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Pilanesberg Reptiles List

PILANESBERG GAME RESERVE - REPTILES LIST
Order & Family
Scientific Name
Common Name
SAURIA
GEKKONIDAE
Homopholis wahlbergi
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Velvety Gecko
Fluweelagtige Geitjie
-
  Hemidactylus mabouia
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Tropical Gecko
Tropiese Geitjie
-
  Lygodactylus c. capensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Dwarf Gecko
Gewone Dwerg-geitjie
-
  Pachydactylus affinis
English

Afrikaans

Setswana
Transvaal Thicktoed Gecko
Transvaalse Diktoongeitjie
-
  Pachydactylus capensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
-Cape Thicktoed Gecko
-
-
  Pachydactylus turneri
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Turners Thicktoed Gecko
Turner se Diktoongeitjie
-
AGAMIDAE Acanthocercus atricollis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Tree Agama
Boom-koggelmander
Mmamagwatagwata
  Agama aculeata distanti
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Spiny Agama
Stekel-koggelmander
Mmamagwatagwata
  Agama atra atra
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Southern Rock Agama
Suidelike Klip-koggelmander
Mmamagwatagwata
CHAMAELEONIDAE Chamaeleo d. dilepis
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Flap-necked Chameleon
Gewone Groot Verkleur-mannetjie
Lebodu/Leobu
SCINCIDAE Mabuya varia varia
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
-Variegated Skink
Gevlekte Skink
Sefeleko
  Mabuya s. punctatissimus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Stripped Skink
Gestreepte Skink
Sefeleko
  Mabuya capensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Three-lined Skink
Driestreep Skink
Sefeleko
  Lygosoma s. sundevallii
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Sundeval's Skink
Sundeval se Grawende Skink
Sefeleko
  Panaspis wahlbergii
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Snake-eyed Skink
Dwerg Skink
Sefeleko
 
Acontias percevalli occidentalis
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Percival's Legless Skink
Percival se Pootlose Skink
Sefeleko
LACERTIDAE Nucras holobi
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Holob's Sand Lizard
Prag-sandakkedis
Mokgathitswane
  Nucras intertexta
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Spotted Sand Lizard
Gespikkelde Sandakkedis
Mokgathitswane
  Ichnotropis squamulosa
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Rough-scaled Lizard
Grofskub-akkedis
Mokgathitswane
  Ichnotropis capensis
English

Afrikaans

Setswana
Cape Rough-scaled Sand Lizard
Kaapse Grofskub-sandakkedis
Mokgathitswane
CORDYLIDAE
Cordylus tropidosternum jonesii
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Jones' Girdled Lizard
Bosveldse Skurwejantjie
Mokgathitswane
  Cordylus vittifer
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Transvaal Girdled Lizard
Transvaalse Skurwejaantjie
Mokgathitswane
GERRHOSAURIDAE Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Yellow-throated Plated Lizard
Geelkeel-pantserakkedis
Mokgathitswane
VARANIDAE
Varanus albigularis albigularis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Rock / Tree Leguaan
Veldlikkewaan
Gopane
  Varanus niloticus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Water Leguaan
Water Likkewaan
Polometsi/Gopane-wa-Metsi
AMPHISBAENIDAE Monopeltis infuscata
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Cape Worm-lizard
Kaapse Wurm-akkedis
-
SERPENTES
TYPHLOPIDAE
Typhlops bibronii
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Bibron's Blind Snake
Bibron se Erdslang
-
  Rhinotyphlops lalandei
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Lalande's Blind Snake
Lalande se Erdslang
-
LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE Leptotyphlops s. scutifrons
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Peters' Thread Snake
Peter se Garingslang
-
  Leptotyphlops distanti
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Distant's Tread Snake
Distant se Garingslang
BOIDAE Python sebae natalensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
African Python
Gewone Luislang
Tlhware
SERPENTES
COLUBRIDAE
Lycodonomorphus rufulus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Brown Water Snake
Bruin Waterslang
Noga
  Lamprophis fuliginosus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Brown House Snake
Bruin Huisslang
Noga
  Lycophidion c. capense
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Cape Wolf Snake
Kaapse Wolfslang
Noga
  Mehelya c. capensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Cape File Snake
Kaapse Vylslang
Noga
  Mehelya nyassae
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Black File Snake
Swart Vylslang
Noga
  Philothamnus semivariegatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Spotted Bush Snake
Gespikkelde Bosslang
Noga
  Philothamnus hoplogaster
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Green Water Snake
Groen Waterslang
Noga
 
Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Natal Green Snake
Natalse Groen Waterslang
Legwere
  Prosymna bivittata
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Twinstriped Shovel-snout
Dubbel-gestreepte Graafneusslang
Noga
  Prosymna s. sundevallii
English
Afrikaans

Setswana
Lined Shovel-snout
Gestreepte Graafneusslang
Noga
  Pseudaspis cana
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Mole Snake
Molslang
Noga
  Dasypeltis scabra
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Common Egg-eater
Gewone Eiervreter
Noga
  Telescopus s. semiannulatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Eastern Tiger Snake
Tierslang
Noga
  Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Herald Snake
Rooilip-slang
Noga
  Dispholidus t. typus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Tree Snake
Boomslang
Noga
  Thelotornis c. capensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Vine Snake
Takslang
Mosenene
  Psammophylax tritaeniatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Striped Skaapsteker
Gestreepte Skaapsteker
Noga
  Psammophis s. subtaeniatus
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Yellow-bellied Sand Snake
Geelpenssandslang
Noga
  Psammophis b. brevirostris
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Short-snouted Sand Snake
Kortsnoetsandslang
Noga
 
Psammophis leightoni trinasalis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Fork-marked Sand Snake
Vurkmerksandslang
Noga
  Psammophis angolensis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Pygmy Sand Snake
Dwerg-sandslang
Noga
ATRACTASPIDIDAE Aparallactus capensis
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Black-headed Centipede-eater
Swartkop-mierslang
Noga
  Atractaspis bibronii
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Side-stabbing Snake
Sypikslang
Noga
ELAPIDAE Aspidelaps s. scutatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Shield-nose snake
Skildneusslang
Noga
  Elapsoidea boulengeri
English

Afrikaans

Setswana
Half-banded Garter Snake
Half-gebande Kousbandslang
Noga
  Naja a. annulifera
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Snouted Cobra
Egiptiese Kobra
Kake
  Naja mossambica
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Mozambique Spitting Cobra
Mosambiek Kobra
Kake
  Dendroaspis polylepis
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Black Mamba
Swart Mamba
Mokwepa
VIPERIDAE Causus rhombeatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Rhombic Night Adder
Nagadder
Lebolobolo
  Bitis a. arietans
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Puff-adder
Pofadder
Lebolobolo
CROCODYLIA
CROCODYLIDAE
Crocodylus niloticus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Nile Crocodile
Nyl Krokodil
Kwena
CHELONIA
TESTUDINIDAE
Geochelone pardalis babcocki
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Leopard tortoise
Bergskilpad
Khudu
  Kinixys lobatsiana
English

Afrikaans
Setswana
Lobatse Hinged-back Tortoise
Skanierdop-landskilpad
Khudu
PELOMEDUSIDAE Pelomedusa subrufa
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Cape Terrapin
Platdop Waterskilpad
Rantlapere
  Pelusios sinuatus
English
Afrikaans
Setswana
Serrated Terrapin
Groot Waterskilpad
Rantlapere

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