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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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