List of reptiles of Angola

Angola is home to a rich and diverse reptile fauna, with at least 324 species documented according to the Reptile Database. This list includes lizards, snakes, turtles, crocodilians, and amphisbaenians, reflecting the country's varied ecosystems from savannas to rainforests and deserts.
The following is a representative selection of reptile species recorded in Angola. Ratings for global conservation statuses and trends are given by IUCN Red List unless stated otherwise.

[Cordylidae] (girdled lizards)

[Lacertidae] (true lizards)

Common name	Binomial name	Length	Global status	Global trend	Distribution	Image
Bivar's bushveld lizard	Heliobolus bivari	~		?	Endemic to Angola; found in sandy, arid areas of savannahs and grasslands.
Crawford-Cabral's bushveld lizard	Heliobolus crawfordi	~		?	Endemic to Angola; inhabits sandy and semi-arid environments.
Bushveld lizard	Heliobolus lugubris	~			Found in southern Africa, including Angola, Namibia, Botswana, southwestern Zimbabwe, southern Mozambique, and South Africa; prefers sandy, open savannahs and dry habitats.
Angolan rough-scaled lizard	Ichnotropis bivittata	~			Found in Angola, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, and Gabon; inhabits forests, savannahs, grasslands, and areas with loose soil.
Cape rough-scaled lizard	Ichnotropis capensis	~			Found in southern Africa, including Angola, Namibia, Botswana, and South Africa; prefers arid and semi-arid grasslands.
Marx's rough-scaled lizard	Ichnotropis microlepidota	~		?	Endemic to central Angola; associated with grasslands.
Angolan sandveld lizard	Nucras broadleyi	~			Endemic to southwestern Angola; inhabits arid savannahs and rocky areas.
Scaled sandveld lizard	Nucras scalaris	~		?	Endemic to Angola; found in transitional zones between forests, grasslands, and rocky areas.

[Testudines] (turtles and tortoises)

Not evaluated by IUCN Red List, but given a Vulnerable status by the TFTSG Provisional Red List in 2013.

[Elapidae] (elapids)

Common name	Binomial name	Length	Global status	Global trend	Distribution	Image
Jameson's mamba	Dendroaspis jamesoni	~			Found in Central and West Africa, including parts of northern Angola; inhabits forested and woodland areas, often arboreal but also active on the ground.
Black mamba	Dendroaspis polylepis	~			Widely distributed across sub-Saharan Africa, including Angola; prefers savannahs, open woodlands, and rocky areas.
Günther's garter snake	Elapsoidea guentherii	~		?	Found in Angola, southern DRC, and Zambia; fossorial and inhabits dry savannahs.
Angolan garter snake	Elapsoidea semiannulata	~		?	Found in Angola, Congo, DRC, and parts of Gabon; found in forests and savannas.
Anchieta's cobra	Naja anchietae	~			Found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, and Zambia; inhabits dry savannahs.
Banded water cobra	Naja annulata	~		?	Found in Central and East Africa, including the Congo River basin; highly aquatic and inhabits rivers, lakes, and swamps.
Forest cobra	Naja melanoleuca	~			Widely distributed across sub-Saharan forests, including Angola; found in forests, woodlands, and sometimes human settlements.
Mozambique spitting cobra	Naja mossambica	~		?	Found in southern Africa, including Angola; inhabits forests, savannahs, scrubland, and artificial terrain.
Many-banded snake	Naja multifasciata	~			Found in tropical rainforests of Central Africa, including very northern parts of Angola.
Western barred spitting cobra	Naja nigricincta	~			Found in southwestern Angola and Namibia; inhabits dry savannahs, shrubland, and rocky areas.
Black-necked spitting cobra	Naja nigricollis	~		?	Found throughout sub-Saharan Africa, including Angola; inhabits savannahs, woodlands, and urban areas.
Brown forest cobra	Naja subfulva	~			Found in forests and woodland savannahs of Central and East Africa, including Angola; found in forests, savannas, wetlands, and urban areas.
Goldie's tree cobra	Pseudohaje goldii	~		?	Found in forests of Central and West Africa, including Angola; found in forests.

[Viperidae] (vipers)

Common name	Binomial name	Length	Global status	Global trend	Distribution	Image
Variable bush viper	Atheris squamigera	~			Found in Central and West Africa, inhabiting dense rainforests and often arboreal.
Puff adder	Bitis arietans	~			Widespread across Sub-Saharan Africa and parts of Arabia. Found in forests, savannahs, grasslands, wetlands, and rocky areas.
Horned adder	Bitis caudalis	~			Found in southern Africa, in arid regions such as deserts and semi-deserts.
Gaboon viper	Bitis gabonica	~			Found in Central and West African including parts of northern Angola. Inhabits rainforests, savannah, shrublands, grass lands, and urban areas.
Angolan adder	Bitis heraldica	~			Endemic to Angola, found in forests and rocky areas.
Rhinoceros viper	Bitis nasicornis	~			Found in Central African rainforests and sometimes in urban areas.
Peringuey's desert adder	Bitis peringueyi	~			Found in the Namib Desert of Namibia and southern Angola.
Two-striped night adder	Causus bilineatus	~			Found in Central and East Africa, in moist savannahs and wetlands.
Forest night adder	Causus lichtensteinii	~			Found in West and Central Africa, in forests and urban areas.
Spotted night adder	Causus maculatus	~			Found across Sub-Saharan Africa, often in drier habitats like savannahs and urban areas.
Rasmussen's night adder	Causus rasmusseni	~		?	Found in parts of West Africa, primarily in grasslands and forests.
Green night adder	Causus resimus	~			Found in Rwanda, Burundi, and other East African regions. Prefers savannas, grasslands, wetlands, and urban areas.
Rhombic night adder	Causus rhombeatus	~			Found in southern Africa, in various habitats including grasslands, and savannahs.
West African carpet viper	Echis ocellatus	~			Found in West Africa, predominantly in arid regions like savannahs and grasslands.