COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAME

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SNAKES

African python

Python natalensis

Black mamba

Dendroaspis polylepis

Boomslang

Dispholidus typus

Bribon’s Burrowing asp

Atractaspis bibronii

Brown house snake

Lamprophis fuliginosus

Cape centipede-eater

Aparallactus capensis

Eastern tiger snake

Telescopus semiannulatus

Herald snake

Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

Marbled tree snake

Dispsadoboa aulica

Mozambique spitting cobra

Naja mossambica

Olive grass snake

Psammophis phillipsii

Peter’s thread snake

Leptotyphlops scutifrons

Puff Adder

Bitis arietans

Rhombic egg eater

Dasypeltis scabra

Schlegel’s blind snake

Rhinotyphlops schlegelii

Shield – nose snake

Aspidelaps scutatus

Snouted night adder

Causus defilippii

Spotted bush snake

Philothamnus semivariegatus

Vine snake

Thelotornis capensis

LIZARDS

Black-lined plated lizard

Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus

Bushveld lizard

Heliobolus lugubris

Cape dwarf gecko

Lygodactylus capensis

Flapnecked chamaeleon

Chamaeleo dilepis

Giant legless skink

Acontias plumbeus

Giant plated lizard

Gerrhosaurus validus

Moreau’s tropical house gecko

Hemidactylus mabouia

Nile monitor

Varanus niloticus

Rainbow skink

Mabuya quinquetaeniata

Rock monitor

Varanus exanthematicus

Rough-scaled plated lizard

Gerrhosaurus major

Striped skink

Mabuya striata

Sundeval’s writhing skink

Lygosoma sundevalii

Tree agama

Agama atricollis

TURTLES

Bell’s hinged tortoise

Kinixys belliana

Leopard tortoise

Geocheone pardalis

Marsh terrapin

Pelomedusa subrufa

CROCODILE

Nile Crocodile

Crocodylus niloficus