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Bibliography of the reptiles of Senegal Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Senegal Introduced species
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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).

Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Worm Lizards (Amphisbaenia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Amphisbaenidae (Typical Worm Lizards)
Genus Cynisca (West African Round-headed Worm Lizards)
 
Cynisca feae
Guinea-Bissau Worm Lizard
Gans 1987 Gans 2005 Mane & Trape 2015 Trape 2014
 
Cynisca manei
Bamako Samba Worm Lizard
Mane & Trape 2015 Trape 2014 Trape, Mane & Balde 2014
 
Cynisca senegalensis
Senegal Worm Lizard
Gans 1987 Gans 2005 Mane & Trape 2015 Trape 2014

Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus suchus
West African Crocodile
Brito 2003 [as niloticus] Fuchs, Mertens & Wermuth 1974 Joger & Lambert 2002 [as niloticus] King & Burke 1989 [as niloticus] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Genus Osteolaemus (Dwarf Crocodiles)
 
Osteolaemus tetraspis
West African Dwarf Crocodile
Joger & Lambert 2002 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Agamidae (Agamas and Dragons)
Genus Agama (Typical Agamas)
 
Agama bocourti
Casamance Agama
The Reptile Database (viewed 10th April, 2011) Wermuth 1967
 
Agama boensis
Boe Agama
Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Agama boueti
Mali Agama
Berre 1989 Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Joger 1979 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Agama picticauda
Ada Foah Agama
Cisse & Karns 1978 [as agama] Geniez, Padial & Crochet 2011 [as agama] Joger & Lambert 2002 [as agama] Leache, Grummer, Miller, Krishnan, Fujita, Boehme, Schmitz, LeBreton, Ineich, Chirio, Ofori-boateng, Eniang, Greenbaum, Roedel & Wagner 2016 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 [as agama] Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 [as agama] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as agama] Wagner, Krause & Boehme 2008 [as agama]
 
Agama sankaranica
Sankaranian Agama
Joger & Lambert 2002
 
Agama weidholzi
Senegal Agama
Cisse & Karns 1978 Joger & Lambert 1996 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1979 Joger 1981 Mediannikov, Trape & Trape 2012 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wagner & Bauer 2011 Wagner, Ineich, Leache, Wilms, Trape, Boehme & Schmitz 2009
 Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Genus Chamaeleo (Typical Chameleons)
 
Chamaeleo gracilis
Graceful Chameleon
Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Glaw 2015 Joger & Lambert 2002 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chamaeleo senegalensis
Senegal Chameleon
Cisse & Karns 1978 Glaw 2015 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Klaver & Boehme 1997 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Papenfuss 1969 Tilbury 2010 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Eublepharidae (Eyelid Geckos)
Genus Hemitheconyx (African Fat-tailed Geckos)
 
Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
West African Fat-tailed Gecko
Cisse & Karns 1978 Grismer 1988 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Loveridge 1947 Papenfuss 1969 Seufer, Kaverkin & Kirschner (eds.) 2005 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Gekkonidae (Typical Geckos)
Genus Hemidactylus (Half-toed Geckos)
 
Hemidactylus angulatus
West African House Gecko
Boehme 1978 [as brookii] Cisse & Karns 1978 [as brookii] Joger & Lambert 2002 [as "brooki complex"] Loveridge 1947 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth 1965
 
Hemidactylus mabouia
Cosmopolitan House Gecko
Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Lygodactylus (African-Neotropical Dwarf Geckos)
 
Lygodactylus gutturalis
Chevron-throated Dwarf Gecko
Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Joger & Lambert 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth 1965
Genus Stenodactylus (Afro-Asian Thin-toed Geckos)
 
Stenodactylus petrii
North African Thin-toed Gecko
Arnold 1980 Cisse & Karns 1978 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Stenodactylus sthenodactylus
Elegant Thin-toed Gecko
Baha el Din 2006 Boehme 1978 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008
 Family Lacertidae (Typical Lizards)
Genus Acanthodactylus (Fringe-toed Lizards)
 
Acanthodactylus aureus
Golden Fringe-toed Lizard
Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Acanthodactylus dumerilii
Lesser Fringe-toed Lizard
Crochet, Geniez & Ineich 2003 [as senegalensis] Salvador 1982 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Latastia (African Long-tailed Lizards)
 
Latastia longicaudata
Common Long-tailed Lizard
Bischoff 1991 Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Mesalina (Afro-Asian Desert Lizards)
 
Mesalina guttulata
Common Small-spotted Desert Lizard
Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Szczerbak 1975 Yousefkhani, Marin & Rastegar-Pouyani 2015
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)
 
Tarentola annularis
Egyptian White-spotted Gecko
Cisse & Karns 1978 Joger 1981 Joger 1984 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola chazaliae
Helmeted Gecko
Bons & Geniez 1996 Geniez, Mateo, Geniez & Pether 2004 Ineich, Dia, Alphally & Colas 1998
 
Tarentola parvicarinata
Small-keeled Gecko
Berre 1989 Joger & Lambert 1996 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1984 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Tarentola senegambiae
Senegambian Wall Gecko
Cisse & Karns 1978 [as ephippiata] Joger & Lambert 2002 [as ephippiata] Joger 1981 [as ephippiata] Joger 1984 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Chalcides (Cylindrical Skinks)
 
Chalcides armitagei
Gambian Cylindrical Skink
Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Trape 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chalcides delislei
Central Saharan Three-fingered Skink
Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chalcides pulchellus
West African Cylindrical Skink
Carranza, Arnold, Geniez, Roca & Mateo 2008 Greenbaum 2005 Joger & Lambert 2002 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Chalcides sphenopsiformis
Senegal Sand Skink
Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Grandison 1956 Schleich, Kastle & Kabisch 1996 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Cophoscincopus (West African Keeled Water Skinks)
 
Cophoscincopus greeri
Guinean Keeled Water Skink
Boehme, Schmitz & Ziegler 2000 Joger & Lambert 2002 [as "cf. greeri"]
 
Cophoscincopus senegalensis
Senegalese Keeled Water Skink
Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Mochlus (African Supple Skinks)
 
Mochlus fernandi
Western Red-flanked Skink
Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Panaspis (African Snake-eyed Skinks)
 
Panaspis togoensis
Togo Snake-eyed Skink
Boehme 1978 Fuhn 1972 Schmitz, Ineich & Chirio 2005 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Panaspis tristaoi
Nimba Snake-eyed Skink
Trape 2010 [as P. "nimbaense"] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Scincus (Sand Fish)
 
Scincus albifasciatus
White-banded Sand Fish
Arnold & Leviton 1977 Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Geniez, Mateo, Geniez & Pether 2004 Hartmann 1989 Sindaco & Jeremchenko 2008 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Trachylepis (African-American Grass and Forest Skinks)
 
Trachylepis affinis
Lesser Brown-flanked Skink
Cisse & Karns 1978 Hoogmoed 1974 Joger 1981 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis perrotetii
Orange-flanked Skink
Cisse & Karns 1978 Hoogmoed 1974 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
African Five-lined Skink
Hoogmoed 1974 Joger & Lambert 2002 Koppetsch 2020 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Genus Varanus (Monitor Lizards)
 
Varanus exanthematicus
Western Savanna Monitor
Bayless 2002 Bennett in Pianka, King & King (eds.) 2004 Boehme 1978 Cisse & Karns 1978 Mertens 1963 Papenfuss 1969 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Varanus niloticus
Nile Monitor
Bayless 2002 Boehme & Ziegler 1997 Joger & Lambert 2002 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Eryx (Sand Boas)
 
Eryx muelleri
West African Sand Boa
Berre 1989 Boehme 1978 Stimson 1969 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Afronatrix (West African Brown Water Snake)
 
Afronatrix anoscopus
West African Brown Water Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Trape & Mane 1995 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Bamanophis (West African Whip Snake)
 
Bamanophis dorri
West African Whip Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Papenfuss 1969 Schatti & Trape 2008 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape 1997
Genus Crotaphopeltis (Herald Snakes)
 
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Common Herald Snake
Boehme 1978 Joger & Lambert 2002 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
Genus Dasypeltis (African Egg Eaters)
 
Dasypeltis confusa
Diamondback Egg Eater
Bates & Broadley 2018 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
 
Dasypeltis fasciata
Central African Egg Eater
Chirio & LeBreton 2007 Gans 1959 Gans 1960 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004
 
Dasypeltis gansi
Savanna Egg Eater
Bates & Ineich 2012 Bates, Trape & Spawls 2013 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
 
Dasypeltis latericia
Senegalese Egg Eater
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
 
Dasypeltis sahelensis
Sahel Egg Eater
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mediannikov & Trape 2012
Genus Dipsadoboa (Nocturnal Tree Snakes)
 
Dipsadoboa weileri
Grey Nocturnal Tree Snake
Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 [as "aff. weileri"]
Genus Dispholidus (Boomslangs)
 
Dispholidus sp.
(Boomslang)
Broadley & Wallach 2002 [as D. typus] David & Ineich 1999 [as D. typus] Joger & Lambert 2002 [as D. t. typus] Papenfuss 1969 [as D. typus] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as D. typus] Trape & Mane 2002 [as D. typus] Trape & Mane 2006 [as D. typus] Villiers 1975 [as D. typus]
Genus Grayia (Equatorial African Water Snakes)
 
Grayia smythii
Equatorial Water Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 1996 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Grayia tholloni
Nandi Water Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Pauwels 1996 Trape & Mane 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Meizodon (African Smooth Snakes)
 
Meizodon coronatus
West African Crowned Smooth Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 
Meizodon semiornatus
Semi-ornate Smooth Snake
Doucet 1963 Villiers 1975
Genus Natriciteres (African Marsh Snakes)
 
Natriciteres olivacea
Olive Marsh Snake
Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Philothamnus (African Green Snakes)
 
Philothamnus irregularis
Irregular Green Snake
Boehme 1978 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Variegated Bush Snake
Boehme 1978 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Philothamnus smithii
Smith's Green Snake
Trape, Hughes, Collet & Mediannikov 2021
Genus Telescopus (Afro-Asian Cat Snakes)
 
Telescopus tripolitanus
North African Cat Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Crochet, Rasmussen, Wilms, Geniez, Trape & Boehme 2008 Papenfuss 1969 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Wilms, Wagner & Spawls 2021
 
Telescopus variegatus
Variable Cat Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Thrasops (Black Tree Snakes)
 
Thrasops occidentalis
Western Black Tree Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Toxicodryas (African Tree Cat Snakes)
 
Toxicodryas blandingii
Western Black-and-Yellow Tree Snake
Doucet 1963 Greenbaum, Allen, Vaughan, Pauwels, Wallach, Kusamba, Muninga, Aristote, Mali, Badjedjea, Penner, Roedel, Rivera, Sterkhova, Johnson, Tapondjou Nkonmeneck & Brown 2021 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 Family Elapidae [part 1: terrestrial species] (Cobras, Mambas, etc.)
Genus Dendroaspis (Mambas)
 
Dendroaspis polylepis
Black Mamba
David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Haakansson & Madsen 1983 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mane & Balde 2005 Villiers 1975
 
Dendroaspis viridis
Western Green Mamba
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
Genus Elapsoidea (African Garter Snakes)
 
Elapsoidea semiannulata
Half-banded Garter Snake
Broadley 1971 Broadley 1998 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Elapsoidea trapei
Senegal Garter Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Mane 1999 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Naja (Typical Cobras)
 
Naja katiensis
Brown Spitting Cobra
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Naja nigricollis
Black-necked Spitting Cobra
Broadley 1968 Joger & Lambert 2002 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014 Wuster & Broadley 2007
 
Naja savannula
West African Banded Cobra
Boehme 1978 [as N. melanoleuca] Broadley 1968 [as N. melanoleuca] David & Ineich 1999 [as N. melanoleuca] Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 [as N. melanoleuca] Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. melanoleuca] Trape & Mane 2000 [as N. melanoleuca] Trape & Mane 2002 [as N. melanoleuca] Trape & Mane 2004 [as N. melanoleuca] Trape & Mane 2006 [as N. melanoleuca] Wuster, Chirio, Trape, Ineich, Jackson, Greenbaum, Barron, Kusamba, Nagy, Storey, Hall, Wuster, Barlow & Broadley 2018
 
Naja senegalensis
Senegalese Cobra
Broadley 1968 [as N. haje] Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as N. haje] Trape & Mane 2000 [as N. haje] Trape & Mane 2002 [as N. haje] Trape & Mane 2004 [as N. haje] Trape & Mane 2006 [as N. haje] Trape, Chirio, Broadley & Wuster 2009
 Family Lamprophiidae (House Snakes, etc.)
Genus Amblyodipsas (Purple-glossed Snakes and Quill-snouted Snakes)
 
Amblyodipsas unicolor
Equatorial Purple-glossed Snake
Broadley 1971 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Atractaspis (Stiletto Snakes)
 
Atractaspis aterrima
Western Forest Stiletto Snake
Boehme 1978 David & Ineich 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis dahomeyensis
Dahomey Stiletto Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Joger & Lambert 2002 Spawls & Branch 1995 Villiers 1975 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis microlepidota
Small-scaled Stiletto Snake
David & Ineich 1999 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape 2005 Trape, Mane & Ineich 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Atractaspis micropholis
Sahelian Stiletto Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 Golay, Smith, Broadley, Dixon, McCarthy, Rage, Schatti & Toriba 1993 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Mane & Ineich 2006 Villiers 1975 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Boaedon (Afro-Arabian House Snakes)
 
Boaedon fuliginosus
Common African House Snake
Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 
Boaedon lineatus
Lined House Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
Genus Dromophis (Olympic Snakes)
 
Dromophis lineatus
Lined Olympic Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Hughes 2004 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 
Dromophis praeornatus
Ornate Olympic Snake
Boehme 1978 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019 Villiers 1965 Villiers 1975
Genus Gonionotophis (Lesser File Snakes)
 
Gonionotophis grantii
Savanna Dwarf File Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Limaformosa (Venus File Snakes)
 
Limaformosa crossi
Savanna File Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1965
Genus Lycophidion (African Wolf Snakes)
 
Lycophidion albomaculatum
White-spotted Wolf Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Condamin 1994 Joger & Lambert 1996 Joger & Lambert 2002 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Lycophidion irroratum
Western Forest Wolf Snake
Papenfuss 1969 Villiers 1975
 
Lycophidion semicinctum
Semi-annulated Wolf Snake
Condamin 1994 [as L. semicinctum] Papenfuss 1969 [as L. semicinctum] Trape & Mane 2002 [as L. semicinctum] Villiers 1975 [as L. semicinctum]
Genus Mehelya (Greater File Snakes)
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Mehelya gabouensis
Gabou File Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Trape & Mane 2005 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Prosymna (Shovel-snout Snakes)
 
Prosymna collaris
Collared Shovel-snout
Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Prosymna greigerti
Sudan Savanna Shovel-snout
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011 Joger & Lambert 2002 Papenfuss 1969 [as P. laurenti] Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Prosymna meleagris
Speckled Shovel-snout
Chirio, Ineich, Schmitz & Trape 2011 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
Genus Psammophis (Old World Sand Snakes and Grass Snakes)
 
Psammophis afroccidentalis
West African Sand Snake
Boehme 1978 [as P. sibilans] Brito, Rebelo, Crochet & Geniez 2008 [as P. sibilans] Joger 1981 [as "cf. rukwae"] Trape & Mane 2000 [as P. sibilans] Trape & Mane 2002 [as P. sibilans] Trape & Mane 2004 [as P. sibilans] Trape & Mane 2006 [as P. sibilans] Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis elegans
Elegant Sand Snake
Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 
Psammophis phillipsii
West African Olive Grass Snake
Broadley 1977 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
 
Psammophis sudanensis
Sudan Sand Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Emms, Jambang, Bahl, Mankali, Paziaud & Barnett 2007 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape, Crochet, Broadley, Sourouille, Mane, Burger, Boehme, Saleh, Karan, Lanza & Mediannikov 2019
Genus Rhamphiophis (Beaked Snakes)
 
Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Western Beaked Snake
Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Chirio & Ineich 1991 Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Myriopholis (Many-scaled Thread Snakes)
 
Myriopholis adleri
Chadian Thread Snake
Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape 2002
 
Myriopholis boueti
Mali Thread Snake
Hahn & Wallach 1998 Hahn 1980 Ineich & Prudent 2014 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006
 
Myriopholis rouxestevae
Senegal Thread Snake
Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Rhinoleptus (West African Sharp-nosed Thread Snake)
 
Rhinoleptus koniagui
West African Sharp-nosed Thread Snake
Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Hahn 1980 Jallow & Trape 2013 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Trape 2014
 Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus Python (Typical Pythons)
 
Python regius
Ball Python
Boehme 1978 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Papenfuss 1969 Stimson 1969 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Villiers 1975
 
Python sebae
Northern Rock Python
Boehme 1978 Broadley 1984 Chippaux & Jackson 2019 Joger & Lambert 2002 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Villiers 1975
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Afrotyphlops (African Giant Blind Snakes)
 
Afrotyphlops lineolatus
Lineolate Blind Snake
Hahn 1980 Joger & Lambert 2002 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 
Afrotyphlops punctatus
Spotted Blind Snake
Hahn 1980 Joger & Lambert 2002 Papenfuss 1969 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2006 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
 Family Viperidae (Vipers)
Genus Bitis (African Adders)
 
Bitis arietans
Common Puff Adder
Boehme 1978 David & Ineich 1999 Joger & Lambert 2002 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Causus (Night Adders)
 
Causus maculatus
West African Night Adder
David & Ineich 1999 Joger & Lambert 2002 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002 Trape & Mane 2004 Trape & Mane 2006
Genus Echis (Carpet Vipers)
 
Echis jogeri
Mali Carpet Viper
Boehme 1978 [as ocellatus] Chippaux & Jackson 2019 David & Ineich 1999 [as ocellatus] Hughes 1976 [as ocellatus] McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as ocellatus] Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Spawls & Branch 1995 [as ocellatus] Trape & Mane 2002 [as ocellatus] Trape & Mane 2004 [as ocellatus] Trape & Mane 2006 [as ocellatus] Trape & Mane 2017 Trape 2018
 
Echis leucogaster
White-bellied Carpet Viper
Boehme 1978 David & Ineich 1999 Hughes 1976 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Pook, Joger, Stumpel & Wuster 2009 Sindaco, Venchi & Grieco 2013 Spawls & Branch 1995 Trape & Mane 2000 Trape & Mane 2002

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta
Loggerhead Sea Turtle
Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas
Green Sea Turtle
Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 King & Burke 1989 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle
Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea
Leatherback Sea Turtle
Brongersma in Bjorndal (ed.) 1982 Fretey 1991 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 Family Pelomedusidae (African Side-necked Turtles)
Genus Pelomedusa (African Helmeted Turtles)
 
Pelomedusa olivacea
Sahelian Helmeted Turtle
Boehme 1978 [as subrufa] Boycott & Bourquin 2008 [as subrufa] Fritz & Havas 2006 [as subrufa] Iverson 1992 [as subrufa] Joger & Lambert 2002 [as subrufa] King & Burke 1989 [as subrufa] McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 [as subrufa] Petzold, Vargas-Ramirez, Kehlmaier, Vamberger, Branch, Preez, Hofmeyr, Meyer, Schleicher, Siroky & Fritz 2014 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
Genus Pelusios (African Mud Turtles)
 
Pelusios adansonii
Sahelian Mud Turtle
Boehme 1978 Bour 2008 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
 
Pelusios castaneus
Chestnut Mud Turtle
Bour, Luiselli, Petrozzi, Segniabeto & Chirio 2016 Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Bour 2004 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012
 
Pelusios castanoides
Yellow-bellied Mud Turtle
King & Burke 1989
 
Pelusios subniger
East African Black Mud Turtle
Joger & Lambert 2002 Joger 1981 King & Burke 1989
 Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Genus Centrochelys (African Spurred Tortoise)
 
Centrochelys sulcata
African Spurred Tortoise
Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Papenfuss 1969 Petrozzi, Hema, Demaya, Benansio, Eniang, Diagne, Segniagbeto & Luiselli 2020 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Genus Kinixys (Hinge-back Tortoises)
 
Kinixys nogueyi
Western Savanna Hinge-back Tortoise
Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Joger & Lambert 2002 Kindler, Branch, Hofmeyr, Maran, Siroky, Vences, Harvey, Hauswaldt, Schleicher, Stuckas & Fritz 2012 King & Burke 1989 [as belliana] McCord, Joseph-Ouni & Tabaka 2005 Monasterio, Alvarez, Trape & Roedel 2016 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Spawls, Howell, Drewes & Ashe 2002 [as belliana] Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 [as belliana] Wermuth & Mertens 1977
 Family Trionychidae (Softshell Turtles)
Genus Cyclanorbis (SubSaharan Flapshell Turtles)
 
Cyclanorbis senegalensis
Senegal Flapshell Turtle
Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 Joger & Lambert 2002 King & Burke 1989 McGovern, Diagne, Diagne, Luiselli & Meylan 2021 Papenfuss 1969 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012 Wermuth & Mertens 1977
Genus Trionyx (African Softshell Turtle)
 
Trionyx triunguis
African Softshell Turtle
Fritz & Havas 2006 Iverson 1992 King & Burke 1989 Papenfuss 1969 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Trape, Trape & Chirio 2012