Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species
This list of reptile species found exclusively in Tanzania 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/
An alternative listing of endemic reptile species can be found at (ResearchGate)
Additional species described since the 14 November 2018 version of The Reptile Database are listed at the bottom of the page.
Ancylocranium
barkeri (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Lindi Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Ancylocranium
ionidesi (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Kilwa Sharp-snouted Worm Lizard
Chirindia
ewerbecki (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Mbanja Worm Lizard
Chirindia
mpwapwaensis (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Mpwapwa Worm Lizard
Chirindia
rondoensis (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Nchingidi Worm Lizard
Geocalamus
modestus (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Mpwapwa Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard
Loveridgea
ionidesii (Squamata Amphisbaenia
- Amphisbaenidae) Liwale Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Loveridgea phylofiniens (Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Ujiji Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Agama montana (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Montane
Rock Agama
Agama turuensis (Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Hanang
Agama
Kinyongia fischeri (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Nguru
Blade-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia
magomberae (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Magombera Single-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia
matschiei (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Giant East Usambara Blade-horned
Chameleon
Kinyongia msuyae (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Msuya’s
Forest Chameleon
Kinyongia
multituberculata (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) West Usambara Blade-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia oxyrhina (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae) Uluguru One-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia
uluguruensis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Uluguru Two-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia
uthmoelleri (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Hanang Hornless Chameleon
Kinyongia
vanheygeni (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Poroto Single-horned Chameleon
Kinyongia
vosseleri (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) East Usambara Two-horned Chameleon
Rhampholeon
acuminatus (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Nguru Spiny Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon
beraduccii (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Mahenge Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon moyeri (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Udzungwa
Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon
spinosus (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Usumbara Spiny Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon
temporalis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) East Usambara Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon
uluguruensis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Uluguru Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon
viridis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Pare Pygmy Chameleon
Trioceros
deremensis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Usambara Three-horned Chameleon
Trioceros
fuelleborni (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Poroto Three-horned Chameleon
Trioceros
hanangensis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Mount Hanang Chameleon
Trioceros
laterispinis (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Spiny-flanked Chameleon
Trioceros
sternfeldi (Squamata Sauria
- Chameleonidae) Tanzanian Montane Dwarf Chameleon
Trioceros tempeli (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Udzungwa
Double-bearded Chameleon
Trioceros werneri (Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Werner's
Three-horned Chameleon
Cordylus
ukingensis (Squamata Sauria
- Cordylidae) Ukinga Girdled Lizard
Cnemaspis barbouri (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Uluguru
Forest Gecko
Cnemaspis uzungwae (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Udzungwa
Forest Gecko
Hemidactylus
tanganicus (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Dutumi Gecko
Lygodactylus
broadleyi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Broadley’s Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus
conradti (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Conradt's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus
gravis (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Usambara Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus
inexpectatus (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Dar-es-Salaam Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus
kimhowelli (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Kim Howell's Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactylus
viscatus (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae)
Lygodactylus
williamsi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Turquoise Dwarf Gecko
Phelsuma parkeri (Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Pemba
Day Gecko
Urocotyledon
rasmusseni (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Udzungwa Tail-pad Gecko
Urocotyledon
wolterstorffi (Squamata Sauria
- Gekkonidae) Uluguru Tail-pad Gecko
Tetradactylus
udzungwensis (Squamata Sauria
- Gerrhosauridae) Udzungwa Long-tailed Seps
Ichnotropis
tanganicana (Squamata Sauria
- Lacertidae) Tanzanian Rough-scaled Lizard
Leptosiaphos
rhomboidalis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Udzungwa Five-toed Skink
Melanoseps
emmrichi (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Uluguru Limbless Skink
Melanoseps
longicauda (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Long-tailed Limbless Skink
Melanoseps
pygmaeus (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Pygmy Limbless Skink
Melanoseps
rondoensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Rondo Limbless skink
Melanoseps
uzungwensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Udzungwa Mountain Limbless Skink
Mochlus mafianus (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Mafia
Writhing Skink
Panaspis megalurus (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Blue-tailed
Snake-eyed Skink
Proscelotes eggeli (Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Usambara
Five-toed Fossorial Skink
Scelotes
uluguruensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Uluguru Fossorial Skink
Scolecoseps
acontias (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Sandy Limbless Skink
Scolecoseps
litipoensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Litipo Sand Skink
Trachylepis
albotaeniata (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Pemba Speckle-lipped Skink
Typhlacontias
kataviensis (Squamata Sauria
- Scincidae) Katavi Blind Dart Skink
Dipsadoboa werneri (Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae) Werner's Tree Snake
Natriciteres
pembana (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Pemba Marsh Snake
Philothamnus
macrops (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Usambara Green Snake
Xyelodontophis
uluguruensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Colubridae) Uluguru Dagger-tooth Snake
Elapsoidea nigra (Squamata
Serpentes - Elapidae) Usumbara Garter Snake
Amblyodipsas
dimidiata (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Mpwapwa Purple-glossed Snake
Aparallactus
werneri (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Usambara Centipede-eater
Buhoma procterae (Squamata
Serpentes - Lamprophiidae) Uluguru Forest Snake
Buhoma vauerocegae (Squamata
Serpentes - Lamprophiidae) Usambara Forest Snake
Lycophidion
pembanum (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Pemba Wolf Snake
Lycophidion
uzungwense (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Red-snouted Wolf Snake
Prosymna
ornatissima (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Ornate Shovel-snout
Prosymna
semifasciata (Squamata Serpentes
- Lamprophiidae) Banded shovel-snout
Leptotyphlops
mbanjensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Leptotyphlopidae) Mbanja Worm Snake
Leptotyphlops
pembae (Squamata Serpentes
- Leptotyphlopidae) Pemba Worm Snake
Afrotyphlops
gierrai (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Gierra's Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops
nigrocandidus (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Bicoloured Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops
platyrhynchus (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Tanga Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops
rondoensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Rondo Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops
tanganicanus (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Liwale Blind Snake
Afrotyphlops
usambaricus (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Usambara Blind Snake
Letheobia pallida (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Pallid Gracile Blind Snake
Letheobia pembana (Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae) Pemba Gracile Blind Snake
Letheobia
uluguruensis (Squamata Serpentes
- Typhlopidae) Uluguru Gracile Blind Snake
Atheris barbouri (Squamata
Serpentes - Viperidae) Udzungwa Mountain Viper
Atheris
ceratophora (Squamata Serpentes
- Viperidae) Usambara Eyelash Viper
Atheris matildae (Squamata
Serpentes - Viperidae) Matilda's Horned 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 92 listed above total 103 endemic reptile species for Tanzania.
Agama dodomae (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) Dodoma Rock Agama
Rhampholeon colemani (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Uzungwa Scarp Pygmy ChameleonRhampholeon nicolai (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Nicola's Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon princeeai (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Prince Ea's Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon rubeho (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Rubeho Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon sabini (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Nguu North Pygmy Chameleon
Rhampholeon waynelotteri (Squamata Sauria - Chameleonidae) Wayne's Pygmy Chameleon
Lygodactylus pakenhami (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Grote’s Dwarf Gecko
Dipsadoboa kageleri (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Kageler's Tree Snake
Dispholidus pembae (Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) Pemba Boomslang
Psammophylax kellyi (Squamata Serpentes - Psammophidae) Tanzanian Grass Snake