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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 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