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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Zambia 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) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 14 | 2 | 14.3 % | 7.37 % |
| Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |||||||
| Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.05 % |
| Lizards (Sauria) | |||||||
| Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.63 % |
| Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.11 % |
| Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.58 % |
| Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 12 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6.32 % |
| Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.68 % |
| Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 8 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4.21 % |
| Scincidae (Skinks) | 10 | 0 | 0.0 % | 27 | 1 | 3.7 % | 14.21 % |
| Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.05 % |
| Snakes (Serpentes) | |||||||
| Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 15 | 0 | 0.0 % | 27 | 0 | 0.0 % | 14.21 % |
| Elapidae (Cobras, Mambas, Sea Snakes, etc.) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 12 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6.32 % |
| Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) | 19 | 0 | 0.0 % | 36 | 0 | 0.0 % | 18.95 % |
| Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.63 % |
| Pythonidae (Pythons) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.53 % |
| Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.63 % |
| Viperidae (Vipers) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 10 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5.26 % |
| Turtles (Testudines) | |||||||
| Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.16 % |
| Testudinidae (Tortoises) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.58 % |
| Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.53 % |