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Biodiversity of the reptile families of Zimbabwe 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) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 16 | 1 | 6.3 % | 8.79 % |
| Crocodilians (Crocodylia) | |||||||
| Crocodylidae (Crocodiles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.55 % |
| Lizards (Sauria) | |||||||
| Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.20 % |
| Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.10 % |
| Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 11 | 1 | 9.1 % | 6.04 % |
| Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos) | 8 | 0 | 0.0 % | 19 | 1 | 5.3 % | 10.44 % |
| Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.75 % |
| Lacertidae (Typical Lizards) | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4.95 % |
| Scincidae (Skinks) | 7 | 0 | 0.0 % | 21 | 2 | 9.5 % | 11.54 % |
| Varanidae (Monitor Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.10 % |
| Snakes (Serpentes) | |||||||
| Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 10 | 0 | 0.0 % | 18 | 0 | 0.0 % | 9.89 % |
| Elapidae (Cobras, Mambas, Sea Snakes, etc.) | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 11 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6.04 % |
| Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.) | 18 | 0 | 0.0 % | 37 | 0 | 0.0 % | 20.33 % |
| Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1.65 % |
| Pythonidae (Pythons) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.55 % |
| Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.30 % |
| Viperidae (Vipers) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 6 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3.30 % |
| Turtles (Testudines) | |||||||
| Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.75 % |
| Testudinidae (Tortoises) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.20 % |
| Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 0.55 % |