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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 leucura White-tailed Worm Lizard Chirio 2009 Mane & Trape 2015

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   EX Crocodylus suchus West African Crocodile Chirio 2009 Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 King & Burke 1989 [as niloticus] Lescure 2014 Papenfuss 1969 [as niloticus] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)   Agama boueti Mali Agama Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Geniez, Padial & Crochet 2011 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger & Lambert 1996 Joger 1979 Joger 1981 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013 Wermuth 1967   Agama paragama West African Tree Agama Chirio 2009 Joger 1981 Leache, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Boehme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Roedel & Wagner 2016 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013   Agama picticauda Ada Foah Agama Leache, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Boehme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Roedel & Wagner 2016   Agama sankaranica Sankaranian Agama Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Agama tassiliensis Tassili Agama Berre 1989 [as impalearis] Geniez, Padial & Crochet 2011 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1981 [as impalearis] Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 [as Agama sp.] Papenfuss 1969 [as impalearis] Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 [as impalearis] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Trapelus (Afro-Asian Ground Agamas)   Trapelus mutabilis North African Desert Agama Berre 1989 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as mutabilis complex] Genus Uromastyx (Western Spiny-tailed Agamas)   Uromastyx geyri Central Saharan Spiny-tailed Agama Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wilms & Boehme 2001 Wilms 2001 Wilms, Boehme, Wagner, Lutzmann & Schmitz 2009  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo africanus Sahel Chameleon Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Glaw 2015 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1981 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Papenfuss 1969 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013   Chamaeleo senegalensis Senegal Chameleon Glaw 2015 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012  Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos) Genus Hemitheconyx (African Fat-tailed Geckos)   Hemitheconyx caudicinctus West African Fat-tailed Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus angulatus West African House Gecko Berre 1989 [as brookii] Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1979 [as brooki] Joger 1981 [as brooki] Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)   Lygodactylus gutturalis Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)   Stenodactylus petrii North African Thin-toed Gecko Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Stenodactylus sthenodactylus Elegant Thin-toed Gecko Arnold 1980 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Tropiocolotes (Afro-Asian Desert Dwarf Geckos)   Tropiocolotes nubicus Nubian Dwarf Gecko Machado, Salvi, Harris, Brito, Crochet, Geniez, Ahmadzadeh & Carranza 2021   Tropiocolotes tripolitanus Tripoli Dwarf Gecko Berre 1989 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Szczerbak & Golubev 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012  Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)   Acanthodactylus boskianus Afro-Arabian Fringe-toed Lizard Berre 1989 Brito, Rebelo, Crochet & Geniez 2008 Chirio 2009 [as "cf. boskianus"] Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Acanthodactylus dumerilii Lesser Fringe-toed Lizard Brito, Rebelo, Crochet & Geniez 2008 [as senegalensis] Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 [as senegalensis] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as senegalensis] Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013 [as "cf. senegalensis"]   Acanthodactylus guineensis Guinea Fringe-toed Lizard Arnold 1983 Chirio 2009 Joger & Lambert 1996 Meinig & Boehme 2002 Papenfuss 1969 Szczerbak 1975 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Acanthodactylus longipes Long-footed Fringe-toed Lizard Arnold 1983 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013   Acanthodactylus scutellatus Nidua Fringe-toed Lizard Arnold 1983 Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Salvador 1982 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Heliobolus (Bushveld Lizards)   Heliobolus nitida Red-tailed Bushveld Lizard Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Ineich & Chirio 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)   Latastia longicaudata Common Long-tailed Lizard Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1979 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)   Mesalina guttulata Common Small-spotted Desert Lizard Berre 1989 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1975 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Mesalina pasteuri Sahara Desert Lizard Bischoff 1991 Joger & Lambert 1996 Papenfuss 1969 Pizzigalli, Crochet, Geniez, Martinez-Freiria, Velo-Anton & Brito 2021 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015   Mesalina rubropunctata Red-spotted Desert Lizard Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Szczerbak 1975 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Philochortus (Shield-backed Ground Lizards)   Philochortus zolii Saharan Shield-backed Ground Lizard Berre 1989 [as lhotei] Bischoff 1991 [as lhotei] Papenfuss 1969 [as lhotei] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as lhotei] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012  Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) Genus Ptyodactylus (Fan-toed Geckos)   Ptyodactylus togoensis Sahelian Fan-toed Gecko Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as P. ragazzii] Chirio 2009 [as P. ragazzii] Heimes 1987 [as P. ragazzii] Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 [as P. ragazzii] Joger 1981 [as P. hasselquistii] Metallinou, Cervenka, Crochet, Kratochvil, Wilms, Geniez, Shobrak, Brito & Carranza 2015 Papenfuss 1969 [as P. hasselquistii] Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 [as P. ragazzii] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as P. ragazzii] Wake & Kluge 1961 [as P. h. hasselquistii] Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)   Tarentola annularis Egyptian White-spotted Gecko Joger 1984 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Tarentola ephippiata African Wall Gecko Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Joger 1981 Joger 1984 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Tarentola hoggarensis Hoggar Wall Gecko Berre 1989 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1984 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)   Chalcides delislei Central Saharan Three-fingered Skink Berre 1989 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Chalcides ocellatus Mediterranean Ocellated Skink Berre 1989 Greenbaum, Campbell & Raxworthy 2006 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)   Mochlus mocquardi Chad Supple Skink Chirio 2009 [as sundevalli] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)   Panaspis togoensis Togo Snake-eyed Skink Chirio 2009 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Scincopus (Tiger Skinks)   Scincopus fasciatus Banded Tiger Skink Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Lanza & Corsi 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013 Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)   Scincus albifasciatus White-banded Sand Fish Arnold & Leviton 1977 Geniez, Mateo, Geniez & Pether 2004 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)   Trachylepis affinis Lesser Brown-flanked Skink Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Trachylepis perrotetii Orange-flanked Skink Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Trachylepis quinquetaeniata African Five-lined Skink Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Koppetsch 2020 Papenfuss 1969 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 & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Mertens 1963 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012   Varanus griseus Desert Monitor Bayless 2002 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Alvares & Brito 2013   Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Bayless 2002 Boehme & Ziegler 1997 Chirio 2009 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Boidae (Typical Boas) Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)   Eryx colubrinus East African Sand Boa Berre 1989 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Stimson 1969 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015   Eryx muelleri West African Sand Boa Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Bamanophis (West African Whip Snake)   Bamanophis dorri West African Whip Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)   Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Common Herald Snake Chirio 2009 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)   Dasypeltis gansi Savanna Egg Eater Bates, Trape & Spawls 2013 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as fasciata] Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012   Dasypeltis sahelensis Sahel Egg Eater Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012 Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)   Grayia smythii Equatorial Water Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Joger & Lambert 1996 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Lytorhynchus (Awl-headed Snakes)   Lytorhynchus diadema Crowned Awl-headed Snake Gasperetti 1988 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)   Meizodon coronatus West African Crowned Smooth Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)   Natriciteres olivacea Olive Marsh Snake Roman 1984 [as fuliginoides] Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)   Philothamnus irregularis Irregular Green Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015   Philothamnus semivariegatus Variegated Bush Snake Chirio 2009 [as "cf. semivariegatus"]   Philothamnus smithii Smith's Bush Snake Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Spalerosophis (Diadem Snakes)   Spalerosophis diadema Common Diadem Snake Berre 1989 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Geniez 2018 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)   Telescopus tripolitanus North African Cat Snake Berre 1989 [as dhara] Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio 2009 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Papenfuss 1969 [as variegatus] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Wilms, Wagner & Spawls 2021  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)   Elapsoidea semiannulata Half-banded Garter Snake Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja haje Egyptian Cobra Chirio 2009 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Shi, Vogel, Ding, Rao, Liu, Zhang, Wu & Chen 2022 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wuster 2009   Naja nigricollis Black-necked Spitting Cobra Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 Papenfuss 1969 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Naja nubiae Nubian Spitting Cobra Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Wuster & Broadley 2003   Naja savannula West African Banded Cobra David & Ineich 1999 [as N. melanoleuca] Roman 1984 [as N. melanoleuca] Trape & Mane 2015 [as N. melanoleuca] Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018   Naja senegalensis Senegalese Cobra Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wuster 2009  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)   Atractaspis micropholis Sahelian Stiletto Snake Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Mane & Ineich 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Atractaspis watsoni Sokoto Stiletto Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Mane & Ineich 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)   Boaedon fuliginosus Common African House Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015   Boaedon lineatus Lined House Snake Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)   Dromophis lineatus Lined Olympic Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015   Dromophis praeornatus Ornate Olympic Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Gonionotophis (Lesser File Snakes)   Gonionotophis grantii Savanna Dwarf File Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Hemirhagerrhis (Bark Snakes)   Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia Southeastern Bark Snake Broadley & Hughes 2000 Chirio & Ineich 1993 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)   Limaformosa crossi Savanna File Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)   Lycophidion semicinctum Semi-annulated Wolf Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Malpolon (Montpellier Snakes)   Malpolon moilensis Moila Snake Berre 1989 Geniez 2018 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)   Prosymna collaris Collared Shovel-snout Broadley 1980 [as P. greigerti] Chirio 2009 Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis aegyptius Sahara Sand Snake Brito, Rebelo, Crochet & Geniez 2008 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015   Psammophis afroccidentalis West African Sand Snake Berre 1989 [as P. sibilans] Chirio 2009 [as rukwae] Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 [as rukwae] Papenfuss 1969 [as P. sibilans] Trape & Mane 2015 [as P. sibilans] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019   Psammophis elegans Elegant Sand Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Villiers 1975   Psammophis sudanensis Sudan Sand Snake Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019 Genus Rhamphiophis (Montpellier Snakes)   * Rhamphiophis maradiensis Maradi Beaked Snake Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 1991   Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus Western Beaked Snake Chirio & Ineich 1991 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015  Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)   Myriopholis adleri Chadian Thread Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015   Myriopholis algeriensis Algerian Thread Snake Hahn & Wallach 1998 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape 2002   Myriopholis boueti Mali Thread Snake Chirio 2009 Hahn 1980 [as narirostris] Ineich & Prudent 2014 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as narirostris] Trape & Mane 2015   Myriopholis cairi Egyptian Thread Snake Gasperetti 1988 [as bilmaensis] Hahn & Wallach 1998 Hahn 1980 [as bilmaensis] Lanza 1990 [as bilmaensis] Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape 2002 [as bilmaensis] Genus Tricheilostoma (West African Forest Thread Snakes)   Tricheilostoma bicolor Bicoloured Thread Snake Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Chirio 2009 Hahn & Wallach 1998 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python regius Ball Python Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Trape & Mane 2015   Python sebae Northern Rock Python Broadley 1984 Chirio 2009 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)   Afrotyphlops lineolatus Lineolate Blind Snake Chirio 2009 Trape & Mane 2015 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Afrotyphlops punctatus Spotted Blind Snake Hahn 1980 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2015 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Bitis (African Adders)   Bitis arietans Common Puff Adder Berre 1989 Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Papenfuss 1969 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Causus (Night Adders)   Causus maculatus West African Night Adder Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015 Genus Cerastes (Horned Vipers)   Cerastes cerastes Sahara Horned Viper Berre 1989 Geniez 2018 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1979 Joger 1981 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015   Cerastes vipera Sahara Sand Viper Berre 1989 Geniez 2018 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape & Mane 2015 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013 Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)   Echis leucogaster White-bellied Carpet Viper Berre 1989 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Hughes 1976 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger 1979 Joger 1981 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015   Echis ocellatus West African Carpet Viper Chirio 2009 David & Ineich 1999 Hughes 1976 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2015 Trape 2018   Echis romani Chadian Carpet Viper Trape 2018

	Turtles (Testudines)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) Genus Pelomedusa (African Helmeted Turtles)   Pelomedusa olivacea Sahelian Helmeted Turtle Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as subrufa] Chirio 2009 [as subrufa] Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 Joger & Lambert 1996 [as subrufa] McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 [as subrufa] Petzold, Vargas-Ramirez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroky & Fritz 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Vasconcelos Goncalves, Àlvares & Brito 2013   Pelomedusa subrufa Common Helmeted Turtle Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)   Pelusios adansonii Sahelian Mud Turtle Bour 2008 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 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 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Centrochelys (African Spurred Tortoise)   Centrochelys sulcata African Spurred Tortoise Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 Fritz & Havas 2006 Gasperetti, Stimson, Miller, Ross & Gasperetti 1993 Ineich, Chirio, Ascani, Rabeil & Newby 2014 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 nogueyi Western Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise Chirio & LeBreton 2007 King & Burke 1989 [as belliana] Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as belliana]  Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) Genus Cyclanorbis (SubSaharan Flapshell Turtles)   Cyclanorbis senegalensis Senegal Flapshell Turtle Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Chirio 2009 McGovern, Diagne, Diagne, Luiselli & Meylan 2021 Papenfuss 1969 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)   Trionyx triunguis African Softshell Turtle Chirio 2009 King & Burke 1989 Papenfuss 1969 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012