List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

This is a List of reptiles of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by family and order. It lists all families and species of reptiles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The list below follows Broadley, D.G. 1998: The reptilian fauna of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), and The Reptile Database.

See Sources below.

Class Reptilia

Total 336 species of reptiles, in 109 genera, in 22 families, in 5 orders, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, some of which are presumed to occur in DRC, because they have been found in neighboring areas, but have not yet been found in DRC (see comment after name).

Order Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenids

Total 10 species, in 4 genera, in 1 family, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Order Crocodylia - Crocodiles

Total 3 species, in 3 genera, in 1 family, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Order Sauria - Lizards

Total 120 species, in 35 genera, in 8 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Order Serpentes - Snakes

Total 181 species, in 59 genera, in 7 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo


Order Testudines - Turtles

Total 22 species, in 8 genera, in 5 families, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

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