CaBO Verde

Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in Cabo Verde 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.

EX = Extinct

Hemidactylus bouvieri (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Cape Verde Leaf-toed Gecko

Hemidactylus lopezjuradoi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Lopez-Jurado's Leaf-toed Gecko

Tarentola boavistensis (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Boavista Wall Gecko

Tarentola bocagei (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Bocage's Wall Gecko

Tarentola caboverdiana (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Cape Verde Wall Gecko

Tarentola darwini (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Darwin's Wall Gecko

Tarentola fogoensis (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Fogo Wall Gecko

Tarentola gigas (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Giant Wall Gecko

Tarentola maioensis (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Maio Wall Gecko

Tarentola nicolauensis (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Sao Nicolau Wall Gecko

Tarentola protogigas (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae)

Tarentola raziana (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Raso Wall Gecko

Tarentola rudis (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae)

Tarentola substituta (Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae) Sao Vicente Wall Gecko

Chioninia coctei EX (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Cape Verde Giant Skink

Chioninia delalandii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Delaland's Skink

Chioninia fogoensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Santo Antao Skink

Chioninia nicolauensis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Sao Nicolau Skink

Chioninia spinalis (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)

Chioninia stangeri (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Stanger's Skink

Chioninia vaillantii (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Vaillant's Skink

Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 2 species added to the 21 listed above total 23 endemic reptile species for Cabo Verde.

Hemidactylus boavistensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Boavista Leaf-toed Gecko

Hemidactylus nicolauensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Sao Nicolau Leaf-toed Gecko