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Bushveld Lizard (Heliobolus lugubris)

Category: Lacertids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african herpetology, african lizard, bushveld lizard, fast lizard, limpopo lizard, lizard, reptile, south africa, southern african lizard, wildlife

Wahlberg’s Velvet Gecko (Homopholis wahlbergii

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african herpetology, gecko, herpetology, homopholis, lizard, reptile, velvet gecko, wild

Rainbow Skink (Trachylepis margaritifera)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, blue-tailed skink, herpetology, limpopo skink, lizard, nature, rainbow skink, reptile, skink, south africa, wildlife

Pienaar’s Flat Gecko (Afroedura pienaari)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, flat gecko, gecko, herpetology, lizard, nature, pienaars rock gecko, reptile, rock gecko, south africa, wildlife

Variable Skink (Trachylepis albopunctata)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: african herpetology, african lizard, african skink, angolan skink, lizard, reptile, skink, zambian lizard, zambian skink

Wahlberg’s Skink (Trachylepis wahlbergii)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: african herpetology, african lizard, african reptile, african skink, lizard, reptile, skink, zambian lizard, zambian skink

Branch’s Tree Agama (Acanthocerus branchi)

Category: Agamas, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african agama, african herpetology, african tree agama, lizard, reptile, zambian agama, zambian lizard

Black Limbless Skink (Melanoseps ater)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: african herpetology, african legless lizard, african skink, black legless lizard, fossorial lizard, limbless lizard, lizard, reptile, skink

Chobe Dwarf Gecko (Lygodactylus chobiensis)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african gecko, african herpetology, african lizard, african wildlife, angolan dwarf gecko, gecko, lizard, reptile, small gecko, zambian dwarf gecko, zambian gecko

Speke’s Hinge-back Tortoise (Kinixys spekii)

Category: Reptiles, Testudinidae, Tortoises, Turtles and Terrapins Tags: african herpetology, african tortoise, african wildlife, hinge-back tortoise, reptile, small tortoise, tortoise, zambian tortoise

O’shaughnessy’s Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus oshaughnessyi)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african gecko, african herpetology, herping zambia, lizard, reptile, thick-tailed gecko, zambian gecko, zambian thick-tailed gecko

Warty Thick-toed Gecko (Elasmodactylus tuberculosus)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african gecko, african herpetology, african reptile, gecko, large gecko, reptile, thick-toed gecko, zambian gecko

Tropical Girdeld Lizard (Cordylus tropidosternum)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african cordylid, african girdled lizard, african herpetology, cordylid, dragon lizard, girdled lizard, lizard, reptile, zambian cordylus

Golden Spotted Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus oculatus)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: african herpetology, animal, gecko, herpetology, lizard, reptile, south african gecko, thick-tailed gecko, thick-toed gecko

Cross-Marked Whip Snake (Psammophis crucifer)

Category: Psammophiidae, Reptiles, Snakes Tags: grass snake, Psammophid, psammophiid, reptile, sand snake, snake, south african snake, south african whip snake, whip snake

Cape Skink (Trachylepsis capensis)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: african skink, animal, lizard, reptile, scincidae, skink, south african skink

Undescribed Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion spp.)

Category: Chameleons, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, baviaanskloof, chameleon, herpetology, nature, new species, reptile, south africa, undesribed species, western cape, wildlife

Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)

Category: Reptiles, Snakes, Viperidae Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, bitis, cytotoxic, dwarf adder, Gauteng, herpetology, nature, reptile, south africa, viper

Bite-sized Sci: What to Do When You Bump Into A Snake

Another great blog entry by Jessica Evans, that explains what to do if you encounter a snake in South Africa. https://www.bite-sizedsci.com/single-post/2019/03/07/What-to-do-when-you-bump-into-a-snake

Category: In the Media Tags: reptile, snake, snake-conflict, what to do if you encounter a snake

Speckled Rock Skink (Trachylepis punctatissima)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, brown lizard, brown skink, common skink, gauteng skink, gautneg lizard, herpetology, kzn skink, lizard, nature, reptile, skink, south africa

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