MOZAMBIQUE

AHBI Herp Score = 45.44

Mozambique, situated in south eastern African, is a biodiverse country known for its diverse fauna and flora, with unique geography, biomes, and habitats. Its landscape encompasses coastal regions along the Indian Ocean, a floodplains, granite inselbergs and vast woodlands.

Mozambique has 24 endemic reptiles and 6 endemic amphibians. There are also many near endemic species that are easily located within the country. See the AHBI Checklist for a checklist of South Africa’s herpetofauna below.

Mozambique Herp Checklist

  • Reptiles: Total list = 225

    SQUAMATA (208)

    Gekkonidae (24)

    Afroedura gorongosa

    Afroedura loveridgei

    Afroedura marleyi

    Chondrodactylus laevigatus

    Chondrodactylus turneri

    Elasmodactylus tetensis

    Hemidactylus mabouia

    Hemidactylus platycephalus

    Homopholis arnoldi

    Homopholis walhbergii

    Lygodactylus angolensis

    Lygodactylus angularis

    Lygodactylus capensis

    Lygodactylus chobiensis

    Lygodactylus grotei

    Lygodactylus picturatus

    Lygodactylus regulus

    Lygodactylus rex

    Pachydactylus maculatus

    Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi

    Pachydactylus punctatus

    Pachydactylus tigrinus

    Pachydactylus vansoni

    Phelsuma dubia

    Scincidae (34)

    Acontias aurantiacus

    Acontias cregoi

    Acontias parietalis

    Acontias plumbeus

    Cryptoblepharus africanus

    Cryptoblepharus ahli

    Melanoseps ater

    Melanoseps loveridgei

    Mochlus lanceolatus

    Mochlus sundevallii

    Panaspis maculicollis

    Panaspis wahlbergii

    Proscelotes aenea

    Scelotes arenicola

    Scelotes bidigittatus

    Scelotes duttoni

    Scelotes fitzsimonsi

    Scelotes insularis

    Scelotes mossambicus

    Scelotes vestigifer

    Scolecoseps boulengeri

    Scolecoseps broadleyi

    Trachylepis boulengeri

    Trachylepis damarana

    Trachylepis depressa

    Trachylepis homalocephala

    Trachylepis lacertiformis

    Trachylepis maculilabris

    Trachylepis margaritifera

    Trachylepis megalura

    Trachylepis punctulata

    Trachylepis striata

    Trachylepis varia

    Trachylepis wahlbergii

    Agamidae (7)

    Acanthocercus atricollis

    Acanthocercus branchi

    Acanthocercus gregorii

    Agama aculeata

    Agama armata

    Agama kirkii

    Agama mossambica

    Amphisbaenidae (11)

    Chirindia langi

    Chirindia swynnertoni

    Dalophia pistillum

    Monopeltis decosteri

    Monopeltis rhodesiana

    Monopeltis sphenorhynchus

    Monopeltis zambezensis

    Zygaspis arenicola

    Zygaspis maraisi

    Zygaspis quadrifrons

    Zygaspis violacea

    Chamaeleonidae (11)

    Bradypodion setaroi

    Chamaeleo dilepis

    Nadzikambia baylissi

    Rhampholeon bruessoworum

    Rhampholeon gorongosae

    Rhampholeon marshalli

    Rhampholeon maspictus

    Rhampholeon nebulauctor

    Rhampholeon tilburyi

    Rieppeleon brachyurus

    Trioceros melleri

    Cordylidae (14)

    Cordylus jonesii

    Cordylus meculae

    Cordylus rhodesianus

    Cordylus tropidosternum

    Cordylus vittifer

    Platysaurus imperator

    Platysaurus intermedius

    Platysaurus maculatus

    Platysaurus mitchelli

    Platysaurus ocellatus

    Platysaurus pungweensis

    Platysaurus torquatus

    Smaug mossambicus

    Smaug warreni

    Gerrhosauridae (5)

    Broadleysaurus major

    Gerrhosaurus flavigularis

    Gerrhosaurus intermedius

    Matobosaurus validus

    Tetradactylus africanus

    Lacertidae (9)

    Gastropholis vittata

    Heliobolus lugubris

    Holaspis laevis

    Ichnotropis capensis

    Latastia johnstonii

    Meroles squamulosus

    Nucras caesicaudata

    Nucras ornata

    Nucras intertexta

    Varanidae (2)

    Varanus albigularis

    Varanus niloticus

    Atractaspididae (11)

    Amblyodipsas microphthalma

    Amblyodipsas polylepis

    Aparallactus capensis

    Aparallactus lunulatus

    Aparallactus nigriceps

    Atractaspis bibronii

    Chilorhinophis gerardi

    Chilorhinophis butleri

    Xenocalamus bicolor

    Xenocalamus sabiensis

    Xenocalamus transvaalensis

    Colubridae (18)

    Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia

    Dasypeltis medici

    Dasypeltis scabra

    Dipsadoboa aulica

    Dipsadoboa flavida

    Dipsadoboa montisilva

    Dispholidus typus

    Meizodon semiornatus

    Philothamnus angolensis

    Philothamnus hoplogaster

    Philothamnus macrops

    Philothamnus natalensis

    Philothamnus punctatus

    Philothamnus semivariegatus

    Telescopus semiannulatus

    Thelotornis capensis

    Thelotornis mossambicanus

    Thelotornis usambaricus

    Elapidae (11)

    Aspidelaps scutatus

    Dendroaspis angusticeps

    Dendroaspis polylepis

    Elapsoidea boulengeri

    Elapsoidea semiannulata

    Elapsoidea sundevallii

    Hydrophis platurus

    Naja annulifera

    Naja mossambica

    Naja nigricollis

    Naja subfulva

    Lamprophiidae (11)

    Boaedon capensis

    Boaedon fuliginosus

    Gracililima nyassae

    Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis

    Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris

    Lycodonomorphus rufulus

    Lycophidion acutirostre

    Lycophidion capense

    Lycophidion nanum

    Lycophidion pygmaeum

    Lycophidion semiannule

    Leptotyphlopidae (7)

    Leptotyphlops distanti

    Leptotyphlops incognitus

    Leptotyphlops pungwensis

    Leptotyphlops scutifrons

    Leptotyphlops telloi

    Myriopholis ionidesi

    Myriopholis longicauda

    Natricidae (3)

    Limaformosa capensis

    Natriciteres olivacea

    Natriciteres sylvatica

    Prosymnidae (5)

    Prosymna janii

    Prosymna lineata

    Prosymna pitmani

    Prosymna stuhlmanni

    Prosymna sundevallii

    Psammophidae (8)

    Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia

    Psammophis angolensis

    Psammophis mossambicus

    Psammophis orientalis

    Psammophis subtaeniatus

    Psammophylax tritaeniatus

    Psammophylax variabilis

    Rhamphiophis rostratus

    Pseudaspididae (1)

    Pseudaspis cana

    Pseudoxyrhophiidae (4)

    Amplorhinus multimaculatus

    Duberria lutrix

    Duberria shirana

    Duberria variegata

    Pythonidae (1)

    Python natalensis

    Typhlopidae (4)

    Afrotyphlops fornasinii

    Afrotyphlops mucruso

    Afrotyphlops obtusus

    Afrotyphlops schlegelii

    Viperidae (7)

    Atheris mabuensis

    Bitis arietans

    Bitis atropos

    Bitis gabonica

    Causus defilippii

    Causus rhombeatus

    Proatheris superciliaris

    TESTUDINES (16)

    Cheloniidae (4)

    Caretta caretta

    Chelonia mydas

    Eretmochelys imbricata

    Lepidochelys olivacea

    Dermochelyidae (1)

    Dermochelys coriacea

    Pelomedusidae (6)

    Pelomedusa galeata

    Pelomedusa subrufa

    Pelusios castanoides

    Pelusios rhodesianus

    Pelusios sinuatus

    Pelusios subniger

    Testudinidae (4)

    Kinixys spekii

    Kinixys natalensis

    Kinixys zombensis

    Stigmochelys pardalis

    Trionychidae (1)

    Cycloderma frenatum

    CROCODYLIA (1)

    Crocodylidae (1)

    Crocodylus niloticus

  • Amphibians: : Total list = 83

    ANURA (82)

    Arthroleptidae (8)

    Arthroleptis francei

    Arthroleptis stenodactylus

    Arthroleptis xenodactyloides

    Leptopelis bocagii

    Leptopelis broadleyi

    Leptopelis flavomaculatus

    Leptopelis mossambicus

    Leptopelis parbocagii

    Brevicipitidae (3) 

    Breviceps adspersus

    Breviceps mossambicus

    Breviceps poweri

    Bufonidae (10) 

    Mertensophryne anotis

    Mertensophryne lindneri

    Mertensophryne loveridgei

    Mertensophryne micranotis

    Poyntonophrynus beiranus

    Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti

    Schismaderma carens

    Sclerophrys garmani

    Sclerophrys gutturalis

    Sclerophrys pusilla

    Hemisotidae (2) 

    Hemisus guineensis

    Hemisus marmoratus

    Hyperoliidae (21)

    Afrixalus aureus

    Afrixalus crotalus

    Afrixalus delicatus

    Afrixalus fornasini

    Afrixalus stuhlmanni

    Hyperolius argus

    Hyperolius marginatus

    Hyperolius marmoratus

    Hyperolius microps

    Hyperolius mitchelli

    Hyperolius nasicus

    Hyperolius parkeri

    Hyperolius pusilus

    Hyperolius quinquevittatus

    Hyperolius spinigularis

    Hyperolius stictus

    Hyperolius substriatus

    Hyperolius swynnertoni

    Hyperolius tuberilinguis

    Hylambates maculatus

    Kassina senegalensis

    Microhylidae (1) 

    Phrynomantis bifasciatus

    Phrynobatrachidae (4)

    Phrynobatrachus acridoides

    Phrynobatrachus mababiensis

    Phrynobatrachus natalensis

    Phrynobatrachus perpalmatus

    Pipidae (2) 

    Xenopus laevis

    Xenopus muelleri

    Ptychadenidae (11) 

    Hildebrandtia ornata

    Ptychadena anchietae

    Ptychadena boettgeri

    Ptychadena guibei

    Ptychadena mascareniensis

    Ptychadena mossambica

    Ptychadena oxyrhynchus

    Ptychadena schillukorum

    Ptychadena taenioscelis

    Ptychadena upembae

    Ptychadena uzungwensis

    Pyxicephalidae (18)

    Amietia delalandii

    Cacosternum boettgeri

    Nothophryne baylissi

    Nothophryne inagoensis

    Nothophryne ribauensis

    Nothophryne unilurio

    Strongylopus fasciatus

    Strongylopus merumontanus

    Strongylopus rhodesianus

    Tomopterna adiastola

    Tomopterna cryptotis

    Tomopterna krugerensis

    Tomopterna marmorata

    Tomopterna natalensis

    Pyxicephalus adspersus

    Pyxicephalus angusticeps

    Pyxicephalus edulis 

    Ranidae (2) 

    Amnirana darlingi

    Amnirana galamensis

    Rhacophoridae (1) 

    Chiromantis xerampelina

    GYMNOPHIONA (1)

    Scolecomorphidae (1)

    Scolecomorphus kirkii

  • Reptiles: Total list = 24

    SQUAMATA (24)

    Gekkonidae (3)

    Afroedura gorongosa

    Afroedura loveridgei

    Lygodactylus regulus

    Scincidae (8)

    Acontias aurantiacus

    Cryptoblepharus ahli

    Mochlus lanceolatus

    Proscelotes aenea

    Scelotes duttoni

    Scelotes insularis

    Scolecoseps boulengeri

    Scolecoseps broadleyi

    Amphisbaenidae (2)

    Zygaspis maraisi

    Zygaspis violacea

    Chamaeleonidae (6)

    Nadzikambia baylissi

    Rhampholeon bruessoworum

    Rhampholeon gorongosae

    Rhampholeon maspictus

    Rhampholeon nebulauctor

    Rhampholeon tilburyi

    Cordylidae (1)

    Cordylus meculae

    Atractaspididae (1)

    Aparallactus nigriceps

    Colubridae (1)

    Dipsadoboa montisilva

    Lamprophiidae (1)

    Lycophidion semiannule

    Viperidae (1)

    Atheris mabuensis

    Amphibians: Total list = 6

    ANURA (6)

    Hyperoliidae (1)

    Hyperolius stictus

    Ptychadenidae (1) 

    Ptychadena boettgeri

    Pyxicephalidae (4)

    Nothophryne baylissi

    Nothophryne inagoensis

    Nothophryne ribauensis

    Nothophryne unilurio

  • Reptiles

    SQUAMATA

    Gekkonidae

    Afroedura pienaari

    Afroedura transvaalica

    Hemidactylus tasmani

    Lygodactylus bernardi

    Lygodactylus bonsi

    Scincidae

    Acontias bicolor

    Acontias fitzsimonsi

    Scelotes mirus

    Sepsina tetradactyla

    Proscelotes arnoldi

    Proscelotes mulanjensis

    Amphisbaenidae

    Chirindia langi

    Loveridgea ionidesii

    Zygaspis vandami

    Zygaspis ferox

    Chamaeleonidae

    Nadzikambia mlanjensis

    Cordylidae

    Chamaesaura macrolepis

    Smaug regius

    Smaug vandami

    Lacertidae

    Nucras holubi

    Atractaspididae

    Amblyodipsas concolor

    Amblyodipsas katangensis

    Aparallactus guentheri

    Macrelaps microlepidotus

    Lamprophiidae

    Alopecion guttatum

    Lycodonomorphus laevissimus

    Lycodonomorphus whytii

    Lycophidion depressirostre

    Lycophidion variegatum

    Leptotyphlopidae

    Leptotyphlops sylvicolus

    Prosymnidae

    Prosymna bivittata

    Psammophidae

    Psammophis crucifer

    Pseudoxyrhophiidae

    Duberria rhodesiana

    Typhlopidae

    Afrotyphlops bibronii

    Rhinotyphlops lalandei

    Amphibians

    ANURA

    Arthroleptidae 

    Arthroleptis troglodytes

    Leptopelis argenteus

    Brevicipitidae

    Breviceps sopranus

    Probreviceps rhodesianus

    Bufonidae

    Sclerophrys capensis

    Vandijkophrynus inyangae

    Hyperoliidae 

    Hyperolius acuticeps

    Hyperolius benguellensis

    Hyperolius glandicolor

    Hyperolius inyangae

    Hyperolius nasutus

    Hyperolius poweri

    Hyperolius semidiscus

    Phrynobatrachidae

    Phrynobatrachus parvulus

    Ptychadenidae

    Ptychadena porosissima

    Pyxicephalidae 

    Amietia inyangae

    Amietia johnstoni

    Amietia poyntoni

    Cacosternum nanum

    Nothophryne broadleyi

    Strongylopus fuelleborni

    Strongylopus grayii

    Tomopterna tuberculosa

    Tomopterna tandyi

  • Locally (excluded from checklist)

    Reptiles

    NA

    Amphibians

    NA

    Globally (Included in checklist)

    Reptiles

    NA

    Amphibians

    NA

    Questionable

    Reptiles

    NA

    Amphibians

    ANURA

    Xenopus petersii

    Introduced (excluded from checklist)

    Reptiles

    SQUAMATA

    Scincidae

    Trachylepis comorensis

    Typhlopidae

    Indotyphlops braminus

    Amphibians

    NA