• Source: List of reptiles of Ghana

This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Ghana. There are 154 reptile species in Ghana, of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable and two are near threatened. This list is derived from the Reptile Database which lists species of reptile and includes those reptiles that have recently been classified as extinct (since 1500 AD). The taxonomy and naming of the individual species is based on those currently used by the Reptile Database as of 20 September 2011 and supplemented by the common names and taxonomy from the IUCN where no Reptile Database article was available.
The following tags are used to highlight specific species' conservation status as assessed by the IUCN:




Order: Testudines (turtles)


Family: Testudinidae (tortoises)
Genus: Kinixys
Bell's hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys belliana
Eroded hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys erosa
Home's hinge-back tortoise, Kinixys homeana VU
Family: Cheloniidae (sea turtles)
Genus: Chelonia
Green turtle, Chelonia mydas
Genus: Eretmochelys
Hawksbill, Eretmochelys imbricata
Genus: Lepidochelys
Olive ridley, Lepidochelys Olivacea
Family: Dermochelyidae
Genus: Dermochelys
Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea CR
Family: Pelomedusidae (Afro-American side-neck turtles)
Genus: Pelomedusidae
Helmeted turtle, Pelomedusa subrufa
Genus: Pelusios
Ivory Coast mud turtle, Pelusios cupulatta
African forest turtle, Pelusios gabonensis
West African black turtle, Pelusios niger
Family: Trionychidae (soft-shell turtles)
Genus: Cyclanorbis
Nubian soft-shelled turtle, Cyclanorbis elegans NT
Senegal soft-shelled turtle, Cyclanorbis senegalensis NT




Order: Squamata (snakes and lizards)


Family: Agamidae (agamas)
Genus: Agama
Agama africana
Common agama, Agama agama
Doria's agama, Agama doriae
False agama, Agama paragama
Senegal agama, Agama sankaranica
Agama sylvana
Family: Chamaeleonidae (chameleons)
Genus: Chamaeleo
Graceful chameleon, Chamaeleo gracilis
Senegal chameleon, Chamaeleo senegalensis
Genus: Trioceros
Crested chameleon, Trioceros cristatus
Family: Gekkonidae (geckos)
Genus: Hemidactylus
Brook's house gecko, Hemidactylus angulatus
Nigerian leaf-toed gecko, Hemidactylus ansorgii
Spotted house gecko, Hemidactylus brookii
Banded leaf-toed gecko, Hemidactylus fasciatus
House gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia
Guinea leaf-toed gecko, Hemidactylus muriceus
Genus: Lygodactylus
Cameroon dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus conraui
Chevron-throated dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus gutturalis
Painted dwarf gecko, Lygodactylus picturatus
Family: Eublepharidae (eyelid geckos)
Genus: Hemitheconyx
Fat-tail gecko, Hemitheconyx caudicinctus
Family: Phyllodactylidae (leaf-toed geckos)
Genus: Ptyodactylus
Yellow fan-fingered gecko, Ptyodactylus hasselquistii
Ragazzi's fan-footed gecko, Ptyodactylus ragazzii
Family: Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards)
Genus: Gerrhosaurus
Rough-scaled plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus major
Family: Lacertidae (true lizards)
Genus: Acanthodactylus
Chabanaud's fringe-fingered lizard, Acanthodactylus boueti
Guinea fringe-fingered lizard, Acanthodactylus guineensis
Genus: Gastropholis
Cope's spinytail lizard, Gastropholis echinata
Genus: Holaspis
Saw-tail lizard, Holaspis guentheri
Family: Scincidae (skinks)
Genus: Chalcides
Thierry's cylindrical skink, Chalcides thierryi
Genus: Cophoscincopus
Keeled water skink, Cophoscincopus durus
Cophoscincopus greeri
Cophoscincopus simulans
Genus: Lepidothyris
Fire skink, Lepidothyris fernandi
Genus: Lygosoma
Lygosoma guineensis
Genus: Mochlus
Mochlus brevicaudus
Genus: Panaspis
Togo lidless skink, Panaspis togoensis
Genus: Trachylepis
Senegal skink, Trachylepis affinis
Guinea skink, Trachylepis albilabris
Trachylepis buettneri
Speckle-lipped skink, Trachylepis maculilabris
Teita skink, Trachylepis perrotetii
Tropical skink, Trachylepis polytropis
African five-lined skink, Trachylepis quinquetaeniata
Rodenburg's skink Trachylepis rodenburgi
Family: Varanidae (monitors)
Genus: Varanus
Savanna monitor, Varanus exanthematicus
Nile monitor, Varanus niloticus
Family: Amphisbaenidae (worm lizards)
Genus: cynisca
Ghana worm lizard, sCynisca kraussi EN
Coast worm lizard, Cynisca leucura
Cynisca muelleri
Cynisca williamsi
Family: Pythonidae (pythons)
Genus: Python
Ball python, Python regius
African rock python, Python sebae
Family: Boidae (boas)
Genus: Calabaria
Calabar ground python, Calabaria reinhardtii
Genus: Eryx
Muller's sand boa, Eryx muelleri
Family: Colubridae (colubrid snakes)
Genus: Afronatrix
African brown water snake, Afronatrix anoscopus
Genus: Bamanophis
Bamanophis dorri
Genus: Crotaphopeltis
Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis
White-lipped herald snake, Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
Genus: Dasypeltis
Central African egg-eater, Dasypeltis fasciata
Common egg-eater, Dasypeltis scabra
Genus: Dipsadoboa
Dipsadoboa duchesnii
Gunther's green tree snake, Dipsadoboa unicolor
Genus: Grayia
Smith's African water snake, Grayia smithii
Genus: Hapsidophrys
Black-lined green snake, Hapsidophrys lineatus
Emerald snake, Hapsidophrys smaragdina
Genus: Meizodon
Western crowned smooth snake, Meizodon coronatus
Genus: Natriciteres
Collared marsh snake, Natriciteres fuliginoides
Olive marsh snake, Natriciteres olivacea
Variable marsh snake, Natriciteres variegata
Genus: Philothamnus
Emerald green snake, Philothamnus heterodermus
Slender green snake, Philothamnus heterolepidotus
Northern green bush snake, Philothamnus irregularis
Spotted bush snake, Philothamnus semivariegatus
Genus: Rhamnophis
Large-eyed green tree snake, Rhamnophis aethiopissa
Genus: Scaphiophis
African shovel-nosed snake, Scaphiophis albopunctatus
Genus: Telescopus
Variable cat snake, Telescopus variegatus
Genus: Thelotornis
Forest vine snake Thelotornis kirtlandii
Genus: Thrasops
Yellow-throated bold-eyed tree snake, Thrasops flavigularis
Western black tree snake, Thrasops occidentalis
Genus: Toxicodryas
Blanding's tree snake, Toxicodryas blandingii
Fischer's cat snake, Toxicodryas pulverulenta
Family: Lamprophiidae
Genus: Amblyodipsas
Western purple-glossed snake, Amblyodipsas unicolor
Genus: Aparallactus
Lined centipede-eater, Aparallactus lineatus
Reticulated centipede-eater, Aparallactus lunulatus
Western forest centipede-eater, Aparallactus modestus
Genus: Atractaspis
Slender burrowing asp, Atractaspis aterrima
Fat burrowing asp, Atractaspis corpulenta
Dahomey burrowing asp, Atractaspis dahomeyensis
Variable burrowing asp, Atractaspis irregularis
Genus: Boaedon
Striped house snake, Boaedon lineatus
Olive house snake, Boaedon olivaceus
Hallowell's house snake, Boaedon virgatus
Genus: Bothrophthalmus
Red-black striped snake, Bothrophthalmus lineatus
Genus: Chamaelycus
African banded snake, Chamaelycus fasciatus
Genus: Gonionotophis
Savanna lesser file snake, Gonionotophis grantii
Mocquard's file snake, Gonionotophis guirali
Matschie's file snake, Gonionotophis klingi
Western forest file snake, Gonionotophis poensis
Small-eyed file snake, Gonionotophis steophthalmus
Genus: Hormonotus
Uganda house snake, Hormonotus modestus
Genus: Lycophidion
Leach's wolf snake, Lycophidion irroratum
Flat wolf snake, Lycophidion laterale
Lycophidion nigromaculatum
Lycophidion semicinctum
Genus: Malpolon
Moila snake, Malpolon moilensis
Genus: Polemon
Reinhardt's snake-eater, Polemon acanthias
Ivory Coast snake-eater, Polemon neuwiedi
Genus: Prosymna
Prosymna greigerti
Ghana shovel-snout, Prosymna meleagris
Genus: Psammophis
Elegant sand racer, Psammophis elegans
Lined olympic snake, Psammophis lineatus
Olive grass racer, Psammophis phillipsi
Ornate olympic snake, Psammophis praeornatus
Rukwa sand racer, Psammophis rukwae
Genus: Psammophylax
Striped beaked snake, Psammophylax acutusḹ
Genus: Rhamphiophis
Western beaked snake, Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus
Family: Elapidae
Genus: Dendroaspis
Jameson's mamba, Dendroaspis jamesoni
Western green mamba, Dendroaspis viridis
Genus: Elapsoidea
Angolan garter snake, Elapsoidea semiannulata
Genus: Naja
Mali cobra, Naja katiensis
Forest cobra, Naja melanoleuca
Black-necked spitting cobra, Naja nigricollis
Senegalese cobra, Naja senegalensis
Genus: Pseudohaje
African tree cobra, Pseudohaje goldii
Hoodless cobra Pseudohaje nigra
Family: Viperidae (adders and vipers)
Genus: Atheris
Western bush viper, Atheris chlorechis
African bush viper, Atheris squamigera
Genus: Bitis
Puff adder, Bitis arietans
Gaboon adder, Bitis gabonica
Rhinoceros viper, Bitis nasicornis
Genus: Causus
Forest night adder, Causus lichtensteinii
Spotted night adder, Causus maculatus
Common night adder, Causus rhombeatus
Genus: Echis
African saw-scaled viper, Echis ocellatus
Family: Typhlopidae (blind snakes)
Genus: Afrotyphlops
Common lined worm snake, Afrotyphlops lineolatus
Spotted blind snake, Afrotyphlops punctatus
Genus: Guinea
Two-coloured blind snake, Guinea bicolor
Sundevall's worm snake, Guinea sundewalli
Genus: Leptotyphlops
West African blind snake, Leptotyphlops debilis
Genus: Letheobia
Gabon beaked snake, Letheobia caeca
Genus: Myriopholis
Long-nosed worm snake, Myriopholis macrorhyncha
Genus: Typhlops
Typhlops caecatus




Order: Crocodylidae (crocodiles and relatives)


Family: Crocodylus (crocodiles)
Genus: Crocodylus
West African crocodile, Crocodylus suchus
Genus: Mecistops
West African slender-snouted crocodile, Mecistops cataphractus CR
Genus: Osteolaemus
West African dwarf crocodile, Osteolaemus tetraspis VU




See also


List of chordate orders
List of regional reptiles lists




References


"Reptiles of Ghana". Reptile Database. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
"Conservation Assessment of Reptiles of Ghana". IUCN. 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.

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• Bandotan gabon
• Crocodylus
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• Index of Ghana-related articles
• List of reptiles of the Canary Islands
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• Psammophis elegans
• Lists of reptiles by region
• List of reptiles of Lesotho
• Boin Tano Forest Reserve
• List of least concern reptiles