Reptiles introduced to
South Africa 

 

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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Lizards (Sauria)

Agama planiceps

Damara Rock Agama

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

Agama sp.

(Rainbow Agama)

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

Pogona vitticeps

Central Bearded Dragon

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

Gekko monarchus

Spotted House Gecko

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bauer & Branch 2004

Lygodactylus angularis

Angulated Dwarf Gecko

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

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

Pituophis melanoleucus

Common Pine Snake

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

Naja subfulva

Brown Forest Cobra

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

Malayopython reticulatus

Reticulated Python

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

Python bivittatus

Burmese Python

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

Indotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bourquin 1989 Bourquin 2004 Branch 1998 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1983a McDiarmid, Campbell & Touré 1999 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Visser 1979c Wallach 2009
Turtles (Testudines)

Chelydra serpentina

North American Snapping Turtle

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

Terrapene ornata

Ornate Box Turtle

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

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Bates, Branch, Bauer, Burger, Marais, Alexander & Villiers [eds.] 2014 Bourquin 2004 Branch 1998 Bringsøe in Fritz (ed.) 2001 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017

Pelodiscus sinensis

Chinese Softshell Turtle

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