This is a List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by family and order. It lists all families and species of reptiles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The list below follows Broadley, D.G. 1998: The reptilian fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), and The Reptile Database.
See Sources below.
Total 336 species of reptiles, in 109 genera, in 22 families, in 5 orders, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of which are presumed to occur in DRC, because they have been found in neighboring areas, but have not yet been found in DRC (see comment after name).
Total 10 species, in 4 genera, in 1 family, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Family Amphisbaenidae – Amphisbaenid or legless lizards, 10 species, in 4 genera:Dalophia gigantea (PERACCA, 1903)Dalophia luluae (DE WITTE & LAURENT, 1942)Monopeltis adercae DE WITTE, 1953Monopeltis guentheri BOULENGER, 1885Monopeltis kabindae DE WITTE & LAURENT, 1942Monopeltis remaclei DE WITTE, 1933Monopeltis scalper (GÜNTHER, 1876)Monopeltis schoutedeni DE WITTE, 1933Monopeltis vanderysti DE WITTE, 1922Zygaspis quadrifrons (PETERS, 1862)Total 3 species, in 3 genera, in 1 family, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Family Crocodylidae – true crocodiles, 3 species, in 3 genera:Crocodylus niloticus LAURENTI, 1768Mecistops cataphractus (CUVIER, 1825)Osteolaemus tetraspis COPE, 1861Total 120 species, in 35 genera, in 8 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Family Agamidae -, 4 species, in 2 genera:Acanthocercus atricollis (SMITH, 1849)Agama agama (LINNAEUS, 1758)Agama anchietae BOCAGE, 1896Agama armata PETERS, 1855Family Chamaeleonidae -, 20 species, in 4 genera:Chamaeleo anchietae BOCAGE, 1872Chamaeleo dilepis LEACH, 1819Chamaeleo gracilis HALLOWELL, 1844Chamaeleo laevigatus (GRAY, 1863)Chamaeleo quilensis BOCAGE, 1866Chamaeleo roperi (BOULENGER, 1890)Kinyongia adolfifriderici (STERNFELD, 1912)Kinyongia carpenteri (PARKER, 1929)Kinyongia xenorhina (BOULENGER, 1901)Rhampholeon boulengeri STEINDACHNER, 1911Rhampholeon spectrum (BUCHHOLZ, 1874) Possibly in (W) DRCTrioceros bitaeniatus (FISCHER, 1884)Trioceros chapini (DE WITTE, 1964)Trioceros cristatus (STUTCHBURY, 1837) Possibly in (W) DRCTrioceros ellioti (GÜNTHER, 1895)Trioceros ituriensis (SCHMIDT, 1919)Trioceros johnstoni (BOULENGER, 1901)Trioceros oweni (GRAY, 1831)Trioceros rudis (BOULENGER, 1906)Trioceros schoutedeni (LAURENT, 1952)Family Cordylidae -, 4 species, in 2 genera:Chamaesaura anguina (LINNAEUS, 1758)Chamaesaura macrolepis (COPE, 1862)Cordylus angolensis (BOCAGE, 1895) Possibly in (S) DRCCordylus tropidosternum (COPE, 1869)Family Gekkonidae -, 21 species, in 5 genera:Cnemaspis dickersonae (SCHMIDT, 1919)Cnemaspis quattuorseriata (STERNFELD, 1912)Elasmodactylus tuberculosus BOULENGER, 1895Hemidactylus brookii GRAY, 1845Hemidactylus echinus O’SHAUGHNESSY, 1875Hemidactylus fasciatus GRAY, 1842Hemidactylus longicephalus BOCAGE, 1873Hemidactylus mabouia (MOREAU DE JONNÈS, 1818)Hemidactylus muriceus PETERS, 1870Hemidactylus pseudomuriceus HENLE & BÖHME, 2003 Possibly in (W) DRCHemidactylus richardsonii (GRAY, 1845)Lygodactylus angolensis BOCAGE, 1896Lygodactylus angularis GÜNTHER, 1893Lygodactylus capensis (SMITH, 1849)Lygodactylus depressus SCHMIDT, 1919Lygodactylus fischeri BOULENGER, 1890 Possibly, but not reported, in (W) DRCLygodactylus gutturalis (BOCAGE, 1873)Lygodactylus picturatus (PETERS, 1871)Pachydactylus capensis (SMITH, 1846)Pachydactylus katanganus DE WITTE, 1953Pachydactylus punctatus PETERS, 1854Family Gerrhosauridae -, 5 species, in 2 genera:Gerrhosaurus bulsi LAURENT, 1954Gerrhosaurus major DUMÉRIL, 1851Gerrhosaurus multilineatus BOCAGE, 1866Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus HALLOWELL, 1857Tetradactylus ellenbergeri (ANGEL, 1922)Family Lacertidae -, 13 species, in 7 genera:Adolfus africanus (BOULENGER, 1906)Adolfus jacksoni (BOULENGER, 1899)Adolfus vauereselli (TORNIER, 1902)Gastropholis echinata (COPE, 1862)Gastropholis tropidopholis (BOULENGER, 1916)Heliobolus nitida (GÜNTHER, 1872)Holaspis guentheri GRAY, 1863Holaspis laevis WERNER, 1895Ichnotropis bivittata BOCAGE, 1866Ichnotropis capensis (SMITH, 1838)Ichnotropis chapini SCHMIDT, 1919Latastia johnstonii BOULENGER, 1907Poromera fordii (HALLOWELL, 1857)Family Scincidae -, 49 species, in 12 genera:Afroablepharus seydeli (DE WITTE, 1933)Eumecia anchietae BOCAGE, 1870Feylinia currori GRAY, 1845Feylinia elegans (HALLOWELL, 1852) Probably in DRCFeylinia macrolepis BOETTGER, 1887 Possibly in (N, W) DRCLacertaspis reichenowi (PETERS, 1874)Lacertaspis rohdei (MÜLLER, 1910) Possibly in (W) DRCLepidothyris fernandi (BURTON, 1836) Possibly in (S) DRCLepidothyris hinkeli WAGNER, BÖHME, PAUWELS & SCHMITZ, 2009Lepidothyris striatus (HALLOWELL, 1854) Possibly in (W) DRCLeptosiaphos aloysiisabaudiae (PERACCA, 1907)Leptosiaphos blochmanni (TORNIER, 1903)Leptosiaphos dewittei (LOVERIDGE, 1934)Leptosiaphos graueri (STERNFELD, 1912)Leptosiaphos hackarsi (DE WITTE, 1941)Leptosiaphos hylophilus LAURENT, 1982Leptosiaphos luberoensis (DE WITTE, 1933)Leptosiaphos meleagris (BOULENGER, 1907)Leptosiaphos rhodurus LAURENT, 1952Lygosoma guineensis (PETERS, 1879) Probably in DRCLygosoma sundevalli (SMITH, 1849)Melanoseps ater (GÜNTHER, 1873)Melanoseps occidentalis (PETERS, 1877)Mochlus afer (PETERS, 1854)Panaspis breviceps (PETERS, 1873)Panaspis burgeoni (DE WITTE, 1933)Panaspis cabindae (BOCAGE, 1866)Panaspis helleri (LOVERIDGE, 1932)Panaspis kitsoni (BOULENGER, 1913)Panaspis quattuordigitata (STERNFELD, 1912)Panaspis tancredi (BOULENGER, 1909)Panaspis wahlbergi (SMITH, 1849)Sepsina angolensis BOCAGE, 1866Sepsina bayoni (BOCAGE, 1866)Sepsina tetradactyla PETERS, 1874Trachylepis acutilabris (PETERS, 1862)Trachylepis affinis (GRAY, 1838) Possibly in (W) DRCTrachylepis albilabris (HALLOWELL, 1857)Trachylepis buettneri (MATSCHIE, 1893)Trachylepis ivensii (BOCAGE, 1879)Trachylepis maculilabris (GRAY, 1845)Trachylepis megalura (PETERS, 1878)Trachylepis perrotetii (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1839)Trachylepis planifrons (PETERS, 1878)Trachylepis polytropis (BOULENGER, 1903)Trachylepis pulcherrima DE WITTE, 1953Trachylepis quinquetaeniata (LICHTENSTEIN, 1823)Trachylepis striata (PETERS, 1844)Trachylepis varia (PETERS, 1867)Family Varanidae -, 4 species, in 1 genus:Varanus albigularis (DAUDIN, 1802)Varanus exanthematicus (BOSC, 1792)Varanus niloticus (LINNAEUS, 1758)Varanus ornatus (DAUDIN, 1803)Total 181 species, in 59 genera, in 7 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Family Atractaspididae -, 28 species, in 7 genera:Amblyodipsas katangensis DE WITTE & LAURENT, 1942Amblyodipsas polylepis (BOCAGE, 1873)Amblyodipsas rodhaini (DE WITTE, 1930)Amblyodipsas unicolor (REINHARDT, 1843)Aparallactus capensis SMITH, 1849Aparallactus lunulatus (PETERS, 1854)Aparallactus modestus (GÜNTHER, 1859)Aparallactus moeruensis DE WITTE & LAURENT, 1943Atractaspis aterrima GÜNTHER, 1863Atractaspis battersbyi DE WITTE, 1959Atractaspis bibronii SMITH, 1849Atractaspis boulengeri MOCQUARD, 1897Atractaspis congica PETERS, 1877Atractaspis corpulenta (HALLOWELL, 1854)Atractaspis irregularis (REINHARDT, 1843)Atractaspis reticulata SJÖSTEDT, 1896Chilorhinophis gerardi (BOULENGER, 1913)Hypoptophis wilsoni BOULENGER, 1908Polemon bocourti MOCQUARD, 1897Polemon christyi (BOULENGER, 1903)Polemon collaris (PETERS, 1881)Polemon fulvicollis (MOCQUARD, 1887)Polemon gabonensis (DUMÉRIL, 1856)Polemon notatus (PETERS, 1882)Polemon robustus DE WITTE & LAURENT, 1947Xenocalamus bicolor GÜNTHER, 1868Xenocalamus mechowii PETERS, 1881Xenocalamus michellii MÜLLER, 1911Family Boidae -, 4 species, in 2 genera:Calabaria reinhardtii (SCHLEGEL, 1848)Python natalensis SMITH, 1840Python regius (SHAW, 1802)Python sebae (GMELIN, 1789)Family Colubridae -, 98 species, in 36 genera:Bothrolycus ater GÜNTHER, 1874Bothrophthalmus brunneus GÜNTHER, 1863 Possibly in (W) DRCBothrophthalmus lineatus (PETERS, 1863)Buhoma depressiceps (WERNER, 1897)Chamaelycus christyi BOULENGER, 1919Chamaelycus fasciatus (GÜNTHER, 1858)Chamaelycus parkeri (ANGEL, 1934)Chamaelycus werneri (MOCQUARD, 1902) Possibly in (W) DRCCrotaphopeltis hotamboeia (LAURENTI, 1768)Dasypeltis atra STERNFELD, 1912Dasypeltis fasciata SMITH, 1849Dasypeltis scabra (LINNAEUS, 1758)Dendrolycus elapoides (GÜNTHER, 1874)Dipsadoboa duchesnii (BOULENGER, 1901)Dipsadoboa shrevei (LOVERIDGE, 1932)Dipsadoboa unicolor GÜNTHER, 1858Dipsadoboa viridis (PETERS, 1869)Dipsadoboa weileri (LINDHOLM, 1905)Dispholidus typus (SMITH, 1828)Duberria lutrix (LINNAEUS, 1758)Duberria shirana (BOULENGER, 1894)Gonionotophis brussauxi (MOCQUARD, 1889)Grayia caesar (GÜNTHER, 1863)Grayia ornata BOCAGE, 1866Grayia smithii (LEACH, 1818)Grayia tholloni MOCQUARD, 1897Hapsidophrys lineatus FISCHER, 1856Hapsidophrys smaragdina (SCHLEGEL, 1837)Helophis schoutedeni (DE WITTE, 1942)Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia (GÜNTHER, 1864)Hormonotus modestus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)Hydraethiops melanogaster GÜNTHER, 1872Lamprophis fuliginosus (BOIE, 1827)Lamprophis lineatus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)Lamprophis olivaceus (DUMÉRIL, 1856)Lamprophis virgatus (HALLOWELL, 1854)Limnophis bangweolicus MERTENS, 1936Limnophis bicolor GÜNTHER, 1865Lycodonomorphus bicolor (GÜNTHER, 1893)Lycodonomorphus leleupi (LAURENT, 1950)Lycodonomorphus subtaeniatus LAURENT, 1954Lycophidion capense (SMITH, 1831)Lycophidion hellmichi LAURENT, 1964Lycophidion irroratum (LEACH, 1819)Lycophidion laterale HALLOWELL, 1857Lycophidion meleagris (BOULENGER, 1893)Lycophidion multimaculatum (BOETTGER, 1888)Lycophidion ornatum PARKER, 1936Mehelya capensis (SMITH, 1847)Mehelya guirali (MOCQUARD, 1887)Mehelya laurenti DE WITTE, 1959Mehelya nyassae (GÜNTHER, 1888)Mehelya poensis (SMITH, 1849)Mehelya stenophthalmus (MOCQUARD, 1887)Meizodon coronatus (SCHLEGEL, 1837)Meizodon regularis FISCHER, 1856Natriciteres bipostocularis BROADLEY, 1962Natriciteres fuliginoides (GÜNTHER, 1858)Natriciteres olivacea (PETERS, 1854)Natriciteres variegata (PETERS, 1861)Philothamnus angolensis BOCAGE, 1882Philothamnus bequaerti (SCHMIDT, 1923)Philothamnus carinatus (ANDERSSON, 1901)Philothamnus dorsalis (BOCAGE, 1866)Philothamnus heterodermus (HALLOWELL, 1857)Philothamnus heterolepidotus (GÜNTHER, 1863)Philothamnus hoplogaster (GÜNTHER, 1863)Philothamnus hughesi TRAPE & ROUX-ESTEVE, 1990Philothamnus irregularis LEACH, 1819Philothamnus nitidus (GÜNTHER, 1863)Philothamnus ornatus BOCAGE, 1872Philothamnus semivariegatus (SMITH, 1840)Prosymna ambigua BOCAGE, 1873Prosymna meleagris (REINHARDT, 1843)Psammophis angolensis (BOCAGE, 1872)Psammophis jallae PERACCA, 1896Psammophis lineatus (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)Psammophis mossambicus PETERS, 1882Psammophis phillipsi (HALLOWELL, 1844)Psammophis sibilans (LINNAEUS, 1758)Psammophis subtaeniatus PETERS, 1881Psammophis zambiensis HUGHES, 2002Psammophylax acutus (GÜNTHER, 1888)Psammophylax tritaeniatus (GÜNTHER, 1868)Psammophylax variabilis GÜNTHER, 1893Pseudaspis cana (LINNAEUS, 1758)Rhamnophis aethiopissa GÜNTHER, 1862Rhamnophis batesii (BOULENGER, 1908)Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus (REINHARDT, 1843)Rhamphiophis rostratus PETERS, 1854Scaphiophis albopunctatus PETERS, 1870Telescopus semiannulatus SMITH, 1849Thelotornis capensis SMITH, 1849Thelotornis kirtlandii (HALLOWELL, 1844)Thrasops flavigularis (HALLOWELL, 1852)Thrasops jacksonii GÜNTHER, 1895Toxicodryas blandingii (HALLOWELL, 1844)Toxicodryas pulverulenta (FISCHER, 1856)Family Elapidae -, 15 species, in 4 genera:Dendroaspis angusticeps (SMITH, 1849)Dendroaspis jamesoni (TRAILL, 1843)Dendroaspis polylepis GÜNTHER, 1864Elapsoidea guentherii BOCAGE, 1866Elapsoidea laticincta (WERNER, 1919)Elapsoidea loveridgei PARKER, 1949Elapsoidea semiannulata BOCAGE, 1882Naja annulata (PETERS, 1876)Naja christyi BOULENGER, 1904Naja haje (LINNAEUS, 1758)Naja melanoleuca HALLOWELL, 1857Naja mossambica PETERS, 1854Naja multifasciata (WERNER, 1902)Naja nigricollis REINHARDT, 1843Pseudohaje goldii (BOULENGER, 1895)Family Leptotyphlopidae -, 6 species, in 3 genera:Guinea sundewalli (JAN, 1862) Possibly in (N, W) DRCLeptotyphlops conjunctus (JAN, 1861)Leptotyphlops emini (BOULENGER, 1890)Leptotyphlops kafubi (BOULENGER, 1919)Leptotyphlops nigricans (SCHLEGEL, 1839)Myriopholis perreti (ROUX-ESTÈVE, 1979) Possibly, but not reported, in (W) DRCFamily Typhlopidae -, 17 species, in 4 genera:Afrotyphlops angolensis (BOCAGE, 1866)Afrotyphlops congestus (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1844)Afrotyphlops lineolatus JAN, 1864 Probably in (E) DRCAfrotyphlops punctatus (LEACH, 1819)Afrotyphlops schmidti (LAURENT, 1956)Afrotyphlops steinhausi WERNER, 1909Letheobia caeca (DUMÉRIL, 1856)Letheobia gracilis (STERNFELD, 1910)Letheobia graueri (STERNFELD, 1912)Letheobia kibarae (DE WITTE, 1953)Letheobia rufescens (CHABANAUD, 1916)Letheobia sudanensis (SCHMIDT, 1923)Letheobia wittei (ROUX-ESTÈVE, 1974)Megatyphlops mucruso (PETERS, 1854)Megatyphlops schlegelii (BIANCONI, 1847)Rhinotyphlops praeocularis (STEJNEGER, 1894)Rhinotyphlops stejnegeri (LOVERIDGE, 1931)Family Viperidae -, 13 species, in 3 genera:Atheris hispida LAURENT, 1955Atheris katangensis DE WITTE, 1953Atheris nitschei TORNIER, 1902Atheris squamigera (HALLOWELL, 1854)Bitis arietans (MERREM, 1820)Bitis gabonica (DUMÉRIL, BIBRON & DUMÉRIL, 1854)Bitis nasicornis (SHAW, 1802)Causus bilineatus BOULENGER, 1905Causus defilippii (JAN, 1862)Causus lichtensteinii (JAN, 1859)Causus maculatus (HALLOWELL, 1842)Causus resimus (PETERS, 1862)Causus rhombeatus (LICHTENSTEIN, 1823)Total 22 species, in 8 genera, in 5 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Family Cheloniidae -, 1 species:Chelonia mydas (LINNAEUS, 1758)Family Dermochelyidae -, 1 species:Dermochelys coriacea (VANDELLI, 1761)Family Pelomedusidae -, 13 species, in 2 genera:Pelomedusa subrufa (BONNATERRE, 1789)Pelusios bechuanicus FITZSIMONS, 1932Pelusios carinatus LAURENT, 1956Pelusios castaneus (SCHWEIGGER, 1812)Pelusios chapini LAURENT, 1965Pelusios gabonensis (DUMÉRIL, 1856)Pelusios nanus LAURENT, 1956Pelusios niger (DUMÉRIL & BIBRON, 1835) Probably in DRCPelusios rhodesianus HEWITT, 1927Pelusios sinuatus (SMITH, 1838)Pelusios subniger (LACÉPÈDE, 1789)Pelusios upembae BROADLEY, 1981Pelusios williamsi LAURENT, 1965Family Testudinidae -, 5 species, in 2 genera:Kinixys belliana GRAY, 1831Kinixys erosa (SCHWEIGGER, 1812)Kinixys homeana BELL, 1827Kinixys spekii GRAY, 1863Stigmochelys pardalis (BELL, 1828)Family Trionychidae -, 2 species, in 2 genera:Cycloderma aubryi (DUMÉRIL, 1856)Trionyx triunguis (FORSKÅL, 1775)