S/no

Family

Scientific Name

Common Name

IUCN Status

1

Agamidae

Agama agama (Loveridge, 1923)

Agama lizard (Rainbow lizard)

LC

2

Chamaeleonidae

Chamaeleo gracilis (Hallowell, 1857)

Graceful chameleon

LC

3

Colubridae

Gastropyxis smaragdina ( Schlegel , 1837)

Emerald snake

Not evaluated

4

Colubridae

Grayia smythii (Leach, 1818)

Smith’s Water Snake

Not evaluated

5

Colubridae

Bothropthalmus lineatus ( Schlegel , 1856)

Red lined snake

Not evaluated

6

Crocodylidae

Osteolaemus tetraspis (Cope, 1861)

West African dwarf crocodile

VU

7

Crocodylidae

Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1768)

Nile crocodile

LC

8

Elapidae

Dendroaspis viridis (Hallowell, 1844)

Green mamba

LC

9

Elapidae

Naja nigricollis ( Reinhardt , 1843)

Black-necked cobra

Not evaluated

10

Elapidae

Naja melanoleuca

Black spiting cobra

Not evaluated

11

Elapidae

Dispholidus typus (A. Smith, 1829)

Boomslang

Not evaluated

12

Scincidae

Mochlus fernandi (Burton, 1836)

Forest skink

Not evaluated

13

Pelomeduscidae

Pelusios niger (Lacépède, 1788)

West African black forest turtle

LC

14

Pythonidae

Python sebae (Gmelin, 1788)

African Rock python

Not evaluated

15

Pythonidae

Python reguis ( Shaw , 1802)

Royal python

LC

16

Boidae

Calabaria reinhardtii ( Stimson , 1969)

Calabar ground python

LC

17

Testudinidae

Kinixys erosa (Schweigger, 1812)

Serrated hinge-backed tortoise

DD

18

Pelomedusidae

Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède 1788)

Forest turtle

LC

19

Trionychidae

Trionyx triunguis (Forsskål, 1775)

River turtle

EN

20

Viperidae

Bitis gabonica (Duméril, Bibron and Duméril, 1854)

Gabon viper

Not evaluated