necked Spitting Cobra

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Naja subfulva

Brown Forest Cobra

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
Genus Pseudohaje (Tree Cobras)
 
Pseudohaje goldii

Central African Tree Cobra

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes)
 
Amblyodipsas unicolor

Equatorial Purple-glossed Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Ineich & Chirio 1992 Joger 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)
 
Aparallactus lunulatus

Reticulated Centipede Eater

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus modestus

Western Forest Centipede Eater

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis aterrima

Western Forest Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis boulengeri

Central African Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis corpulenta

Fat Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis irregularis

Variable Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis reticulata

Reticulate Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis watsoni

Sokoto Stiletto Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Mane & Ineich 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon fuliginosus

Common African House Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
 
Boaedon lineatus

Lined House Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Boaedon olivaceus

Olive House Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Boaedon paralineatus

Central African Lined House Snake

Trape & Mediannikov 2016
 
Boaedon perisilvestris

Central African Savanna House Snake

Trape & Mediannikov 2016 Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toingue & Kerah 2020
 
Boaedon subflavus

Yellow House Snake

Trape & Mediannikov 2016
Genus Bothrophthalmus (Red-and-Black Striped Snakes)
 
Bothrophthalmus lineatus

Red-and-Black Striped Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Chamaelycus (African Banded Snakes)
 
Chamaelycus fasciatus

Ituri Banded Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)
 
Dromophis lineatus

Lined Olympic Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hughes 2004 Joger 1990
 
Dromophis praeornatus

Ornate Olympic Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hughes & Barry 1969 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
Genus Gonionotophis (Lesser File Snakes)
 
Gonionotophis brussauxi

Eastern Forest Dwarf File Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Ineich, Fretey, Colyn & Barriere 2007
 
Gonionotophis grantii

Savanna Dwarf File Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Hemirhagerrhis (Bark Snakes)
 
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

Southeastern Bark Snake

Broadley & Hughes 2000 Chirio & Ineich 2006
Genus Hormonotus (Yellow Forest Snake)
 
Hormonotus modestus

Yellow Forest Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa crossi

Savanna File Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Limaformosa savorgnani

Central African Forest File Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 [as capensis] Lanza & Broadley 2014 Lanza 1990
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion chirioi

Sangba Wolf Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as L. capense] Joger 1990 [as L. capense] Trape 2021
 
Lycophidion depressirostre

Flat-snouted Wolf Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Lycophidion irroratum

Western Forest Wolf Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Lycophidion jacksoni


Trape 2021
 
Lycophidion laterale

Masked Wolf Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Lycophidion multimaculatum

Many-spotted Wolf Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019
 
Lycophidion semicinctum

Semi-annulated Wolf Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Lycophidion tchadensis

Chadian Wolf Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as taylori] Trape 2021
Genus Mehelya (Greater File Snakes)
 
Mehelya poensis

Western Forest File Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Mehelya stenophthalmus

Small-eyed File Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
Genus Polemon (African Snake Eaters)
 
Polemon collaris

Fawn-headed Snake Eater

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Polemon gabonensis

Gabon Snake Eater

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Polemon notatus

African Spotted Snake Eater

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 
Polemon robustus

Robust Snake Eater

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006
Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)
 
Prosymna ambigua

Central African Shovel-snout

Broadley 1980 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
 
Prosymna collaris

Collared Shovel-snout

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011
 
Prosymna greigerti

Sudan Savanna Shovel-snout

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis elegans

Elegant Sand Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 
Psammophis mossambicus

East African Olive Grass Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as phillipsii] Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as occidentalis] Hughes & Barry 1969 [as phillipsii] Jacobsen 2009 [as phillipsii] Joger 1990 [as phillipsii] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis rukwae

Lake Rukwa Sand Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as P. sibilans] Joger 1990 [as P. sibilans] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis sudanensis

Sudan Sand Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
Genus Rhamphiophis (Beaked Snakes)
 
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus

Western Beaked Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis narirostris

Sahel Thread Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009
 
Myriopholis occipitalis

Kouki Thread Snake

Trape & Chirio 2019
Genus Tricheilostoma (West African Forest Thread Snakes)
 
Tricheilostoma sundewalli

Central African Thread Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hahn 1980 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python regius

Ball Python

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990
 
Python sebae

Northern Rock Python

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops angolensis

Golden Blind Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hahn 1980 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
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Afrotyphlops chirioi

Berberati Blind Snake

Trape 2019
 
Afrotyphlops congestus

Marbled Blind Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops decorosus

Cameroon Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 
Afrotyphlops lineolatus

Lineolate Blind Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops punctatus

Spotted Blind Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hahn 1980 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops steinhausi

Common Cameroon Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2009 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Hahn 1980 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)
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Letheobia debilis

Feeble Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 
Letheobia rufescens

Oubangui Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 
Letheobia wittei

Ubangi Gracile Blind Snake

Chirio & Ineich 2006
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Atheris (African Bush Vipers)
 
Atheris broadleyi

Lipondji Bush Viper

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atheris squamigera

Southern Green Bush Viper

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis gabonica

Gaboon Adder

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis nasicornis

African Nose-horned Viper

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Joger 1990 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus lichtensteinii

Forest Night Adder

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus maculatus

West African Night Adder

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus resimus

Green Night Adder

Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic Night Adder

David & Ineich 1999 Jacobsen 2009
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis pyramidum

North East African Carpet Viper

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 2006 David & Ineich 1999
 
Echis romani

Chadian Carpet Viper

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 [as ocellatus] Chirio & Ineich 2006 [as ocellatus] David & Ineich 1999 [as ocellatus] Joger 1990 [as ocellatus] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as ocellatus] Trape 2018

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Central African Helmeted Turtle

Petzold, Vargas-Ramirez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroky & Fritz 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelomedusa subrufa

Common Helmeted Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios adansonii

Sahelian Mud Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Bour 2008 Chirio & Ineich 2006 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Pelusios castaneus

Chestnut Mud Turtle

Bour, Luiselli, Petrozzi, Segniabeto & Chirio 2016 Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Pelusios chapini

Central African Mud Turtle

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios gabonensis

Forest Mud Turtle

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Pelusios rhodesianus

Zambian Mud Turtle

Jacobsen 2009
 
Pelusios subniger

East African Black Mud Turtle

Jacobsen 2009
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Centrochelys (African Spurred Tortoise)
 
Centrochelys sulcata

African Spurred Tortoise

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Petrozzi, Hema, Demaya, Benansio, Eniang, Diagne, Segniagbeto & Luiselli 2020 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys belliana

Central African Hinge-back Tortoise

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Jacobsen 2009 Joger 1990 Kindler, Branch, Hofmeyr, Maran, Siroky, Vences, Harvey, Hauswaldt, Schleicher, Stuckas & Fritz 2012 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005
 
Kinixys erosa

Forest Hinge-back Tortoise

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Luiselli & Diagne 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Kinixys homeana

West African Hinge-back Tortoise

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Luiselli & Diagne 2013 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Kinixys nogueyi

Western Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as belliana]
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cyclanorbis (SubSaharan Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cyclanorbis elegans

Nubian Flapshell Turtle

Baker, Diagne & Luiselli 2015 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Cyclanorbis senegalensis

Senegal Flapshell Turtle

Chirio & Ineich 2006 McGovern, Diagne, Diagne, Luiselli & Meylan 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Cycloderma (Central African Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cycloderma aubryi

Forest Flapshell Turtle

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Fritz & Havas 2006 Joger 1990 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)
 
Trionyx triunguis

African Softshell Turtle

Chirio & Ineich 2006 Joger 1990 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012