List of REPTILIA species in Kenya



This is a list of REPTILIA in Kenya according to the IUCN Red List.

This list was last updated 2019-09-14

 

This list contains only species that have been assessed for the IUCN Red List. It is therefore not representative of all the species in the country.

Species counts by country: Total | Amphibians | Birds | Fish | Mammals | Reptiles | Vascular Plants.

scientific_namecommon_nametaxonidcategory
Lygodactylus mombasicus 44648448 LC
Lygodactylus scheffleri Scheffler's Dwarf Gecko 44648458 DD
Lygodactylus grandisonae Bunty's Dwarf Gecko 178212 DD
Caretta caretta South West Indian Ocean subpopulation Loggerhead Turtle 84199475 NT
Lygodactylus picturatus White-headed Dwarf Gecko 178236 LC
Letheobia swahilica Swahili Gracile Blind-snake 22476904 LC
Amblyodipsas teitana Teitana Purple-glossed Snake 176273 DD
Pelusios broadleyi Lake Turkana Hinged Terrapin 16529 VU
Micrelaps bicoloratus Two Coloured Snake 176279 LC
Montatheris hindii Kenya Montane Viper 190648 NT
Trioceros hoehnelii Von Höhnel's Chameleon 176315 LC
Hemidactylus barbierii 18487572 DD
Epacrophis boulengeri Manda Flesh-pink Blind Snake 21584183 DD
Epacrophis drewsi Drewes’ Worm Snake 21584199 DD
Adolfus masavaensis 60754279 NT
Acontias percivali Percival's Legless Skink 44960134 LC
Malacochersus tornieri Tornier's Tortoise 12696 CR
Trioceros kinangopensis 42760615 NT
Leptotyphlops merkeri 47749549 LC
Rieppeleon brevicaudatus Short-Tailed Pygmy Chameleon 172520 LC
Trioceros ntunte Mt Nyiru Chameleon 172527 DD
Trioceros jacksonii Jackson’s Chameleon 172531 LC
Kinyongia asheorum Mount Nyiro Bearded Chameleon 172540 NT
Trioceros schubotzi Mt Kenya Side-striped Chameleon 172539 NT
Kinyongia tavetana Mt. Kilimanjaro Two-Horned Chameleon 172544 NT
Trioceros narraioca Mount Kulal Chameleon 172560 NT
Kinyongia boehmei Taita Blade-horned Chameleon 172564 NT
Meizodon krameri Tana Delta Smooth Snake 13265429 DD
Kinyongia excubitor Mt Kenya Hornless Chameleon 172569 VU
Trioceros marsabitensis Tilbury's Chameleon 172566 NT
Thelotornis usambaricus Usambara Vine Snake 13265692 VU
Thrasops schmidti Schmidt’s Bold-eyed Tree Snake 13265730 EN
Trachylepis dichroma Two-coloured Skink 44979450 LC
Phelsuma dubia Zanzibar Day Gecko 172946 LC
Trachylepis irregularis Alpine Meadow Mabuya 44979462 NT
Bitis worthingtoni Kenya Horned Viper 22473714 VU
Mochlus pembanum Pemba Island Writhing Skink 14668828 LC
Trioceros conirostratus Sudanese Unicorn Chameleon 203823 LC
Trioceros nyirit 203827 LC
Cnemaspis africana African Gecko 203832 LC
Philochortus rudolfensis Southern Shield-backed Lizard 21268095 DD
Hemidactylus modestus Moderate Leaf-toed Gecko 18519245 DD
Afrotyphlops kaimosae Kakamega Blind-snake 22476198 DD
Agama caudospinosa Elmenteita Rock Agama 17450414 LC
Afrotyphlops nanus Kenyan Dwarf Blind-snake 22476234 DD
Aparallactus turneri Malindi Centipede-eater 13264365 LC
Agama kaimosae 17450505 LC
Leptotyphlops howelli Howell’s Worm Snake 44979760 DD
Cnemaspis elgonensis Mt Elgon Forest Gecko 44648018 VU
Leptotyphlops keniensis Mount Kenya Worm Snake 44979800 DD
Leptotyphlops macrops Goggle-eyed Worm Snake 44979811 LC
Gastropholis prasina Green Keel-bellied Lizard 13151906 NT
Adolfus alleni Alpine Meadow Lizard 60755628 NT
Lygodactylus laterimaculatus 44928818 LC
Letheobia lumbriciformis Zanzibar Gracile Blind-snake 22476596 LC
Atheris desaixi Ashe's Bush Viper 44980116 EN
Lygodactylus manni Mann's Dwarf Gecko 44648430 LC

 

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Species are classified by the IUCN Red List into nine groups:
  • Extinct (EX) – beyond reasonable doubt that the species is no longer extant.
  • Extinct in the wild (EW) – survives only in captivity, cultivation and/or outside native range, as presumed after exhaustive surveys.
  • Critically endangered (CR) – in a particularly and extremely critical state.
  • Endangered (EN) – very high risk of extinction in the wild, meets any of criteria A to E for Endangered.
  • Vulnerable (VU) – meets one of the 5 red list criteria and thus considered to be at high risk of unnatural (human-caused) extinction without further human intervention.
  • Near threatened (NT) – close to being at high risk of extinction in the near future.
  • Least concern (LC) – unlikely to become extinct in the near future.
  • Data deficient (DD)
  • Not evaluated (NE)