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: 18
Gekkonidae
Afroedura bogerti
Afroedura donveae
Afroedura praedicta
Afroedura vazpintorum
Afroedura wulfhaackei
Afrogecko ansorgii
Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
Chondrodactylus pulitzerae
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Hemidactylus bayonii
Hemidactylus benguellensis
Hemidactylus brookii
Hemidactylus longicephalus
Hemidactylus mabouia
Hemidactylus murecius
Hemidactylus paivae?
Kolekanos plumicaudus
Lygodactylus angolensis
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Lygodactylus capensis
Pachydactylus amoenoides
Pachydactylus angolensis
Pachydactylus caraculicus
Pachydactylus cf oreophilus
Pachydactylus punctatus
Pachydactylus rangei
Pachydactylus scherzi
Pachydactylus rugosus
Pachydactylus scutatus
Pachydactylus wahlbergii
Pachydactylus vanzylis
Rhoptropus afer
Rhoptropus barnardi
Rhoptropus benguellensis
Rhoptropus biporosus
Rhoptropus boultoni
Rhoptropus taeniostictusScincidae
Acontias jappi
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias occidentalis
Panaspis breviceps
Panaspis cabindae
Panaspis maculicollis
Panaspis mocamedensis
Panaspis wahlbergii
Leptosiaphos dewittei
Lepidothyris hinkeli
Mochlus sundevalli
Eumecia anchietae
Eumecia major
Lubuya ivensii
Trachylepis acutilabris
Trachylepis affinis
Trachylepis monardi
Trachylepis bayoni
Trachylepis huilensis
Trachylepis binotata
Trachylepis bocagii
Tachylepis chimbana
Tachylepis damarana
Trachylepis hoeschi
Trachylepis lacertiformis
Trachylepis laevis
Trachylepis maculibaris
Tachylepis magalura
Trachylepis occidentalis
Trachylepis punctulata
Trachylepis spilogaster
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis sulcata
Trachylepis albopunctata
Trachylepis wahlbergi
Feylinia currori
Feylinia grandisquamis
Melanoseps occidentalis
Sepsina angolensis
Sepsina bayoni
Sepsina copei
Typhlacontias johnsonii
Typhlacontias punctatissimus
Typhlacontias rohani
Typhlacontias rudebeckiAgamidae (6)
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus
Acanthocercus margaritae
Agama aculeata
Agama anchietae
Agama congica
Agama mucosoensis
Agama planicepsAmphisbaenidae (11)
Dalophia angolensis Dalophia ellenbergeri Dalophia pistillum Dalophia welwitschii Monopeltis anchietae Monopeltis infuscata Monopeltis luandae Monopeltis perplexus Monopeltis vanderysti Zygaspis nigra Zygaspis quadrifrons
Chamaeleonidae (19)
Chamaeleo anchietae Chamaeleo dilepis Chamaeleo gracilis Chamaeleo namaquensis Trioceros oweni
Cordylidae
Chamaesaura miopropus Chamaesaura anguina Cordylus angolensis Codylus machadoi Cordylus namakuiyus Cordylus phonolithos
Gerrhosauridae (12)
Cordylosaurus subtessellatus Gerrhosaurus auritus Gerrhosaurus bulsi Gerrhosaurus multilineatus Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Gerrhosaurus skoogi Matobosaurus maltzahni Tetradactylus ellenbergeri
Lacertidae
Heliobolus lugubris Holaspis guentheri Ichnotropis bivittata Ichnotropis pallida Incnotropis capensis Ichnotropis overlaeti Ichnotropis microlepidota Meroles anchietae Meroles reticulatus Meroles squamulosus Nucras salaris Nucras aff tesselata Pedioplanis benguellensis Pedioplanis haackei Pedioplanis huntleyi Pedioplanis serodioi
Varanidae (2)
Varanus albigularis Varanus niloticus
Colubridae
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Crotaphopeltis barotseensis Dasypeltis confusa Dasypeltis palmarum Dasypeltis scabra Dasypeltis shrevei Dipsadoboa shrevei Dispholidus typus Grayia ornata Grayia smithii Grayia tholloni Hapsidophrys smaragdinus Philothamnus angolensis Philothamnus carinatus Philothamnus dorsalis Philothamnus heterodermus Philothamnus heterolepidotus Philothamnus hoplogaster Philothamnus nitidus Philothamnus ornatus Philothamnus semivariegatus Rhamnophis aethiopissa Scaphiophis albopunctatus Telescopus finkeldeyi Telescopus polystictus Thelotornis capensis Thelotornis kirtlandii Thrasops flavigularis Thrasops jacksoni (jacksonii???) Thrasops blandingii (Toxicordryas blandingii???) Toxicordryas pulverulenta
Elapidae (13)
Aspidelaps lubricus Dendroaspis jamesoni Dendroaspis polylepis Elapsoidea guentherii Elapsoidea semiannulata Naja anchietae Naja annulata Naja melanoleuca Naja mossambica Naja nigricincta Naja nigricollis Naja subfulva Pseudohaje goldii
Lamprophiidae
Amblyodipsas polylepis Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata Aparallactus capensis Atractaspis bibronii Atractaspis congica Atractaspis reticulata Boaedon angolensis Boaedon fuliginosus Boaedon olivaceus Bothrophthalmus lineatus Chamaelycus parkeri Gonionotophis brusseauxi Hemirhagerrhis viperina Hormonotus modestus Hypoptophis wilsoni Limaformosa capensis Limaformosa vernayi Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus Lycophidion hellmichi Lycophidion laterale Lycophidion meleagre Lycophidion multimaculatum Lycophidion namibianum Lycophidion ornatum Mehelya poensis Polemon callaris Prosymna ambigua Prosymna angolensis Prosymna frontalis Prosymna visseri Psammophis angolensis Psammophis jallae Psammophis leopardinus Psammophis namibensis Psammophis notostictus Psammophis mossambicus Psammophis subtaeniatus Psammophis trigrammus Psammophis trinasalis Psammophis zambiensis Psammophylax acutus Psammophylax ocellatus Psammophylax tritaeniatus Pseudaspis cana Pythonodipsas carinata Xenocalamus bicolor Xenocalamus mechowii Xenocalamus inornatus
Leptotyphlopidae (5)
Leptotyphlops kafubi Leptotyphlops scutifrons Namibiana labialis Namibiana latifrons Namibiana rostrata
Natricidae (4)
Limnophis bangweolicus Limnophis bicolor Natriciteres bipostocularis Natriciteres olivacea
Pythonidae (1)
Python anchietae Python natalensis Python sebae
Typhlopidae (8)
Afrotyphlops angolensis Afrotyphlops anomalus Afrotyphlops congestus Afrotyphlops lineolatus Afrotyphlops schmidti Afrotyphlops schlegelii Afrotyphlops mucruso Letheobia praeocularis
Viperidae (13)
Atheris squamigera Bitis arietans Bitis caudalis Bitis gabonica Bitis heraldica Bitis nasicornis Bitis peringueyi Causus bilineatus Causus lichtensteini Causus maculatus Causus rasmusseni Causus resimus Causus rhombeatus
Chelonidae (4)
Caretta caretta Chelonia mydas Eretmochelys imbricata Lepidochelys olivacea
Dermochelyidae (1)
Dermochelys coriacea
Pelomedusidae (6)
Pelomedusa subrufa Pelomedusa bechuanicus Pelusios gabonensis Pelusios nanus Pelusios rhodesianus Pelusios castaneus
Trionycidae (2)
Trionyx triunguis Cycloderma aubryi
Testudinidae (3)
Kinixys belliana Kinixys erosa Stigmochelys pardalis
Crocodylidae (3)
Crocodylus niloticus
Mecistops leptorhynchus
Osteolaemus tetraspis -
Amphibians: Total list = 41
ANURA (41)
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 (9)
Amietia delalandii
Cacosternum boettgeri
Tomopterna adiastola
Tomopterna cryptotis
Tomopterna krugerensis
Tomopterna marmorata
Tomopterna tandyi
Pyxicephalus adspersus
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 21 families of Squamates, 1 Crocodylia and 2 families of Testudines in Botswana
Lizards
Snakes
Amphibian Diversity
There are 12 families of Anurans in Botswana