WAcontias kgalagadi, the Kalahari burrowing skink or Kgalagadi legless skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. It is found in Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Angola.
WAfrotyphlops schlegelii, commonly known as Schlegel's beaked blind snake or Schlegel's giant blind snake, is a species of snake in the family Typhlopidae. The species is endemic to eastern and southern Africa, and bears the distinction of being the world's largest typhlopid. It is harmless to humans and lives exclusively on a diet of termites.
WAgama anchietae is a species of lizard discovered in Angola. It was named after Spanish explorer José de Anchieta. It is also found in Botswana and Namibia. It is found in a variety of habitats including deserts, shrublands and grasslands. Its diet consists of insects The 'Agama Anchietae' species shows signs of sexual dimorphism. Males tend to have wider heads and longer tails than the females.
WThe Aurora house snake, Aurora snake, or night snake, Lamprophis aurora, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. It is endemic to Southern Africa.
WBoaedon capensis, the Cape house snake, also known as the brown house snake, is a species of lamprophiid from Botswana, South Africa, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. They are a non-venomous lamprophiid. This species was previously grouped in the genus Lamprophis but is regrouped with the genus Boaedon.
WThe common flat lizard is a species of lizard in the Cordylidae family. This lizard has 9 subspecies, all living in southern Africa.
WCrotaphopeltis hotamboeia, commonly known as the herald snake or the red-lipped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to Sub-Saharan Africa.
WHeliobolus lugubris, also known commonly as the bushveld lizard, mourning racerunner, or the black and yellow sand lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Lacertidae. The species is native to southern Africa.
WIchnotropis capensis is a species of African lizard, which is native to the southern Afrotropics. It is the type species for the genus Ichnotropis, and is commonly called the Cape rough-scaled lizard due to them being found in southern Africa's Cape region. They are also called ornate rough-scaled lizard or Smith's rough-scaled sand lizard. The small lizards are terrestrial and occur in grassland, desert and brush areas of southern Africa.
WLycophidion variegatum, also known as the variegated wolf snake, is a species of small nocturnal snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species actively hunts lizards in small crevices, and is endemic to southern Africa.
WMonopeltis anchietae, also known as the Angolan spade-snouted worm lizard or Anchieta's worm lizard, is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and Zambia.
WNaja nigricincta is a species of spitting cobra in the genus Naja belonging to the family Elapidae, which is native to the deserts and drier regions of southern Africa. The species is largely nocturnal, and is often found while crossing roads at night.
WThe Okavango dwarf gecko or Chobe dwarf gecko is a species of gecko found along the Chobe and Zambesi Rivers and into the Okavango Delta, and into Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Zambia.
WPachydactylus punctatus, also known as the pointed thick-toed gecko or speckled thick-toed gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is found in southern Africa.
WPsammophis angolensis, sometimes known as the dwarf sand snake, is a species of snake in the family Lamprophiidae reaching a maximum length of 50 cm, but averaging 30 cm. The snake actively forages for lizards and frogs.
WPsammophis brevirostris, also known as the short-snouted grass snake, is a diurnal, mildly venomous snake native to southern Africa. It is oviparous and can lay up to 15 eggs in summer. The snake feeds on lizards, rodents, snakes and small birds; it is alert and considered fast.
WTelescopus semiannulatus, commonly known as the common tiger snake, tiger cat snake, or western tiger snake is a species of rear-fanged colubrid snake. It is widespread in central, eastern, and southern Africa.
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WTrachylepis punctatissima, commonly called the montane speckled skink or speckled rock skink, is a lizard in the skink family (Scincidae) which is widespread in southern Africa. The common and adaptable species occurs in a variety of habitat types at middle to high altitudes. It was for a time treated as a southern race of the African striped skink, T. striata.
WTrachylepis wahlbergii, also known commonly as Wahlberg's striped skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Southern Africa.
WThe Transvaal girdled lizard or Reichenow's spiny-tailed lizard is a very flattened girdled lizard from northeastern South Africa, Swaziland, and southeastern Botswana. It prefers rock outcrops in open grassland and feeds on small arthropods, especially beetles.
WThe Transvaal rock gecko is a species of gecko endemic to Southern Africa.
WZygaspis nigra is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. The species is endemic to southern Africa.