SOUTH AFRICA
AHBI Herp Score = 72.93
South Africa, situated at the southern tip of the African continent, 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 and Atlantic Oceans, a central high plateau, and the majestic Drakensberg and Cape Fold Mountains. This rich geography gives rise to a variety of biomes, including the iconic Fynbos, the arid Karoo, and expansive savannas and grasslands.
South Africa is home to three recognized biodiversity hotspots: the Cape Floristic Region, Succulent Karoo, and Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany. These regions are globally significant for their wealth of plant and animal species. South Africa a hotspot for reptile and amphibian diversity with many endemic species. See the AHBI Checklist for a checklist of South Africa’s herpetofauna below.
South Africa Herp Checklist
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Reptiles: Total list = 409
SQUAMATA (384)
Gekkonidae (85)
Afroedura amatolica
Afroedura broadleyi
Afroedura granitica
Afroedura haackei
Afroedura halli
Afroedura hawequensis
Afroedura karroica
Afroedura langi
Afroedura leoloensis
Afroedura maripi
Afroedura marleyi
Afroedura multiporis
Afroedura namaquensis
Afroedura nivaria
Afroedura pienaari
Afroedura pondolia
Afroedura pongola
Afroedura rondavelica
Afroedura rupestris
Afroedura tembulica
Afroedura transvaalica
Afroedura waterbergensis
Afrogecko porphyreus
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Chondrodactylus bibronii
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Chondrodactylus turneri
Cryptactites peringueyi
Goggia braacki
Goggia essexi
Goggia gemmula
Goggia hewitti
Goggia hexapora
Goggia incognita
Goggia lineata
Goggia matzkamaensis
Goggia microlepidota
Goggia rupicola
Hemidactylus mabouia
Homopholis arnoldi
Homopholis mulleri
Homopholis wahlbergii
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Lygodactylus capensis
Lygodactylus graniticolus
Lygodactylus incognitus
Lygodactylus methueni
Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus
Lygodactylus ocellatus
Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis
Lygodactylus stevensoni
Lygodactylus waterbergensis
Pachydactylus affinis
Pachydactylus amoenus
Pachydactylus atorquatus
Pachydactylus austeni
Pachydactylus barnardi
Pachydactylus capensis
Pachydactylus carinatus
Pachydactylus formosus
Pachydactylus geitje
Pachydactylus haackei
Pachydactylus kladaroderma
Pachydactylus labialis
Pachydactylus latirostris
Pachydactylus macrolepis
Pachydactylus maculatus
Pachydactylus mariquensis
Pachydactylus monicae
Pachydactylus montanus
Pachydactylus namaquensis
Pachydactylus oculatus
Pachydactylus punctatus
Pachydactylus purcelli
Pachydactylus rangei
Pachydactylus rugosus
Pachydactylus tigrinus
Pachydactylus vansoni
Pachydactylus visseri
Pachydactylus wahlbergii
Pachydactylus weberi
Ptenopus garrulus
Ramigekko swartbergensis
Rhoptropella ocellata
Scincidae (63)
Acontias albigularis
Acontias breviceps
Acontias cregoi
Acontias fitzsimonsi
Acontias gariepensis
Acontias gracilicauda
Acontias grayi
Acontias kgalagadi
Acontias lineatus
Acontias lineicauda
Acontias litoralis
Acontias meleagris
Acontias namaquensis
Acontias occidentalis
Acontias orientalis
Acontias parietalis
Acontias plumbeus
Acontias richardi
Acontias rieppeli
Acontias subtaeniatus
Acontias tristis
Acontias wakkerstroomensis
Cryptoblepharus africanus
Mochlus sundevallii
Panaspis maculicollis
Panaspis wahlbergii
Scelotes anguineus
Scelotes arenicola
Scelotes bidigittatus
Scelotes bipes
Scelotes bourquini
Scelotes caffer
Scelotes capensis
Scelotes fitzsimonsi
Scelotes gronovii
Scelotes guentheri
Scelotes inornatus
Scelotes kasneri
Scelotes limpopoensis
Scelotes mirus
Scelotes montispectus
Scelotes mossambicus
Scelotes sexlineatus
Scelotes vestigifer
Trachylepis capensis
Trachylepis damarana
Trachylepis depressa
Trachylepis homalocephala
Trachylepis laevigata
Trachylepis margaritifera
Trachylepis occidentalis
Trachylepis punctatissima
Trachylepis punctulata
Trachylepis sparsa
Trachylepis spilogaster
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis sulcata
Trachylepis varia
Trachylepis variegata
Typhlosaurus caecus
Typhlosaurus lomiae
Typhlosaurus meyeri
Typhlosaurus vermis
Agamidae (6)
Acanthocercus atricollis
Agama aculeata
Agama anchietae
Agama armata
Agama atra
Agama hispida
Amphisbaenidae (11)
Chirindia langi
Dalophia pistillum
Monopeltis capensis
Monopeltis decosteri
Monopeltis infuscata
Monopeltis leonhardi
Monopeltis mauricei
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Zygaspis arenicola
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Zygaspis vandami
Chamaeleonidae (22)
Bradypodion atromontanum
Bradypodion barbatulum
Bradypodion baviaanense
Bradypodion caeruleogula
Bradypodion caffrum
Bradypodion damaranum
Bradypodion dracomontanum
Bradypodion gutturale
Bradypodion kentanicum
Bradypodion melanocephalum
Bradypodion nemorale
Bradypodion ngomeense
Bradypodion occidentale
Bradypodion pumilum
Bradypodion setaroi
Bradypodion taeniabronchum
Bradypodion thamnobates
Bradypodion transvaalense
Bradypodion ventrale
Bradypodion venustum
Chamaeleo dilepis
Chamaeleo namaquensis
Cordylidae (41)
Chamaesaura aenea
Chamaesaura anguina
Chamaesaura macrolepis
Cordylus cordylus
Cordylus imkeae
Cordylus jonesii
Cordylus macropholis
Cordylus mclachlani
Cordylus minor
Cordylus niger
Cordylus oelofseni
Cordylus vittifer
Hemicordylus capensis
Hemicordylus nebulosus
Karusasaurus polyzonus
Namazonurus lawrenci
Namazonurus peersi
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus
Ouroborus cataphractus
Platysaurus attenboroughi
Platysaurus broadleyi
Platysaurus capensis
Platysaurus guttatus
Platysaurus intermedius
Platysaurus lebomboensis
Platysaurus minor
Platysaurus monotropis
Platysaurus orientalis
Platysaurus relictus
Pseudocordylus langi
Pseudocordylus melanotus
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus
Pseudocordylus spinosus
Pseudocordylus transvaalensis
Smaug barbertonensis
Smaug breyeri
Smaug depressus
Smaug giganteus
Smaug swazicus
Smaug vandami
Smaug warreni
Gerrhosauridae (13)
Broadleysaurus major
Cordylosaurus subtessellatus
Gerrhosaurus auritus
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Gerrhosaurus intermedius
Gerrhosaurus typicus
Matobosaurus validus
Tetradactylus africanus
Tetradactylus breyeri
Tetradactylus eastwoodae
Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi
Tetradactylus seps
Tetradactylus tetradactylus
Lacertidae (27)
Australolacerta australis
Heliobolus lugubris
Ichnotropis capensis
Meroles ctenodactylus
Meroles cuneirostris
Meroles knoxii
Meroles squamulosus
Meroles suborbitalis
Nucras aurantiaca
Nucras caesicaudata
Nucras holubi
Nucras intertexta
Nucras lalandii
Nucras livida
Nucras ornata
Nucras taeniolata
Nucras tessellata
Pedioplanis burchelli
Pedioplanis inornata
Pedioplanis laticeps
Pedioplanis lineoocellata
Pedioplanis namaquensis
Tropidosaura cottrelli
Tropidosaura essexi
Tropidosaura gularis
Tropidosaura montana
Vhembelacerta rupicola
Varanidae (2)
Varanus albigularis
Varanus niloticus
Atractaspididae (13)
Amblyodipsas concolor
Amblyodipsas microphthalma
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Aparallactus capensis
Aparallactus lunulatus
Atractaspis bibronii
Atractaspis duerdeni
Homoroselaps dorsalis
Homoroselaps lacteus
Macrelaps microlepidotus
Xenocalamus bicolor
Xenocalamus transvaalensis
Colubridae (15)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Dasypeltis inornata
Dasypeltis medici
Dasypeltis scabra
Dipsadoboa aulica
Dispholidus typus
Meizodon semiornatus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus natalensis
Philothamnus occidentalis
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Telescopus beetzii
Telescopus semiannulatus
Thelotornis capensis
Elapidae (13)
Aspidelaps lubricus
Aspidelaps scutatus
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis polylepis
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Hemachatus haemachatus
Hydrophis platurus
Naja annulifera
Naja mossambica
Naja nigricincta
Naja nivea
Naja subfulva
Lamprophiidae (17)
Alopecion guttatum
Boaedon capensis
Boaedon mentalis
Gracililima nyassae
Inyoka swazicus
Lamprophis aurora
Lamprophis fiskii
Lamprophis fuscus
Limaformosa capensis
Lycodonomorphus inornatus
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Lycophidion capense
Lycophidion pygmaeum
Lycophidion variegatum
Montaspis gilvomaculata
Leptotyphlopidae (11)
Leptotyphlops conjunctus
Leptotyphlops distanti
Leptotyphlops incognitus
Leptotyphlops jacobseni
Leptotyphlops nigricans
Leptotyphlops scutifrons
Leptotyphlops sylvicolus
Leptotyphlops telloi
Myriopholis longicauda
Namibiana gracilior
Namibiana occidentalis
Natricidae (1)
Natriciteres sylvatica
Psammophiidae (14)
Dipsina multimaculata
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis leightoni
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis notostictus
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophis trigrammus
Psammophylax rhombeatus
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Rhamphiophis rostratus
Prosymnidae (6)
Prosymna bivittata
Prosymna frontalis
Prosymna janii
Prosymna lineata
Prosymna stuhlmanni
Prosymna sundevallii
Pseudaspididae (1)
Pseudaspis cana
Pseudoxyrhophiidae (3)
Amplorhinus multimaculatus
Duberria lutrix
Duberria variegata
Pythonidae (1)
Python natalensis
Typhlopidae (6)
Afrotyphlops bibronii
Afrotyphlops fornasinii
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Rhinotyphlops lalandei
Rhinotyphlops schinzi
Viperidae (13)
Bitis albanica
Bitis arietans
Bitis armata
Bitis atropos
Bitis caudalis
Bitis cornuta
Bitis gabonica
Bitis inornata
Bitis rubida
Bitis schneideri
Bitis xeropaga
Causus defilippii
Causus rhombeatus
TESTUDINES (11)
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 (13)
Chersina angulata
Chersobius boulengeri
Chersobius signatus
Homopus areolatus
Homopus femoralis
Kinixys lobatsiana
Kinixys natalensis
Kinixys spekii
Kinixys zombensis
Psammobates geometricus
Psammobates oculifer
Psammobates tentorius
Stigmochelys pardalis
CROCODYLIA (1)
Crocodylidae (1)
Crocodylus niloticus
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Amphibians: Total list = 134
ANURA (134)
Arthroleptidae (6)
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Arthroleptis wageri
Arthroleptis wahlbergii
Leptopelis mossambicus
Leptopelis natalensis
Leptopelis xenodactylus
Brevicipitidae (16)
Breviceps acutirostris
Breviceps adspersus
Breviceps bagginsi
Breviceps branchi
Breviceps carruthersi
Breviceps fuscus
Breviceps gibbosus
Breviceps macrops
Breviceps montanus
Breviceps mossambicus
Breviceps namaquensis
Breviceps passmorei
Breviceps rosei
Breviceps sopranus
Breviceps sylvestris
Breviceps verrucosus
Bufonidae (20)
Capensibufo deceptus
Capensibufo magistratus
Capensibufo rosei
Capensibufo selenophos
Capensibufo tradouwi
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Poyntonophrynus vertebralis
Schismaderma carens
Sclerophrys capensis
Sclerophrys garmani
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Sclerophrys pantherina
Sclerophrys pardalis
Sclerophrys poweri
Sclerophrys pusilla
Vandijkophrynus amatolicus
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
Vandijkophrynus gariepensis
Vandijkophrynus nubicola
Vandijkophrynus robinsoni
Heleophrynidae (6)
Hadromophryne natalensis
Heleophryne hewitti
Heleophryne orientalis
Heleophryne purcelli
Heleophryne regis
Heleophryne rosei
Hemisotidae (3)
Hemisus guineensis
Hemisus guttatus
Hemisus marmoratus
Hyperoliidae (18)
Afrixalus aureus
Afrixalus delicatus
Afrixalus fornasini
Afrixalus knysnae
Afrixalus spinifrons
Hyperolius acuticeps
Hyperolius argus
Hyperolius horstockii
Hyperolius marmoratus
Hyperolius nasutus
Hyperolius pickersgilli
Hyperolius poweri
Hyperolius pusillus
Hyperolius semidiscus
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Hylambates maculatus
Kassina senegalensis
Semnodactylus wealii
Microhylidae (2)
Phrynomantis annectens
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Phrynobatrachidae (3)
Phrynobatrachus acridoides
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Pipidae (3)
Xenopus gilli
Xenopus laevis
Xenopus muelleri
Ptychadenidae (7)
Hildebrandtia ornata
Ptychadena anchietae
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Ptychadena mossambica
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Ptychadena porosissima
Ptychadena taenioscelis
Pyxicephalidae (49)
Amietia delalandii
Amietia fuscigula
Amietia hymenopus
Amietia poyntoni
Amietia vandijki
Amietia vertebralis
Anhydrophryne hewitti
Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis
Anhydrophryne rattrayi
Arthroleptella atermina
Arthroleptella bicolor
Arthroleptella draconella
Arthroleptella drewesii
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis
Arthroleptella landdrosia
Arthroleptella lightfooti
Arthroleptella rugosa
Arthroleptella subvoce
Arthroleptella villiersi
Cacosternum aggestum
Cacosternum australis
Cacosternum boettgeri
Cacosternum capense
Cacosternum cederbergense
Cacosternum karooicum
Cacosternum namaquense
Cacosternum nanogularum
Cacosternum nanum
Cacosternum parvum
Cacosternum platys
Cacosternum rhythmum
Cacosternum striatum
Cacosternum thorini
Microbatrachella capensis
Natalobatrachus bonebergi
Poyntonia paludicola
Strongylopus bonaespei
Strongylopus fasciatus
Strongylopus grayii
Strongylopus wageri
Tomopterna adiastola
Tomopterna branchi
Tomopterna delalandii
Tomopterna krugerensis
Tomopterna marmorata
Tomopterna natalensis
Tomopterna tandyi
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Pyxicephalus edulis
Rhacophoridae (1)
Chiromantis xerampelina
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Reptiles: Total list = 153
SQUAMATA (148)
Gekkonidae (48)
Afroedura amatolica
Afroedura broadleyi
Afroedura granitica
Afroedura haackei
Afroedura hawequensis
Afroedura karroica
Afroedura langi
Afroedura leoloensis
Afroedura maripi
Afroedura multiporis
Afroedura namaquensis
Afroedura pienaari
Afroedura pondolia
Afroedura pongola
Afroedura rondavelica
Afroedura rupestris
Afroedura tembulica
Afroedura waterbergensis
Afrogecko porphyreus
Cryptactites peringueyi
Goggia braacki
Goggia essexi
Goggia hewitti
Goggia hexapora
Goggia incognita
Goggia matzkamaensis
Goggia microlepidota
Goggia rupicola
Homopholis mulleri
Lygodactylus graniticolus
Lygodactylus incognitus
Lygodactylus methueni
Lygodactylus montiscaeruli
Lygodactylus nigropunctatus
Lygodactylus soutpansbergensis
Lygodactylus waterbergensis
Pachydactylus affinis
Pachydactylus amoenus
Pachydactylus austeni
Pachydactylus barnardi
Pachydactylus formosus
Pachydactylus geitje
Pachydactylus kladaroderma
Pachydactylus labialis
Pachydactylus macrolepis
Pachydactylus mariquensis
Pachydactylus oculatus
Ramigekko swartbergensis
Scincidae (30)
Acontias albigularis
Acontias breviceps
Acontias fitzsimonsi
Acontias gracilicauda
Acontias grayi
Acontias lineicauda
Acontias litoralis
Acontias meleagris
Acontias namaquensis
Acontias orientalis
Acontias richardi
Acontias rieppeli
Acontias subtaeniatus
Acontias tristis
Acontias wakkerstroomensis
Scelotes anguineus
Scelotes bipes
Scelotes bourquini
Scelotes caffer
Scelotes farquharsoni
Scelotes gronovii
Scelotes guentheri
Scelotes inornatus
Scelotes kasneri
Scelotes montispectus
Scelotes sexlineatus
Scelotes vestigifer
Typhlosaurus caecus
Typhlosaurus lomiae
Typhlosaurus vermis
Amphisbaenidae (1)
Zygaspis vandami
Chamaeleonidae (18)
Bradypodion atromontanum
Bradypodion barbatulum
Bradypodion baviaanense
Bradypodion caeruleogula
Bradypodion caffrum
Bradypodion damaranum
Bradypodion dracomontanum
Bradypodion gutturale
Bradypodion kentanicum
Bradypodion melanocephalum
Bradypodion nemorale
Bradypodion ngomeense
Bradypodion occidentale
Bradypodion pumilum
Bradypodion taeniabronchum
Bradypodion thamnobates
Bradypodion ventrale
Bradypodion venustum
Cordylidae (25)
Cordylus imkeae
Cordylus macropholis
Cordylus mclachlani
Cordylus minor
Cordylus niger
Cordylus oelofseni
Hemicordylus capensis
Hemicordylus nebulosus
Namazonurus lawrenci
Namazonurus peersi
Ninurta coeruleopunctatus
Ouroborus cataphractus
Platysaurus broadleyi
Platysaurus guttatus
Platysaurus minor
Platysaurus monotropis
Platysaurus orientalis
Platysaurus relictus
Pseudocordylus microlepidotus
Pseudocordylus spinosus
Pseudocordylus transvaalensis
Smaug breyeri
Smaug depressus
Smaug giganteus
Smaug vandami
Gerrhosauridae (7)
Broadleysaurus major
Gerrhosaurus typicus
Tetradactylus breyeri
Tetradactylus eastwoodae
Tetradactylus fitzsimonsi
Tetradactylus seps
Tetradactylus tetradactylus
Lacertidae (7)
Australolacerta australis
Nucras aurantiaca
Nucras livida
Nucras taeniolata
Pedioplanis laticeps
Tropidosaura gularis
Vhembelacerta rupicola
Atractaspididae (1)
Macrelaps microlepidotus
Lamprophiidae (3)
Lamprophis fiskii
Lycophidion pygmaeum
Montaspis gilvomaculata
Leptotyphlopidae (4)
Leptotyphlops conjunctus
Leptotyphlops jacobseni
Leptotyphlops nigricans
Leptotyphlops sylvicolus
Viperidae (4)
Bitis albanica
Bitis armata
Bitis inornata
Bitis rubida
TESTUDINES (5)
Testudinidae (5)
Chersobius boulengeri
Chersobius signatus
Homopus areolatus
Homopus femoralis
Psammobates geometricus
Amphibians: Total list = 62
ANURA (62)
Arthroleptidae (3)
Arthroleptis wageri
Arthroleptis wahlbergii
Leptopelis xenodactylus
Brevicipitidae (11)
Breviceps acutirostris
Breviceps bagginsi
Breviceps branchi
Breviceps carruthersi
Breviceps fuscus
Breviceps gibbosus
Breviceps montanus
Breviceps namaquensis
Breviceps passmorei
Breviceps rosei
Breviceps sylvestris
Bufonidae (8)
Capensibufo deceptus
Capensibufo magistratus
Capensibufo selenophos
Capensibufo tradouwi
Sclerophrys pantherina
Sclerophrys pardalis
Vandijkophrynus amatolicus
Vandijkophrynus angusticeps
Heleophrynidae (5)
Heleophryne hewitti
Heleophryne orientalis
Heleophryne purcelli
Heleophryne regis
Heleophryne rosei
Hemisotidae (1)
Hemisus guttatus
Hyperoliidae (5)
Afrixalus knysnae
Afrixalus spinifrons
Hyperolius horstockii
Hyperolius pickersgilli
Hyperolius pusilus
Pipidae (1)
Xenopus gilli
Pyxicephalidae (28)
Amietia fuscigula
Anhydrophryne hewitti
Anhydrophryne ngongoniensis
Anhydrophryne rattrayi
Arthroleptella atermina
Arthroleptella bicolor
Arthroleptella draconella
Arthroleptella drewesii
Arthroleptella kogelbergensis
Arthroleptella landdrosia
Arthroleptella lightfooti
Arthroleptella rugosa
Arthroleptella subvoce
Arthroleptella villiersi
Cacosternum aggestum
Cacosternum australis
Cacosternum capense
Cacosternum karooicum
Cacosternum nanogularum
Cacosternum rhythmum
Cacosternum thorini
Microbatrachella capensis
Natalobatrachus bonebergi
Poyntonia paludicola
Strongylopus bonaespei
Strongylopus wageri
Tomopterna branchi
Tomopterna delalandii
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Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Gekkonidae
Narudasia festiva
Agamidae
Agama kirkii
Psammophiidae
Psammophis orientalis
Amphibians
NA
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Extinct
Locally (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA
Globally (Included in checklist)
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Scincidae
Scelotes guentheri
Gerrhosauridae
Tetradactylus eastwoodae
Amphibians
NA
Questionable
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Atractaspididae
Xenocalamus sabiensis
Natricidae
Natriciteres olivacea
Amphibians
NA
Introduced (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Typhlopidae
Indotyphlops braminus
TESTUDINES
Emydidae
Trachemys scripta
Amphibians
NA
Habitat
Bloubergstrand, Western Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
West Coast, Northern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Elandsberg, Eastern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Prince Albert, Western Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Ngome, KwaZulu-Natal
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Port St. Johns, Eastern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Cathedral Peak, KwaZulu-Natal
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Springbok, Northern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Tsitsikamma, Eastern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Gqeberha, Eastern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Mookgopong, Limpopo
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Gods Window, Mpumalanga
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Mbombela, Mpumalanga (Gary K. Nicolau)
Dangwana, Eastern Cape (Gary K. Nicolau)
Cape Fold Mountains, Western Cape (Gary K. Nicolau)
Katberg, Eastern Cape
(Gary K. Nicolau)
Reptile Diversity
There are 22 families of Squamates, 1 Crocodylia and 4 families of Testudines in South Africa
Lizards
Snakes
Testudines & Crocodylia
Amphibian Diversity
There are 12 families of Anura in South Africa
Amphibians
Bibliography for South Africa
Tolley, K.A., Conradie, W., Pietersen, D.W., Weeber, J., Burger, M. & Alexander, G.J. (eds) 2023. Conservation status of the reptiles of South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. Suricata 10. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.