| TERRAPINS Pelomedusidae |
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Pelomedus galeata Southern Marsh Terrapin |
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Pelomedusa subrufa Marsh Terrapin Sentrale Moeraswaterskilpad |
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Pelusios sinuatus Serrated Hinged Terrapin Skulprand-skarnierwaterskilpad |
| TORTOISES Testudinidae |
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Kinixys lobatsiana Lobatsi Hinged-back Tortoise Lobatsese Skarnierdopskilpad |
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Kinixys spekii Speke’s Hinged-back Tortoise Speke se Skarnierskilpad |
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Psammobates oculifer Serrated Tent Tortoise Kalahari-skilpad |
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Stigmochelys pardalis Leopard Tortoise Bergskilpad |
| CROCODILES Crocodylidae |
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Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Nylkrokodil |
| GECKOES Gekkonidae |
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Afroedura waterbergensis Waterberg Flat Gecko Waterberg Platgeitjie |
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Chondrodactylus turneri Turner’s Gecko Turnerse Diktoongeitjie |
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Hemidactylus mabouia Common Tropical House Gecko Tropiese Huisgeitjie |
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Homopholis arnoldi Arnold’s Velvet Gecko Arnoldse Geitjie |
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Homopholis wahlbergii Wahlberg’s Velvet Gecko Wahlbergse Geitjie |
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Lygodactylus capensis ssp capensis Common Dwarf Gecko Kaapse Dwerg Geitjie |
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Lygodactylus waterbergensis Waterberg Dwarf Gecko Waterberg Dwerg Geitjie |
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Pachydactylus affinis Transvaal Gecko Transvaal Geitjie |
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Pachydactylus capensis Cape Gecko Kaapse Geitjie |
| WORM LIZARDS Amphisbaenidae |
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Dalophia pistillum Pestle-tailed Worm Lizard Stompstert Wurmakkedis |
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Monopeltis capensis Cape Worm Lizard Kaapse Wurmakkedis |
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Monopeltis infuscata Dusky Worm Lizard Donker-wurmakkedis |
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Zygaspis quadrifrons Kalahari Dwarf Worm Lizard Kalahari-dwerg-wurmakkedis |
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Zygaspis vandami ssp vandami Van Dam’s Worm Lizard Van Dam se Dwerg Wurmakkedis |
| TYPICAL LIZARDS Lacertidae |
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Heliobolus lugubris Bushveld Lizard Bosveldakkedis |
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Ichnotropis capensis ssp capensis Ornate Rough-scaled Lizard Versierde Rofskubakkedis |
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Meroles squamulosus Savanna Lizard Gewone Rofskubakkedis |
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Nuxia holubi Holub’s Sandveld Lizard Holub se Sandveldakkedis |
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Nucras intertexta Spotted Sandveld Lizard Gespikkelde Sandveldakkedis |
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Pedioplanis lineo ocellata ssp lineo ocellata Spotted Sand Lizard Gespikkelde Sandveldakkedis |
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Pedioplanis sp. nov. |
| CRAG LIZARDS Cordylidae |
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Cordylus jonesi Jones’ Girdled Lizard Jonese Gordelakkedis |
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Cordylus vittifer Common Girdled Lizard Gewone Gordelakkedis |
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Platysaurus guttatus Dwarf Flat Lizard Dwergplatakkedis |
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Platysaurus minor Waterberg Flat Lizard Waterberg Platakkedis |
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Pseudocordylus transvaalensis Northern Crag Lizard Noordelike Rotskeurakkedis |
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Smaug breyeri Waterberg Girdled Lizard Waterberg Gordelakkedis |
| PLATED LIZARDS Gerrhosauridae |
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Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Yellow-throated Plated Lizard Geelkeel-pantserakkedis |
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Matobosaurus validus Common Giant Plated Lizard Reuse-pantserakkedis |
| SKINKS Scincidae |
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Acontias occidentalis Savanna Legless Skink Savanna Pootlose Gladde Akkedis |
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Afroablepharus wahlbergii Wahlberg’s Snake-eyed Skink Wahlbergse Slangoogskink |
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Mochlus sundevallii ssp sundevallii Sundevall’s Writhing Skink Sundevallse Grawende Skink |
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Panaspis wahlbergi Snake-eyed Skink |
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Trachylepis capensis Cape Skink Kaapse Gladde Akkedis |
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Trachylepis margaritifer Rainbow Skink Bloustert-koppieskink |
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Trachylepis punctatissima Speckled Rock Skink Geskippelde Rots Gladde Akkedis |
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Trachylepis sp. nov. |
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Trachylepis striata Striped Skink Gestreepte Gladde Akkedis |
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Trachylepis varia Variable Skink Veranderlike Gladde Akkedis |
| MONITORS Varanidae |
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Varanus albigularis ssp albigularis Southern Rock Monitor Veldlikkewaan |
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Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Waterlikkewaan |
| CHAMELEONS Chamaelionidae |
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Chamaeleo dilepis Common Flap-neck Chameleon Gewone Verkleurmannetjie |
| AGAMAS Agamidae |
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Acanthocercus atricollis Southern Tree Agama Suidelike Boomkoggelmander |
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Agama aculeate ssp distant Eastern Ground Agama Distant se Grondkoggelmander |
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Agama atra Southern Rock Agama Suidelike Rots-koggelmander |
| BLIND SNAKES Typhlopidae |
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Afrotyphlops bibronii Bibron’s Blind Snake Bibronse Erdslang |
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Megatyphlops schlegeli Schlegel’s Giant Blind Snake Schlegel se Blindeslang |
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Rhinotyphlops lalandei Delalande’s Beaked Blind Snake Reuse Erdslang |
| THREAD SNAKES Leptotyphlopidae |
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Leptotyphlops distantii Distant’s Thread Snake Distant se Wurmslang |
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Leptotyphlops incognitus Incognito Thread Snake Incognito Wurmslang |
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Leptotyphlops scutifrons Peters’ Thread Snake Glansende Erdslangetjie |
| PYTHONS Pythonidae |
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Python natalensis Southern African Python Suider-Afrikaanse Luislang |
| ADDERS Viperidae |
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Bitis arietans arietans Puff Adder Pofadder |
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Bitis caudalis Horned Adder Horingadder |
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Causus defilippii Snouted Night Adder Wipneusnagadder |
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Causus rhombeatus Rhombic Night Adder Gewone Nagadder |
| TYPICAL SNAKES Lamprophiidae |
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Amblyodipsas polylepis Common Purple-glossed Snake Gewone Persglasslang |
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Aparallactus capensis Black-headed Centipede-eater Swartkop-mierslang |
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Atractaspis bibronii Bibron’s Stiletto Snake Suidelike Sypikslang |
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Atractaspis duerdeni Duerden’s Stiletto Snake Haakneussypikslang |
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Boaedon capensis Common House Snake Bruinhuisslang |
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Gonionotophis capensis ssp capensis Common File Snake Kaapse Vylslang |
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Gonionotophis nyassae Black File Snake Swart Vylslang |
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Lycodonomorphus inornatus Olive Ground Snake Olyfslang |
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Lycodonomorphus rufulus Brown Water Snake Bruin Waterslang |
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Lycophidion capense ssp capense Cape Wolf Snake Kaapse Wolfslang |
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Lycophidion variegatum Variegated Wolf Snake Bont Wolfslang |
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Prosymna ambigua ssp. stuhlmannii |
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Prosymna bivittata Two-striped Shovel-snout Tweestreepgraafneusslang |
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Prosymna stuhlmanii East African Shovel-Snout |
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Prosymna sundevallii Sundevall’s Shovel-snout Graafneusslang |
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Psammophis angolensis Dwarf Sand Snake Dwergsweepslang |
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Psammophis brevirostris Short-snouted Grass Snake Kortsnoetgrasslang |
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Psammophis jallae Jalla’s Sand Snake Jalla se Sandslang |
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Psammophis mossambicus Olive Whip Snake |
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Psammophis subtaeniatus Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake Westelike Gestreepte Sandslang |
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Psammophis trinasalis Fork-marked Sand Snake Kalaharisandslang |
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Psammophylax rhombeatus Spotted Grass Snake Gevlekte Skaapsteker |
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Psammophylax tritaeniatus Striped Grass Snake Gestreepte Skaapsteker |
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Pseudaspis cana Mole Snake Molslang |
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Xenocalamus bicolor australis Waterberg Quill-snouted Snake Waterbergspitneusslang |
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Xenocalamus bicolor ssp. bicolor Bicoloured Quill-snouted Snake Tweekleur-spitneusslang |
| COBRAS, MAMBAS Elapidae |
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Aspidelaps scutatus ssp. scutatus Common Shield Cobra Skildneusslang |
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Dendroaspis polylepis Black Mamba Swartmamba |
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Elapsoidea sundevallii ssp. media Sundevall’s Garter Snake Sundevallse Kousbandslang |
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Naja annulifera Snouted Cobra Wipneuskobra |
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Naja mossambica Mozambique Spitting Cobra Mosambiekse Spoegkobra |
| COLUBRID SNAKES Colubridae |
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Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Red-lipped Snake Rooilip-slang |
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Dasypeltis scabra Rhombic Egg-eater Gewone Eeiervreter |
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Dispholidus typus Boomslang Boomslang |
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Philothamnus hoplogaster South-eastern Green Snake Groenwaterslang |
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Philothamnus natalensis ssp. occidentalis Western Natal Green Snake Westelike Natal Groenslang |
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Philothamnus semivariegatus ssp. semivariegatus Spotted Bush Snake Gespikkelde Bosslang |
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Telescopus semiannulatus Eastern Tiger Snake Gewone Tierslang |
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Thelotornis capensis ssp. capensis Southern Twig Snake Savannavoëlslang |
and these can be viewed by clicking on the species name – additions to this very incomplete photographic collection are welcomed. Waterberg target species (red-listed and/or endemic) are highlighted in red.