List of reptiles of Africa explained

African reptiles are categorized by reptilian order:

Order Testudines: turtles

Image	Common Name(s)	Scientific name	Distribution	Notes
	African spurred tortoise or Sulcata tortoise	Centrochelys sulcata	southern edge of the Sahara Desert	Third largest species of tortoise in the world; the largest non-island species.^[1]
	African helmeted turtle Marsh terrapin	Pelomedusa subrufa	Very wide range
		Aldabrachelys gigantea	Seychelles
		Astrochelys yniphora	native to Madagascar
		Cycloderma aubryi	Democratic Republic of Congo, Zaire, Gabon, Angola and theCentral African Republic
		Pelusios subniger	East Africa
		Psammobates geometricus	Cape area of South Africa
		Stigmochelys pardalis	savannah from Sudan to South Africa^[2]
		Kinixys lobatsiana
		Trionyx triunguis	parts of East, West and Middle Africa
		Malacochersus tornieri	most common in Kenya and Tanzania^[3]
	Radiated tortoise	Astrochelys radiata	native to southern Madagascar^[4]
		Kinixys spekii	Tanzania, etc.
		Pelusios broadleyi	Eastern Africa (Kenya, etc.)
		Pelusios upembae	Democratic Republic of the Congo
		Pelusios castanoides	Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania

Order Squamata: snakes and lizards

• Acanthocercus
• Acanthodactylus erythrurus
• Acanthodactylus mechriguensis
• Agama (genus)
• Agama agama
• Agama aculeata
• Agama africana
• Agama armata
• Agama caudospinosa
• Agama mwanzae
• Agama rueppelli
• Aspidelaps
• Atheris ceratophora
• Atheris chlorechis
• Atheris desaixi
• Atheris hispida
• Atheris katangensis
• Atheris nitschei
• Atheris squamigera
• Bitis arietans
• Bitis atropos
• Bitis caudalis
• Bitis cornuta
• Bitis gabonica
• Bitis heraldica
• Bitis inornata
• Bitis nasicornis
• Bitis parviocula
• Bitis peringueyi
• Bitis rubida
• Bitis schneideri
• Bitis worthingtoni
• Bitis xeropaga
• Boomslang
• Boulengerina annulata
• Cape Cobra
• Cape Dwarf Chameleon
• Chalcides armitagei
• Chalcides montanus
• Chalcides ocellatus
• Chalcides pulchellus
• Chalcides regazzii
• Chalcides thierryi
• Chamaeleo hoehnelii
• Chamaeleo johnstoni
• Chamaeleo melleri
• Charina
• Common Egg-eater
• Eastern green mamba
• Echis coloratus
• Fischer's Chameleon
• Hemidactylus brookii
• Hemidactylus echinus
• Hemidactylus frenatus
• Hemidactylus mabouia
• Hemidactylus muriceus
• Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus
• Henkel's Leaf-tailed Gecko
• Jackson's Chameleon
• Karoo Dwarf Chameleon
• Lined day gecko
• Madagascarophis
• Mamba
• Mozambique Spitting Cobra
• Naja ashei
• Naja nigricollis
• Namaqua Chameleon
• Nile monitor
• Nucras caesicaudata
• Paranaja multifasciata
• Phelsuma pusilla pusilla
• Psudohaje goldii
• Python anchietae
• Python regius
• Python sebae
• Python sebae natalensis
• Red Spitting Cobra
• Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
• Rhampholeon spectrum
• Rhampholeon brevicaudatus
• Rinkhals
• Rosette-Nosed Chameleon
• Savannah monitor
• Sharp-nosed Chameleon
• Small-spotted Lizard
• Spitting cobra
• Strange-nosed Chameleon
• Trachylepis striata
• Uromastyx geyri
• Uroplatus
• Uroplatus guentheri
• Uroplatus lineatus
• Uroplatus phantasticus
• Uroplatus fimbriatus
• Uroplatus silkorae
• Varanus albigularis
  • Varanus albigularis angolensis Varanus albigularis microstictus
• Varanus albigularis ionidesi
• Varanus griseus
• Vipera monticola
• Western green mamba
• Yellow-throated day gecko

Order Crocodilia: crocodiles

• Nile Crocodile
• Crocodile
• Dwarf Crocodile
• Slender-snouted Crocodile

Notes and References

1. Book: Branch, Bill (William R.). Tortoises, terrapins and turtles of Africa. 2008. Struik. 978-1-77007-463-7. Cape Town. 191891072.
2. Stigmochelys pardalis. Baker, P.J. Kabigumila, J. Leuteritz, T. Hofmeyr, M. & Ngwava, J.M.. 2014-08-29. 10.2305/iucn.uk.2015-4.rlts.t163449a1009442.en. free.
3. Ecology and Distribution of the Pancake Tortoise. Kenyatta Malonza. Patrick. Journal of East African Natural History. 1 January 2003. 92. 81. 10.2982/0012-8317(2003)92[81:EADOTP]2.0.CO;2. 84643003 . 0012-8317. free.
4. Web site: Radiated tortoise. 25 April 2016. Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology InstituteSmithsonian's National Zoo.