View list by common name in alphabetical order

Agamidae (Agamas)   
 Acanthocercus atricollis atricollis
   Southern Tree Agama    intfulo
 Agama aculeata aculeata
   Common Ground Agama    
 Agama aculeata distanti
   Distant's Ground Agama    holoholo
 Agama atra
   Southern Rock Agama    

Amphisbaenidae (Worm lizards)   
 Zygaspis vandami arenicola
   Van Dam’s Dwarf Worm Lizard    

Atractaspididae (Burrowing snakes)   
 Amblyodipsas concolor
   Natal Purple-glossed Snake    
 Amblyodipsas polylepis polylepis
   Common Purple-glossed Snake    
 Aparallactus capensis
   Black-headed Centipede-eater    
 Aparallactus lunulatus lunulatus
   Reticulated Centipede-eater    
 Atractaspis bibronii
   Bibron's Stiletto Snake    
 Homoroselaps dorsalis
   Striped Harlequin Snake    
 Homoroselaps lacteus
   Spotted Harlequin Snake    

Boidae (Pythons and boas)   
 Python natalensis
   Southern African Python    inhlatfu

Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)   
 Bradypodion pumilum
   Cape Dwarf Chameleon - UNLIKELY    
 Bradypodion transvaalense
   Wolkberg Dwarf Chameleon    
 Chamaeleo dilepis
   Common Flap-neck Chameleon    lunwabu

Colubridae (Typical snakes)   
 Boaedon fuliginosus
   Brown House Snake    umdlume
 Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia
   Red-lipped Snake    
 Dasypeltis inornata
   Southern Brown Egg-eater    
 Dasypeltis scabra
   Rhombic Egg-eater    
 Dipsadoboa aulica
   Marbled Tree Snake    
 Dispholidus typus typus
   Boomslang    indlondlo
 Dispholidus typus viridis
   Northern Boomslang    
 Duberria lutrix lutrix
   South African Slug-eater    
 Gonionotophis capensis capensis
   Cape File Snake    imamba lukhonkhotse
 Gonionotophis nyassae
   Black File Snake    
 Inyoka swazicus
   Swazi Rock Snake    
 Lamprophis aurora
   Aurora House Snake    
 Lamprophis fuscus
   Yellow-bellied House Snake    
 Lamprophis guttatus
   Spotted House Snake    
 Lamprophis sp.
       
 Lycodonomorphus inornatus
   Olive House Snake    
 Lycodonomorphus laevissimus
   Dusky-bellied Water Snake    
 Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris
   Floodplain Water Snake    
 Lycodonomorphus rufulus
   Brown Water Snake    
 Lycodonomorphus sp.
       
 Lycophidion capense capense
   Cape Wolf Snake    
 Lycophidion variegatum
   Variegated Wolf Snake    
 Meizodon semiornatus semiornatus
   Semiornate Snake    
 Philothamnus hoplogaster
   South Eastern Green Snake    
 Philothamnus natalensis natalensis
   Eastern Natal Green Snake    
 Philothamnus natalensis occidentalis
   Western Natal Green Snake    
 Philothamnus semivariegatus
   Spotted Bush Snake    
 Prosymna stuhlmannii
   East African Shovel-snout    
 Prosymna sundevallii
   Sundevall's Shovel-snout    
 Psammophis brevirostris
   Short-snouted Grass Snake    
 Psammophis crucifer
   Cross-marked Grass Snake    
 Psammophis mossambicus
   Olive grass snake    
 Psammophis sp.
   (Identification needs confirmation)    
 Psammophis subtaeniatus
   Western Yellow-bellied Sand Snake    
 Psammophylax rhombeatus rhombeatus
   Spotted Grass Snake    
 Pseudaspis cana
   Mole Snake    imboma
 Telescopus semiannulatus semiannulatus
   Eastern Tiger Snake    
 Thelotornis capensis capensis
   Southern Twig Snake    lununkhu

Cordylidae (Girdled and crag lizards)   
 (not identified)
       
 Chamaesaura aenea
   Coppery Grass Lizard    
 Chamaesaura anguina anguina
   Cape Grass Lizard    
 Chamaesaura macrolepis
   Large-scaled Grass Lizard    
 Cordylus tropidosternum
   Tropical Girdled Lizard    
 Cordylus vittifer
   Common Girdled Lizard    chakazane
 Platysaurus intermedius natalensis
   Natal Flat Lizard    
 Platysaurus lebomboensis
   Lebombo Flat Lizard    
 Pseudocordylus melanotus melanotus
   Common Crag Lizard    chakazane
 Pseudocordylus sp.
   (Identification needs confirmation)    
 Smaug warreni barbertonensis
   Barberton Girdled Lizard    chakazane
 Smaug warreni warreni
   Warren's Girdled Lizard    

Crocodylidae (Alligators and crocodiles)   
 Crocodylus niloticus
   Nile Crocodile    ingwenya

Elapidae (Cobras and mambas)   
 Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius
   Intermediate Shield Cobra    
 Dendroaspis polylepis
   Black Mamba    imamba
 Elapsoidea boulengeri
   Boulenger's Garter Snake    
 Elapsoidea semiannulata
   Angola Garter Snake    
 Elapsoidea sundevallii decosteri
   De Coster’s Garter Snake    
 Elapsoidea sundevallii sundevallii
   Sundevall's Garter Snake    
 Hemachatus haemachatus
   Rinkhals    phemphetwane
 Naja annulifera
   Snouted Cobra    phemphetwane
 Naja mossambica
   Mozambique Spitting Cobra    imfeti

Gekkonidae (Geckos)   
 Afroedura major
   Swazi Flat Gecko    
 Afroedura marleyi
   Marley's Flat Gecko    
 Chondrodactylus turneri
   Turner's Gecko    
 Hemidactylus mabouia
   Common Tropical House Gecko    
 Homopholis wahlbergii
   Wahlberg's Velvet Gecko    
 Lygodactylus capensis capensis
   Cape Dwarf Gecko    
 Lygodactylus ocellatus ocellatus
   Spotted Dwarf Gecko    
 Pachydactylus capensis
   (Identification needs confirmation)    
 Pachydactylus maculatus
   Spotted Gecko    
 Pachydactylus vansoni
   Van Son's Gecko    

Gerrhosauridae (Plated lizards)   
 Broadleysaurus major
   Rough-scaled Plated Lizard    
 Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
   Yellow-throated Plated Lizard    
 Matobosaurus validus
   Common Giant Plated Lizard    
 Tetradactylus africanus
   Eastern Long-tailed Seps    

Lacertidae (Lacertids)   
 Nucras lalandii
   Delalande's Sandveld Lizard    
 Nucras ornata
   Ornate Sandveld Lizard    
 Nucras sp.
       
 Nucras taeniolata
   Striped Sandveld Lizard    

Leptotyphlopidae (Worm snakes)   
 Leptotyphlops incognitus
   Incognito Thread Snake    
 Leptotyphlops longicaudus
   Long-tailed Thread Snake    
 Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus
   Eastern Thread Snake    umtfwana wenyoka lengaboni
 Leptotyphlops scutifrons scutifrons
   Peters' Thread Snake    
 Leptotyphlops sp.
   Thread Snake    
 Leptotyphlops telloi
   Tello's Thread Snake    

Pelomedusidae (Terrapins)   
 Pelomedusa subrufa
   Marsh Terrapin    
 Pelusios sinuatus
   Serrated Hinged Terrapin    lufudvu lwemanti

Scincidae (Skinks)   
 Acontias plumbeus
   Giant Legless Skink    
 Afroablepharus wahlbergii
   Wahlberg's Snake-eyed Skink    
 Mochlus sundevallii sundevallii
   Sundevall's Writhing Skink    
 Scelotes mirus
   Montane Dwarf Burrowing Skink    
 Scelotes mossambicus
       
 Trachylepis capensis
   Cape Skink    
 Trachylepis damarana
   Damara Variable Skink    
 Trachylepis margaritifer
   Rainbow Skink    
 Trachylepis punctatissima
   Speckled Rock Skink    
 Trachylepis sp.
       
 Trachylepis striata
   Eastern Striped Skink    
 Trachylepis varia
   Variable Skink    

Testudinidae (Terrestrial tortoises)   
 Kinixys natalensis
   Natal Hinged Tortoise    lufudvu lwesiganga
 Kinixys sp.
   (Identification needs confirmation)    
 Kinixys spekii
   Speke's Hinged Tortoise    lufudvu lwesiganga
 Stigmochelys pardalis
   Leopard Tortoise    lufudvu lwesiganga

Typhlopidae (Blind snakes)   
 Afrotyphlops bibronii
   Bibron's Blind Snake    
 Afrotyphlops mucruso
   Zambezi Beak Blind Snake    
 Afrotyphlops schlegelii schlegelii
   Schlegel's Beaked Blind Snake    
 Rhinotyphlops lalandei
       

Varanidae (Monitor lizards)   
 Varanus albigularis albigularis
   Rock Monitor    imbhulu
 Varanus niloticus
   Water Monitor    Quamu

Viperidae (Adders)   
 Bitis arietans arietans
   Puff Adder    libululu
 Bitis atropos
   Berg Adder    
 Causus defilippii
   Snouted Night Adder    
 Causus rhombeatus
   Common or Rhombic Night Adder