• Source: 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.




Crocodilians (Crocodilia)






= Crocodylidae

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Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768
Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-hilaire, 1807
Mecistops cataphractus Cuvier, 1825
Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861




Lizards (Squamata - suborder Lacertilia)






= Agamidae

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Agama doriae Boulenger, 1885
Agama gracilimembris Chabanaud, 1918
Agama parafricana Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012
Agama paragama Grandison, 1968
Agama picticauda Peters, 1877
Agama sankaranica Chabanaud, 1918




= Amphisbaenidae

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Cynisca leucura (Duméril & Bibron, 1839)
Cynisca muelleri (Strauch, 1881)




= Chamaeleonidae

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Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819
Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844
Chamaeleo necasi Ullenbruch, Krause & Böhme, 2007
Chamaeleo senegalensis Daudin, 1802
Trioceros cristatus (Stutchbury, 1837)




= Eublepharidae

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Hemitheconyx caudicinctus (Duméril, 1851)




= Gekkonidae

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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

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Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898
Ptyodactylus togoensis Tornier, 1901
Tarentola ephippiata O’Shaughnessy, 1875




= Gerrhosauridae

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Broadleysaurus major (Duméril, 1851)




= Lacertidae

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Acanthodactylus boueti Chabanaud, 1917
Heliobolus nitidus (Günther, 1872)
Holaspis guentheri Gray, 1863




= Scincidae

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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

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Varanus exanthematicus (Bosc, 1792)
Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766)




Snakes (Squamata - suborder Serpentes)






= Atractaspididae

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Amblyodipsas unicolor (Reinhardt, 1843)
Aparallactus lunulatus (Peters, 1854)
Aparallactus modestus (Günther, 1859)
Atractaspis aterrima Günther, 1863
Atractaspis dahomeyensis Bocage, 1887
Atractaspis irregularis (Reinhardt, 1843)
Polemon acanthias (Reinhardt, 1861)
Polemon neuwiedi (Jan, 1858)




= Boidae

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Calabaria reinhardtii (Schlegel, 1851)
Eryx muelleri (Boulenger, 1892)




= Colubridae

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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

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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

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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

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Myriopholis boueti (Chabanaud, 1917)
Myriopholis narirostris (Peters, 1867)
Tricheilostoma bicolor (Jan, 1860)
Tricheilostoma sundewalli (Jan, 1862)




= Prosymnidae

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Prosymna collaris Sternfeld, 1908
Prosymna greigerti Mocquard, 1906
Prosymna meleagris (Reinhardt, 1843)




= Psammophiidae

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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

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Python regius (Shaw, 1802)
Python sebae (Gmelin, 1789)




= Typhlopidae

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Afrotyphlops lineolatus (Jan, 1864)
Afrotyphlops punctatus (Leach, 1819)
Letheobia crossii (Boulenger, 1893)




= Viperidae

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Atheris chlorechis (Pel, 1852)
Atheris squamigera Hallowell, 1854
Causus maculatus (Hallowell, 1842)
Bitis arietans Merrem, 1820
Bitis gabonica Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854
Bitis nasicornis (Shaw & Nodder, 1792)
Bitis rhinoceros (Schlegel, 1855)
Echis ocellatus Stemmler, 1970




Turtles (Testudines)






= Cheloniidae

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Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829)




= Dermochelyidae

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Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)




= Pelomedusidae

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Pelusios castaneus (Schweigger, 1812)
Pelusios gabonensis (Duméril, 1856)
Pelusios niger (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)




= Testudinidae

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Kinixys erosa (Schweigger, 1812)
Kinixys homeana Bell, 1827




= Trionychidae

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Cyclanorbis elegans (Gray, 1869)
Cyclanorbis senegalensis (Duméril & Bibron, 1835)
Trionyx triunguis (Forskål, 1775)




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.




See also


List of chordate orders
List of regional reptiles lists

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Crocodylus
• List of reptiles of Togo
• List of reptiles of Morocco
• List of reptiles of the Canary Islands
• Togo leaf-toed gecko
• Wildlife of Togo
• List of reptiles of Ghana
• Lists of reptiles by region
• List of least concern reptiles
• Hemidactylus albituberculatus
• Boaedon olivaceus