REPTILES OF THE WATERBERG
A list of reptiles occurring in the Waterberg can be downloaded here. Those that have been photographed in the Waterberg are marked below by 
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.
List of Reptiles of the Waterberg
| TERRAPINS Pelomedusidae |  |
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 | |
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 | |
Crocodylus niloticus Nile Crocodile Nylkrokodil |
| GECKOES Gekkonidae | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
| Pedioplanis sp. nov. | ||
| CRAG LIZARDS Cordylidae | |
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 | |
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis Yellow-throated Plated Lizard Geelkeel-pantserakkedis |
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Matobosaurus validus Common Giant Plated Lizard Reuse-pantserakkedis | |
| SKINKS Scincidae | |
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 | |
| 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 | |
Varanus albigularis ssp albigularis Southern Rock Monitor Veldlikkewaan |
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Varanus niloticus Nile Monitor Waterlikkewaan | |
| CHAMELEONS Chamaelionidae | |
Chamaeleo dilepis Common Flap-neck Chameleon Gewone Verkleurmannetjie |
| AGAMAS Agamidae | |
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 | |
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 | |
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 | |
Python natalensis Southern African Python Suider-Afrikaanse Luislang |
| ADDERS Viperidae | |
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 | |
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 | |
| 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 | |
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 | |
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 |