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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:

	Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)   Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002

	Lizards (Sauria)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)   Chamaeleo dilepis Flap-necked Chameleon Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Tilbury 2010  Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)   Hemidactylus angulatus West African House Gecko Broadley & Howell 1991 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 [as brooki]   Hemidactylus mabouia Cosmopolitan House Gecko Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983   Hemidactylus platycephalus Flat-headed Tropical House Gecko Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1977 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)   Lygodactylus picturatus Yellow-headed Dwarf Gecko Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 [as luteopicturatus] Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018   Lygodactylus viscatus Jozani Dwarf Gecko Broadley & Howell 1991 [as howelli] Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 [as howelli]  Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) Genus Broadleysaurus (Rough-scaled Plated Lizard)   Broadleysaurus major Rough-scaled Plated Lizard Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983  Family Scincidae (Skinks) Genus Cryptoblepharus (Indo-Pacific Snake-eyed Skinks)   Cryptoblepharus africanus African Coral-rag Snake-eyed Skink Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)   Mochlus sundevallii Common Savanna Supple Skink Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)   Trachylepis striata Eastern Striped Skink Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983  Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)   Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Bayless 2002 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002

	Snakes (Serpentes)
	= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct Species References  Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids) Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)   Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Common Herald Snake Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)   Dasypeltis medici East African Egg Eater Bates & Broadley 2018 Broadley & Howell 1991 Gans 1959 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018   Dasypeltis scabra Common African Egg Eater Gans 1959 Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)   Dipsadoboa flavida Northern Marbled Nocturnal Tree Snake Loveridge 1957 [as Chamaetortus a. aulicus] Pakenham 1983 [as Chamaetortus a. aulicus] Rasmussen 1989 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)   Dispholidus sp. (Boomslang) Loveridge 1957 [as D. typus] Pakenham 1983 [as D. typus] Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)   Natriciteres olivacea Olive Marsh Snake Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)   Philothamnus macrops Usambara Green Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018   Philothamnus punctatus Speckled Green Snake Broadley & Howell 1991   Philothamnus semivariegatus Variegated Bush Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983  Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.) Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)   Dendroaspis intermedius Eastern Green Mamba Loveridge 1957 [as D. angusticeps] Pakenham 1983 [as D. angusticeps] Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)   Naja mossambica Mozambique Spitting Cobra Broadley & Howell 1991 David & Ineich 1999 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014   Naja subfulva Brown Forest Cobra Broadley & Howell 1991 [as N. melanoleuca] Loveridge 1957 [as N. melanoleuca] Pakenham 1983 [as N. melanoleuca] Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 [as N. melanoleuca]  Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)   Aparallactus capensis Cape Centipede Eater Loveridge 1957 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)   Atractaspis bibronii Southern Stiletto Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)   Boaedon capensis Brown House Snake Loveridge 1957 [as f. fuliginosus] Pakenham 1983 [as fuliginosus] Genus Gracililima (Black File Snake)   Gracililima nyassae Black File Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)   Limaformosa capensis Cape File Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018   Limaformosa chanleri Unicolor File Snake Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 [as unicolor] Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)   Lycophidion capense Cape Wolf Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1996 Laurent 1968 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)   Psammophis angolensis Dwarf Sand Snake Loveridge 1957   Psammophis sudanensis Sudan Sand Snake Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983  Family Pythonidae (Pythons) Genus Python (Typical Pythons)   Python natalensis Southern Rock Python Pakenham 1983 [as sebae]   Python sebae Northern Rock Python Broadley 1984  Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)   Afrotyphlops mucruso Zambezi Giant Blind Snake Broadley & Howell 1991 Pakenham 1983 [as schlegelii dinga] Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)   Letheobia lumbriciformis Zanzibar Gracile Blind Snake Broadley & Wallach 2007 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018   * Letheobia pallida Pallid Gracile Blind Snake Broadley & Wallach 2007 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018  Family Viperidae (Vipers) Genus Causus (Night Adders)   Causus defilippii Snouted Night Adder Loveridge 1957 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018

	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 Frazier in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)   Chelonia mydas Green Sea Turtle Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)   Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill Sea Turtle Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)   Lepidochelys olivacea Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018  Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)   Dermochelys coriacea Leatherback Sea Turtle Broadley & Howell 1991 Pakenham 1983 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018  Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)   Pelusios castanoides Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018  Family Testudinidae (Tortoises) Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)   Kinixys belliana Central African Hinge-back Tortoise Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018