List of reptiles of Togo
This is a list of reptiles in Togo . There are 162 reptile species in Togo , including 4 crocodilian species, 49 lizard species, 97 snake species, and 12 turtle species. This list is derived from the Reptile Database which includes those reptiles that have recently been classified as extinct.
West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus )
Crocodylidae
African redhead agama (Agama picticauda )Senegal chameleon (Chamaeleo senegalensis )Brooke's house gecko (Hemidactylus brookii)Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia )Sudan plated lizard (Broadleysaurus major )African red-sided skink (Trachylepis perrotetii )Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus )
Agamidae
Amphisbaenidae
Chamaeleonidae
Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae
Ancylodactylus spinicollis Müller, 1907 Hemidactylus albituberculatus Trape, 2012 Hemidactylus angulatus Hallowell, 1854 Hemidactylus ansorgii Boulenger, 1901 Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845 Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842 Hemidactylus kyaboboensis Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014 Hemidactylus mabouia (Moreau de Jonnès, 1818) Hemidactylus matschiei (Tornier, 1901) Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870 Lygodactylus conraui Tornier, 1902 Lygodactylus gutturalis (Bocage, 1873) Lygodactylus picturatus (Peters, 1870)
Phyllodactylidae
Gerrhosauridae
Lacertidae
Scincidae
Chalcides thierryi Tornier, 1901 Cophoscincopus greeri Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler, 2000 Cophoscincopus simulans (Vaillant, 1885) Mochlus fernandi (Burton, 1836) Mochlus guineensis (Peters, 1879) Panaspis togoensis (Werner, 1902) Trachylepis affinis (Gray, 1838) Trachylepis albilabris (Hallowell, 1857) Trachylepis buettneri (Matschie, 1893) Trachylepis maculilabris (Gray, 1845) Trachylepis perrotetii (Duméril & Bibron, 1839) Trachylepis polytropis (Boulenger, 1903) Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (Lichtenstein, 1823)
Varanidae
Slender burrowing asp (Atractaspis aterrima )Saharan sand boa (Eryx muelleri )Laurent's tree snake (Dipsadoboa viridis )Boomslang (Dispholidus typus )Emerald snake (Hapsidophrys smaragdina )Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis )Black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis )Olive grass racer (Psammophis phillipsii )Central African rock python (Python sebae )Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica )West African Gaboon viper (Bitis nasicornis )Puff adder (Bitis arietans )
Atractaspididae
Boidae
Colubridae
Afronatrix anoscopus (Cope, 1861) Bamanophis dorri (Lataste, 1888) Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis (Reinhardt, 1843) Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia (Laurenti, 1768) Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané, 2006 Dasypeltis fasciata Smith, 1849 Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané, 2006 Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012 Dipsadoboa brevirostris (Sternfeld, 1908) Dipsadoboa riparia Trape, Mediannikov & Baldé, 2023 Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993 Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther, 1858 Dipsadoboa viridis (Peters, 1869) Dispholidus typus (Smith, 1828) Grayia smithii (Leach, 1818) Hapsidophrys lineata Fischer, 1856 Hapsidophrys smaragdina (Schlegel, 1837) Meizodon coronatus (Schlegel, 1837) Meizodon regularis Fischer, 1856 Natriciteres fuliginoides (Günther, 1858) Natriciteres olivacea (Peters, 1854) Natriciteres variegata (Peters, 1861) Philothamnus carinatus (Andersson, 1901) Philothamnus heterodermus (Hallowell, 1857) Philothamnus irregularis (Leach, 1819) Philothamnus nitidus (Günther, 1863) Philothamnus semivariegatus (Smith, 1840) Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther, 1862 Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (Reinhardt, 1843) Scaphiophis albopunctatus Peters, 1870 Telescopus variegatus (Reinhardt, 1843) Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell, 1844) Thrasops occidentalis Parker, 1940 Toxicodryas blandingii (Hallowell, 1844) Toxicodryas pulverulenta (Fischer, 1856)
Elapidae
Dendroaspis jamesoni (Traill, 1843) Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell, 1844) Elapsoidea semiannulata Bocage, 1882 Naja guineensis Broadley, Trape, Chirio, Ineich & Wüster, 2018 Naja katiensis Angel, 1922 Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843 Naja savannula Broadley, Trape, Chirio & Wüster, 2018 Pseudohaje nigra Günther, 1858
Lamprophiidae
Boaedon fuliginosus (Boie, 1827) Boaedon lineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Boaedon olivaceus (Duméril, 1856) Boaedon virgatus (Hallowell, 1854) Chamaelycus fasciatus (Günther, 1858) Gonionotophis grantii (Günther, 1863) Gonionotophis klingi Matschie, 1893 Hormonotus modestus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) Limaformosa crossi (Boulenger, 1895) Limaformosa guirali (Mocquard, 1887) Lycophidion irroratum (Leach, 1819) Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857 Lycophidion nigromaculatum (Peters, 1863) Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854 Mehelya poensis (Smith, 1849) Mehelya stenophthalmus (Mocquard, 1887)
Leptotyphlopidae
Prosymnidae
Psammophiidae
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia (Günther, 1864) Kladirostratus togoensis (Matschie, 1893) Psammophis afroccidentalis Trape, Böhme & Mediannikov, 2019 Psammophis elegans (Shaw, 1802) Psammophis lineatus (Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854) Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882 Psammophis phillipsii (Hallowell, 1844) Psammophis praeornatus (Schlegel, 1837)
Pythonidae
Typhlopidae
Viperidae
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta )Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana )
Cheloniidae
Dermochelyidae
Pelomedusidae
Testudinidae
Trionychidae
References
"Reptiles of Togo" . Reptile Database. 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024 .Hoinsoude Segniagbeto, Gabriel; Trape, Jean-François; Afiademanyo, Komlan M.; et al. (2015). "Checklist of the lizards of Togo (West Africa), with comments on systematics, distribution, ecology, and conservation". Zoosystema . 37 (2): 381– 402. doi :10.5252/z2015n2a7 .
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