Reptiles introduced to
Gauteng[South Africa]

 

Checklist of the native reptiles of Gauteng
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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Lizards (Sauria)

Pogona vitticeps

Central Bearded Dragon

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Bradypodion ventrale

Eastern Cape Dwarf Chameleon

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Branch 1998 [as B. karrooicum] Tilbury 2010

Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Branch 1998 Jacobsen 1989

Iguana iguana

Common Green Iguana

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014
Snakes (Serpentes)

Boa constrictor

South American Red-tailed Boa

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Elaphe taeniura

Stripe-tailed Rat Snake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Lampropeltis californiae

California Kingsnake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Lampropeltis polyzona

Central Mexican Milk Snake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Eastern Rat Snake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Pantherophis guttatus

Red Corn Snake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014
Turtles (Testudines)

Terrapene ornata

Ornate Box Turtle

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Branch 1998

Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014