The list of reptiles of South Africa is a list of species that form a part of the reptilian fauna of South Africa. The list follows the SANBI listing.

Crocodylia Order Crocodylia

Crocodylidae Family Crocodylidae Genus Crocodylus: Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768, Nile crocodile, syn. Crocodilus madagascariensis Grandidier, 1872, Crocodilus vulgaris madagascariensis Boettger, 1877 Crocodylus niloticus chamses Bory, 1824, Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus cowiei (Smith in Hewitt, 1937), Nile crocodile, syn. Alligator cowiei Smith 1937 Crocodylus niloticus madagascariensis Grandidier, 1872, Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus niloticus Laurenti, 1768, Nile crocodile, syn. Crocodilus complanatus Geoffroy 1827, Crocodilus hexaphractos Rüppell 1886, Crocodilus lacunosus Geoffroy 1827, Crocodilus marginatus Geoffroy 1827, Crocodilus multiscutatus Rüppell 1826, Crocodilus octophractus Rüppell 1831, Crocodilus vulgaris Cuvier 1807, Crocodylus niloticus Laurenti, 1768 Crocodylus niloticus pauciscutatus Deraniyagala, 1948, Nile crocodile Crocodylus niloticus suchus Geoffroy, 1807, Nile crocodile, syn. Crocodylus suchus Schmitz 2003

Squamata Order Squamata

Agamidae Family Agamidae Genus Acanthocercus: Acanthocercus atricollis Smith, 1849, southern tree agama, syn. Acanthocercus atricollis Joger, 1991, Acanthocercus atricollis atricollis (Smith, 1849), Acanthocercus atricollis gregorii (Klausewitz, 1957), Acanthocercus atricollis kiwuensis (Klausewitz, 1957), Acanthocercus atricollis loveridge (Klausewitz, 1957), Acanthocercus atricollis minutus (Klausewitz, 1957), Acanthocercus atricollis ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis Smith 1849, Agama atricollis atricollis (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis gregorii (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis kiwuensis (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis loveridge (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis loveridgei (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama atricollis ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957), Agama cyanocephala Falk, 1925, Agama gregorii Günther, 1894, Laudakia atricollis Manthey & Schuster, 1999, Laudakia atricollis kuwuensis Manthey & Schuster, 1999, Stellio atricollis Broadley & Howell, 1991, Stellio capensis Duméril- Duméril et al., 1851, Stellio nigricollis Bocage, 1866 Acanthocercus atricollis gregorii (Klausewitz, 1957), blue-throated agama, syn. Agama atricollis Smith, 1849, Agama atricollis gregorii Klausewitz, 1957, Agama gregorii Günther, 1894 Acanthocercus atricollis kiwuensis (Klausewitz, 1957), blue-throated agama, syn. Agama atricollis Smith, 1849, Agama atricollis kiwuensis Klausewits, 1957 Acanthocercus atricollis ugandaensis (Klausewitz, 1957), blue-throated agama, syn. Stellio atricollis Lanza, 1990, Agama atricollis ugandaensis Klausewitz, 1957 Acanthocercus atricollis loveridgei (Klausewitz, 1957), blue-throated agama, Agama atricollis Smith, 1849, Agama atricollis loveridgei Klausewitz, 1957 Acanthocercus atricollis atricollis (A. Smith, 1849), blue-throated agama, syn. Agama atricollis Smith, 1849, Agama atricollis atricollis Klausewitz, 1957, Agama cyanocephala Falk, 1925, Stellio capensis Duméril, 1851, Stellio nigricollis Barboza, 1866 Genus Agama: Agama aculeata Merrem, 1820, ground agama, syn. Agama hispida aculeata Fitzsimmons, 1958, Agama infralineata, Saura spinalis Wagler, 1866 Agama aculeata aculeata Merrem, 1820, ground agama, Saura spinalis Wagler, 1866, Agama hispida aculeata Loveridge, 1936, endemic to southern Africa Agama aculeata distanti (Boulenger, 1902), ground agama, syn. Agama aculeata Duméril & Bibron, 1837, Agama distanti Boulenger, 1902, Agama hispida distanti Boulenger 1902, endemic Agama anchietae Bocage, 1896, western rock agama, syn. Agama anchietae methueni Boulenger & Power, 1921, Agama anchietae anchietae Auerbach, 1987 Agama armata Peters, 1855, tropical spiny agama, syn. Agama hispida armata Boulenger, 1921, Agama hispida mertensi Wermuth, 1967, Agama aculeata armata Auerbach, 1987 Agama atra Daudin, 1802, southern rock agama, syn. Agama ater Gray, 1831, syn. Agama microterolepis Boulenger, 1896, Phrynopsis atra Fitzinger, 1843, Saura spinalis Wagler, 1833, endemic to southern Africa Agama atra atra Daudin, 1802, southern rock agama, Saura spinalis Wagler, 1833 Agama atra knobeli Boulenger & Power, 1921, southern rock agama, syn. Agama ater Gray, 1831, Agama knobeli, Agama anchietae knobeli Boulenger, 1921 Agama hispida (Kaup, 1827), common spiny agama, syn. Agama brachyura Boulenger, 1885, Lacerta hispida Linnaeus, 1758, Trapelus hispidus Kaup, 1827, near endemic Agama hispida hispida Kaup, 1827, common spiny agama. syn, Agama hispida Boulenger, 1885 Agama hispida makarikari Fitzsimons, 1932, common spiny agama, syn. Trapelus hispidus Kaup, 1827, Agama makarikarica Barts, 2003, Agama hispida makarikarica Auerbach, 1987 Agama kirkii Boulenger, 1885, Kirk's rock agama Agama kirkii fitzsimonsi Loveridge, 1950, Kirk's Rock agama Agama kirkii kirkii Boulenger, 1885, Kirk's rock agama

Amphisbaenidae Family Amphisbaenidae Genus Chirindia: Chirindia langi (Fitzsimons, 1939), Lang's worm lizard Chirindia langi langi (Fitzsimons, 1939), Lang's worm lizard, syn Chirindia langi Fitzsimons, 1939, near endemic Chirindia langi occidentalis Jacobsen, 1984, Soutpansberg worm lizard, endemic Genus Dalophia: Dalophia pistillum (Boettger, 1895), blunt-tailed worm lizard, syn Monopeltis pistillum Boettger, 1895, Dalophia transvaalensis Gans, 2005, Monopeltis colobura Boulenger, 1910, Monopeltis granti Boulenger, 1907, Monopeltis granti kuanyamarum Monard, 1937, Monopeltis granti transvaalensis Fitzsimons, 1933, Monopeltis jallae Peracca, 1910, Monopeltis mossambica Cott, 1934, Tomuropeltis granti Frank & Ramus, 1995, Tomuropeltis granti colobura, Tomuropeltis granti transvaalensis, Tomuropeltis jallae, Tomuropeltis pistillum Broadley, 1962, endemic Genus Monopeltis: Monopeltis capensis A. Smith, 1848, Cape wedgesnouted worm lizard, syn. Lepidosternon capense Strauch, 1881, Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910, Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910, Monotrophis capensis Gray, 1965, near endemic Monopeltis capensis capensis (Smith, 1848), Cape wedgesnouted worm lizard, syn. Monopeltis capensis Gray, 1865, Lepidosternon capense Strauch 1881, Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger 1910 Monopeltis capensis gazei Fitzsimons, 1937, Cape wedgesnouted worm lizard, syn. Lepidosternon capense Strauch, 1881 Monopeltis decosteri Boulenger, 1910, De Coster's worm lizard, syn. Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Peters 1879, Monopeltis capensis Smith, 1848, Monopeltis capensis Broadley 1971, Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Broadley 1962, endemic to southern Africa Monopeltis leonhardi Werner, 1910, Kalahari worm lizard, syn. Monopeltis vernayi Fitzsimons, 1932, endemic to southern Africa Monopeltis infuscata Broadley, 1997, infuscate wedge-snouted amphisbaenian, syn. Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Peters, 1879, Monopeltis capensis capensis Loveridge, 1941, Monopeltis capensis Peters, 1867, endemic to southern Africa Monopeltis mauricei sphenorhynchus Parker, 1935, Maurice's worm lizard, syn. Monopeltis mauricei Parker 1935, Monopeltis ocularis Fitzsimons 1941 Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Peters, 1879, slender worm lizard, syn. Lepidosternon sphenorhynchum Gray, 1865, Monopeltis capensis gazei Fitsimmons, 1937, Monopeltis habenichti Fitsimmons, 1937, endemic to southern Africa Monopeltis sphenorhynchus mauricei Parker, 1935, syn. Monopeltis habenichti Fitzsimons, 1937, Monopeltis mauricei Parker 1935, Monopeltis ocularis Fitzsimmons, 1941 Monopeltis sphenorhynchus sphenorhynchus Peters, 1879, syn. Monopeltis sphenorhynchus Peters, 1879 Genus Zygaspis: Zygaspis quadrifrons (Peters, 1862), Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, syn. Zygaspis quadrifrons quadrifrons Peters, 1862, Amphisbaena capensis Thominot, 1887, Amphisbaena dolichomenta dolichomenta Witte & Laurent, 1942, Amphisbaena dolichomenta meridionalis Witte & Laurent, 1942, Amphisbaena quadrifrons Laurent, 1947, Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Loveridge, 1941, Amphisbaena quadrifrons katangae Witte & Laurent, 1942, Amphisbaena violacea Peters, 1854, Shrevea quadrifrons Vanzolini, 1951, Zygaspis arenicola Gans, 2005, Zygaspis dolichomenta Broadley & Broadley, 1997, Zygaspis vandami Gans, 2005, Zygaspis vandami arenicola Broadley & Broadley, 1997, Zygaspis vandami vandami Broadley & Broadley, 1997, Zygaspis violacea Wever & Gans, 1973, Zygaspis violacea vandami Loveridge, 1951, Zygaspis violacea vandami Welch, 1982, Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard, 1931 Zygaspis quadrifrons capensis (Thominot, 1887), Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena ambuellensis Monard, 1931, Amphisbaena capensis Thominot, 1887, Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Loveridge, 1941, Shrevea quadrifrons Vanzolili 1951 Zygaspis quadrifrons dolichomenta (Witte & Laurent, 1942), Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters, 1862, Amphisbaena dolichomenta dolichomenta Witte & Laurent, 1942, Amphisbaena dolichomenta meridionalis Witte & Laurent, 1942, Zygaspis dolichomenta Broadley & Broadley, 1997, Amphisbaena quadrifrons capensis Loveridge, 1941 Zygaspis quadrifrons quadrifrons (Peters, 1862), Kalahari round-snouted worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena quadrifrons Peters, 1862 Zygaspis vandami (Fitzsimons, 1930), syn. Amphisbaena vandami Fitzsimons, 1930, Zygaspis violacea vandami Fitzsimons, 1943, endemic to southern Africa Zygaspis vandami arenicola Broadley & Broadley, 1997' Maputoland dwarf worm lizard. syn. Zygaspis violacea vandami Fitzsimons, 1943, Amphisbaena violacea Peters, 1854, Zygaspis violacea Wever, 1973 Zygaspis vandami vandami (Fitzsimons, 1930), Van Dam's dwarf worm lizard, syn. Amphisbaena vandami Fitzsimons, 1930

Atractaspididae Family Atractaspididae Genus Amblyodipsas: Amblyodipsas concolor (A. Smith, 1849), Natal purple-glossed snake, syn. Choristodon (Choristocalamus) concolor Smith, 1849, Calamelaps concolor Boulenger, 1896 endemic Amblyodipsas microphthalma Bianconi, 1852, eyeless purple-glossed snake, syn. Calamaria microphthalma Bianconi, 1852 Amblyodipsas microphthalma microphthalma (Bianconi, 1850), eastern purple-glossed snake, syn. Calamaria microphthalma Biancon, 1852 Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra Jacobsen, 1986, black white-lipped snake, Soutpansberg purple-glossed snake, endemic Amblyodipsas polylepis Bocage, 1873, common purple-glossed snake, syn. Calamelaps polylepis Bocage, 1873, Atractaspis polylepis, Calamelaps unicolor Fitzsimons, 1992 Amblyodipsas polylepis hildebrandtii (Peter, 1877), common purple-glossed snake Amblyodipsas polylepis Welch, 1994, Atractaspis hildebrandtii Peters, 1877, Atractaspis polylepis Bauer, 1995, Calamelaps unicolor unicolor Loveridge, 1957 Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis Bocage, 1873, common purple-glossed snake, syn. Calamelaps unicolor Fitzsimons, 1992, Calamelaps unicolor unicolor Loveridge, 1957, Calamelaps miolepis Günther, 1888 Genus Aparallactus: Aparallactus capensis (A. Smith, 1849), Cape centipede eater, syn. Aparallactus lübberti Sternfeld, 1910, Uriechis capensis Günther, 1888 Aparallactus capensis bocagei Boulenger, 1895, Cape centipede eater, syn. Elapomorphus capensis Smith, 1849, Aparallactus bocagii Boulenger, 1895 Aparallactus capensis capensis Smith, 1849, Cape centipede eater, syn. Uriechis capensis Günther, 1888 Aparallactus capensis luebberti Sternfeld, 1910, Cape centipede eater, syn. Aparallactus capensis Boulenger, 1895 Aparallactus capensis punctatolineatus Boulenger, 1895, Cape centipede eater, syn. Aparallactus capensis Sternfeld, 1910, Aparallactus punctatolineatus Boulenger, 1895 Aparallactus lunulatus Peters, 1854, reticulated centipede eater, syn. Uriechis lunulatus Peters, 1854, Aparallactus concolor Boulenger, 1895, Aparallactus concolor boulengeri Scortecci, 1931, Uriechis concolor Fischer, 1884