Reptiles of
Malawi 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Malawi Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Malawi Introduced species
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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.
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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 rhodesiana

Zimbabwe Spade-snouted Worm Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 [as sphenorhynchus] Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Zygaspis (Purple Round-headed Worm Lizards)
 
Zygaspis quadrifrons

Kalahari Round-headed Worm Lizard

Broadley & Broadley 1997 Gans 2005 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Nile Crocodile

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Dudley 1978 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 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 1961 [as cyanogaster] Broadley 1963 [as cyanogaster] Broadley 1966 [as Agama cyanogaster] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 [as cyanogaster] Stewart 1968 [as cyanogaster] Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018
 
Acanthocercus branchi

Zambian Ridgeback Agama

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wagner, Butler, Ceriaco & Bauer 2021 Wagner, Greenbaum & Bauer 2012 Wagner, Greenbaum, Bauer, Kusamba & Leache 2018
 
Acanthocercus gregorii

Kenyan Ridgeback Agama

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama armata

Zambezi Spiny Agama

Broadley 1961 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Agama hispida

Southern Spiny Agama

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Stevens 1974
 
Agama kirkii

Zambesi Rock Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1962 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Wermuth 1967
 
Agama mossambica

Mozambique Agama

Branch 1998 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Wermuth 1967
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo anchietae

Angolan Chameleon

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Chamaeleo dilepis

Flap-necked Chameleon

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Tilbury 2010
Genus Kinyongia (East African Dwarf Chameleons)
 
Kinyongia vanheygeni

Poroto Single-horned Chameleon

Pietersen, Davies & Thompson 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Nadzikambia (Mountain Dwarf Chameleons)
  *
Nadzikambia mlanjensis

Mount Mulanje Dwarf Chameleon

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Tilbury 2010
Genus Rhampholeon (African Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rhampholeon chapmanorum

Natundu Hills Leaf Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Tilbury 1992 [as R. chapmani] Tilbury 2010
 
Rhampholeon nchisiensis

Pitless Leaf Chameleon

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stewart 1968 Tilbury 2010
  *
Rhampholeon platyceps

Mount Mulanje Leaf Chameleon

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Tilbury 2010
Genus Rieppeleon (Short-tailed Leaf Chameleons)
 
Rieppeleon brachyurus

Beardless Leaf Chameleon

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Tilbury 2010
Genus Trioceros (Equatorial Chameleons)
 
Trioceros goetzei

Ilolo Chameleon

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stewart 1968 Tilbury 2010
 
Trioceros incornutus

Ukinga Hornless Chameleon

Glaw 2015 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Tilbury 2010
 
Trioceros melleri

Elephant-eared Chameleon

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Glaw 2015 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974 Tilbury 2010
 Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Genus Chamaesaura (African Grass Lizards)
 
Chamaesaura miopropus

Zambian Grass Lizard

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart & Wilson 1966 Stewart 1968 Wermuth 1968
Genus Cordylus (Girdled Lizards)
  *
Cordylus nyikae

Nyika Girdled Lizard

Branch 1998 [as C. rhodesianus] Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley 1971 [as C. rhodesianus] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Cordylus tropidosternum

Tropical Girdled Lizard

Broadley & Branch 2002 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Wermuth 1968
Genus Platysaurus (Flat Lizards)
 
Platysaurus intermedius

Common Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
  *
Platysaurus mitchelli

Mulanje Flat Lizard

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974
 
Platysaurus torquatus

Striped Flat Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Chondrodactylus (Giant Ground Gecko and Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Chondrodactylus laevigatus

Karas Thick-toed Gecko

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

Tete Thick-toed Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Dudley 1978 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Loveridge 1947 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Wermuth 1965
 
Hemidactylus platycephalus

Flat-headed Tropical House Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus angolensis

Angolan Dwarf Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Lygodactylus angularis

Angulated Dwarf Gecko

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1947 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Wermuth 1965
  *
Lygodactylus bonsi

Malawi Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1963 [as "bernardi subsp. nov."] Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974 Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014 Wermuth 1965
 
Lygodactylus capensis

Cape Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Loveridge 1947 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
 
Lygodactylus chobiensis

Chobe Dwarf Gecko

Morgan-Davies, Dudley & Meredith 1984 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Lygodactylus rex

King Dwarf Gecko

Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Travers, Jackman & Bauer 2014
Genus Pachydactylus (Typical Thick-toed Geckos)
 
Pachydactylus katanganus

Katanga Thick-toed Gecko

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Verburght, Tonder, Bauer & Broadley 2012
 
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

Lake Nyassa Thick-toed Gecko

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1977 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Pachydactylus punctatus

Speckled Thick-toed Gecko

Bauer & Branch 1995 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Genus Broadleysaurus (Rough-scaled Plated Lizard)
 
Broadleysaurus major

Rough-scaled Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Broadley 1959 [as grandis] Broadley 1961 [as grandis] Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Wermuth 1968
Genus Gerrhosaurus (Typical Plated Lizards)
 
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

Yellow-throated Plated Lizard

Broadley 1959 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Wermuth 1968
 
Gerrhosaurus intermedius

Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Broadley 1959 [as n. nigrolineatus] Broadley 1961 [as n. nigrolineatus] Broadley 1963 [as n. nigrolineatus] Broadley 1966 [as nigrolineatus] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Wermuth 1968 [as n. nigrolineatus]
Genus Matobosaurus (Giant Plated Lizards)
 
Matobosaurus validus

Eastern Giant Plated Lizard

Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, Silva & Branch 2013 Branch 1998 Broadley 1959 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Wermuth 1968
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Holaspis (Blue-tailed Gliding Lizards)
 
Holaspis laevis

Eastern Blue-tailed Gliding Lizard

Arnold 1989 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Ichnotropis (Rough-scaled Lizards)
 
Ichnotropis bivittata

Angolan Rough-scaled Lizard

Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Ichnotropis capensis

Southern Rough-scaled Lizard

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia johnstonii

Malawi Long-tailed Lizard

Bischoff 1991 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Meroles (Southwest African Desert Lizards)
 
Meroles squamulosus

Rough-scaled Desert Lizard

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Nucras (Sandveld Lizards)
 
Nucras holubi

Southern Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Nucras ornata

Ornate Sandveld Lizard

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1972 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Eumecia (East African Short-legged Skinks)
  *
Eumecia johnstoni

Malawi Short-legged Skink

Boulenger 1887 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Welch 1982
Genus Melanoseps (Black Limbless Skinks)
 
Melanoseps ater

Common Black Limbless Skink

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley, Whiting & Bauer 2006 Brygoo & Roux-Esteve 1981 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Stevens 1974
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus sundevallii

Common Savanna Supple Skink

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1994 Dudley 1978 Lanza 1990 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Panaspis maculicollus

Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Panaspis wahlbergii

Savanna Snake-eyed Skink

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Fuhn 1970 Jacobsen & Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
Genus Proscelotes (African Slender Skinks)
  *
Proscelotes mlanjensis

Mulanje Slender Skink

Branch 1998 Broadley 1961 [as arnoldi] Broadley 1963 [as arnoldi] Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Sepsina (Savannah Burrowing Skinks)
 
Sepsina tetradactyla

Eastern Four-toed Burrowing Skink

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018 Stevens 1974
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis boulengeri

Lindi Speckled-lipped Skink

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1974 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Trachylepis brauni

Ukinga Mountain Skink

Broadley 1961 [as hildae] Broadley 1966 [as Mabuya hildae] Broadley 1971 [as hildae] Broadley 1977 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as T. hildae] Spawls, Howell, Hinkel & Menegon 2018
 
Trachylepis lacertiformis

Bronze Rock Skink

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1975 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Trachylepis maculilabris

Common Speckled-lipped Skink

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1974 Broadley 2000 Fischer & Hinkel 1992 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Trachylepis margaritifer

African Rainbow Skink

Broadley & Bauer 1998 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Trachylepis megalura

Grass-top Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
  *
Trachylepis mlanjensis

Mulanje Skink

Branch 1998 [as Mabuya striata punctatissima] Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 [as Mabuya striata punctatissimus] Broadley 2000 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974
 
Trachylepis planifrons

Teita Skink

Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Koppetsch 2020 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Verburght & Broadley 2012
 
Trachylepis striata

Eastern Striped Skink

Blaylock 1963 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1977 Broadley 2000 Dudley & Stead 1976 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
 
Trachylepis varia

Savanna Variable Skink

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Weinell & Bauer 2018
 
Trachylepis wahlbergii

Mopane Skink

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus albigularis

White-throated Monitor

Bayless 2002 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Varanus niloticus

Nile Monitor

Bayless 2002 Broadley 1961 Dudley & Stead 1976 Dudley 1978 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

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

Common Herald Snake

Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 
Crotaphopeltis tornieri

Forest White-lipped Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 1993 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Sweeney 1971
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis medici

East African Egg Eater

Bates & Broadley 2018 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Gans 1959 Lanza 1990 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Dasypeltis scabra

Common African Egg Eater

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Gans 1959 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa aulica

Cross-barred Nocturnal Tree Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 1989 Stevens 1974
 
Dipsadoboa flavida

Northern Marbled Nocturnal Tree Snake

Branch 1998 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 1989 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Stevens 1974
 
Dipsadoboa shrevei

Angolan Nocturnal Tree Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)
 
Dispholidus viridis

Green Boomslang

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)
 
Meizodon semiornatus

Semi-ornate Smooth Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Pitman 1974 Schatti 1985 Stevens 1974
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres olivacea

Olive Marsh Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 
Natriciteres sylvatica

Eastern Forest Marsh Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1983 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Stevens 1974
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus angolensis

Angolan Green Snake

Blaylock 1963 [as P. i. irregularis] Broadley 1966 [as P. i. irregularis] Broadley 1971 [as P. i. irregularis] Broadley 1983 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 [as P. i. irregularis] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 [as P. i. irregularis] Sweeney 1971 [as P. irregularis]
 
Philothamnus hoplogaster

Southeastern Green Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 
Philothamnus ornatus

Ornate Green Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Philothamnus punctatus

Speckled Green Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Philothamnus semivariegatus

Variegated Bush Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus semiannulatus

Southern Tiger Snake

Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
Genus Thelotornis (African Vine Snakes)
 
Thelotornis capensis

Southern Vine Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1983 Broadley 2001 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Thelotornis mossambicanus

Eastern Vine Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2002 Broadley 1983 Broadley 2001 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis intermedius

Eastern Green Mamba

Broadley & Howell 1991 [as D. angusticeps] Broadley 1966 [as D. angusticeps] Broadley 1971 [as D. angusticeps] Broadley 1983 [as D. angusticeps] David & Ineich 1999 [as D. angusticeps] Fonseca & Jocque 1979 [as D. angusticeps] Loveridge 1957 [as D. angusticeps] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as D. angusticeps] Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 [as D. angusticeps] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as D. angusticeps] Stevens 1974 [as D. a. angusticeps] Sweeney 1971 [as D. angusticeps]
 
Dendroaspis polylepis

Black Mamba

Broadley 1966 David & Ineich 1999 Haakansson & Madsen 1983 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea boulengeri

Zambezi Garter Snake

Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 David & Ineich 1999 Mercurio 2007 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja annulifera

African Banded Cobra

Blaylock 1963 [as N. h. haje] Broadley & Wuster 2004 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1968 Broadley 1983 Broadley 1995 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. haje] Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971 [as N. haje]
 
Naja crawshayi

Katanga Spitting Cobra

Broadley & Cotterill 2004 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 [as N. nigricollis] Broadley 1983 [as N. n. nigricollis] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 [as N. nigricollis] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. nigricollis] Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971 [as N. nigricollis] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 [as N. nigricollis]
 
Naja mossambica

Mozambique Spitting Cobra

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 David & Ineich 1999 Dudley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Naja subfulva

Brown Forest Cobra

Broadley 1966 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1971 David & Ineich 1999 [as N. melanoleuca] Fonseca & Jocque 1979 [as N. melanoleuca] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. melanoleuca] Stevens 1974 [as N. melanoleuca] Sweeney 1971 [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

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Amblyodipsas polylepis

Common Purple-glossed Snake

Broadley 1966 [as Calamelaps unicolor miolepis] Broadley 1971 Broadley 1983 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 [as Calamelaps unicolor miolepis] Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Aparallactus (African Centipede Eaters)
 
Aparallactus capensis

Cape Centipede Eater

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus guentheri

East African Black Centipede Eater

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1983 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Aparallactus lunulatus

Reticulated Centipede Eater

Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Pitman 1974 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis bibronii

Southern Stiletto Snake

Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1991 David & Ineich 1999 Laurent 1950 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon capensis

Brown House Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Boaedon fuliginosus

Common African House Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)
 
Dromophis lineatus

Lined Olympic Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Hughes 2004 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Pitman 1974
Genus Duberria (African Slug Eaters)
 
Duberria shirana

Shire Slug Eater

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
Genus Gracililima (Black File Snake)
 
Gracililima nyassae

Black File Snake

Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
Genus Hemirhagerrhis (Bark Snakes)
 
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

Southeastern Bark Snake

Broadley & Hughes 2000 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Kladirostratus (Striped Beaked Snakes)
 
Kladirostratus acutus

Eastern Striped Beaked Snake

Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa capensis

Cape File Snake

Broadley 1971 Lanza & Broadley 2014 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Lycodonomorphus (Southern African Water Snakes)
 
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis

Mulanje White-bellied Water Snake

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1967 Broadley 1983 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

Floodplain Water Snake

Kyle, Alexander & Preez 2021 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Lycodonomorphus whytii

Malawi Water Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Sweeney 1971
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion acutirostre

Mozambique Wolf Snake

Broadley 1996 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Stevens 1974 [as L. semiannule]
 
Lycophidion capense

Cape Wolf Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1983 Broadley 1996 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Laurent 1968 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Polemon (African Snake Eaters)
 
Polemon ater

Black Snake Eater

Mercurio 2007 [as P. christyi] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)
 
Prosymna pitmani

Multi-scaled Shovel-snout

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1980 Pietersen & Stanton 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 
Prosymna stuhlmannii

East African Shovel-snout

Broadley 1966 [as P. a. ambigua] Broadley 1980 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 [as P. a. ambigua] Sweeney 1971 [as P. ambigua]
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis angolensis

Dwarf Sand Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1977 Broadley 2002 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
 
Psammophis mossambicus

East African Olive Grass Snake

Broadley 2002 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis orientalis

Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1977 Broadley 1983 Broadley 2002 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis subtaeniatus

Western Stripe-bellied Sand Snake

Broadley 1963 Fonseca & Jocque 1979 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 
Psammophis sudanensis

Sudan Sand Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Loveridge 1957 Pitman 1974 Stevens 1974
 
Psammophis zambiensis

Zambian Sand Snake

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
Genus Psammophylax (Skaapstekers)
 
Psammophylax tritaeniatus

Southern Striped Skaapsteker

Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1976 Dudley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 
Psammophylax variabilis

Grey-bellied Skaapsteker

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Broadley 1976 Keates, Conradie, Greenbaum & Edwards 2019 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Portik, Mulungu, Sequeira & McEntee 2013 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
Genus Pseudaspis (African Mole Snake)
 
Pseudaspis cana

African Mole Snake

Broadley 1966 Dudley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
Genus Rhamphiophis (Beaked Snakes)
 
Rhamphiophis rostratus

Rufous Beaked Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1983 Chirio & Ineich 1991 Loveridge 1957 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971 [as R. oxyrhynchus]
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Leptotyphlops (Typical Thread Snakes)
 
Leptotyphlops incognitus

Incognito Thread Snake

Branch 1998 Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Wallach 1997 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1983 Hahn 1980 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Zambezi Thread Snake

Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1966 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis ionidesi

Liwale Thread Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021
 
Myriopholis longicauda

Southern African Long-tailed Thread Snake

Broadley & Broadley 1999 Broadley & Watson 1976 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python natalensis

Southern Rock Python

Broadley 1966 [as sebae] Broadley 1971 [as sebae] Broadley 1984 Dudley 1978 [as sebae] Fonseca & Jocque 1979 [as sebae] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as sebae] Stevens 1974 [as sebae] Stewart 1968 [as sebae] Sweeney 1971 [as P. sebae]
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops fornasinii

East African Blind Snake

Sweeney 1971 [as Typhlops tettensis]
 
Afrotyphlops mucruso

Zambezi Giant Blind Snake

Blaylock 1963 Broadley & Wallach 2009 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1983 Hahn 1980 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968
 
Afrotyphlops obtusus

Southern Gracile Blind Snake

Broadley & Wallach 2007 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1983 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Stevens 1974
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Atheris (African Bush Vipers)
 
Atheris rungweensis

Mount Rungwe Bush Viper

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1998 David & Ineich 1999 Loveridge 1957 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as nitschei] Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Sweeney 1971
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder

Blaylock 1963 Branch 1998 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 David & Ineich 1999 Dudley 1978 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
 
Bitis gabonica

Gaboon Adder

Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Sweeney 1971 Wilson 2004
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus defilippii

Snouted Night Adder

Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 2005 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Stewart 1968 Sweeney 1971
 
Causus rhombeatus

Rhombic Night Adder

Blaylock 1963 Broadley 1966 David & Ineich 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rasmussen 2005 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971
Genus Proatheris (Lowland Swamp Viper)
 
Proatheris superciliaris

Lowland Swamp Viper

Blaylock 1963 Broadley & Howell 1991 Broadley 1960 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 David & Ineich 1999 Dudley 1978 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Spawls & Branch 1995 Stevens 1974 Sweeney 1971

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 1961 Broadley 1966 King & Burke 1989 Petzold, Vargas-Ramirez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroky & Fritz 2014 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Stevens 1974
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios castanoides

Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle

Bonin, Devaux & Dupre 2006 Broadley 1966 [as castaneus] Broadley 1971 [as castaneus] King & Burke 1989 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios rhodesianus

Zambian Mud Turtle

King & Burke 1989 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios sinuatus

East African Serrated Mud Turtle

Broadley & Boycott 2009 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1963 Broadley 1966 Dudley 1978 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Pelusios subniger

East African Black Mud Turtle

Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Dudley 1978 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys spekii

Eastern Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise

Hailey, Broadley, Boycott & Spawls 2021 Ihlow, Farooq, Gvozdik, Hofmeyr, Conradie, Campbell, Harvey, Verburgt & Fritz 2019 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 
Kinixys zombensis

Southeastern Hinge-back Tortoise

Broadley 1961 [as belliana] Broadley 1971 [as belliana] Fonseca & Jocque 1979 [as belliana] Fritz & Havas 2006 [as belliana] Iverson 1992 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Stevens 1974 [as belliana] Stewart 1968 [as belliana]
Genus Stigmochelys (Leopard Tortoise)
 
Stigmochelys pardalis

Leopard Tortoise

Broadley 1961 [as babcocki] Broadley 1966 King & Burke 1989 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cycloderma (Central African Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cycloderma frenatum

Zambezi Flapshell Turtle

Broadley & Sachsse 2011 Broadley 1961 Broadley 1966 Broadley 1971 Dudley 1978 Pietersen, Verburght & Davies 2021 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Stevens 1974