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Malolotja Reptiles & Amphibians
Malolotja's Fauna

Malolotja Nature Reserve

Reptiles Checklist

* alien species
# presence requires confirmation

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Squamata
Sauria
Gekkonidae
Afroedura pondolia major
Homopholis wahlbergii
Lygodactylus capensis capensis
Lygodactylus ocellatus
Pachydactylus maculatus maculatus

Varanidae
Varanus albigularus
Varanus niloticus

Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo dilepis dilepis
Bradypodion sp.

Agamidae
Agama aculeata distanti
Agama atricollis

Lacertidae
Nucras lalandii

Scincidae
Acontias plumbeus
Mabuya capensis
Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifer
Mabuya striata striata #
Mabuya striata punctatissima
Mabuya varia
Panaspis wahlbergii
Scelotes mira

Cordylidae
Chamaesaura anguina anguina
Chamaesaura aenea
Cordylus vittifer vittifer
Cordylus warreni barbertonensis
Pseudocordylus melanotus transvaalensis

Gerrhosauridae
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis
Gerrhosaurus major major #

Serpentes
Typhlopidae
Typhlops bibronii

Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlops conjunctus conjuctus

Boidae
Python sebae natalensis #

Colubridae
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus fitzsimonsi #
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Lamprophis swazicus
Lamprophis inornatus #
Lamprophis guttatus
Lamprophis fuliginosus
Lycophidion capense capense
Duberria lutrix lutrix
Pseudaspis cana
Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus
Psammophis sibilans brevirostris
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis phillipsi
Aparallactus capensis
Homoroselaps lacteus
Atractaspis bibronii #
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis
Philothamnus semivariegatus semivariegatus
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Dispholidus typus typus
Thelotornis capensis capensis
Dasypeltis scabra

Elapidae
Hemachatus haemachatus
Naja mossambica #
Dendroaspis polylepis

Viperidae
Causus rhombeatus
Bitis atropos
Bitis arietans arietans

Chelonii
Pleurodira
Pelomedusidae
Pelusios sinuatus

Squamate reptiles
Lizards
Geckos
Swazi thick-tailed gecko
Wahlberg's velvety gecko
Common dwarf gecko
Spotted dwarf gecko
Spotted gecko

Monitor lizards
White throated monitor
Nile monitor

Chameleons
Flap-necked chameleon
Dwarf chameleon

Agamas
Distant's spiny agama
Tree agama

Lacertids
Delalande's sandveld lizard

Skinks
Giant legless skink
Cape skink
Rainbow rock skink
Common striped skink
Highveld striped skink
Variable skink
Wahlberg's dwarf skink
Montane burrowing skink

Girdled and crag lizards
Cape snake lizard
Transvaal snake lizard
Transvaal girdled lizard
Barberton girdled lizard
Transvaal crag lizard

Plated lizards
Yellow throated plated lizard
Rough scaled plated lizard

Snakes
Blind snakes
Bibron's blind snake

Worm snakes
Cape worm snake

Pythons and boas
Southern African python

Typical snakes
Dusky bellied water snake
Brown water snake
Swazi rock snake
Olive house snake
Spotted house snake
Brown house snake
Cape wolf snake
Southern slug-eater
Mole snake
Rhombic skaapsteker
Short snouted grass snake
Cross marked grass snake
Olive grass snake
Cape centipede eater
Spotted harlequin snake
Bibron's burrowing asp
Green water snake
Western Natal green snake
Spotted bush snake
Herald snake
Boomslang
Southern vine snake
Rhombic egg eater

Cobras and mambas
Rinkhals
Mozambique spitting cobra
Black mamba

Adders
Rhombic night adder
Berg adder
Puff adder

Chelonians
Side necked tortoises
Terrapins
Serrated hinged terrapin