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"" and "Amphibians" i.e. non-warm-blooded tetrapods

REPTILES

Testudines, Tortoises, turtles and terrapins, Tortues Kinixys, Hinged tortoises, terrestrial Pelusios, Hinged terrapins, aquatic Cycloderma, Flat-shelled turtles, aquatic Trionyx, Soft-shelled turtles, aquatic

Sauria, , Lézards , Geckos Hemidactylus, e.g. H. mabouia, House gecko Lygodactylus, Dwarf geckos Cnemaspis, Forest geckos

Scincidae, , Scinques Mabuya, e.g. M. maculilabris, Speckle-lipped Lygosoma, e.g. L. (Mochlus) fernandi, Red-flanked skink Panaspis, -eyed skinks Feylinia, e.g. F. currori, Western Forest limbless skink (no limbs, eyes or ears)

Lacertidae, Old World lizards , e.g. H. guentheri, Blue-tailed gliding , Forest lizards Gastropholis, Keel-bellied lizards

Gerrhosauridae, Plated lizards major, Great Plated lizard & G. nigrolineatus, Black-lined Plated lizard

Agamidae, Agamas, Margouillats Agama, e.g. Agama agama, Red-headed rock agama

Chamaeleonidae, , Chaméléons Chamaeleo, e.g. C. dilepis, Flap-necked Rhampholeon, Pygmy chameleons

Varanidae, Monitor lizards, Varans , e.g. V. ornatus, Forest monitor

Amphisbaenidae, Worm-lizards (no legs or external ears)

Crocodylia, Crocodiles Crocodylus niloticus, Nile Crocodile Crocodylus cataphractus, Slender-snouted crocodile Osteolaemus tetraspis, Dwarf crocodile

Squamata, , Serpents , Blind snakes Typhlops, e.g. T. angolensis, blind snake

Pythonidae, Pythons Python, e.g. P. sebae, Central African Rock python; P. regius, Royal python

Colubridae, Typical snakes Lamprophis, e.g. L. olivaceus, Olive House snake Lycophidion, e.g. L. laterale, Western Forest Wolf snake , e.g. M. capensis, Cape File snake; M. poensis, Forest File snake Bothropthalmus, Striped snake Chamaelycus fasciatus, Ituri Banded snake Hormonotus modestus, Yellow Forest snake Gonionotophis brussauxi, Mocquard's Lesser File snake Grayia, Water snakes Meizodon, Crowned snakes Philothamnus, e.g. P. carinatus, Thirteen-scaled Green snake; P. heterolepidotus, Slender Green snake; P. heterodermus, Forest Green snake; P. nitidus, Loveridge's Green snake Hapsidophrys, e.g. H. smaragdina, Emerald snake; H. lineata / lineatus, Black-lined Green snake , Black Tree snakes , e.g. R. aethiopissa, Large-eyed Green Tree snake Buhoma, e.g. Buhoma depressiceps, Pale-headed Forest snake Boiga, e.g. B. blandingii, Blanding's Tree snake; B. pulverulenta, Powdered Tree snake Crotaphopeltis, e.g. C. hotamboeia, White-lipped snake Dipsadoboa, e.g. D. viridis, Laurent's Green Tree snake; D. weileri, Black-tailed Green Tree snake Dispholidus typus, Thelotornis, e.g. T. kirtlandii, Forest Vine snake Psammophis, Sand snake Natriciteres, Marsh snake Dasypeltis, e.g. D. scabra, Common -eater; D. fasciata, Western Forest Egg-eater

Atractaspididae, African Burrowing snakes Aparallactus, e.g. A. modestus, Western Forest Centipede-eater Polemon, e.g. P. collaris, Fawn-headed snake-eater; P. gabonensis, snake-eater Amblyodipsas, e.g. A. unicolor, Western Atractapsis, Burrowing asps

Elapidae, Cobras and Mambas Elapsoidea, Garter snakes Boulengerina, e.g. B. annulata, Banded Water cobra , e.g. Naja melanoleuca, Forest cobra; N. nigricollis, Black-neck spitting cobra Pseudohaje goldii, Gold's Tree cobra Dendroaspis, e.g. D. jamesoni, Jameson's mamba

Viperidae, Vipers, Vipères Causus, e.g. C. lichtensteini, Forest Night adder Bitis, e.g. B. arietans, Puff ader; B. gabonica, Gaboon viper; B. nasicornis, Rhinoceros viper Atheris, e.g. Atheris squamiger(a), Green Bush viper