BOTSWANA
AHBI Herp Score = 37,42
Botswana, a landlocked nation in southern Africa, has unique geography, ecosystems, and fauna and flora. The country's habitats and ecosystems encompass a diverse range of landscapes, such as the arid Kalahari Desert, vast Miombo Woodlands and the renowned Okavango Delta.
Botswana’s biodiversity includes many unique plant and animal species, but mostly recognised for its megafauna. The country also has a high diversity of reptiles and amphibians, however, few are endemic to the country. See the AHBI Checklist below for a list of Botswana’s herpetofauna.
Botswana Herp Checklist
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Reptiles: Total list = 147
SQUAMATA (137)
Gekkonidae (17)
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Chondrodactylus bibronii
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Chondrodactylus turneri
Hemidactylus mabouia
Homopholis arnoldi
Lygodactylus angolensis
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Lygodactylus capensis
Lygodactylus chobiensis
Pachydactylus capensis
Pachydactylus punctatus
Pachydactylus rugosus
Pachydactylus tigrinus
Pachydactylus tsodiloensis
Pachydactylus wahlbergii
Ptenopus garrulus
Scincidae (19)
Acontias gariepensis
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias occidentalis
Mochlus sundevallii
Panaspis maculicollis
Panaspis wahlbergii
Scelotes limpopoensis
Trachylepis capensis
Trachylepis damarana
Trachylepis margaritifera
Trachylepis occidentalis
Trachylepis punctatissima
Trachylepis punctulata
Trachylepis sparsa
Trachylepis spilogaster
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis varia
Trachylepis wahlbergii
Typhlacontias rohani
Agamidae (7)
Acanthocercus atricollis
Agama aculeata
Agama anchietae
Agama armata
Agama atra
Agama kirkii
Agama makarikarika
Amphisbaenidae (9)
Dalophia longicauda
Dalophia pistillum
Monopeltis anchietae
Monopeltis capensis
Monopeltis infuscata
Monopeltis leonhardi
Monopeltis mauricei
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Chamaeleonidae (1)
Chamaeleo dilepis
Cordylidae (3)
Cordylus jonesii
Cordylus vittifer
Platysaurus intermedius
Gerrhosauridae (4)
Gerrhosaurus auritus
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Gerrhosaurus intermedius
Matobosaurus validus
Lacertidae (11)
Heliobolus lugubris
Ichnotropis capensis
Ichnotropis grandiceps
Meroles squamulosus
Meroles suborbitalis
Nucras holubi
Nucras intertexta
Nucras ornata
Nucras tessellata
Pedioplanis lineoocellata
Pedioplanis namaquensis
Varanidae (2)
Varanus albigularis
Varanus niloticus
Atractaspididae (7)
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Aparallactus capensis
Atractaspis bibronii
Atractaspis duerdeni
Xenocalamus bicolor
Xenocalamus mechowii
Colubridae (11)
Crotaphopeltis barotseensis
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Dasypeltis scabra
Dispholidus typus
Meizodon semiornatus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus ornatus
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Telescopus semiannulatus
Thelotornis capensis
Elapidae (10)
Aspidelaps scutatus
Dendroaspis polylepis
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Naja anchietae
Naja annulifera
Naja mossambica
Naja nigricincta
Naja nivea
Lamprophiidae (5)
Boaedon capensis
Boaedon fradei
Gracililima nyassae
Limaformosa capensis
Lycophidion capense
Leptotyphlopidae (2)
Leptotyphlops scutifrons
Myriopholis longicauda
Natricidae (2)
Limnophis bangweolicus
Natriciteres olivacea
Prosymnidae (3)
Prosymna angolensis
Prosymna bivittata
Prosymna lineata
Psammophidae (12)
Dipsina multimaculata
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Rhamphiophis rostratus
Pseudaspididae (1)
Pseudaspis cana
Pythonidae (1)
Python natalensis
Typhlopidae (6)
Afrotyphlops bibronii
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Rhinotyphlops boylei
Rhinotyphlops lalandei
Rhinotyphlops schinzi
Viperidae (4)
Bitis arietans
Bitis caudalis
Causus defilippii
Causus rhombeatus
TESTUDINES (9)
Pelomedusidae (5)
Pelomedusa subrufa
Pelusios bechuanicus
Pelusios rhodesianus
Pelusios sinuatus
Pelusios subniger
Testudinidae (4)
Kinixys lobatsiana
Kinixys spekii
Psammobates oculifer
Stigmochelys pardalis
CROCODYLIA (1)
Crocodylidae (1)
Crocodylus niloticus
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Amphibians: Total list = 42
ANURA (42)
Arthroleptidae (1)
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Brevicipitidae (1)
Breviceps adspersus
Bufonidae (8)
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
Schismaderma carens
Sclerophrys garmani
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Sclerophrys lemairii
Sclerophrys poweri
Sclerophrys pusilla
Hemisotidae (2)
Hemisus guineensis
Hemisus marmoratus
Hyperoliidae (5)
Hyperolius benguellensis
Hyperolius nasutus
Hyperolius parallelus
Hyperolius pusillus
Kassina senegalensis
Microhylidae (1)
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Phrynobatrachidae (3)
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Phrynobatrachus parvulus
Pipidae (2)
Xenopus laevis
Xenopus muelleri
Ptychadenidae (7)
Hildebrandtia ornata
Ptychadena anchietae
Ptychadena guibei
Ptychadena mossambica
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Ptychadena subpunctata
Ptychadena taenioscelis
Pyxicephalidae (10)
Amietia delalandii
Cacosternum boettgeri
Tomopterna adiastola
Tomopterna cryptotis
Tomopterna krugerensis
Tomopterna marmorata
Tomopterna tandyi
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Pyxicephalus beytelli
Pyxicephalus edulis
Ranidae (1)
Amnirana darlingi
Rhacophoridae (1)
Chiromantis xerampelina
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Reptiles: Total list = 1
Gekkonidae (1)
Pachydactylus tsodiloensis
Amphibians: Total list = 0
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Reptiles
Gekkonidae
Afroedura transvaalica
Hemidactylus longicephalus
Scincidae
Trachylepis laevigata
Trachylepis variegata
Amphisbaenidae
Zygaspis nigra
Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo namaquensis
Cordylidae
Platysaurus guttatus
Gerrhosauridae
Broadleysaurus major
Gerrhosaurus intermedius
Atractaspididae
Aparallactus lunulatus
Xenocalamus transvaalensis
Lamprophiidae
Boaedon fuliginosus
Lycophidion variegatum
Leptotyphlopidae
Leptotyphlops incognitus
Prosymnidae
Prosymna sundevallii
Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa galeata
Amphibians
ANURA
Arthroleptidae
Leptopelis bocagii
Brevicipitidae
Breviceps poweri
Breviceps mossambicus
Bufonidae
Poyntonophrynus vertebralis
Sclerophrys capensis
Hemisotidae
Hemisus guineensis
Hyperoliidae
Hyperolius rhodesianus
Microhylidae
Phrynomantis affinis
Ptychadenidae
Ptychadena mapacha
Ptychadena porosissima
Pyxicephalidae
Strongylopus fasciatus
Strongylopus grayii
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Extinct
Locally (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA
Globally (Included in checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA
Questionable
Reptiles
NA
Introduced (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA
Habitat
Okavango, Ngamiland (Justin R. Nicolau)
Okavango, Ngamiland (Justin R. Nicolau)
Reptile Diversity
There are 22 families of Squamates, 1 Crocodylia and 2 families of Testudines in Botswana
Lizards
Snakes
Amphibian Diversity
There are 12 families of Anurans in Botswana