Reptiles of
Equatorial Guinea 

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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 Monopeltis (Spade-snouted Worm Lizards)
 
Monopeltis galeata

Helmeted Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Monopeltis jugularis

Equatorial Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Gans & Lehman 1973 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Mecistops (African Slender-snouted Crocodiles)
 
Mecistops leptorhynchus

Central African Slender-snouted Crocodile

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 [as cataphractus] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Shirley, Carr, Nestler, Vliet & Brochu 2018 Stuart, Adams & Jenkins 1990 [as cataphractus]
Genus Osteolaemus (Dwarf Crocodiles)
 
Osteolaemus tetraspis

West African Dwarf Crocodile

Boulenger 1905 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama lebretoni

Cameroon Rainbow Agama

Eisentraut 1973 [as agama] Leache, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Boehme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Roedel & Wagner 2016 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 [as agama] Mertens 1964 [as agama] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wagner, Barej & Schmitz 2009
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo dilepis

Flap-necked Chameleon

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rhampholeon spectrum

Spectral Leaf Chameleon

Eisentraut 1973 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tilbury 2010
Genus Trioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)
 
Trioceros chapini

Grey Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tilbury 2010 Watkins-Colwell & Leon 2003
 
Trioceros cristatus

Crested Chameleon

Boulenger 1905 Eisentraut 1973 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tilbury 2010
  *
Trioceros feae

Bioko Montane Chameleon

Eisentraut 1973 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tilbury 2010
 
Trioceros oweni

Central African Three-horned Chameleon

Eisentraut 1973 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tilbury 2010
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Ancylodactylus (African Rock and Forest Geckos)
 
Ancylodactylus koehleri

Cameroon Mountains Rock Gecko

Bauer & LeBreton 2021 Perret 1986 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus angulatus

West African House Gecko

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
  *
Hemidactylus aporus

Poreless Half-toed Gecko

Blanc & Fretey 2002 Loveridge 1947 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wermuth 1965
  *
Hemidactylus biokoensis

Bioko Half-toed Gecko

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wagner, Leache & Fujita 2014
 
Hemidactylus coalescens

Nkoelon Half-toed Gecko

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Hemidactylus kamdemtohami

Mount Iboundji Half-toed Gecko

Bauer & Pauwels 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Hemidactylus longicephalus

Long-headed Half-toed Gecko

Leenders 2004 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002
 
Hemidactylus muriceus

Prickly Half-toed Gecko

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
  *
Hemidactylus newtoni

Annobon Half-toed Gecko

Blanc & Fretey 2002 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2018 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2003 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2005 Loveridge 1947 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wermuth 1965
 
Hemidactylus richardsonii

Central African Half-toed Gecko

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1947 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus conraui

Cameroon Dwarf Gecko

Eisentraut 1973 Loveridge 1947 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wermuth 1965
 
Lygodactylus fischeri

Sierra Leone Dwarf Gecko

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Loveridge 1947 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
  *
Lygodactylus wermuthi

Annobon Dwarf Gecko

Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2018 Haft 1993 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2003 [as delicatus] Loveridge 1947 [as thomensis] Pollo 2017 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 [as L. thomensis] Wermuth 1965
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Gastropholis (Keel-bellied Lizards)
 
Gastropholis echinata

African Spiny-tailed Lizard

Arnold 1989 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Holaspis (Blue-tailed Gliding Lizards)
 
Holaspis guentheri

Western Blue-tailed Gliding Lizard

Bischoff 2001 Boulenger 1905 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Pauwels & Stevart 2007 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Poromera (African Swamp Lizard)
 
Poromera fordii

African Swamp Lizard

Arnold 1989 Bischoff 1992 Boulenger 1905 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1968 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Feylinia (African Snake Skinks)
 
Feylinia currori

Western Forest Snake Skink

Boulenger 1905 Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Feylinia elegans

Elegant Snake Skink

Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1983 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Lacertaspis (Central African Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Lacertaspis gemmiventris

Yellow-bellied Mountain Skink

Eisentraut 1973 Fuhn 1972 Mertens 1964 Perret 1973 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005
 
Lacertaspis reichenowii

Cameroon Mountain Leaf-Litter Skink

Eisentraut 1973 Fuhn 1972 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Perret 1973 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005
 
Lacertaspis rohdei

Gabon Leaf-Litter Skink

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Leptosiaphos (Slender Leaf-litter Skinks)
 
Leptosiaphos vigintiserierum

Twenty-lined Mountain Skink

Eisentraut 1973 Fuhn 1972 Mertens 1964 Perret 1973 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 [as "L. cf. vigintiserierum"] Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005
Genus Melanoseps (Black Limbless Skinks)
 
Melanoseps occidentalis

Western Limbless Skink

Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus fernandi

Western Red-flanked Skink

Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wagner, Boehme, Pauwels & Schmitz 2009
 
Mochlus striatus

Central African Red-flanked Skink

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
  *
Panaspis annobonensis

Annobon Snake-eyed Skink

Blanc & Fretey 2002 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2018 Fuhn 1972 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2003 Medina, Bauer, Branch, Schmitz, Conradie, Nagy, Hibbitts, Ernst, Portik, Nielsen, Colston, Kusamba, Behangana, Roedel & Greenbaum 2016 Perret 1973 [as africana] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Soares, Ceriaco, Marques, Bastos-Silveira, Scheinberg, Harris, Brehm & Jesus 2018
 
Panaspis breviceps

Short-headed Snake-eyed Skink

Eisentraut 1973 Fuhn 1972 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Perret 1973 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis affinis

Lesser Brown-flanked Skink

Boulenger 1905 [as Mabuia raddonii] Eisentraut 1973 Hoogmoed 1974 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 [as blandingi] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Schatti & Loumont 1992
 
Trachylepis albilabris

African White-lipped Forest Skink

Boulenger 1905 Hoogmoed 1974 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Trachylepis maculilabris

Common Speckled-lipped Skink

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
  *
Trachylepis ozorii

Annobon Forest Skink

Blanc & Fretey 2002 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2016 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2018 Haft 1993 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2003 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2005 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Trachylepis polytropis

Greater Forest Skink

Eisentraut 1973 Hoogmoed 1974 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Boulenger 1905 Lenz in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004
 
Varanus stellatus

African Forest Monitor

Boehme & Ziegler 1997 [as ornatus] Boehme & Ziegler in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 [as V. ornatus] Eisentraut 1973 [as ornatus] Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 [as ornatus] Mertens 1964 [as ornatus] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 [as V. niloticus]

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Calabaria (Calabar Boa)
 
Calabaria reinhardtii

Calabar Boa

Boulenger 1905 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Stimson 1969
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Afronatrix (West African Brown Water Snake)
 
Afronatrix anoscopus

West African Brown Water Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis fasciata

Central African Egg Eater

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa duchesnei

Blue-tailed Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Dipsadoboa underwoodi

Cameroon Nocturnal Tree Snake

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Dipsadoboa unicolor

Unicoloured Nocturnal Tree Snake

Boulenger 1905 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Rasmussen 1993 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Dipsadoboa viridis

Green Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 [as elongata] Mertens 1964 [as elongata] Rasmussen 1993 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Dipsadoboa weileri

Grey Nocturnal Tree Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Rasmussen 1993 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)
 
Grayia caesar

Long-tailed Water Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Grayia ornata

Ornate Water Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Grayia smythii

Equatorial Water Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Hapsidophrys (Emerald Snakes)
 
Hapsidophrys lineatus

Black-lined Green Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Hapsidophrys smaragdinus

Common Emerald Snake

Boulenger 1905 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Hydraethiops (Central African Water Snakes)
 
Hydraethiops melanogaster

Black-bellied Water Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres fuliginoides

Collared Marsh Snake

Boulenger 1905 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus carinatus

Barred Green Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Loveridge 1957 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
  *
Philothamnus girardi

Annobon Green Snake

Blanc & Fretey 2002 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2018 Jesus, Brehm & Harris 2003 Jesus, Nagy, Branch, Wink, Brehm & Harris 2009 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Philothamnus heterodermus

Emerald Green Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Philothamnus nitidus

Cameroon Green Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 [as P. semivariegatus] Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Rhamnophis (Dagger-tooth Tree Snakes)
 
Rhamnophis aethiopissa

Large-eyed Green Tree Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Rhamnophis batesii

Spotted Dagger-tooth Tree Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis kirtlandii

Northern Vine Snake

Boulenger 1905 Broadley 2001 Eisentraut 1973 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)
 
Thrasops flavigularis

Yellow-throated Black Tree Snake

Boulenger 1905 Broadley & Wallach 2002 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)
 
Toxicodryas adamanteus

Eastern Powdered Cat Snake

Boulenger 1905 [as pulverulenta] Eisentraut 1973 [as pulverulenta] Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 [as pulverulenta] Mertens 1964 [as pulverulenta] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Toxicodryas blandingii

Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis jamesonii

Central African Green Mamba

Boulenger 1905 David & Ineich 1999 Eisentraut 1973 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja annulata

Ringed Water Cobra

David & Ineich 1999 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Naja melanoleuca

Central African Forest Cobra

Boulenger 1905 David & Ineich 1999 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
 
Naja multifasciata

Burrowing Cobra

David & Ineich 1999 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Pseudohaje (Tree Cobras)
 
Pseudohaje goldii

Central African Tree Cobra

David & Ineich 1999 Eisentraut 1973 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)
 
Aparallactus modestus

Western Forest Centipede Eater

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis boulengeri

Central African Stiletto Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Atractaspis corpulenta

Fat Stiletto Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis reticulata

Reticulate Stiletto Snake

David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon olivaceus

Olive House Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Boaedon virgatus

West African House Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Bothrolycus (Black Loreal-pitted Snake)
 
Bothrolycus ater

Black Loreal-pitted Snake

Boulenger 1919 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Bothrophthalmus (Red-and-Black Striped Snakes)
 
Bothrophthalmus brunneus

Brown-bellied Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Buhoma (African Forest Snakes)
 
Buhoma depressiceps

Pale-headed Forest Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Chamaelycus (African Banded Snakes)
 
Chamaelycus fasciatus

Ituri Banded Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Gonionotophis (Lesser File Snakes)
 
Gonionotophis brussauxi

Eastern Forest Dwarf File Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Hormonotus (Yellow Forest Snake)
 
Hormonotus modestus

Yellow Forest Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa guirali

White-speckled Forest File Snake

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion laterale

Masked Wolf Snake

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Mehelya (Greater File Snakes)
 
Mehelya poensis

Western Forest File Snake

Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Eisentraut 1973 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Mehelya stenophthalmus

Small-eyed File Snake

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Poecilopholis (Central American Earth Snakes)
 
Poecilopholis cameronensis

Efulen Burrowing Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Polemon (African Snake Eaters)
 
Polemon collaris

Fawn-headed Snake Eater

Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Polemon notatus

African Spotted Snake Eater

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis perreti

Cameroon Thread Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Tricheilostoma (West African Forest Thread Snakes)
 
Tricheilostoma sundewalli

Central African Thread Snake

Eisentraut 1973 Hahn & Wallach 1998 Hahn 1980 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1964 [as gestri] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python sebae

Northern Rock Python

Broadley 1984 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops angolensis

Golden Blind Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Watkins-Colwell & Leon 2003
 
Afrotyphlops congestus

Marbled Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2009 Eisentraut 1973 Hahn 1980 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops punctatus

Spotted Blind Snake

Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Letheobia (African Gracile Blind Snakes)
 
Letheobia caeca

Congolese Gracile Blind Snake

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 [as wittei] Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Atheris (African Bush Vipers)
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Atheris hetfieldi

Bioko Bush Viper

Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2020 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Atheris squamigera

Southern Green Bush Viper

Boulenger 1905 Broadley 1998 Capocaccia 1961 Ceriaco, Marques & Bauer 2020 David & Ineich 1999 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Loveridge 1957 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis gabonica

Gaboon Adder

Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Bitis nasicornis

African Nose-horned Viper

Boulenger 1905 David & Ineich 1999 Eisentraut 1973 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Mertens 1964 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus lichtensteinii

Forest Night Adder

Boulenger 1905 David & Ineich 1999 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Loveridge 1957 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995
 
Causus maculatus

West African Night Adder

David & Ineich 1999 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Spawls & Branch 1995

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Butynski 1996 Eisentraut 1964 Mettler, Clyde-Brockway, Honarvar & Paladino 2019 Rader, Mba, Morra & Hearn 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Stuart, Adams & Jenkins 1990 Tomas, Godley, Castroviejo & Raga 2010
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Butynski 1996 Eisentraut 1964 Rader, Mba, Morra & Hearn 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Stuart, Adams & Jenkins 1990 Tomas, Godley, Castroviejo & Raga 2010
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Butynski 1996 Rader, Mba, Morra & Hearn 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tomas, Fretey, Raga & Castroviejo 2001 Tomas, Godley, Castroviejo & Raga 2010
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Butynski 1996 Rader, Mba, Morra & Hearn 2006 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022 Tomas, Godley, Castroviejo & Raga 2010
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios gabonensis

Forest Mud Turtle

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Pelusios niger

West African Black Mud Turtle

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Luiselli, Bour, Petrozzi, Akani & Segniagbeto 2018 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys erosa

Forest Hinge-back Tortoise

Boulenger 1905 Lasso, Rial, Castroviejo & De La Riva 2002 Luiselli & Diagne 2014 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 
Kinixys homeana

West African Hinge-back Tortoise

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Luiselli & Diagne 2013 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cyclanorbis (SubSaharan Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cyclanorbis elegans

Nubian Flapshell Turtle

Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022
Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)
 
Trionyx triunguis

African Softshell Turtle

Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Sanchez-Vialas, Calvo-Revuelta & Riva 2022