Sao Tome and Principe
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in Sao Tome and Principe 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/
For an alternative 2018 list of endemic reptiles see (Table 1 of ResearchGate) and for a 2022 list see (Springer)
Additional species described since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Hemidactylus
greeffii (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Greeff’s Giant Gecko
Hemidactylus
principensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Principe Giant Gecko
Feylinia polylepis (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Principe
Burrowing Skink
Panaspis africanus (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Guinea
Lidless Skink
Panaspis thomensis (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Sao Tome
Leaf-litter Skink
Trachylepis
adamastor (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Adamastor Skink
Trachylepis
thomensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae)
Hapsidophrys
principis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Principe Green Snake
Philothamnus
thomensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Sao Tome Green Snake
Naja peroescobari (Squamata
Serpentes - Elapidae) Sao Tome Cobra
Afrotyphlops
elegans (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Elegant Worm Snake
Letheobia feae (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae)
Recently described or resurrected species not included in the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed below. This single species added to the 13 listed above total 14 endemic reptile species for Sao Tome.
Boaedon mendesi (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Principe House Snake