Reptiles of Congo-Brazzaville  [=Republic of the Congo, formerly French Congo]   Bibliography of the reptiles of Congo-Brazzaville Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Congo-Brazzaville 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. Note: Your comments to the checklist (omissions, errors, etc.) are welcomed, preferably if they are provided with reliable references. If possible, please attach a pdf file of the relevant reference to an email addressed to:

	Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) Genus Cynisca (West African Round-headed Worm Lizards)   Cynisca bifrontalis Omboue Worm Lizard Gans 2005 Genus Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)   Monopeltis galeata Helmeted Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Gans 2005   Monopeltis guentheri Western Congo Worm Lizard Boudzoumou, Hoops, Mamonekene & Jackson 2013 Gans & Latifi 1971 Witte 1967   Monopeltis schoutedeni Kunungu Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Gans & Lehman 1973 Pauwels, Albert & Lenglet 2010   Monopeltis vanderysti Wombali Spade-snouted Worm Lizard Gans 1967

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 King & Burke 1989 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Genus Mecistops (African Slender-snouted Crocodiles)   Mecistops leptorhynchus Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile Jackson & Blackburn 2007 [as cataphractus] King & Burke 1989 [as cataphractus] Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011 [as cataphractus] Shirley, Carr, Nestler, Vliet & Brochu 2018 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 [as cataphractus] Genus Osteolaemus (Dwarf Crocodiles)   Osteolaemus osborni Congo Dwarf Crocodile Dolinay 2017   Osteolaemus tetraspis West African Dwarf Crocodile Jackson & Blackburn 2007 King & Burke 1989 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)   Agama picticauda Ada Foah Agama Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as agama] Jackson & Blackburn 2010 [as agama] Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 [as agama] Witte 1967 [as agama]  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo dilepis Flap-necked Chameleon Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Glaw 2015 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Witte 1967   Chamaeleo gracilis Graceful Chameleon Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Witte 1967 Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)   Rhampholeon spectrum Spectral Leaf Chameleon Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Witte 1967 Genus Trioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)   Trioceros cristatus Crested Chameleon Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Witte 1967   Trioceros oweni Central African Three-horned Chameleon Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Witte 1967  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus angulatus West African House Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1947 Loveridge 1957   Hemidactylus coalescens Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko Wagner, Leache & Fujita 2014   Hemidactylus echinus Spiny Forest Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Welch 1982   Hemidactylus gramineus Kinshasa Half-toed Gecko Ceriaco, Bauer, Kusamba, Agarwal & Greenbaum 2021   Hemidactylus longicephalus Long-headed Half-toed Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1947   Hemidactylus mabouia Cosmopolitan House Gecko Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Loveridge 1947 Witte 1967   Hemidactylus muriceus Prickly Half-toed Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007   Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus Azagny Half-toed Gecko Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007   Hemidactylus richardsonii Central African Half-toed Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Welch 1982 Witte 1967 Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)   Lygodactylus fischeri Sierra Leone Dwarf Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1947   Lygodactylus gutturalis Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko Loveridge 1957 Genus Urocotyledon (Tail-pad Geckos)   Urocotyledon palmata Webbed Tail-pad Gecko Loveridge 1947  Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) Genus Gerrhosaurus (Typical Plated Lizards)   Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Western Black-lined Plated Lizard Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Loveridge 1957 Witte 1967  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Ichnotropis (Rough-scaled Lizards)   Ichnotropis bivittata Angolan Rough-scaled Lizard Welch 1982 Witte 1967 Genus Poromera (African Swamp Lizard)   Poromera fordii African Swamp Lizard Chirio & LeBreton 2007  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Feylinia (African Snake Skinks)   Feylinia currori Western Forest Snake Skink Broadley & Howell 1991 Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Witte 1967   Feylinia elegans Elegant Snake Skink Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1957   Feylinia grandisquamis Cameroon Snake Skink Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Witte 1967   Feylinia macrolepis Congolese Snake Skink Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Genus Lacertaspis (Central African Leaf-litter Skinks)   Lacertaspis reichenowii Cameroon Mountain Leaf-Litter Skink Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Fuhn 1972   Lacertaspis rohdei Gabon Leaf-Litter Skink Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005 Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)   Mochlus hinkeli Eastern Red-flanked Skink Wagner, Boehme, Pauwels & Schmitz 2009   Mochlus striatus Central African Red-flanked Skink Wagner, Boehme, Pauwels & Schmitz 2009 Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)   Panaspis cabindae Cabinda Snake-eyed Skink Ceriaco, Heinicke, Parker, Marques & Bauer 2020 Genus Sepsina (Savannah Burrowing Skinks)   Sepsina angolensis Angolan Burrowing Skink Branch 1998 Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)   Trachylepis affinis Lesser Brown-flanked Skink Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Witte 1967 [as Mabuya blandingi]   Trachylepis albilabris African White-lipped Forest Skink Jackson & Blackburn 2010   Trachylepis gonwouoi Turquoise-bellied Skink Allen, Tapondjou, Welton & Bauer 2017   Trachylepis maculilabris Common Speckled-lipped Skink Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Witte 1967   Trachylepis makolowodei Belemboke Skink Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & LeBreton 2008 Gvozdik, Dolinay, Zassi-Boulou & Babangenge 2018   Trachylepis quinquetaeniata African Five-lined Skink Welch 1982  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus exanthematicus Western Savanna Monitor Bayless 2002 Bennett in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004   Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Bayless 2002 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011   Varanus stellatus African Forest Monitor Bayless 2002 [as V. ornatus] Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as V. ornatus] Witte 1967 [as V. ornatus]

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Calabaria (Calabar Boa)   Calabaria reinhardtii Calabar Boa Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)   Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Common Herald Snake Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)   Dasypeltis confusa Diamondback Egg Eater Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012   Dasypeltis congolensis Congolese Egg Eater Trape, Mediannikov, Chirio & Chirio 2021   Dasypeltis fasciata Central African Egg Eater Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Gans 1959 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Dasypeltis palmarum Angolan Egg Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Gans 1959 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)   Dipsadoboa duchesnei Blue-tailed Nocturnal Tree Snake Rasmussen 1989 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Dipsadoboa underwoodi Cameroon Nocturnal Tree Snake Branch, Conradie & Tolley in Branch, Bayliss, Bittencourt-Silva, Conradie, Engelbrecht, Loader, Menegon, Nanvonamuquitxo & Tolley 2019 Chippaux & Jackson 2019   Dipsadoboa unicolor Unicoloured Nocturnal Tree Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Dipsadoboa viridis Green Nocturnal Tree Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 [as D. e. elongata] Rasmussen 1993 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 [as elongata]   Dipsadoboa weileri Grey Nocturnal Tree Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Rasmussen 1991 [as isolepis] Rasmussen 1993 Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)   Dispholidus punctatus Spotted Boomslang Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)   Grayia caesar Long-tailed Water Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Grayia ornata Ornate Water Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Grayia smythii Equatorial Water Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Grayia tholloni Nandi Water Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Hapsidophrys (Emerald Snakes)   Hapsidophrys lineatus Black-lined Green Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Hapsidophrys smaragdinus Common Emerald Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Hughes & Barry 1969 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Helophis (Congolese Mud Snake)   Helophis schoutedeni Congolese Mud Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Genus Hydraethiops (Central African Water Snakes)   Hydraethiops melanogaster Black-bellied Water Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)   Natriciteres fuliginoides Collared Marsh Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Natriciteres olivacea Olive Marsh Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)   Philothamnus angolensis Angolan Green Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Philothamnus carinatus Barred Green Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Philothamnus dorsalis Brown-snouted Green Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Loveridge 1957 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov 2021   Philothamnus heterodermus Emerald Green Snake Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991   Philothamnus heterolepidotus Slender Green Snake Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Philothamnus hughesi Congolese Green Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov 2021   Philothamnus mayombensis Mayombe Green Snake Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov 2021   Philothamnus nitidus Cameroon Green Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Philothamnus semivariegatus Variegated Bush Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1957 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Rhamnophis (Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes)   Rhamnophis aethiopissa Large-eyed Green Tree Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Rhamnophis batesii Spotted Dagger-tooth Tree Snake Broadley & Wallach 2002 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Scaphiophis (African Hook-nosed Snakes)   Scaphiophis albopunctatus Common African Hook-nosed Snake Broadley 1994 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)   Telescopus semiannulatus Southern Tiger Snake Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)   Thelotornis kirtlandii Northern Vine Snake Broadley 2001 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)   Thrasops flavigularis Yellow-throated Black Tree Snake Broadley & Wallach 2002 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Thrasops jacksonii Common Black Tree Snake Broadley & Wallach 2002 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)   Toxicodryas adamanteus Eastern Powdered Cat Snake Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Rasmussen 1991 [as pulverulenta] Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 [as pulverulenta]   Toxicodryas blandingii Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)   Dendroaspis jamesonii Central African Green Mamba David & Ineich 1999 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)   Elapsoidea guentherii Western Garter Snake Broadley 1971 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Jakobsen 1997 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Elapsoidea semiannulata Half-banded Garter Snake Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja annulata Ringed Water Cobra Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Naja christyi Congolese Water Cobra Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Naja crawshayi Katanga Spitting Cobra Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Rasmussen 1991 [as N. nigricollis] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. nigricollis] Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Naja melanoleuca Central African Forest Cobra Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018   Naja multifasciata Burrowing Cobra David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Naja subfulva Brown Forest Cobra 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 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes)   Amblyodipsas mechowii Elongate Quill-snouted Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)   Aparallactus lunulatus Reticulated Centipede Eater Pitman 1974   Aparallactus modestus Western Forest Centipede Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)   Atractaspis aterrima Western Forest Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995   Atractaspis boulengeri Central African Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Laurent 1950 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atractaspis congica Congo Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atractaspis corpulenta Fat Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Laurent 1950 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atractaspis irregularis Variable Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Laurent 1950 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atractaspis reticulata Reticulate Stiletto Snake David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)   Boaedon fuliginosus Common African House Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Boaedon lineatus Lined House Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Boaedon littoralis Coastal House Snake Trape & Mediannikov 2016   Boaedon olivaceus Olive House Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Boaedon perisilvestris Central African Savanna House Snake Trape & Mediannikov 2016 Trape, Kodindo, Djiddi, Mad-Toingue & Kerah 2020   Boaedon virgatus West African House Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Bothrolycus (Black Loreal-pitted Snake)   Bothrolycus ater Black Loreal-pitted Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Bothrophthalmus (Red-and-Black Striped Snakes)   Bothrophthalmus brunneus Brown-bellied Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Bothrophthalmus lineatus Red-and-Black Striped Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Genus Buhoma (African Forest Snakes)   Buhoma depressiceps Pale-headed Forest Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Chamaelycus (African Banded Snakes)   Chamaelycus christyi Congolese Banded Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Chamaelycus fasciatus Ituri Banded Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 [as werneri]   Chamaelycus parkeri Kivu Banded Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Dendrolycus (Central African Banded Snake)   Dendrolycus elapoides Central African Banded Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)   Dromophis lineatus Lined Olympic Snake Hughes 2004 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Gonionotophis (Lesser File Snakes)   Gonionotophis brussauxi Eastern Forest Dwarf File Snake Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum 2018 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Loveridge 1939 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Hormonotus (Yellow Forest Snake)   Hormonotus modestus Yellow Forest Snake Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Kladirostratus (Striped Beaked Snakes)   Kladirostratus acutus Eastern Striped Beaked Snake Chirio & Ineich 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)   Limaformosa chanleri Unicolor File Snake Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum 2018   Limaformosa savorgnani Central African Forest File Snake Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum 2018 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Derleyn 1978 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Lanza 1990 Loveridge 1957 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)   Lycophidion laterale Masked Wolf Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Lycophidion multimaculatum Many-spotted Wolf Snake Broadley 1996 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Lycophidion ornatum Ornate Wolf Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Mehelya (Greater File Snakes)   Mehelya poensis Western Forest File Snake Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum 2018 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Mehelya stenophthalmus Small-eyed File Snake Broadley, Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum 2018 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Polemon (African Snake Eaters)   Polemon bocourti Lambarene Snake Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Hughes 2003 Portillo, Branch, Tilbury, Nagy, Hughes, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Behangana & Greenbaum 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Polemon collaris Fawn-headed Snake Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Polemon fulvicollis Yellow-necked Snake Eater Portillo, Branch, Tilbury, Nagy, Hughes, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Behangana & Greenbaum 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Polemon gabonensis Gabon Snake Eater Chirio & LeBreton 2007   Polemon griseiceps Grey-headed Snake Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991   Polemon notatus African Spotted Snake Eater Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)   Prosymna ambigua Central African Shovel-snout Broadley 1980 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis mossambicus East African Olive Grass Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 [as phillipsii] Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as occidentalis] Jackson & Blackburn 2010 [as P. sibilans] Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 [as phillipsii] Rasmussen 1991 [as P. sibilans] Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 [as P. sibilans] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)   Myriopholis perreti Cameroon Thread Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python regius Ball Python Chippaux & Jackson 2019   Python sebae Northern Rock Python Broadley 1984 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)   Afrotyphlops angolensis Golden Blind Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Hahn 1980 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Afrotyphlops congestus Marbled Blind Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Hahn 1980 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Afrotyphlops lineolatus Lineolate Blind Snake Hahn 1980 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Afrotyphlops steinhausi Common Cameroon Blind Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)   Letheobia caeca Congolese Gracile Blind Snake Rasmussen 1991 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1990 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Letheobia praeocularis Flat-headed Blind Snake Rasmussen 1991 Rasmussen 1997 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Letheobia stejnegeri Kasai Blind Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Atheris (African Bush Vipers)   Atheris anisolepis Mayombe Bush Viper Broadley 1998 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atheris broadleyi Lipondji Bush Viper Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atheris squamigera Southern Green Bush Viper David & Ineich 1999 Lawson 1999 Loveridge 1957 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Bitis (African Adders)   Bitis arietans Common Puff Adder Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Bitis gabonica Gaboon Adder Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Bitis nasicornis African Nose-horned Viper David & Ineich 1999 Jackson, Zassi-Boulou, Mavoungou & Pangou 2007 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995 Genus Causus (Night Adders)   Causus lichtensteinii Forest Night Adder David & Ineich 1999 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995   Causus maculatus West African Night Adder Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Jackson & Blackburn 2010 Rasmussen 1991 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Roux-Esteve 1995

	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 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Bal, Breheret & Vanleeuwe 2007 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Bal, Breheret & Vanleeuwe 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Bal, Breheret & Vanleeuwe 2007 Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Parnell, Verhage, Deem, Leeuwe, Nishihara, Moukoula & Gibudi 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Bal, Breheret & Vanleeuwe 2007 King & Burke 1989 Parnell, Verhage, Deem, Leeuwe, Nishihara, Moukoula & Gibudi 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) Genus Pelomedusa (African Helmeted Turtles)   Pelomedusa subrufa Common Helmeted Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)   Pelusios carinatus African Keeled Mud Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios castaneus Chestnut Mud Turtle Bour, Luiselli, Petrozzi, Segniabeto & Chirio 2016 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios chapini Central African Mud Turtle Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios gabonensis Forest Mud Turtle Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Fidenci & Maran 2009 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios marani Yombi Mud Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Pelusios rhodesianus Zambian Mud Turtle Broadley & Boycott 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)   Kinixys belliana Central African Hinge-back Tortoise Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Kinixys erosa Forest Hinge-back Tortoise Iverson 1992 Jackson & Blackburn 2007 Kindler, Branch, Hofmeyr, Maran, Siroky, Vences, Harvey, Hauswaldt, Schleicher, Stuckas & Fritz 2012 King & Burke 1989 Luiselli & Diagne 2014 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021   Kinixys homeana West African Hinge-back Tortoise Jackson & Blackburn 2010  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Cycloderma (Central African Flapshell Turtles)   Cycloderma aubryi Forest Flapshell Turtle Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Wermuth & Mertens 1977 Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)   Trionyx triunguis African Softshell Turtle King & Burke 1989 Mbete, Banga-Mboko, Racey, Mfoukou-Ntsakala, Nganga, Vermeulen, Doucet, Hornick & Leroy 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021