Reptiles of
Zimbabwe  (formerly Southern Rhodesia)

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Zimbabwe Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Zimbabwe Introduced species
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Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)
Genus Chirindia (Pink Round-headed Worm Lizards)
 
Chirindia swynnertoni

Chirinda Forest Round-headed Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988 Gans 2005 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002
Genus Dalophia (Blunt-tailed Worm Lizards)
 
Dalophia longicauda

Long-tailed Worm Lizard

Broadley 1988 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Gans 2005
 
Dalophia pistillum

Zambezi Blunt-tailed Worm Lizard

Broadley 1988 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976
Genus Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)
 
Monopeltis capensis

Cape Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Broadley 1988
 
Monopeltis decosteri

Delagoa Bay Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1997 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 [as capensis "Group C"] Gans 2005
 
Monopeltis infuscata

Dusky Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1997
 
Monopeltis leonhardi

Kalahari Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976
 
Monopeltis mauricei

Botswana Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Broadley 1988
 
Monopeltis rhodesiana

Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1997 Gans 2005
 
Monopeltis zambezensis

Zambezi Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1997 Broadley, Gans & Visser 1976 Gans 2005
Genus Zygaspis (Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards)
 
Zygaspis arenicola

Maputo Round-headed Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997
  *
Zygaspis ferox

Ferocious Round-headed Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005
 
Zygaspis quadrifrons

Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard

Broadley & Broadley 1997 Broadley 1988 Gans 2005
 
Zygaspis violacea

Violet Round-headed Worm Lizard

Broadley 1988

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Nile Crocodile

Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Wermuth & Mertens 1977

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Acanthocercus (Ridgeback Agamas)
 
Acanthocercus atricollis

Black-necked Ridgeback Agama

Broadley 1988 Broadley 2008 Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama armata

Zambezi Spiny Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957
 
Agama kirkii

Zambesi Rock Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1967
 
Agama mossambica

Mozambique Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo dilepis

Flap-necked Chameleon

Broadley 1988 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010
Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rhampholeon marshalli

Chirinda Leaf Chameleon

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010
 Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Genus Chamaesaura (African Grass Lizards)
 
Chamaesaura macrolepis

Large-scaled Grass Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
Genus Cordylus (Girdled Lizards)
 
Cordylus jonesii

Limpopo Girdled Lizard

Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1968
 
Cordylus rhodesianus

Zimbabwe Girdled Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1968
 
Cordylus tropidosternum

Tropical Girdled Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1968
Genus Platysaurus (Flat Lizards)
 
Platysaurus imperator

Emperor Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1978 Broadley 1988
 
Platysaurus intermedius

Common Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1978 Broadley 1988
 
Platysaurus ocellatus

Ocellated Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1978 Broadley 1988
 
Platysaurus pungweensis

Pungwe Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1978 Broadley 1988
 
Platysaurus torquatus

Striped Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1978 Broadley 1988
Genus Smaug (Dragon Girdled Lizards)
 
Smaug mossambicus

Gorongoza Girdled Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
  *
Smaug regius

Regal Girdled Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Stanley & Bates 2014
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Afroedura (Flat Geckos)
 
Afroedura transvaalica

Transvaal Flat Gecko

Branch 1998 Branch, Guyton, Schmitz, Barej, Naskrecki, Farooq, Verburgt & Roedel 2017 Broadley 1988 Jacobsen, Kuhn, Jackman & Bauer 2014
Genus Chondrodactylus (Giant Ground Gecko and Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Karas Thick-toed Gecko

Heinz, Brennan, Jackman & Bauer 2021
Genus Elasmodactylus (Tropical Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Elasmodactylus tetensis

Tete Thick-toed Gecko

Broadley 1988
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988
 
Hemidactylus platycephalus

Flat-headed Tropical House Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988
 
Hemidactylus tasmani

Zimbabwean Half-toed Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1965
Genus Homopholis (African Velvet Geckos)
 
Homopholis arnoldi

Mahalapye Velvet Gecko

Branch 1998 [as wahlbergii] Broadley 1988 [as wahlbergii] Broadley, Jackman & Bauer 2014 Loveridge 1947
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus angolensis

Angolan Dwarf Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1965
  *
Lygodactylus bernardi

Zimbabwe Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1988 Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014 Wermuth 1965
 
Lygodactylus bradfieldi

Namibian Dwarf Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1991 Broadley 1992
 
Lygodactylus capensis

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1988
 
Lygodactylus chobiensis

Chobe Dwarf Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014
  *
Lygodactylus stevensoni

Khami Ruins Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1988 Broadley 1992 Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014
Genus Pachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Lake Nyassa Thick-toed Gecko

Bauer & Lamb 2002 Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988
 
Pachydactylus punctatus

Speckled Thick-toed Gecko

Bauer & Branch 1995 Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
 
Pachydactylus tigrinus

Tiger Thick-toed Gecko

Bauer & Lamb 2002 Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1965
 
Pachydactylus vansoni

Soutpansberg Thick-toed Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988
 
Pachydactylus wahlbergii

Kalahari Ground Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley & Spawls 1991
Genus Ptenopus (African Barking Geckos)
 
Ptenopus garrulus

Common Barking Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1992
 Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Genus Broadleysaurus (Rough-scaled Plated Lizard)
 
Broadleysaurus major

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Broadley 1987 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1968
Genus Gerrhosaurus (Typical Plated Lizards)
 
Gerrhosaurus auritus

Kalahari Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
 
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Broadley 1988
 
Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Branch 1998 [as nigrolineatus] Broadley 1988 [as nigrolineatus]
Genus Matobosaurus (Giant Plated Lizards)
 
Matobosaurus validus

Eastern Giant Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Wermuth 1968
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Heliobolus (Bushveld Lizards)
 
Heliobolus lugubris

Southern African Bushveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Szczerbak 1975
Genus Holaspis (Blue-tailed Gliding Lizards)
 
Holaspis laevis

Eastern Blue-tailed Gliding Lizard

Broadley & Wursten 2007
Genus Ichnotropis (Rough-scaled Lizards)
 
Ichnotropis capensis

Southern Rough-scaled Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia johnstonii

Malawi Long-tailed Lizard

Bischoff 1991 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957
Genus Meroles (Southwest African Desert Lizards)
 
Meroles squamulosus

Rough-scaled Desert Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
Genus Nucras (Sandveld Lizards)
 
Nucras caesicaudata

Blue-tailed Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1972 Broadley 1988
 
Nucras holubi

Southern Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998
 
Nucras intertexta

Spotted Sandveld Lizard

Broadley 1972 Broadley 1988
 
Nucras ornata

Ornate Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1972 Broadley 1988
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Acontias (Greater Legless Skinks)
 
Acontias aurantiacus

Golden Blind Legless Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1988
  *
Acontias bicolor

Zimbabwe Blind Legless Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1988 Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010
 
Acontias occidentalis

Western Black Legless Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley & Greer 1969 Broadley 1988 Lamb, Biswas & Bauer 2010
 
Acontias plumbeus

Giant Legless Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley & Greer 1969 Broadley 1988 Zhao, Verdu-Ricoy, Mohlakoana, Jordaan, Conradie & Heideman 2019
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus sundevallii

Common Savanna Supple Skink

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1988
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Panaspis maculicollus

Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink

Jacobsen & Broadley 2000
 
Panaspis wahlbergii

Savanna Snake-eyed Skink

Broadley 1988 Jacobsen & Broadley 2000
Genus Proscelotes (African Slender Skinks)
  *
Proscelotes arnoldi

Zimbabwe Slender Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
Genus Scelotes (Dwarf Burrowing Skinks)
 
Scelotes limpopoensis

Limpopo Dwarf Burrowing Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis boulengeri

Lindi Speckled-lipped Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1974 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis capensis

Cape Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis damarana

Damara Variable Skink

Weinell & Bauer 2018
 
Trachylepis depressa

Eastern Coastal Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis lacertiformis

Bronze Rock Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1975 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis margaritifer

African Rainbow Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley & Bauer 1998 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis punctatissima

Montane Speckled Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis punctulata

Eastern Variegated Skink

Broadley 1975 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000 Portik & Bauer 2012
 
Trachylepis striata

Eastern Striped Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
 
Trachylepis varia

Savanna Variable Skink

Broadley 1988 Weinell & Bauer 2018
 
Trachylepis wahlbergii

Mopane Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2000
Genus Typhlacontias (Western Burrowing Skinks)
 
Typhlacontias rohani

Kalahari Burrowing Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Haacke 1997
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus albigularis

White-throated Monitor

Bayless 2002 Broadley 1988 Mertens 1963
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Bayless 2002 Broadley 1988

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
 
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Common Herald Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis medici

East African Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
 
Dasypeltis scabra

Common African Egg Eater

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Gans 1959
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa aulica

Cross-barred Nocturnal Tree Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)
 
Dispholidus viridis

Green Boomslang

Broadley & Blaylock 2013
Genus Limnophis (Striped Swamp Snakes)
 
Limnophis bangweolicus

Eastern Striped Swamp Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)
 
Meizodon semiornatus

Semi-ornate Smooth Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Schatti 1985
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres olivacea

Olive Marsh Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1988
 
Natriciteres sylvatica

Eastern Forest Marsh Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1988 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus angolensis

Angolan Green Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957 [as P. i. irregularis]
 
Philothamnus hoplogaster

Southeastern Green Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
 
Philothamnus natalensis

Eastern Natal Green Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
 
Philothamnus occidentalis

Western Natal Green Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
 
Philothamnus ornatus

Ornate Green Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
 
Philothamnus semivariegatus

Variegated Bush Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus semiannulatus

Southern Tiger Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis capensis

Southern Vine Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2001 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Thelotornis mossambicanus

Eastern Vine Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2001
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Aspidelaps (Shield-nosed Cobras)
 
Aspidelaps scutatus

Shield-nosed Coral Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Baldwin 2006 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis intermedius

Eastern Green Mamba

Branch 1998 [as D. angusticeps] Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Howell 1991 [as D. angusticeps] Broadley 1988 [as D. angusticeps] David & Ineich 1999 [as D. angusticeps] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as D. angusticeps]
 
Dendroaspis polylepis

Black Mamba

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Haakansson & Madsen 1983 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea boulengeri

Zambezi Garter Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Elapsoidea guentherii

Western Garter Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Jakobsen 1997 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Elapsoidea sundevallii

Southern African Garter Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Hemachatus (Ring-necked Spitting Cobra)
 
Hemachatus haemachates

Ring-necked Spitting Cobra

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja anchietae

Southwest African Cobra

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wuster 2004 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1995
 
Naja annulifera

African Banded Cobra

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wuster 2004 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1995 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Naja mossambica

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Wuster, Crookes, Ineich, Mane, Pook, Trape & Broadley 2007
 
Naja subfulva

Brown Forest Cobra

Branch 1998 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Howell 1991 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1968 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1988 [as N. melanoleuca] David & Ineich 1999 [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

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988
 
Amblyodipsas mechowii

Elongate Quill-snouted Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988
 
Amblyodipsas polylepis

Common Purple-glossed Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Amblyodipsas sabiensis

Sabi Quill-snouted Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988
 
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata

Kalahari Purple-glossed Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1988
Genus Amplorhinus (Many-spotted Snake)
 
Amplorhinus multimaculatus

Many-spotted Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)
 
Aparallactus capensis

Cape Centipede Eater

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus guentheri

East African Black Centipede Eater

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus lunulatus

Reticulated Centipede Eater

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis bibronii

Southern Stiletto Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1991 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon capensis

Brown House Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 [as fuliginosus]
Genus Chilorhinophis (Black-and-Yellow Burrowing Snakes)
 
Chilorhinophis gerardi

Katanga Black-and-Yellow Burrowing Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002
Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)
 
Dromophis lineatus

Lined Olympic Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Hughes 2004
Genus Duberria (African Slug Eaters)
 
Duberria lutrix

Common Slug Eater

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Gracililima (Black File Snake)
 
Gracililima nyassae

Black File Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Loveridge 1957
Genus Hemirhagerrhis (Bark Snakes)
 
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

Southeastern Bark Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Hughes 2000 Broadley 1988
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa capensis

Cape File Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Lycodonomorphus (Southern African Water Snakes)
 
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis

Mulanje White-bellied Water Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1967 Broadley 1988
 
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Floodplain Water Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Kyle, Alexander & Preez 2021
 
Lycodonomorphus rufulus

Common Brown Water Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1967 Broadley 1988
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion capense

Cape Wolf Snake

Branch 1976 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1996
 
Lycophidion nanum

Dwarf Wolf Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1996
 
Lycophidion variegatum

Variegated Wolf Snake

Branch 1976 Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 1996
Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)
 
Prosymna angolensis

Angolan Shovel-snout

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Conradie, Keates, Baptista & Lobon-Rovira 2022
 
Prosymna bivittata

Two-striped Shovel-snout

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1980 Broadley 1988
 
Prosymna lineata

Lineolate Shovel-snout

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1980 Broadley 1988
 
Prosymna stuhlmannii

East African Shovel-snout

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1980 Broadley 1988
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis angolensis

Dwarf Sand Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002
 
Psammophis brevirostris

Short-snouted Grass Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002
 
Psammophis crucifer

Cross-marked Grass Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002
 
Psammophis jallae

Zimbabwe Sand Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002
 
Psammophis mossambicus

East African Olive Grass Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 [as P. phillipsii] Broadley 1988 [as P. phillipsi] Broadley 2002 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis orientalis

Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis subtaeniatus

Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Broadley 2002
Genus Psammophylax (Skaapstekers)
 
Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Southern Striped Skaapsteker

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1976 Broadley 1988 Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019
Genus Pseudaspis (African Mole Snake)
 
Pseudaspis cana

African Mole Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988
Genus Rhamphiophis (Beaked Snakes)
 
Rhamphiophis rostratus

Rufous Beaked Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Chirio & Ineich 1991 Lanza 1990
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Leptotyphlops (Typical Thread Snakes)
 
Leptotyphlops incognitus

Incognito Thread Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Wallach 1997 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1983 Broadley 1988 Hahn 1980
 
Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Zambezi Thread Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1988
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis longicauda

Southern African Long-tailed Thread Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1988 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python natalensis

Southern Rock Python

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1984 Broadley 1988 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as sebae]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops bibronii

Southern African Blind Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1988 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops fornasinii

East African Blind Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1988 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops mucruso

Zambezi Giant Blind Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1988
 
Afrotyphlops obtusus

Southern Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2007 Broadley 1988 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)
 
Letheobia gracilis

Urungu Gracile Blind Snake

McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
Genus Rhinotyphlops (African Beaked Blind Snakes)
 
Rhinotyphlops lalandei

Cape Blind Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1988 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis atropos

Cape Mountain Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis caudalis

Horned Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis gabonica

Gaboon Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus defilippii

Snouted Night Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic Night Adder

Branch 1998 Broadley & Blaylock 2013 Broadley 1988 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Common Helmeted Turtle

Boycott & Bourquin 2008 Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios bechuanicus

Okavango Mud Turtle

Broadley 1988 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios rhodesianus

Zambian Mud Turtle

Branch 1998 Broadley & Boycott 2008 Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios sinuatus

East African Serrated Mud Turtle

Broadley & Boycott 2009 Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios subniger

East African Black Mud Turtle

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys spekii

Eastern Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise

Branch 1998 Broadley 1988 Hailey, Broadley, Boycott & Spawls 2021 Ihlow, Farooq, Gvozdik, Hofmeyr, Conradie, Campbell, Harvey, Verburgt & Fritz 2019 Kindler, Branch, Hofmeyr, Maran, Siroky, Vences, Harvey, Hauswaldt, Schleicher, Stuckas & Fritz 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Kinixys zombensis

Southeastern Hinge-back Tortoise

Branch 1998 [as belliana] Broadley 1988 [as belliana] Fritz & Havas 2006 [as belliana] King & Burke 1989 [as belliana] McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005
Genus Psammobates (South African Star Tortoises)
 
Psammobates oculiferus

African Serrated Star Tortoise

Broadley, Hunt & Cantle 2010 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Stigmochelys (Leopard Tortoise)
 
Stigmochelys pardalis

Leopard Tortoise

Broadley 1988 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cycloderma (Central African Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cycloderma frenatum

Zambezi Flapshell Turtle

Branch 1998 Broadley & Sachsse 2011 Broadley 1988 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021