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List of reptiles of Lesotho

Index List of reptiles of Lesotho

This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Lesotho. [1]

33 relations: Afroedura, Afroedura karroica, Bitis, Bitis atropos, Cape cobra, Colubridae, Common brown water snake, Cordylidae, Cordylus, Dasypeltis, Dasypeltis scabra, Drakensberg rock gecko, Elapidae, Gekkonidae, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Lacertidae, Lamprophiidae, Lesotho, List of chordate orders, Lists of reptiles by region, Lycodonomorphus, Naja, Naja nigricincta, Pedioplanis, Psammophylax, Psammophylax rhombeatus, Reptile Database, Rinkhals, Squamata, Trachylepis, Trachylepis punctatissima, Tropidosaura, Viperidae.

Afroedura

Afroedura is a genus of African geckos.

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Afroedura karroica

Afroedura karroica, also known as the inland rock gecko or Karoo flat gecko, is a species of African gecko found in South Africa and Lesotho.

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Bitis

Bitis is a genus of venomous vipers found in Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula.

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Bitis atropos

Bitis atropos is a small, venomous viper species endemic to mountainous regions in southern Africa.

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Cape cobra

The Cape cobra (Naja nivea), also called the yellow cobra, is a moderate-sized, highly venomous species of cobra inhabiting a wide variety of biomes across southern Africa including arid savanna, fynbos, bushveld, desert and semi-desert regions.

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Colubridae

Colubridae (from Latin coluber, snake) is a family of snakes.

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Common brown water snake

The common brown water snake (Lycodonomorphus rufulus) is a species of nonvenomous, South African, colubrid snake.

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Cordylidae

Cordylidae is a family of small to medium-sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa.

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Cordylus

The genus Cordylus (Sauria: Cordylidae) includes a wide variety of small- to medium-sized spiny lizards from Africa, collectively called girdle-tailed or girdled lizards.

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Dasypeltis

Dasypeltis is a genus of colubrid snakes.

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Dasypeltis scabra

Dasypeltis scabra, known as the common egg eater, egg-eating snake or rhombic egg eater, is a species of nonvenomous snake endemic to Africa.

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Drakensberg rock gecko

The Drakensberg rock gecko, Drakensberg flat gecko, or mountain flat gecko (Afroedura nivaria) is a species of African gecko found in South Africa and Lesotho.

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Elapidae

The Elapidae (ἔλλοψ éllops, "sea-fish") are a family of venomous snakes found in the tropics and subtropics around the world, with terrestrial forms in Asia, Australia, Africa, North America, and South America as well as marine forms in the Pacific and Indian oceans.

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Gekkonidae

Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 61 genera.

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International Union for Conservation of Nature

The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN; officially International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) is an international organization working in the field of nature conservation and sustainable use of natural resources.

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Lacertidae

The Lacertidae are the family of the wall lizards, true lizards, or sometimes simply lacertas, which are native to Europe, Africa, and Asia.

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Lamprophiidae

The Lamprophiidae are a family of snakes found mostly in Africa, but also in parts of southern Europe and western Asia.

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Lesotho

Lesotho officially the Kingdom of Lesotho ('Muso oa Lesotho), is an enclaved country in southern Africa.

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List of chordate orders

This page contains a list of all of the classes and orders that are located in the Phylum Chordata.

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Lists of reptiles by region

The following are the regional reptiles lists by continent.

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Lycodonomorphus

Lycodonomorphus is a genus of colubrid snakes commonly referred to as African water snakes.

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Naja

Naja is a genus of venomous elapid snakes known as cobras.

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Naja nigricincta

Naja nigricincta is a species of spitting cobra in the genus Naja belonging to the family Elapidae.

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Pedioplanis

Pedioplanis is a genus of lizards in the family Lacertidae.

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Psammophylax

Psammophylax is a genus of snakes of the family Colubridae.

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Psammophylax rhombeatus

Psammophylax rhombeatus (psammo.

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Reptile Database

The Reptile Database is a scientific database that collects taxonomic information on all living reptile species (i.e. no fossil species such as dinosaurs).

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Rinkhals

The rinkhals (Hemachatus haemachatus), also called the ringhals or ring-necked spitting cobra, is a species of venomous elapid found in parts of southern Africa.

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Squamata

Squamata is the largest order of reptiles, comprising lizards, snakes and amphisbaenians (worm lizards), which are collectively known as squamates or scaled reptiles.

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Trachylepis

Trachylepis is a skink genus in the subfamily Lygosominae found mainly in Africa.

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Trachylepis punctatissima

Trachylepis punctatissima, commonly called the montane speckled skink, is a lizard in the skink family (Scincidae) which is widespread in southern Africa.

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Tropidosaura

Tropidosaura is a genus of wall lizards of the family Lacertidae.

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Viperidae

The Viperidae (vipers) is a family of venomous snakes found in most parts of the world, excluding Antarctica, Australia, New Zealand, Madagascar, Hawaii, various other isolated islands, and north of the Arctic Circle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_reptiles_of_Lesotho

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