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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)

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West African crocodile (Crocodylus suchus)

Crocodylidae

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Lizards (Squamata - suborder Lacertilia)

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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

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Amphisbaenidae

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Chamaeleonidae

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Eublepharidae

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Gekkonidae

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Phyllodactylidae

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Gerrhosauridae

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Lacertidae

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Scincidae

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Varanidae

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Snakes (Squamata - suborder Serpentes)

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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

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Boidae

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Colubridae

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Elapidae

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Lamprophiidae

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Leptotyphlopidae

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Prosymnidae

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Psammophiidae

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Pythonidae

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Typhlopidae

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Viperidae

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Turtles (Testudines)

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Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta)
 
Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana)

Cheloniidae

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Dermochelyidae

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Pelomedusidae

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Testudinidae

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Trionychidae

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References

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  • "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.

See also

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