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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Mpumalanga [South Africa] excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species | Genera |
Endemic genera |
Endemism (genera) | Species |
Endemic species |
Endemism (species) |
Species in % of all species of the region |
Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia) | |||||||
Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.99 % |
Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |||||||
Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.66 % |
Lizards (Sauria) | |||||||
Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.99 % |
Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.32 % |
Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 13 | 0 | 0.0 % | 8.61 % |
Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 17 | 2 | 11.8 % | 11.26 % |
Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.31 % |
Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5.96 % |
Scincidae (Skinks) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 19 | 1 | 5.3 % | 12.58 % |
Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.32 % |
Snakes (Serpentes) | |||||||
Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 8 | 0 | 0.0 % | 12 | 0 | 0.0 % | 7.95 % |
Elapidae (Cobras, Mambas, Sea Snakes, etc.) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4.64 % |
Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) | 19 | 0 | 0.0 % | 37 | 0 | 0.0 % | 24.50 % |
Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.97 % |
Pythonidae (Pythons) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.66 % |
Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.99 % |
Viperidae (Vipers) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.65 % |
Turtles (Testudines) | |||||||
Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.99 % |
Testudinidae (Tortoises) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.65 % |