Democratic Republic of the Congo
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is based on the taxonomy used in Uetz, Freed & Hošek as of 14 November 2018. For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Uetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (eds.), The Reptile Database, htUetz, P. & Jirí Hošek (e
Uetz, P., Freed, P. & Hošek, J. (eds.) (2018), The Reptile Database, http://www.reptile-database.org, accessed 14 November 2018.Reptile Database, ://www.reptile-database.org,d Jan 8, ww.reptile-database.org,http
The current version of this database is at http://www.reptile-database.org/
Additional species described since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Dalophia gigantea (Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae)
Dalophia luluae (Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae)
Monopeltis adercae (Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Lualaba Worm Lizard
Monopeltis
guentheri (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Western Congo Worm Lizard
Monopeltis
remaclei (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Witte's Worm Lizard
Monopeltis scalper (Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Carved Worm Lizard
Zygaspis
dolichomenta (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae)
Acanthocercus
kiwuensis (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Kivu Blue-headed Tree Agama
Kinyongia
gyrolepis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Circular-scaled Chameleon
Kinyongia
itombwensis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Itombwe Forest Chameleon
Kinyongia mulyai (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Mount
Nzawa Forest Chameleon
Rhampholeon
hattinghi (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Mount Nzawa Pygmy Chameleon
Cordylus
marunguensis (Squamata Sauria
- Cordylidae) Marungu Girdled Lizard
Hemidactylus
ituriensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Ituri Leaf-toed Gecko
Congolacerta
asukului (Squamata Sauria
- Lacertidae) Askulu's Grass Lizard
Gastropholis
tropidopholis (Squamata Sauria
- Lacertidae)
Ichnotropis
chapini (Squamata Sauria
- Lacertidae)
Leptosiaphos
hylophilus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Laurent's Five-toed Skink
Leptosiaphos
luberoensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Witte's Five-toed Skink
Leptosiaphos
rhodurus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Red Five-toed Skink
Panaspis burgeoni (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Panaspis helleri (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Trachylepis
pulcherrima (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Beautiful Skink
Amblyodipsas
rodhaini (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Rodhain's Purple-glossed Snake
Aparallactus
moeruensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Congo Centipede-eater
Atractaspis
battersbyi (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Battersby's Burrowing Asp
Boaedon upembae (Squamata
Serpentes - Lamprophiidae) White-bellied House Snake
Lycodonomorphus
leleupi (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Congo Dark-bellied Water Snake
Mehelya laurenti (Squamata Serpentes - Lamprophiidae) Laurent's File Snake
Xenocalamus
michelli (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Michell's Quill-snouted Snake
Letheobia
acutirostrata (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae)
Letheobia kibarae (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Upemba Gracile Blindsnake
Letheobia
stejnegeri (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Stejneger's Gracile Blindsnake
Letheobia
sudanensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Garamba Gracile Blindsnake
Letheobia wittei (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) De Witte's Gracile Blindsnake
Atheris
katangensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Viperidae) Upemba Bush Viper
Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 11 species added to the 37 listed above total 48 endemic reptile species for the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
(# indicates a species that is considered endemic due to a different concept of species boundaries as a result of splits than is used for the animal with the same scientific name in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database)
Rhampholeon boulengeri # (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Boulenger's Pygmy Chameleon
Hemidactylus gramineus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Grass-dwelling Tropical Gecko
Lygodactylus gamblei (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Lygodactylus leopardinus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Lygodactylus mirabundus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Lygodactylus paurospilus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Grayia obscura (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)
Naja nana (Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae) Dwarf Water Cobra
Polemon ater (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae)
Atheris mongoensis (Squamata Serpentes - Viperidae) Mongo Hairy Bush Viper