Ethiopia
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in Ethiopia 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 or resurrected since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Acanthocercus
guentherpetersi (Squamata Sauria
- Agamidae) Peters' Ridgeback Agama
Agama lucyae (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Wollega
Agama
Xenagama wilmsi (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Wilm's
Strange Agama
Xenagama zonura (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Ethiopian
Ridgeback Agama
Trioceros affinis (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Ethiopian
Highland Chameleon
Trioceros
balebicornutus (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Bale Two-horned Chameleon
Trioceros harennae (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Harenna
Forest Chameleon
Cordylus rivae (Squamata
Sauria - Cordylidae)
Ethiopian
Girdled Lizard
Hemidactylus
awashensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Awash Gecko
Panaspis tancredi (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Ethiopian
Snake-eyed Skink
Platyceps somalicus (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Ogaden Racer
Bofa erlangeri (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Ethiopian House Snake
Lamprophis
abyssinicus (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Abyssinian House Snake
Pseudoboodon
boehmei (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Böhme’s Ethiopian Snake
Pseudoboodon
sandfordorum (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Sandford’s Ethiopian Snake
Letheobia largeni (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Largen’s Blind Snake
Letheobia somalica (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Ethiopian Blind Snake
Bitis harenna (Squamata
Serpentes - Viperidae) Bale Mountains Adder
Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. These 3 species added to the 20 listed above total 23 endemic reptile species for Ethiopia.
Trioceros wolfgangboehmei (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Wolfgang Böhme's Ethiopian Chameleon
Panaspis annettesabinae (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Sabin's Snake-eyed Skink
Trachylepis boehmei (Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) Bohme's Grass Skink