Chelonians/
Tortoises & turtles
(Order)
|
Testudines/Chelonia
|
Modern chelonians
(Suborder) |
Cryptodira
|
Land tortoises
(Family) |
Testudinidae
|
| Aldabran tortoise |
Dipsochelys dussumieri |
| Leopard tortoise |
Geochelone pardalis |
| Bell's hinged tortoise |
Kinixys belliana |
| Forest hinged tortoise |
Kinixys erosa |
| Speke's hinged tortoise |
Kinixys speckii |
Pancake tortoise,
Flat tortoise |
Malacochersus tornieri |
Sea turtles
(Family) |
Cheloniidae
|
| Loggerhead turtle |
Caretta caretta |
| Green turtle |
Chelonia mydas |
| Hawksbill turtle |
Eretmochelys imbricata |
| Olive ridley turtle |
Lepidochelys olivacea |
Leatherback turtles
(Family) |
Dermochelyidae
|
| Leatherback turtle |
Dermochelys coriacea |
Soft-shelled turtles
(Family) |
Trionychidae
|
| Zambezi flap-shelled turtle, Zambezi soft-shelled turtle |
Cycloderma frenatum |
| Nile soft-shelled turtle |
Trionyx triunguis |
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Side-necked terrapins
(Suborder) |
Pleurodira
|
African side-necked terrapins
(Family) |
Pelomedusidae
|
| Helmeted terrapin |
Pelomedusa subrufa |
| Adanson's hinged terrapin |
Pelusios adansoni |
| Lake Turkana hinged terrapin |
Pelusios broadleyi |
| Yellow-bellied hinged terrapin |
Pelusios castanoides |
| Congo hinged terrapin |
Pelusios chapini |
| Forest hinged terrapin |
Pelusios gabonensis |
| Zambian hinged terrapin |
Pelusios rhodesianus |
| Serrated hinged terrapin |
Pelusios sinuatus |
| Pan hinged terrapin |
Pelusios subniger |
| William's hinged terrapin |
Pelusios williamsi |
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|
Scaled reptiles
(Order) |
Squamata
|
Lizards
(Suborder) |
Sauria
|
Geckoes
(Family) |
Gekkonidae
|
| Madagascan clawless gecko |
Ebenavia inunguis |
Geckoes
(Family) |
Eublepharidae
|
| Usambara forest gecko |
Cnemaspis africana |
| Uluguru forest gecko |
Cnemaspis barbouri |
| Dickerson's forest gecko |
Cnemaspis dickersoni |
| Elgon forest gecko |
Cnemaspis elgonensis |
| Four-lined forest gecko |
Cnemaspis quattuorseriatus |
| Udzungwa forest gecko |
Cnemaspis uzungwae |
| Barbour's gecko |
Hemidactylus barbouri |
| Somali banded gecko |
Hemidactylus bavazzanoi |
| Brook's gecko |
Hemidactylus brooki |
| Pacific gecko |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
| Archer's Post gecko |
Hemidactylus funaiolii |
| Uniform-scaled gecko |
Hemidactylus isolepis |
| Tropical house gecko |
Hemidactylus mabouia |
| Boulenger's gecko |
Hemidactylus macropholis |
| Tana river gecko |
Hemidactylus modestus |
| Tree gecko |
Hemidactylus platycephalus |
| Richardson's forest gecko |
Hemidactylus richardsoni |
| Somali plain gecko |
Hemidactylus robustus |
| Prince Ruspoli's gecko |
Hemidactylus ruspolii |
| Nyika gecko |
Hemidactylus squamulatus |
| Dutumi gecko |
Hemidactylus tanganicus |
| Ogaden gecko |
Hemidactylus tropidolepis |
| Somali-masai clawed gecko |
Holodactylus africanus |
| Banded velvet gecko |
Homopholis fasciata |
| Angolan dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus angolensis |
| Angulate dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus angularis |
| Broadley's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus broadleyi |
| Cape dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus capensis |
| Conradt's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus conradti |
| Bunty's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus grandisoni |
| Usambara dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus gravis |
| Grzimek's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus grzimeki |
Chevron-throated dwarf gecko,
forest dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus gutturalis |
| Dar es Salaam dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus inexpectatus |
| Kenya dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus keniensis |
| Kim Howell's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus kimhowelli |
| Side-spotted dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus laterimaculatus |
| Yellow-headed dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus luteopicturatus |
| Mann's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus manni |
| White-headed dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus picturatus |
| Scheffler's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus scheffleri |
| Scortecci's dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus scorteccii |
| Somali dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus somalicus |
| Uluguru dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus ulugurensis |
| Copal dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus viscatus |
| Turquoise dwarf gecko |
Lygodactylus williamsi |
| Tete thick-toed gecko |
Pachydactylus tetensis |
| Tuberculate thick-toed gecko |
Pachydactylus tuberculosus |
| Turner's thick-toed gecko |
Pachydactylus turneri |
| Pemba day gecko |
Phelsuma abbotti |
| Dull-green day gecko |
Phelsuma dubia |
| Cross-marked sand gecko |
Pristurus crucifer |
| Elegant gecko |
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus |
| Uluguru tail-pad gecko |
Urocotyledon wolterstorffi |
Skinks
(Family) |
Scincidae
|
| Percical's legless skink |
Acontias percivali |
| Ocellated skink |
Chalcides ocellatus |
| Coral rag skink |
Cryptoblepharus boutonii |
| Western serpentiform skink |
Eumecia anchietae |
| Western forest limbless skink |
Feylinia currori |
| Uganda five-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae |
| Kivu three-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos blochmanni |
Rwanda five-toed skink,
Rwanda four-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos graueri |
| Virunga four-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos hackarsi |
| Kilimanjaro five-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos kilimensis |
| Ruwenzori four-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos meleagris |
| Udzungwa five-toed skink |
Leptosiaphos rhomboidalis |
| Peter's writhing skink |
Lygosoma afrum |
| Red-flanked skink |
Lygosoma fernandi |
| Mabuya-like writhing skink |
Lygosoma mabuiiformis |
| Mafia writhing skink |
Lygosoma mafianum |
| Pemba writhing skink |
Lygosoma pembanum |
| Somali writhing skink |
Lygosoma somalicum |
| Sundevall's writhing skink |
Lygosoma sundevalli |
| Tana River writhing skink |
Lygosoma tanae |
| Bayon's skink |
Mabuya bayoni |
| Boulenger's skink |
Mabuya boulengeri |
| Ukinga mountain skink |
Mabuya brauni |
| Short-necked skink |
Mabuya brevicollis |
| Alpine-meadow skink |
Mabuya irregularis |
| Speckle-lipped skink |
Mabuya maculilabris |
| Rainbow skink |
Mabuya margaritifer |
Grass-top skink,
Long-tailed skink |
Mabuya megalura |
| Tree skink |
Mabuya planifrons |
| Five-lined skink |
Mabuya quinquetaeniata |
| Striped skink |
Mabuya striata |
| Variable skink |
Mabuya varia |
| Black limbless skink |
Melanoseps ater |
| Udzungwa mountains limbless skink |
Melanoseps uzungwensis |
| Long-tailed limbless skink |
Melanoseps longicauda |
| Loveridge's limbless skink |
Melanoseps loveridgei |
| Rondo limbless skink |
Melanoseps rondoensis |
| Blue-tailed snake-eyed skink |
Panaspis megalurus |
| Wahlberg's snake-eyed skink |
Panaspis wahlbergii |
| Usambara five-toed fossorial skink |
Proscelotes eggeli |
| Uluguru fossorial skink |
Scelotes uluguruensis |
| Legless sand skink |
Scolecoseps acontias |
| Litipo sand skink |
Scolecoseps litipoensis |
| Four-toed fossorial skink |
Sepsina tetradactyla |
Lacertids
(Family) |
Lacertidae
|
| Multi-scaled forest lizard |
Adolfus africanus |
| Alpine-meadow lizard |
Adolfus alleni |
| Jackson's forest lizard |
Adolfus jacksoni |
| Sparse-scaled forest lizard |
Adolfus vauereselli |
| Green keel-bellied lizard |
Gastropholis prasina |
| Striped keel-bellied lizard |
Gastropholis vittata |
| Neumann's sand lizard |
Heliobolus neumanni |
| Speke's sand lizard |
Heliobolus spekii |
| Blue-tailed gliding lizard |
Holaspis guentheri |
| Angolan rough-scaled lizard |
Ichnotropis bivittata |
| Mozambique rough-scaled lizard |
Ichnotropis squamulosa |
| Tanzanian rough-scaled lizard |
Ichnotropis tanganicana |
Johnston's long-tailed lizard,
Malawi long-tailed lizard |
Latastia johnstoni |
| Southern long-tailed lizard |
Latastia longicaudata |
| Boulenger's scrub lizard |
Nucrus boulengeri |
| Ornate scrub lizard |
Nucrus ornata |
| Turkana shield-backed ground lizard |
Philochortus rudolfensis |
| Peter's sand lizard |
Pseuderemias striata |
| Smith's sand lizard |
Pseuderemias smithii |
Girdled lizards & relatives
(Family) |
Cordylidae
|
| Highland grass lizard |
Chamaesaura anguina |
Zambian snake lizard,
Zambian grass lizard |
Chamaesaura macrolepis |
| Tropical girdled lizard |
Cordylus tropidosternum |
| Masai girdled lizard |
Cordylus beraduccii |
| Ukinga girdled lizard |
Cordylus ukingensis |
| Spotted flat lizard |
Platysaurus maculatus |
Plated lizards & relatives
(Family) |
Gerrhosauridae
|
| Yellow-throated plated lizard |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis |
| Great plated lizard |
Gerrhosaurus major |
| Black-lined plated lizard |
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus |
| Ellenberger's long-tailed seps |
Tetradactylus ellenbergeri |
Agamas
(Family) |
Agamidae
|
| Eritrean rock agama |
Acanthocercus annectans |
| Blue-headed tree agama |
Acanthocercus atricollis |
| Black-necked tree agama |
Acanthocercus cyanogaster |
| Red-headed rock agama |
Agama agama |
| Tropical spiny agama |
Agama armata |
| Elementeita rock agama |
Agama caudospina |
| Montane rock agama |
Agama montana |
| Mozambique agama |
Agama mossambica |
| Mwanza flat-headed agama |
Agama mwanzae |
| Somali painted agama |
Agama persimilis |
| Ruppell's agama |
Agama ruppelli |
Chameleons
(Family) |
Chamaeleonidae
|
| Ituri chameleon |
Chamaeleo adolfifriderici |
| Angola chameleon |
Chamaeleo anchietae |
| Side-striped chameleon |
Chamaeleo bitaeniatus |
| Carpenter's chameleon |
Chamaeleo carpenteri |
| Usambara three-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo deremensis |
| Flap-necked chameleon |
Chamaeleo dilepis |
| Montane side-striped chameleon |
Chamaeleo ellioti |
| Mt. Kenya hornless chameleon |
Chamaeleo excubitor |
| Usambara two-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo fischeri |
| Poroto three-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo fuelleborni |
| Goetze's chameleon |
Chamaeleo goetzei |
Slender chameleon,
Graceful chameleon |
Chamaeleo gracilis |
| Von Höhnel's chameleon |
Chamaeleo hoehnelli |
| Ukinga hornless chameleon |
Chamaeleo incornutus |
| Ituri forest chameleon |
Chamaeleo ituriensis |
Jackson's chameleon,
Kikuyu three-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo jacksoni |
| Ruwnzori three-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo johnstoni |
| Smooth chameleon |
Chamaeleo laevigatus |
| Spiny-flanked chameleon |
Chamaeleo laterispinis |
| Mt. Marsabit chameleon |
Chamaeleo marsabitensis |
| Giant one-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo melleri |
| Malagasy giant chameleon |
Chamaeleo oustaleti |
| Uluguru one-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo oxyrhinum |
| Ruwenzori side-striped chameleon |
Chamaeleo rudis |
| Mt. Kenya side-striped chameleon |
Chamaeleo schubotzi |
| Rosette-nosed chameleon |
Chamaeleo spinosum |
| Mt. Kilimanjaro two-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo tavetanus |
Tubercle-nosed chameleon,
Double-bearded chameleon |
Chamaeleo tempeli |
| Usambara soft-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo tenue |
| Eldama Ravine chameleon |
Chamaeleo tremperi |
| Hanang hornless chameleon |
Chamaeleo uthmoelleri |
| Werner's three-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo werneri |
| Strange-horned chameleon |
Chamaeleo xenorhinus |
| Boulenger's pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon boulengeri |
| Beardless pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon brachyurus |
Bearded pygmy-chameleon,
Short-tailed pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon brevicaudatus |
| Kenya pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon kerstenii |
| Pitless pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon nchisiensis |
| Usambara pitted pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon temporalis |
| Uluguru pygmy-chameleon |
Rhampholeon uluguruensis |
Monitors
(Family) |
Varanidae
|
| White-throated savanna monitor |
Varanus albigularis |
| Western savanna monitor |
Varanus exanthematicus |
| Nile monitor |
Varanus niloticus |
| Forest monitor |
Varanus ornatus |
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Worm lizards
(Suborder) |
Amphisbaenia
|
Amphisbaenidae
(Family) |
Amphisbaenidae
|
| Barker's sharp-snouted worm lizard |
Ancylocranium barkeri |
| Ionides' sharp-snouted worm lizard |
Ancylocranium ionidesi |
| Ewerbeck's round-headed worm lizard |
Chirindia ewerbecki |
| Mpwapwa round-headed worm lizard |
Chirindia mpwapwaensis |
| Rondo round-headed worm lizard |
Chirindia rondoensis |
| Swynnerton's round-headed worm lizard |
Chirindia swynnertoni |
| Voi wedge-snouted worm lizard |
Geocalamus acutus |
| Mpwapwa wedge-snouted worm lizard |
Geocalamus modestus |
| Liwale round-snouted worm lizard |
Loveridgea ionidesi |
| Ujiji round-snouted worm lizard |
Loveridgea phylofiniens |
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Snakes
(Suborder) |
Serpentes
|
Boids
(Family) |
Boidae
|
Pythons
(Subfamily) |
Pythoninae
|
| Royal python |
Python regius |
| Southern African rock python |
Python natalensis |
| Central African rock python |
Python sebae |
Erycinae
(Subfamily) |
Erycinae
|
| Kenya sand boa |
Eryx colubrinus |
Typical snakes
(Family) |
Colubridae
|
| Blanding's tree snake |
Boiga blandingii |
| Powdered tree snake |
Boiga pulverulenta |
| Red and black striped snake |
Bothropthalmus lineatus |
| Pale-headed forest snake |
Buhoma depressiceps |
| Uluguru forest snake |
Buhoma procterae |
| Usambara forest snake |
Buhoma vauerocegae |
| Ituri banded snake |
Chamaelycus fasciatus |
| Flowered racer |
Coluber florulentus |
| Smith's racer |
Coluber smithii |
| Tana herald snake |
Crotaphopeltis braestrupi |
Yellow-flanked snake,
Degen's water snake |
Crotaphopeltis degeni |
White-lipped snake,
Herald snake |
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia |
| Tornier's cat snake |
Crotaphopeltis tornieri |
| Montane egg-eater |
Dasypeltis atra |
| Western forest egg-eater |
Dasypeltis fasciata |
Rufous egg-eater,
East African egg-eater |
Dasypeltis medici |
Common egg-eater,
Rhombic egg-eater |
Dasypeltis scabra |
| Marbled tree snake |
Dipsadoboa aulica |
| Cross-barred tree snake |
Dipsadoboa flavida |
| Shreve's tree snake |
Dipsadoboa shrevei |
| Gunther's green tree snake |
Dipsadoboa unicolor |
| Laurent's green tree snake |
Dipsadoboa viridis |
| Black-tailed green tree snake |
Dipsadoboa weileri |
| Werner's tree snake |
Dipsadoboa werneri |
| Boomslang |
Dispholidus typus |
| Striped olympic snake |
Dromophis lineatus |
| Slug-eater |
Duberria lutrix |
| Mocquard's lesser file snake |
Gonionotophis brussauxi |
| Smyth's water snake |
Grayia smythii |
| Thollon's water snake |
Grayia tholloni |
| Black-lined green snake |
Hapsidophrys lineata |
| Emerald snake |
Hapsidophrys smaragdina |
| Striped bark snake |
Hemirhagerrhis kelleri |
| Bark snake |
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia |
| Yellow forest snake |
Hormonotus modestus |
| Brown house snake |
Lamprophis fuliginosus |
| Olive house snake |
Lamprophis olivaceus |
| Lake Tanganyika water snake |
Lycodonomorphus bicolor |
| Whyte's water snake |
Lycodonomorphus whytei |
| Mozambique wolf snake |
Lycophidion acutirostre |
| Cape wolf snake |
Lycophidion capense |
| Flat-snouted wolf snake |
Lycophidion depressirostre |
| Western forest wolf snake |
Lycophidion laterale |
| Speckled wolf snake |
Lycophidion meleagre |
| Forest wolf snake |
Lycophidion ornatum |
| Pemba wolf snake |
Lycophidion pembanum |
| Taylor's wolf snake |
Lycophidion taylori |
| Red-snouted wolf snake |
Lycophidion uzungwense |
| Cape file snake |
Mehelya capensis |
Dwarf file snake,
Black file snake |
Mehelya nyassae |
| Forest file snake |
Mehelya poensis |
| Small-eyed file snake |
Mehelya stenophthalmus |
| Tana Delta smooth snake |
Meizodon krameri |
| Black-headed smooth snake |
Meizodon plumbiceps |
| Eastern crowned snake |
Meizodon regularis |
| Semi-ornate snake |
Meizodon semiornatus |
| Olive marsh snake |
Natriciteres olivacea |
| Forest marsh snake |
Natriciteres sylvatica |
| Pemba marsh snake |
Natriciteres pembana |
| Angolan green-snake |
Philothamnus angolensis |
| Battersby's green-snake |
Philothamnus battersbyi |
| Uganda green-snake |
Philothamnus bequaerti |
| Thirteen-scaled green-snake |
Philothamnus carinatus |
| Forest green-snake |
Philothamnus heterodermus |
| Slender green-snake |
Philothamnus heterolepidotus |
| South-eastern green-snake |
Philothamnus hoplogaster |
| Hughes' green-snake |
Philothamnus hughesi |
| Usambara green-snake |
Philothamnus macrops |
| Loveridge's green-snake |
Philothamnus nitidus |
| Stripe-backed green-snake |
Philothamnus ornatus |
| Speckled green-snake |
Philothamnus punctatus |
| Rwanda forest green-snake |
Philothamnus ruandae |
Spotted bush snake,
Spotted wood snake |
Philothamnus semivariegatus |
| Angolan shovel-snout |
Prosymna ambigua |
| Speckled shovel-snout |
Prosymna meleagris |
| Ornate shovel-snout |
Prosymna ornatissima |
| Pitman's shovel-snout |
Prosymna pitmani |
| Prince Ruspoli's shovel-snout |
Prosymna ruspolii |
| Banded shovel-snout |
Prosymna semifasciata |
| East African shovel-snout |
Prosymna stuhlmanni |
| Dwarf sand snake |
Psammophis angolensis |
| Beautiful sand snake |
Psammophis pulcher |
Olive sand snake,
Hissing sand snake |
Psammophis mossambicus |
| Eastern stripe-bellied sand snake |
Psammophis orientalis |
| Lake Rukwa sand snake |
Psammophis rukwae |
| Northern stripe-bellied sand snake |
Psammophis sudanensis |
| Speckled sand snake |
Psammophis punctulatus |
| Link-marked sand snake |
Psammophis biseriatus |
| Tanganyika sand snake |
Psammophis tanganicus |
| Kenyan striped skaapsteker |
Psammophylax multisquamis |
| Southern striped skaapsteker |
Psammophylax tritaeniatus |
| Grey-bellied skaapsteker |
Psammophylax variabilis |
| Mole snake |
Pseudaspis cana |
| Large-eyed green tree snake |
Rhamnophis aethiopissa |
| Striped beaked snake |
Rhamphiophis acutus |
| Western beaked snake |
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus |
| Rufous beaked snake |
Rhamphiophis rostratus |
| Red-spotted beaked snake |
Rhamphiophis rubropunctatus |
| Hook-nosed snake |
Scaphiophis albopunctatus |
| Ethiopian hook-nosed snake |
Scaphiophis raffreyi |
| Large-eyed snake |
Telescopus dhara |
| Tiger snake |
Telescopus semiannulatus |
Savanna vine snake,
Savanna twig snake |
Thelotornis capensis |
Forest vine snake,
Forest twig snake |
Thelotornis kirtlandii |
| Jackson's tree snake |
Thrasops jacksoni |
African burrowing snakes
(Family) |
Atractaspididae
|
| Mpwapwa purple-glossed snake |
Amblyodipsas dimidiata |
| Ionides' purple-glossed snake |
Amblyodipsas katangensis |
| Common purple-glossed snake |
Amblyodipsas polylepis |
| Taita Hills purple-glossed snake |
Amblyodipsas teitana |
| Western purple-glossed snake |
Amblyodipsas unicolor |
| Cape centipede-eater |
Aparallactus capensis |
| Black centipede-eater |
Aparallactus guentheri |
| Jackson's centipede-eater |
Aparallactus jacksoni |
| Plumbeous centipede-eater |
Aparallactus lunulatus |
| Western forest centipede-eater |
Aparallactus modestus |
| Malindi centipede-eater |
Aparallactus turneri |
| Usambara centipede-eater |
Aparallactus werneri |
| Slender burrowing asp |
Atractaspis aterrima |
| Bibron's burrowing asp |
Atractaspis bibronii |
| Engdahl's burrowing asp |
Atractaspis engdahli |
| Variable burrowing asp |
Atractaspis irregularis |
| Small-scaled burrowing asp |
Atractaspis microlepidota |
| Butler's black-and-yellow burrowing snake |
Chilorhinophis butleri |
| Gerard's black-and-yellow burrowing snake |
Chilorhinophis gerardi |
| Two-coloured snake |
Micrelaps bicoloratus |
| Desert black-headed snake |
Micrelaps boettgeri |
| Christy's snake-eater |
Polemon christyi |
| Fawn-headed snake-eater |
Polemon collaris |
| Pale-collared snake-eater |
Polemon graueri |
| Yellow-necked snake-eater |
Polemon fulvicollis |
| Gabon snake-eater |
Polemon gabonensis |
Cobras, mambas & relatives
(Family) |
Elapidae
|
| Banded water cobra |
Boulengerina annulata |
| Boulenger's garter snake |
Elapsoidea boulengeri |
| Central African garter snake |
Elapsoidea laticincta |
| East African garter snake |
Elapsoidea loveridgei |
| Usambara garter snake |
Elapsoidea nigra |
| Egyptian cobra |
Naja haje |
| Forest cobra |
Naja melanoleuca |
| Mozambique spitting cobra |
Naja mossambica |
| Black-necked spitting cobra |
Naja nigricollis |
| Red spitting cobra |
Naja pallida |
| Gold's tree cobra |
Pseudohaje goldii |
| Green mamba |
Dendroaspis angusticeps |
| Jameson's mamba |
Dendroaspis jamesoni |
| Black mamba |
Dendroaspis polylepis |
Sea snakes
(Family) |
Hydrophiidae
|
| Yellow-bellied sea snake |
Pelamis platurus |
Vipers
(Family) |
Viperidae
|
Barbour's short-headed viper,
Udzungwa viper |
Adenorhinos barbouri |
| Acuminate bush viper |
Atheris acuminata |
| Horned bush viper |
Atheris ceratophorus |
| Mt. Kenya bush viper |
Atheris desaixi |
| Rough-scaled bush viper |
Atheris hispida |
| Great lakes bush viper |
Atheris nitschei |
| Mt. Rungwe bush viper |
Atheris rungweensis |
| Green bush viper |
Atheris squamiger |
| Puff adder |
Bitis arietans |
| Gabon viper |
Bitis gabonica |
| Rhinoceros viper |
Bitis nasicornis |
| Kenya horned viper |
Bitis worthingtoni |
| Two-striped night adder |
Causus bilineatus |
| Snouted night adder |
Causus defilippii |
| Forest night adder |
Causus lichtensteini |
| West African night adder |
Causus maculatus |
| Velvety-green night adder |
Causus resimus |
| Rhombic night adder |
Causus rhombeatus |
North-east African carpet viper,
Saw-scaled viper |
Echis pyramidum |
| Kenya montane viper |
Montatheris hindii |
| Floddplain viper |
Proatheris superciliaris |
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Worm snakes &
blind snakes
(Infra order) |
Scolecophidia
|
Blind snakes
(Family) |
Typhlopidae
|
| Flower-pot blind snake |
Ramphotyphlops braminus |
| Zambezi blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops mucruso |
| Somali blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops ataeniatus |
| Angle-snouted blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops brevis |
| Slender blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops gracilis |
| Lake Tanganyika blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops graueri |
| Worm-like blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops lumbriciformis |
| Zanzibar blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops pallidus |
| Yellow-striped blind snake |
Rhinotyphlops unitaeniatus |
| Angola blind snake |
Typhlops angolensis |
| Blotched blind snake |
Typhlops congestus |
| Wedge-snouted blind snake |
Typhlops cuneirostris |
| Gierras's blind snake |
Typhlops gierrai |
| Lineolate blind snake |
Typhlops lineolatus |
| Tanga blind snake |
Typhlops platyrhynchus |
| Spotted blind snake |
Typhlops punctatus |
| Rondo Plateau blind snake |
Typhlops rondoensis |
| Tanganyika blind snake |
Typhlops tanganicus |
| Uluguru blind snake |
Typhlops uluguruensis |
| Usambara blind snake |
Typhlops usambaricus |
Worm snakes
(Family) |
Leptotyphlopidae
|
| Lamu worm snake |
Leptotyphlops boulengeri |
| Drewe's worm snake |
Leptotyphlops drewesi |
| Emin Pasha's worm snake |
Leptotyphlops emini |
| Long-tailed worm snake |
Leptotyphlops longicaudus |
| Large-eyed worm snake |
Leptotyphlops macrops |
| Hook-snouted worm snake |
Leptotyphlops macrorhynchus |
| Pemba worm snake |
Leptotyphlops pembae |
| Peter's worm snake |
Leptotyphlops scutifrons |
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Crocodiles
(Order) |
Crocodylia
|
Crocodiles
(Family) |
Crocodylidae
|
| Slender-snouted crocodile |
Crocodylus cataphractus |
| Nile crocodile |
Crocodylus niloticus |
Dwarf crocodile,
Broad-fronted crocodile |
Osteolaemus tetraspis |
