NAMIBIA
AHBI Herp Score = 45.26
Namibia, situated in south western Africa, is a biodiverse country known for its diverse fauna and flora, with unique geography, biomes, and habitats. Its landscape encompasses coastal regions along the Atlantic Oceans, and a multitude of ecotypes within desert, karoo, savanna and woodland biomes.
Namibia has unique fauna and flora. With regards to reptiles, there are 38 endemic species, while there are 4 endemic amphibians. See the AHBI Checklsit for a checklist of Namibia’s herpetofauna below.
Namibia Herp Checklist
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Reptiles: Total list = 265
SQUAMATA (249)
Gekkonidae (67)
Afroedura africana
Afroedura otjihipa
Afroedura tirasensis
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Chondrodactylus bibronii
Chondrodactylus fitzsimonsi
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Chondrodactylus pulitzerae
Goggia gemmula
Goggia lineata
Hemidactylus benguellensis
Hemidactylus mabouia
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Lygodactylus capensis
Lygodactylus chobiensis
Lygodactylus lawrencei
Narudasia festiva
Pachydactylus acuminatus
Pachydactylus atorquatus
Pachydactylus barnardi
Pachydactylus bicolor
Pachydactylus boehmei
Pachydactylus capensis
Pachydactylus caraculicus
Pachydactylus carinatus
Pachydactylus etultra
Pachydactylus fasciatus
Pachydactylus gaiasensis
Pachydactylus griffini
Pachydactylus haackei
Pachydactylus kobosensis
Pachydactylus kochii
Pachydactylus latirostris
Pachydactylus maraisi
Pachydactylus mclachlani
Pachydactylus monicae
Pachydactylus montanus
Pachydactylus namaquensis
Pachydactylus oreophilus
Pachydactylus otaviensis
Pachydactylus parascutatus
Pachydactylus punctatus
Pachydactylus purcelli
Pachydactylus rangei
Pachydactylus reconditus
Pachydactylus robertsi
Pachydactylus rugosus
Pachydactylus sansteynae
Pachydactylus scherzi
Pachydactylus scutatus
Pachydactylus serval
Pachydactylus vanzyli
Pachydactylus visseri
Pachydactylus wahlbergii
Pachydactylus waterbergensis
Pachydactylus weberi
Pachydactylus werneri
Ptenopus carpi
Ptenopus garrulus
Ptenopus kochi
Rhoptropella ocellata
Rhoptropus afer
Rhoptropus barnardi
Rhoptropus biporosus
Rhoptropus boultoni
Rhoptropus bradfieldi
Rhoptropus diporus
Scindiate (32)
Acontias gariepensis
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias lineatus
Acontias occidentalis
Mochlus sundevallii
Panaspis maculicollis
Panaspis namibiana
Scelotes capensis
Sepsina alberti
Sepsina angolensis
Trachylepis acutilabris
Trachylepis attenboroughi
Trachylepis binotata
Trachylepis capensis
Trachylepis chimbana
Trachylepis damarana
Trachylepis hoeschi
Trachylepis laevis
Trachylepis occidentalis
Trachylepis sparsa
Trachylepis spilogaster
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis sulcata
Trachylepis variegata
Trachylepis wahlbergii
Typhlacontias brevipes
Typhlacontias johnsonii
Typhlacontias punctatissimus
Typhlacontias rohani
Typhlosaurus braini
Typhlosaurus meyeri
Typhlosaurus vermis
Agamidae (10)
Acanthocercus cyanocephalus
Acanthocercus margaritae
Agama aculeata
Agama anchietae
Agama armata
Agama atra
Agama etoshae
Agama hispida
Agama knobeli
Agama planiceps
Amphisbaenidae (10)
Dalophia longicauda
Dalophia pistillum
Monopeltis anchietae
Monopeltis infuscata
Monopeltis leonhardi
Monopeltis mauricei
Monopeltis rhodesiana
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Zygaspis nigra
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Chamaeleonidae (2)
Chamaeleo dilepis
Chamaeleo namaquensis
Cordylidae (10)
Cordylus angolensis
Cordylus machadoi
Cordylus namakuiyus
Karusasaurus jordani
Karusasaurus polyzonus
Namazonurus campbelli
Namazonurus namaquensis
Namazonurus pustulatus
Platysaurus attenboroughi
Platysaurus capensis
Gerrhosauridae (7)
Cordylosaurus subtessellatus
Gerrhosaurus auritus
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Gerrhosaurus multilineatus
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
Gerrhosaurus skoogi
Matobosaurus maltzahni
Lacertidae (23)
Heliobolus lugubris
Ichnotropis capensis
Ichnotropis grandiceps
Meroles anchietae
Meroles ctenodactylus
Meroles cuneirostris
Meroles knoxii
Meroles micropholidotus
Meroles reticulatus
Meroles squamulosus
Meroles suborbitalis
Nucras intertexta
Nucras tessellata
Pedioplanis benguellensis
Pedioplanis breviceps
Pedioplanis gaerdesi
Pedioplanis husabensis
Pedioplanis inornata
Pedioplanis laticeps
Pedioplanis lineoocellata
Pedioplanis namaquensis
Pedioplanis rubens
Pedioplanis undata
Varanidae (2)
Varanus albigularis
Varanus niloticus
Atractaspididae (8)
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Aparallactus capensis
Atractaspis bibronii
Atractaspis congica
Atractaspis duerdeni
Xenocalamus bicolor
Xenocalamus mechowii
Colubridae (12)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Dasypeltis scabra
Dispholidus typus
Mopanveldophis zebrinus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus ornatus
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Telescopus beetzii
Telescopus finkeldeyi
Telescopus semiannulatus
Thelotornis capensis
Elapidae (12)
Aspidelaps lubricus
Aspidelaps scutatus
Dendroaspis polylepis
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Elapsoidea sundevalli
Hydrophis platurus
Naja anchietae
Naja mossambica
Naja nigricincta
Naja nigricollis
Naja nivea
Lamprophiidae (11)
Alopecion guttatum
Boaedon capensis
Boaedon fradei
Boaedon mentalis
Gracililima nyassae
Limaformosa capensis
Limaformosa vernayi
Lycophidion capense
Lycophidion hellmichi
Lycophidion multimaculatum
Lycophidion namibianum
Leptotyphlopidae (4)
Leptotyphlops scutifrons
Namibiana gracilior
Namibiana labialis
Namibiana occidentalis
Psammophiidae (18)
Dipsina multimaculata
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Hemirhagerrhis viperina
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis leopardinus
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophylax ocellatus
Psammophylax rhombeatus
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Psammophylax variabilis
Rhamphiophis rostratus
Prosymnidae (4)
Prosymna angolensis
Prosymna bivittata
Prosymna frontalis
Prosymna visseri
Pseudaspididae (2)
Pseudaspis cana
Pythonodipsas carinata
Natricidae (2)
Limnophis bangweolicus
Natriciteres olivacea
Pythonidae (2)
Python anchietae
Python natalensis
Typhlopidae (5)
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Rhinotyphlops boylei
Rhinotyphlops lalandei
Rhinotyphlops schinzi
Viperidae (7)
Bitis arietans
Bitis caudalis
Bitis cornuta
Bitis peringueyi
Bitis schneideri
Bitis xeropaga
Causus rhombeatus
TESTUDINES (15)
Cheloniidae (3)
Caretta caretta
Chelonia mydas
Lepidochelys olivacea
Dermochelyidae (1)
Dermochelys coriacea
Pelomedusidae (4)
Pelomedusa subrufa
Pelusios bechuanicus
Pelusios rhodesianus
Pelusios subniger
Testudinidae (6)
Chersina angulata
Chersobius solus
Kinixys spekii
Psammobates oculifer
Psammobates tentorius
Stigmochelys pardalis
Trionychidae (1)
Trionyx triunguis
CROCODYLIA (1)
Crocodylidae (1)
Crocodylus niloticus
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Amphibians: : Total list = 512
ANURA (52)
Arthroleptidae (1)
Leptopelis bocagii
Brevicipitidae (2)
Breviceps adspersus
Breviceps macrops
Bufonidae (12)
Poyntonophrynus damaranus
Poyntonophrynus dombensis
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Poyntonophrynus hoeschi
Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
Schismaderma carens
Sclerophrys garmani
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Sclerophrys lemairii
Sclerophrys poweri
Sclerophrys pusilla
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis
Hemisotidae (2)
Hemisus guineensis
Hemisus marmoratus
Hyperoliidae (4)
Hyperolius benguellensis
Hyperolius nasutus
Hyperolius parallelus
Kassina senegalensis
Microhylidae (3)
Phrynomantis affinis
Phrynomantis annectens
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Phrynobatrachidae (3)
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Phrynobatrachus parvulus
Pipidae (3)
Xenopus laevis
Xenopus muelleri
Xenopus petersii
Ptychadenidae (9)
Hildebrandtia ornata
Ptychadena anchietae
Ptychadena guibei
Ptychadena mapacha
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Ptychadena mossambica
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Ptychadena subpunctata
Ptychadena taenioscelis
Pyxicephalidae (11)
Amietia poyntoni
Cacosternum boettgeri
Cacosternum namaquense
Tomopterna adiastola
Tomopterna cryptotis
Tomopterna damarensis
Tomopterna krugerensis
Tomopterna tandyi
Tomopterna tuberculosa
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Pyxicephalus beytelli
Ranidae (1)
Amnirana darlingi
Rhacophoridae (1)
Chiromantis xerampelina
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Reptiles: Total list = 38
SQUAMATA (37)
Gekkonidae (24)
Afroedura africana
Afroedura otjihipa
Afroedura tirasensis
Narudasia festiva
Pachydactylus acuminatus
Pachydactylus bicolor
Pachydactylus boehmei
Pachydactylus etultra
Pachydactylus faciatus
Pachydactylus gaiasensis
Pachydactylus griffini
Pachydactylus kobosensis
Pachydactylus kochii
Pachydactylus maraisi
Pachydactylus mclachlani
Pachydactylus otaviensis
Pachydactylus reconditus
Pachydactylus robertsi
Pachydactylus waterbergensis
Pachydactylus werneri
Ptenopus carpi
Ptenopus kochi
Rhoptropus bradfieldi
Rhoptropus diporus
Scincidae (2)
Panaspis namibiana
Typhlosaurus braini
Agamidae (1)
Agama etoshae
Cordylidae (3)
Namazonurus campelli
Namazonurus namaquensis
Namazonurus pustulatus
Lacertidae (6)
Meroles micropholidotus
Pedioplanis breviceps
Pedioplanis gaerdesi
Pedioplanis husabensis
Pedioplanis rubens
Pedioplanis undata
Colubridae (1)
Mopanveldophis zebrinus
TESTUDINES (1)
Testudinidae (1)
Chersobius solus
Amphibians: Total list = 4
ANURA (4)
Bufonidae (2)
Poyntonophrynus damaranus
Poyntonophrynus hoeschi
Ptychadenidae (1)
Ptychadena mapacha
Pyxicephalidae (1)
Tomopterna damarensis
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Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Gekkonidae
Pachydactylus amoenus
Lygodactylus angolensis
Scincidae
Acontias tristis
Trachylepis bouri
Trachylepis homalocephala
Trachylepis ovahelelo
Trachylepis punctulata
Trachylepis vunongue
Trachylepis wilsoni
Cordylidae
Namazonurus lawrenci
Platysaurus broadleyi
Gerrhosauridae
Gerrhosaurus typicus
Lacertidae
Nucras ornata
Lamprophiidae
Boaedon fradei
Boaedon fuliginosus
Leptotyphlopidae
Namibiana rostrata
Prosymnidae
Prosymna sundevallii
TESTUDINES
Pelomedusidae
Pelomedusa galeata
Testudinidae
Chersobius signatus
Amphibians
ANURA
Brevicipitidae
Breviceps namaquensis
Breviceps poweri
Bufonidae
Sclerophrys capensis
Phrynobatrachidae
Phrynobatrachus parvulus
Ptychadenidae
Ptychadena porosissima
Pyxicephalidae
Amietia delalandii
Pyxicephalus edulis
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
Scelotes sexlineatus
Amphibians
NA
Introduced (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Gekkonidae
Afrogecko porphyreus
Chamaeleonidae
Bradypodion pumilum
Amphibians
ANURA
Pyxicephalidae
Strongylopus grayii
Reptile Diversity
There are 21 families of Squamates, 1 Crocodylia and 5 families of Testudines in Botswana