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This 48-page full-colour brochure gives the visitor a complete overview of the park, its fauna & flora, history, new developments, accommodation and activities.
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Addo Elephant National Park
Reptiles
Species List
| Common Name |
Scientific Name | Status |
| Snakes |
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| Cape cobra |
Naja nivea | |
| Puffadder |
Bitis arietans | |
| Albany adder |
Bitis albanica | very rare |
| Night adder |
Causes rhombeatus | |
| Bergadder |
Bitis atropos | |
| Horned adder |
Bitis cornuta | |
| Boomslang |
Dispholidus typus | |
| Rinkhals |
Hemachatus hemachatus | |
| Herald/Red-lipped snake |
Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia | |
| Olive house snake |
Lamprophis inornatus | |
| Night snake |
Lamprophis aurora | |
| Brown house snake |
Lamprophis fuliginosus fuliginosus | |
| Speckled house snake |
Homoroselaps lacteus | |
| Wolf snake |
Lycophidion capense | |
| Spotted harlequin snake |
Philothamnus semivariegatus | |
| Speckled bush snake |
Bitis atropos | |
| Green water snake |
Philothamnus hoplogaster | |
| Natal green watersnake |
Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis | |
| Shovel-nosed snake |
Prosymna sundevalli | |
| Mole snake |
Pseudapsis cana | |
| Slugeater |
Duberria lutrix lutrix | |
| Common eggeater |
Dasypeltis scabra scabra | |
| Dappled sandsnake |
Psammophis notosticus | |
| Crossmarked sandsnake |
Psammophis crucifer | |
| Black-bellied watersnake |
Lycodonomorphus laevissimus | |
| Common/Red-bellied watersnake |
Lycodonomorphus rufulus | |
| Tortoises/terrapins | ||
| Angulate tortoise |
Chersina angulata | |
| Leopard tortoise |
Geochelone pardalis | |
| Green parrot-beaked tortoise |
Homopus areolatus | |
| Marsh/Helmeted terrapin |
Pelomedusa subrufa | |
| Tent tortoise |
Psammobates tentorius | |
| Lizards/geckoes/skinks | ||
| Rock Monitor Lizard/Leguaan |
Varanus niloticus niloticus | |
| Water Monitor Lizard/Leguaan |
Varanus exanthematicus albigularis | |
| Tasman's Girdled Lizard |
Cordylus tasmani | |
| Cape Girdled Lizard |
Cordylus cordylus | |
| Southern Rock Agama |
Agama atra | |
| Burrowing Skink |
Scelotes anguina | |
| Golden Legless Skink |
Acontias meleagris orientalis | |
| Tasman's Burrowing Skink |
Acontias percivali tasmani | |
| Slendertailed Legless Skink |
Acontias gracilicauda gracilicauda | |
| Smith's Striped Skink |
Mabuya homalocephala smithii | |
| Cape Skink |
Mabuya capensis | |
| Common Skink |
Mabuya varia | |
| Striped Skink |
Mabuya striata | |
| Cape Grass Lizard |
Chamaesaura anguina | |
| Marico Gecko |
Pachydactylus mariquensis mariquensis | |
| Spotted Gecko |
Pachydactylus maculatus maculatus | |
| Essex's Leaf-toed Gecko |
Goggia essexi | |
| Peringuey's Gecko |
Phyllodactylus peringueyi | |
| Puffadder Gecko |
Phyllodactylus maculatus | |
| Common Cape Gecko |
Phyllodactylus capensis | |
| Smith's Dwarf Chameleon |
Microsaura taenibroncha | |
| Gray's Dwarf Chameleon |
Microsaura ventralis | |
| Dwarf Chameleon |
Bradypodion ventralis |
Please note: this list is not comprehensive and may not include all species of reptiles found in the park. The list includes reptiles found in the main game area.
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