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Mlawula Reptiles & Amphibians
Mlawula's Fauna

Mlawula Nature Reserve

Reptiles Checklist

(All records are based on voucher specimens except for those with an * which denotes sight and photo records only.)

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Crocodylidae
Crocodylus niloticus *

Chelonii
Pleurodira
Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa subrufa subrufa *
Pelusios sinuatus *

Testudinidae
Geochelone pardalis
Kinixys belliana spekii *
Kinixys natalensis ¨

Squamata
Sauria
Gekkonidae
Afroedura pondolia marleyi
Lygodactylus capensis capensis
Hemidactylus mabouia mabouia *
Homopholis wahlbergii *
Pachydactylus maculatus maculatus
Pachydactylus capensis vansoni
Pachydactylus bibronii *

Agamidae
Agama atricollis
Agama aculeata distanti *

Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo dilepis dilepis *

Scincidae
Scelotes brevipes
Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifer *
Mabuya striata striata *
Mabuya varia *
Panaspis wahlbergii *
Acontias plumbeus

Lacertidae
Nucras ornata *

Varanidae
Varanus albigularis *
Varanus niloticus *

Gerrhosauridae
Gerrhosaurus validus validus *
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis *
Gerrhosaurus major major *

Cordylidae
Cordylus warreni warreni *
Cordylus tropidosternum jonesii *
Platysaurus intermedius "Lebombo"

Serpentes
Typhlopidae
Typhlops bibronii
Typhlops schlegelii schlegelii *

Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlops longicaudus
Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus
Leptotyphlops telloi

Boidae
Python sebae natalensis

Colubridae
Lycodonomorphus rufulus *
Lamprophis fuliginosus
Lycophidion capense capense
Mehelya capensis capensis *
Psammophis subtaeniatus subtaeniatus
Psammophis phillipsi *
Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus *
Amblyodipsas concolor
Atractaspis bibronii *
Philothamnus semivariegatus
semivariegatus *
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia *
Dipsadoboa aulica aulica
Dispholidus typus typus *
Thelotornis capensis capensis *
Dasypeltis scabra *

Elapidae

Naja mossambica *
Dendroaspis polylepis *

Viperidae
Causus defilippii *
Bitis arietans arietans *
Alligators and crocodiles
Nile crocodile

Chelonians
Side-necked tortoises
Terrapins
Cape terrapin
Serrated terrapin

Terrestrial tortoises
Leopard tortoise
Savanna hinged tortoise
Natal hinged tortoise

Squamate reptiles
Lizards
Geckos
Marley's thick-tailed rock gecko
Common dwarf gecko
Tropical house gecko
Wahlberg's velvety gecko
Spotted gecko
Van Son's thick-toed gecko
Bibron's thick-toed gecko

Agamas
Tree agama
Distant's spiny agama

Chameleons
Flap-necked chameleon

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

Old world lizards
Ornate sandveld lizard

Monitor lizards
White-throated monitor
Nile monitor

Plated lizards
Giant plated lizard
Yellow-throated plated lizard
Rouch-scaled plated lizard

Girdled lizards
Warren's girdled lizard
Jones' girdled lizard
Lubombo flat lizard

Snakes
Blind snakes
Bibron's blind snake
Giant blind snake

Worm snakes
Long-tailed worm snake
Worm snake
Tello's worm snake

Pythons and boas
Southern African python

Typical snakes
Common brown water snake
Brown house snake
Cape wolf snake
Cape file snake
Yellow-bellied sand snake
Olive grass snake
Reticulated centipede eater
Natal purple-glossed snake
Bibron's burrowing asp
Spotted bush snake

Herald snake
Marbled tree snake
Boomslang
Southern vine snake
Rhombic egg-eater

Cobras, mambas and gartered
snakes
Mozambique spitting cobra
Black mamba

Adders
Snouted night adder
Puff adder