ZAMBIA & TANZANIA
2003


"Water Cobra"

 

EXPEDITION RESULTS

HERP LIFE LIST
Bufonidae Toads    
Amietophrynus gutturalis Guttural toad    
       
Pelomedusidae Afro-American side-necked turtles    
Pelusios subniger subniger East African black mud turtle CS  
Testudinidae Tortoises    
Kinixys spekii Speke's hingeback tortoise CS  
Crocodylidae Crocodiles    
Crocodylus niloticus Nile crocodile    
Gekkonidae Geckos    
Elasmodactylus tuberculosus Tuberculate thick-toed gecko    
Hemidactylus mabouia African house gecko    
Scincidae Skinks    
Trachylepis maculilabris maculilabris Spotted-lipped skink    
Trachylepis varia Variable skink    
Gerrhosauridae Plated lizards    
Gerrhosaurus validus validus Eastern giant plated lizard    
Chamaeleonidae Chameleons    
Chamaeleo dilepis Flap-necked chameleon    
Varanidae Monitor lizards    
Varanus niloticus Nile monitor lizard    
Colubridae Typical snakes    
Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia Eastern barksnake   2
Lycodonomorphus bicolor Lake Tanganyika watersnake   85
Philothamnus semivariegatus semivariegatus Common spotted bushsnake   3
Psammophis mossambicus Olive sandsnake DOA 2
Elapidae Cobras    
Naja annulata stormsi Storm's water cobra DOA 1
Naja melanoleuca Forest cobra   1
Viperidae Vipers    
Bitis arietans arietans Puff adder   3
Causus defilippi Snouted night adder   1
 
individual snake count =
98
Frogs = 1 spp.; Turtles = 2 sp.; Crocodiles = 1 sp.; Lizards = 7 spp.; Snakes = 8 spp; Total = 19 species

"CS" = Captive specimen only;
"DOA" = Found dead only.