NAMIBIA 2007

Ongava Game Reserve Herpetofaunal Survey

 

EXPEDITION RESULTS
April 20th to May 12th 2007
Herp Life List
(including species recorded before, PR, and after, SR, the survey)

 

HERP CHECK LIST
Hyperoliidae Reed frogs  
Kassina senegalensis Bubbling running frog SR only
Pyxicephalidae African frogs  
Cacosternum boettgeri Boettger's dainty frog  
Tomopterna krugerensis Knocking sand frog  
Tomopterna tandyi Tandy's sand frog  
Pyxicephalus adspersus African bullfrog PR only
     
Pelomedusidae Side-necked turtles  
Pelomedusa subrufa subrufa Marsh terrapin  
Testudinidae Tortoises  
Geochelone pardalis babcocki Leopard tortoise  
Agamidae Agamas  
Agama aculeata aculeata Ground agama  
Agama etoshae Etosha agama PR only
Chamaeleonidae Chameleons  
Chamaeleo dilepis Flap-neck chameleon  
Gekkonidae Geckos  
Chondrodactylus turneri Turner's thick-toed gecko  
Lygodactylus bradfieldi Bradfield's dwarf gecko  
Pachydactylus punctatus Spotted thick-toed gecko  
Rhoptropus boultoni Boulton's Namib day gecko  
Lacertidae Old World lizards  
Heliobolus lugubris Bushveld lizard  
Scincidae Skinks  
Mochlus sundevalli sundevalli Sundevall's writhing skink  
Trachylepis binotata Ovambo tree skink  
Trachylepis punctulata Eastern variegated skink  
Trachylepis spilogaster Kalahari tree skink  
Trachylepis sulcata sulcata Western rock skink  
Gerrhosauridae Plated lizards  
Gerrhosaurus nigrolineatus Black-lined plated lizard SR only
Varanidae Monitor lizards  
Varanus albigularis White-throated monitor lizard  
Typhlopidae Blindsnakes  
Rhinotyphlops schlegelii petersii Peter's beaked blindsnake PR only
Pythonidae Pythons  
Python anchietae Angolan python SR only
Python natalensis Southern African rock python  
Colubridae Typical snakes  
Boaedon fuliginosus mentalis Namib housesnake  
Dispholidus typus typus Boomslang  
Hemirhagerrhis viperinus Viperine barksnake  
Philothamnus semivariegatus semivariegatus Spotted bushsnake  
Psammophis angolensis Dwarf sandsnake SR only
Psammophis leopardinus Leopard sandsnake SR only
Psammophis subtaeniatus Stripe-bellied sandsnake  
Psammophylax tritaeniatus Striped skaapsteker  
Telescopus semiannulatus polystictus Western tigersnake SR only
Elapidae Cobras and mambas  
Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi Western coralsnake PR only
Elapsoidea sundevalli fitzsimonsi Kalahari gartersnake SR only DOR
Naja anchietae Angolan cobra PR only
Naja nigricincta Western barred spitting cobra  
Viperidae True vipers  
Bitis arietans arietans Puff adder  
     
Survey = Frogs = 3 spp.; Turtles = 2 spp.; Lizards = 13 spp.; Snakes = 9 spp.; Total = 27 species
Total = Frogs = 5 spp.; Turtles = 2 spp.; Lizards = 15 spp.; Snakes = 17 spp.; Total = 39 species

"PR only" refers to species photographed by KS in the months before the survey, identified by MOS.
"SR only" refers to species photographed by KS after the survey and confirmed or identified by MOS.
"DOR only" refers to species so far only recorded as 'dead on road'.