ZIMBABWE
AHBI Herp Score = 41.70
Zimbabwe, located in southern Africa, stands out as a biodiverse country with varied fauna and flora. The country boasts unique geography and geology, encompassing the Kalahari basin in the west and the highlands, consisting of the Nyanga, Bvumba, and Chimanimani mountain groups in the east. This diverse landscape gives rise to a multitude of biomes, including savannas and grasslands to woodlands and forests.
Zimbabwe hosts an abundance of plant and animal species. The country is recognised for its diverse reptile and amphibian species, at present there are 7 endemic reptiles and 5 endemic amphibians. For a comprehensive list of Zimbabwe's herpetofauna, one can refer to the AHBI Checklist.
Zimbabwe Herp Checklist
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Reptiles: Total list = 170
SQUAMATA (160)
Gekkonidae (19)
Afroedura transvaalica
Chondrodactylus laevigatus
Chondrodactylus turneri
Elasmodactylus tetensis
Hemidactylus mabouia
Hemidactylus platycephalus
Hemidactylus tasmani
Homopholis arnoldi
Lygodactylus angolensis
Lygodactylus bernardi
Lygodactylus bradfieldi
Lygodactylus capensis
Lygodactylus chobiensis
Lygodactylus stevensoni
Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi
Pachydactylus punctatus
Pachydactylus tigrinus
Pachydactylus wahlbergii
Ptenopus garrulus
Scincidae (20)
Acontias occidentalis
Acontias plumbeus
Acontias bicolor
Mochlus sundevallii
Panaspis maculicollis
Panaspis wahlbergii
Proscelotes arnoldi
Scelotes limpopoensis
Trachylepis damarana
Trachylepis depressa
Trachylepis capensis
Trachylepis boulengeri
Trachylepis lacertiformis
Trachylepis margaritifera
Trachylepis punctatissima
Trachylepis punctulata
Trachylepis striata
Trachylepis varia
Trachylepis wahlbergii
Typhlacontias rohani
Agamidae (6)
Acanthocercus atricollis
Acanthocercus branchi
Agama aculeata
Agama armata
Agama kirkii
Agama mossambica
Amphisbaenidae (11)
Chirindia swynnertoni
Dalophia pistillum
Monopeltis decosteri
Monopeltis leonhardi
Monopeltis mauricei
Monopeltis rhodesiana
Monopeltis sphenorhynchus
Monopeltis zambezensis
Zygaspis arenicola
Zygaspis quadrifrons
Zygaspis ferox
Chamaeleonidae (2)
Chamaeleo dilepis
Rhampholeon marshalli
Cordylidae (11)
Chamaesaura macrolepis
Cordylus jonesii
Cordylus tropidosternum
Cordylus rhodesianus
Platysaurus imperator
Platysaurus intermedius
Platysaurus ocellatus
Platysaurus pungweensis
Platysaurus torquatus
Smaug mossambicus
Smaug regius
Gerrhosauridae (4)
Broadleysaurus major
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus
Matobosaurus validus
Lacertidae (7)
Heliobolus lugubris
Ichnotropis capensis
Meroles squamulosus
Nucras caesicaudata
Nucras holubi
Nucras intertexta
Nucras ornata
Varanidae (2)
Varanus albigularis
Varanus niloticus
Atractaspididae (11)
Aparallactus capensis
Aparallactus guentheri
Aparallactus lunulatus
Amblyodipsas polylepis
Amblyodipsas ventrimaculata
Atractaspis bibronii
Chilorhinophis gerardi
Xenocalamus bicolor
Xenocalamus mechowii
Xenocalamus sabiensis
Xenocalamus transvaalensis
Colubridae (14)
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Dasypeltis scabra
Dasypeltis medici
Dipsadoboa aulica
Dispholidus typus
Meizodon semiornatus
Philothamnus angolensis
Philothamnus hoplogaster
Philothamnus natalensis
Philothamnus ornatus
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Telescopus semiannulatus
Thelotornis capensis
Thelotornis mossambicanus
Elapidae (10)
Dendroaspis angusticeps
Dendroaspis polylepis
Elapsoidea boulengeri
Elapsoidea guentherii
Elapsoidea sundevallii
Hemachatus nyangensis
Naja anchietae
Naja annulifera
Naja mossambica
Naja subfulva
Lamprophiidae (9)
Boaedon capensis
Gracililima nyassae
Limaformosa capensis
Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
Lycodonomorphus mlanjensis
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
Lycophidion capense
Lycophidion nanum
Lycophidion variegatum
Leptotyphlopidae (3)
Leptotyphlops incognitus
Leptotyphlops scutifrons
Myriopholis longicauda
Natricidae (2)
Natriciteres olivacea
Natriciteres sylvatica
Psammophiidae (11)
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia
Psammophis angolensis
Psammophis brevirostris
Psammophis crucifer
Psammophis jallae
Psammophis lineatus
Psammophis mossambicus
Psammophis orientalis
Psammophis subtaeniatus
Psammophylax tritaeniatus
Rhamphiophis rostratus
Prosymnidae (4)
Prosymna angolensis
Prosymna bivittata
Prosymna lineata
Prosymna stuhlmannii
Pseudoxyrhophiidae (2)
Duberria rhodesiana
Amplorhinus multimaculatus
Pseudaspididae (1)
Pseudaspis cana
Pythonidae (1)
Python natalensis
Typhlopidae (4)
Afrotyphlops fornasinii
Afrotyphlops mucruso
Afrotyphlops obtusus
Rhinotyphlops lalandei
Viperidae (6)
Bitis arietans
Bitis atropos
Bitis caudalis
Bitis gabonica
Causus defilippii
Causus rhombeatus
TESTUDINES (9)
Pelomedusidae (4)
Pelomedusa subrufa
Pelusios rhodesianus
Pelusios sinuatus
Pelusios subniger
Testudinidae (4)
Kinixys spekii
Kinixys zombensis
Psammobates oculifer
Stigmochelys pardalis
Trionychidae (1)
Cycloderma frenatum
CROCODYLIA (1)
Crocodylidae (1)
Crocodylus niloticus
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Amphibians: Total list = 62
ANURA (62)
Arthroleptidae (7)
Arthroleptis stenodactylus
Arthroleptis troglodytes
Arthroleptis xenodactyloides
Leptopelis bocagii
Leptopelis broadleyi
Leptopelis falvomaculatus
Leptopelis mossambicus
Brevicipitidae (3)
Breviceps adspersus
Breviceps mossambicus
Probeviceps rhodesianus
Bufonidae (8)
Mertensophryne anotis
Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti
Poyntonophrynus kavangensis
Schismaderma carens
Sclerophrys garmani
Sclerophrys gutturalis
Sclerophrys pusilla
Vandijkophrynus inyangae
Hemisotidae (2)
Hemisus guineensis
Hemisus marmoratus
Hyperoliidae (14)
Afrixalus crotalus
Afrixalus fornasini
Hyperolius argus
Hyperolius benguellensis
Hyperolius inyangae
Hyperolius marginatus
Hyperolius marmoratus
Hyperolius nasicus
Hyperolius pusillus
Hyperolius rhodesianus
Hyperolius swynnertoni
Hyperolius tuberilinguis
Hylambates maculatus
Kassina senegalensis
Microhylidae (1)
Phrynomantis bifasciatus
Phrynobatrachidae (4)
Phrynobatrachus acridoides
Phrynobatrachus mababiensis
Phrynobatrachus natalensis
Phrynobatrachus parvulus
Pipidae (2)
Xenopus laevis
Xenopus muelleri
Ptychadenidae (9)
Hildebrandtia ornata
Ptychadena anchietae
Ptychadena guibei
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Ptychadena mossambica
Ptychadena oxyrhynchus
Ptychadena porosissima
Ptychadena subpunctata
Ptychadena uzungwensis
Pyxicephalidae (10)
Amietia delalandii
Amietia inyangae
Cacosternum boettgeri
Strongylopus fasciatus
Strongylopus rhodesianus
Tomopterna adiastola
Tomopterna marmorata
Tomopterna tuberculosa
Pyxicephalus adspersus
Pyxicephalus edulis
Ranidae (1)
Amnirana darlingi
Rhacophoridae (1)
Chiromantis xerampelina
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Reptiles: Total list = 5
SQUAMATA (5)
Gekkonidae (2)
Hemidactylus tasmani
Lygodactylus bernardi
Scincidae (1)
Acontias bicolor
Amphisbaenidae (1)
Zygaspis ferox
Cordylidae (1)
Smaug regius
Elapidae (1)
Hemachatus nyangensis
Pseudoxyrhophiidae (1)
Duberria rhodesiana
Amphibians: Total list = 5
ANURA
Arthroleptidae (1)
Arthroleptis troglodytes
Bufonidae (1)
Amietia inyangae
Hyperoliidae (2)
Probeviceps rhodesianus
Vandijkophrynus inyangae
Pyxicephalidae (1)
Hyperolius rhodesianus
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Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Gekkonidae
Afroedura pienaari
Homopholis wahlbergii
Pachydactylus affinis
Pachydactylus capensis
Pachydactylus vansoni
Scincidae
Acontias fitzsimonsi
Amphisbaenidae
Chirindia langi
Dalophia longicauda
Lacertidae
Pedioplanis lineoocellata
Pedioplanis namaquensis
Atractaspididae
Amblyodipsas microphthalma
Lamprophiidae
Boaedon fuliginosus
Psammophiidae
Psammophylax variabilis
Typhlopidae
Afrotyphlops bibronii
Afrotyphlops schlegelii
Amphibians
ANURA
Brevicipitidae
Breviceps poweri
Bufonidae
Sclerophrys capensis
Sclerophrys lemairii
Sclerophrys poweri
Hyperoliidae
Afrixalus aureus
Hyperolius parallelus
Hyperolius nasutus
Microhylidae
Phrynomantis affinis
Phrynobatrachidae
Phrynobatrachus perpalmatus
Ptychadenidae
Ptychadena taenioscelis
Pyxicephalidae
Tomopterna cryptotis
Tomopterna natalensis
Tomopterna tandyi
Ranidae
Amnirana galamensis
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Extinct
Locally (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA
Globally (Included in checklist)
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Elapidae
Hemachatus nyangensis
Amphibians
NA
Questionable
Reptiles
SQUAMATA
Typhlopidae
Afrotyphlops bibronii
Amphibians
NA
Introduced (excluded from checklist)
Reptiles
NA
Amphibians
NA