Repiles...

SUBORDER SAURIA (LACERTILIA)

FAMILY GEKKONIDAE

1. Phyllodactyllus porphyreus Marbled Leaf-toed Gecko Gemarmerde Blaartoongeitjie

FAMILY CHAMAELEONIDAE

2. Bradypodion pumila Cape Dwarf Chamaelion

Kaapse Dwergverkleurmannetjie

FAMILY SCINCIDAE

SUBFAMILY LYGOSOMATIINAE

3. Mabuya capensis Three-striped Skink

Kaapse Skink

SUBFAMILY SCINCINAE

4. Scelotes bipes Silvergrey Dwarf Digging Skink

Silwergrys Dwerg-Grawende Skink

SUBFAMILY ACONTIINAE

5. Acontias meleagris Cape Legless Skink

Kaapse Pootlose Skink

FAMILY LACERTIDAE

6. Meroles knoxii (??) Ocelated sand lizard

Knox se woestynakkedis

7. Pedioplanis lineoocellata (subspecies pulchella) Spotted Sand Lizard

Gevlekte Sandakkedis

FAMILY CORDYLIDAE

SUBFAMILY GERRHOSAURINAE

8. Tetradactylus seps (subspecies seps)

Short-Legged Seps

Kortbeen Seps

*ORDER SQUAMATA

SUBORDER SERPENTES (OPHIDIA)

FAMILY TYPHLOPIDAE

9. Typhlops lalandei Pink Earth Snake

Delalande se Blindeslang

FAMILY LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE

10.Leptotyphlops nigricans Thread Snake

Swaart Draadslang

FAMILY COLUBRIDAE

SUBFAMILY ATRACTASPIDINAE

11.Homoroselaps lacteus Spotted Harlequin Snake

Gevlekte Kousbandjie

SUBFAMILY COLUBRINAE

12.Dasypeltis scabra Egg-eating Snake

Gewone Eiervrete

13.Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Herald Snake

Rooilip Slang

14.Dispholidus typus Boomslang

SUBFAMILY BOAEDONTINAE

15.Pseudaspis cana Mole Snake

Molslang

16.Lamprophis aurora Aurora House Snake

Aurora-Huisslang

17.Duberria lutrix Russet Snake

Gewone Slakvreter

18.Lycodonomorphus rufulus Brown Water Snake

Bruin Waterslang

19.Amplorhinus multimaculatus Cape Many-spotted Snake

Kaapse Rietslang

SUBFAMILY PSAMMOPHINAE

20.Psammophylax rhombeatus Rhombic Skaapsteker

Gevlekte Skaapsteker

21.Psammophis crucifer Cross-marked Snake

Kruismerkslang/Berggrasslang

22.Psammophis leightoni leightoni Whip Snake

Kaapse Vurkmerksandslang

Note: Previously recorded as species

Psammophis sibilans, subspecies leightoni.

FAMILY ELAPIDAE

SUBFAMILY NAJINAE

23.Naja nivea Cape Cobra

Kaapse Kobra

FAMILY VIPERIDAE

SUBFAMILY VIPERINAE

24.Bitis arietans Puff Adder

Pofadder

*ORDER CHELONIA

SUBORDER CRYPTODIRA

FAMILY TESTUDINIDAE

25.Geochelone pardalis Mountain tortoise

Bergskilpad

26.Homopus areolatus Grooved tortoise

Papegaaibekskilpad

27.Chersina angulata Angulate tortoise

Ploegskaarskilpad

SUBORDER PLEURODIRA

FAMILY EMYDIDAE

28.Trachemys scripta American Red-eared Terrepin

Alien species

FAMILY PELOMEDUSIDAE

29.Pelomedusa subrufa Terrepin

Moeras/Helmwaterskilpad

REFERENCE:

Branch,B.(1988). Field Guide to the Snakes and other Reptiles of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape

Town.

Amphibians...

1. Xenopus laevis     Clawed Frog

Very common

2.  Strongylopus grayii    Grey's Frog

Common

3.  Rana montana     Long-toed Frog

Common

4. Rana fuscigula    Cape River Frog

Well distributed

5. Hyperolius  horstocki     Arum Lilly Frog

Common

6.  Strongylopus grayii    Clicking Stream Frog

Common

7. Bufo angusticeps   Sand Toad

Common

8. Bufo pantherinus     Leopard Toad

Common

9. Breviceps gibbosus     

Rare - one specimen in 2000