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Mlawula Nature Reserve - Reptiles Checklist


Gekkonidae (geckos)

   Afroedura pondolia marleyi (FitzSimons, 1930)
   (Marley's thick-tailed rock gecko)

   Lygodactylus capensis capensis (Smith, 1849)
   (Common dwarf gecko)
      Riverine forest
      Valley bushveld

   Hemidactylus mabouia mabouia (Moreau de Jonnes, 1818)
   (Tropical house gecko)

   Homopholis wahlbergii  (Smith, 1849)
   (Wahlberg's velvety gecko)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

   Pachydactylus maculatus maculatus Gray, 1845
   (Spotted gecko)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

   Pachydactylus capensis vansoni FitzSimons, 1933
   (Van Son's thick-toed gecko)

   Pachydactylus bibronii  Smith, 1846
   (Bibron's thick-toed gecko)

Varanidae (monitor lizards)

   Varanus exanthematicus albigularis (Daudin, 1802)
   (White-throated monitor)
   (SiSwati: imbhulu)
      Rocky ridges and slopes

   Varanus niloticus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1762)
   (Nile monitor)
   (SiSwati: Quamu)
      Larger rivers

Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)

   Chamaeleo dilepis dilepis Leach, 1819
   (Flap-necked chameleon)
   (SiSwati: lunwabu)
      Riverine forest
      Moist indigenous forest
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

Agamidae (agamas)

   Agama atricollis  Smith, 1849
   (Tree agama)
   (SiSwati: holoholo)
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Agama aculeata distanti Boulenger, 1902
   (Distant's spiny agama)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

Lacertidae (lacertids)

   Nucras ornata  (Gray, 1864)
   (Ornate sandveld lizard)

Scincidae (skinks)

   Scelotes mira  (Roux, 1907)
   (Montane burrowing skink)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

   Mabuya quinquetaeniata margaritifer (Peters, 1854)
   (Rainbow rock skink)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld
      Cliff faces

   Mabuya varia  (Peters, 1867)
   (Variable skink)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Larger rivers
      Valley bushveld

   Mabuya striata striata (Peters, 1844)
   (Common striped skink)
      Valley bushveld

   Panaspis wahlbergii  (Smith, 1849)
   (Wahlberg's dwarf skink)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

   Acontias plumbeus  Bianconi, 1849
   (Giant legless skink)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

Cordylidae (girdled and crag lizards)

   Gerrhosaurus validus validus Smith, 1849
   (Giant plated lizard)

   Gerrhosaurus flavigularis flavigularis Wiegmann, 1828
   (Yellow-throated plated lizard)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

   Gerrhosaurus major major Dumeril, 1851
   (Rough-scaled plated lizard)
      Valley bushveld

   Chamaesaura macrolepis macrolepis (Cope, 1862)

   Cordylus warreni warreni (Boulenger, 1908)
   (Warren's girdled lizard)

   Cordylus tropidosternum jonesii (Boulenger, 1891)
   (Jones' girdled lizard)

   Platysaurus intermedius subsp. 
   (Lubombo flat lizard)

Typhlopidae (blind snakes)

   Typhlops bibronii  (Smith, 1846)
   (Bibron's blind snake)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

   Typhlops schlegelii schlegelii Bianconi, 1850
   (Giant blind snake)

Leptotyphlopidae (worm snakes)

   Leptotyphlops longicaudus  (Peters, 1854)
   (Long-tailed worm snake)

   Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus Broadley and Watson, 1976
   (Worm snake)

   Leptotyphlops telloi  Broadley and Watson, 1976
   (Tello's worm snake)

Boidae (pythons and boas)

   Python sebae natalensis Smith, 1840
   (Southern African python)
   (SiSwati: inhlatfu)
   Swaziland Red Data Status: Vulnerable
   Southern African Red Data Status: Vulnerable
   International Red Data Status: Not listed
      Riverine forest
      Valley bushveld

Colubridae (typical snakes)

   Lycodonomorphus rufulus  (Lichtenstein, 1823)
   (Common brown water snake)
      Vlei systems
      Swift-flowing streams
      Dams (man-made)

   Lamprophis fuliginosus  (Boie, 1827)
   (Brown house snake)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Lycophidion capense capense (Smith, 1831)
   (Cape wolf snake)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Mehelya capensis capensis (Smith, 1847)
   (Cape file snake)

   Psammophis subtaeniatus subtaeniatus Peters, 1854
   (Yellow-bellied sand snake)

   Amblyodipsas concolor  (Smith, 1849)
   (Natal purple-glossed snake)

   Atractaspis bibronii  Smith, 1849
   (Bibron's burrowing asp)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes

   Philothamnus semivariegatus semivariegatus (Smith, 1840)
   (Spotted bush snake)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia  (Laurenti, 1768)
   (Herald snake)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

   Dipsadoboa aulica aulica (Gunther, 1864)
   (Marbled tree snake)

   Dispholidus typus typus (Smith, 1829)
   (Boomslang)
      Open grassland
      Riverine forest
      Alien forest
      Valley bushveld

   Thelotornis capensis capensis Smith, 1849
   (Southern vine snake)
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Dasypeltis scabra  (Linnaeus, 1758)
   (Rhombic egg-eater)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

Elapidae (cobras and mambas)

   Naja mossambica  Peters, 1854
   (Mozambique spitting cobra)
   (SiSwati: imfeti)
      Riverine forest
      Woodland
      Valley bushveld

   Dendroaspis polylepis  Gunther, 1864
   (Black mamba)
   (SiSwati: imamba)
      Valley bushveld

Viperidae (adders)

   Causus defilippii  (Jan, 1862)
   (Snouted night adder)

   Bitis arietans arietans (Merrem, 1820)
   (Puff adder)
   (SiSwati: libululu)
      Open grassland
      Rocky ridges and slopes
      Valley bushveld

Pelomedusidae (terrapins)

   Pelomedusa subrufa  (Lacepede, 1788)
   (Helmeted terrapin)

   Pelusios sinuatus  (Smith, 1838)
   (Serrated hinged terrapin)

Testudinidae (terrestrial tortoises)

   Geochelone pardalis  (Bell, 1828)
   (Leopard tortoise)

   Kinixys belliana spekii Gray, 1863
   (Savanna hinged tortoise)

   Kinixys natalensis  Hewitt, 1935
   (Natal hinged tortoise)
   Swaziland Red Data Status: Near Threatened
   Southern African Red Data Status: Rare
   International Red Data Status: Near Threatened

Crocodylidae (alligators and crocodiles)

   Crocodylus niloticus  Laurenti, 1768
   Swaziland Red Data Status: Vulnerable
   Southern African Red Data Status: Vulnerable
   International Red Data Status: Not listed




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