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)

West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus)

Crocodylidae

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

Lizards (Squamata - suborder Lacertilia)

African redhead agama (Agama picticauda)

Senegal chameleon (Chamaeleo senegalensis)

Brooke's house gecko (Hemidactylus brookii)

Tropical house gecko (Hemidactylus mabouia)

Sudan plated lizard (Broadleysaurus major)

African red-sided skink (Trachylepis perrotetii)

Savannah monitor (Varanus exanthematicus)

Agamidae

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

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

Chamaeleonidae

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

Scincidae

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

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

Snakes (Squamata - suborder Serpentes)

Slender burrowing asp (Atractaspis aterrima)

Saharan sand boa (Eryx muelleri)

Laurent's tree snake (Dipsadoboa viridis)

Boomslang (Dispholidus typus)

Emerald snake (Hapsidophrys smaragdina)

Western green mamba (Dendroaspis viridis)

Black-necked spitting cobra (Naja nigricollis)

Olive grass racer (Psammophis phillipsii)

Central African rock python (Python sebae)

Gaboon viper (Bitis gabonica)

West African Gaboon viper (Bitis nasicornis)

Puff adder (Bitis arietans)

Atractaspididae

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

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

Colubridae

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

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

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

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

Prosymnidae

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

Psammophiidae

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

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

Typhlopidae

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

Viperidae

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)

Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)

Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana)

Cheloniidae

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

Dermochelyidae

Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761)

Pelomedusidae

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

Testudinidae

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

Trionychidae

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.