Nineteen reptile species have been classified as endemic to the Albertine Rift with a further three near-endemic. Seven of these are Chameleons and six Skinks. Few snakes are endemic to this region. Family Species Endemic (END) or Near Endemic (NE) Chamaeleonidae Kinyongia carpenteri END Chamaeleonidae Kinyongia xenorhina END Chamaeleonidae Kinyongia adolfifriderici END Chamaeleonidae Kinyongia gyrolepis END Chamaeleonidae Chamaeleo johnstoni END Chamaeleonidae Chamaeleo rudis END Chamaeleonidae Chamaeleo schoutedeni END Chamaeleonidae Chamaeleo ituriensis END Colubridae Lycodonomorphus bicolor END Colubridae Philothamnus ruandae END Gekkonidae Cnemaspis quattuorseriata END Lacertidae Adolfus vauereselli END Scincidae Leptosiaphos blochmanni END Scincidae Leptosiaphos graueri END Scincidae Leptosiaphos hackarsi END Scincidae Leptosiaphos luberoensis END Scincidae Leptosiaphos meleagris END Scincidae Leptosiaphos rhodurus END Typhlopidae Leptotyphlops latirostris END Viperidae Atheris nitschei END
Nineteen reptile species have been classified as endemic to the Albertine Rift with a further three near-endemic. Seven of these are Chameleons and six Skinks. Few snakes are endemic to this region.
Family
Species
Endemic (END) or
Near Endemic (NE)
Chamaeleonidae
Kinyongia carpenteri
END
Kinyongia xenorhina
Kinyongia adolfifriderici
Kinyongia gyrolepis
Chamaeleo johnstoni
Chamaeleo rudis
Chamaeleo schoutedeni
Chamaeleo ituriensis
Colubridae
Lycodonomorphus bicolor
Philothamnus ruandae
Gekkonidae
Cnemaspis quattuorseriata
Lacertidae
Adolfus vauereselli
Scincidae
Leptosiaphos blochmanni
Leptosiaphos graueri
Leptosiaphos hackarsi
Leptosiaphos luberoensis
Leptosiaphos meleagris
Leptosiaphos rhodurus
Typhlopidae
Leptotyphlops latirostris
Viperidae
Atheris nitschei