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)
Crocodylidae
Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768Crocodylus suchus Geoffroy Saint-hilaire, 1807Mecistops cataphractus Cuvier, 1825Osteolaemus tetraspis Cope, 1861Lizards (Squamata - suborder Lacertilia)
Agamidae
Agama doriae Boulenger, 1885Agama gracilimembris Chabanaud, 1918Agama parafricana Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012Agama paragama Grandison, 1968Agama picticauda Peters, 1877Agama sankaranica Chabanaud, 1918Amphisbaenidae
Cynisca leucura- ''Cynisca muelleri''
Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleo dilepis Leach, 1819Chamaeleo gracilis Hallowell, 1844Chamaeleo necasi Ullenbruch, Krause & Böhme, 2007Chamaeleo senegalensis Daudin, 1802Eublepharidae
Gekkonidae
Ancylodactylus spinicollis Müller, 1907Hemidactylus albituberculatus Trape, 2012Hemidactylus angulatus Hallowell, 1854Hemidactylus ansorgii Boulenger, 1901Hemidactylus brookii Gray, 1845Hemidactylus fasciatus Gray, 1842Hemidactylus kyaboboensis Wagner, Leaché & Fujita, 2014Hemidactylus mabouia Hemidactylus matschiei Hemidactylus muriceus Peters, 1870Lygodactylus conraui Tornier, 1902Lygodactylus gutturalisPhyllodactylidae
Ptyodactylus ragazzii Anderson, 1898Ptyodactylus togoensis Tornier, 1901Tarentola ephippiata O’Shaughnessy, 1875Gerrhosauridae
Lacertidae
Acanthodactylus boueti Chabanaud, 1917Heliobolus nitidus Holaspis guentheri Gray, 1863Scincidae
Chalcides thierryi Tornier, 1901Cophoscincopus greeri Böhme, Schmitz & Ziegler, 2000Cophoscincopus simulans Mochlus fernandi Mochlus guineensis Panaspis togoensis Trachylepis affinis Trachylepis albilabris Trachylepis buettneri Trachylepis maculilabris Trachylepis perrotetii Trachylepis polytropisVaranidae
Varanus exanthematicusSnakes (Squamata - suborder Serpentes)
Atractaspididae
Amblyodipsas unicolor Aparallactus lunulatus Aparallactus modestus Atractaspis aterrima Günther, 1863Atractaspis dahomeyensis Bocage, 1887Atractaspis irregularis Polemon acanthias- ''Polemon neuwiedi''
Boidae
Calabaria reinhardtii- ''Eryx muelleri''
Colubridae
Afronatrix anoscopus Bamanophis dorri Crotaphopeltis hippocrepis Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia Dasypeltis confusa Trape & Mané, 2006Dasypeltis fasciata Smith, 1849Dasypeltis gansi Trape & Mané, 2006Dasypeltis parascabra Trape, Mediannikov & Trape, 2012Dipsadoboa brevirostris Dipsadoboa riparia Trape, Mediannikov & Baldé, 2023Dipsadoboa underwoodi Rasmussen, 1993Dipsadoboa unicolor Günther, 1858Dipsadoboa viridis Dispholidus typus Grayia smithii Hapsidophrys lineata Fischer, 1856Hapsidophrys smaragdina Meizodon coronatus Meizodon regularis Fischer, 1856Natriciteres fuliginoides Natriciteres olivacea Natriciteres variegata Philothamnus carinatus Philothamnus heterodermus Philothamnus irregularis Philothamnus nitidus Philothamnus semivariegatus Rhamnophis aethiopissa Günther, 1862Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus Scaphiophis albopunctatus Peters, 1870Telescopus variegatus Thelotornis kirtlandii Thrasops occidentalis Parker, 1940Toxicodryas blandingiiElapidae
Dendroaspis jamesoni Dendroaspis viridis Elapsoidea semiannulata Bocage, 1882Naja guineensis Broadley, Trape, Chirio, Ineich & Wüster, 2018Naja katiensis Angel, 1922Naja nigricollis Reinhardt, 1843Naja savannula Broadley, Trape, Chirio & Wüster, 2018Pseudohaje nigra Günther, 1858Lamprophiidae
Boaedon fuliginosus Boaedon lineatus Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854Boaedon olivaceus Boaedon virgatus Chamaelycus fasciatus Gonionotophis grantii Gonionotophis klingi Matschie, 1893Hormonotus modestus Limaformosa crossi Limaformosa guirali Lycophidion irroratum Lycophidion laterale Hallowell, 1857Lycophidion nigromaculatum Lycophidion semicinctum Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854Mehelya poensis- ''Mehelya stenophthalmus''
Leptotyphlopidae
Myriopholis boueti Myriopholis narirostris Tricheilostoma bicolorProsymnidae
Prosymna collaris Sternfeld, 1908Prosymna greigerti Mocquard, 1906- ''Prosymna meleagris''
Psammophiidae
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia Kladirostratus togoensis Psammophis afroccidentalis Trape, Böhme & Mediannikov, 2019Psammophis elegans Psammophis lineatus Psammophis mossambicus Peters, 1882Psammophis phillipsii- ''Psammophis praeornatus''
Pythonidae
Python regius- ''Python sebae''
Typhlopidae
Afrotyphlops lineolatus Afrotyphlops punctatusViperidae
Atheris chlorechis Atheris squamigera Hallowell, 1854Causus maculatus Bitis arietans Merrem, 1820Bitis gabonica Duméril, Bibron & Duméril, 1854Bitis nasicornis Bitis rhinoceros Echis ocellatus Stemmler, 1970Turtles (Testudines)
Cheloniidae
Caretta caretta Chelonia mydasDermochelyidae
Pelomedusidae
Pelusios castaneus Pelusios gabonensis- ''Pelusios niger''