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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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