Home›Reptiles›Where It Lives›AfricaBrowse ByAfricaWhere it lives names the country or region a species actually calls home. Wikipedia describes the giant panda as a species "endemic to China," found nowhere else in the wild. This dimension lets a visitor find every species native to the same part of the world.FactsAfricaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1AfricaFilter Results46 entriesCommon GroupAllChameleons (3)Crocodilians (2)Geckos (14)Lizards (Lacertilia) (3)Monitor Lizards (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (9)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (13)Everyday GroupAllChameleons (3)Crocodilians (2)Geckos (14)Lizards (Lacertilia) (3)Monitor Lizards (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (9)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (13)HabitatAllCoral Reef (1)Desert (3)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (1)Grassland (5)Intertidal Zone (1)Lake (1)Mangrove Forest (2)Marine (5)Neritic Zone (1)Open Ocean (1)Riparian Zone (1)River (2)Salt Marsh (1)Savanna (5)Seagrass Meadow (1)Temperate Forest (2)Tropical Dry Forest (3)Tropical Rainforest (4)Wetlands (1)Conservation StatusAllCritically Endangered (5)Endangered (2)Least Concern (26)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (12)DietAllCarnivore (16)Herbivore (6)Insectivore (7)Omnivore (7)Piscivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (5)Marine (7)Terrestrial (34)Living or ExtinctAllYes (46)ThreatsAllBiological Resource Use (1)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (8)Invasive or Introduced Species (9)Kept as Pets (15)Natural Pest Control (1)Pollinator (1)Used in Traditional Medicine (1)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (5)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (11)Appendix II (23)Not Listed (14)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (2)G3 Vulnerable (3)G4 Apparently Secure (2)G5 Secure (4)EcosystemAllAfrican Great Lakes (1)Chagos Archipelago (1)Doñana (2)Great Barrier Reef (4)Gulf of California (3)Heath (1)Mesoamerican Reef (1)Okavango Delta (1)Sahara Desert (1)Sahel (1)Scandinavian Taiga (1)Serengeti (1)TaxonomyAllAnguidae (1)Bitis (3)Chamaeleonidae (3)Cheloniidae (3)Colubridae (1)Crocodylus (1)Dendroaspis (1)Dermochelyidae (1)Elapidae (1)Lepidochelys (2)Natrix (1)Osteolaemus (1)Pelomedusidae (1)Phelsuma (9)Phyllodactylidae (1)Pythonidae (1)Squamata (2)Testudinidae (6)Typhlopidae (1)Uroplatus (4)Varanus (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 46African Dwarf CrocodileAfricaAfrican Helmeted TurtleAfricaAfrican Spurred TortoiseAfricaAldabra Day GeckoAfricaAldabra Giant TortoiseAfricaBall PythonAfricaBlack MambaAfricaBlue-tailed Day GeckoAfricaBoomslangAfricaBrahminy Blind SnakeAfricaCheckerboard worm lizardAfricaEgyptian tortoiseAfricaGaboon ViperAfricaGiant Leaf-tailed GeckoAfricaGold Dust Day GeckoAfricaGrass SnakeAfricaGreen Sea TurtleAfricaHawksbill Sea TurtleAfricaHelmethead GeckoAfricaHenkel's Leaf-tailed GeckoAfricaIberian Worm LizardAfricaJackson's ChameleonAfricaKemp's Ridley Sea TurtleAfricaLeatherback Sea TurtleAfricaLeopard TortoiseAfricaLined Day GeckoAfricaLoggerhead Sea TurtleAfricaMadagascar Giant Day GeckoAfricaMalagasy giant chameleonAfricaMossy Leaf-tailed GeckoAfricaNile CrocodileAfricaNile MonitorAfricaOlive Ridley Sea TurtleAfricaPancake TortoiseAfricaPanther ChameleonAfricaPuff AdderAfricaRadiated TortoiseAfricaRhinoceros ViperAfricaRound Island Day GeckoAfricaSatanic Leaf-tailed GeckoAfricaSavannah MonitorAfricaSeychelles Day GeckoAfricaSlow WormAfricaStanding's Day GeckoAfricaYellow-bellied Sea SnakeAfricaYellow-headed Day GeckoAfricaSources1. Wikipedia: Reptiletier 2WikipediaReptile, lead sectionQuote, Reptile, lead sectionMost reptiles are oviparous with shelled eggs, although several species of squamates are viviparous, as were some extinct marine reptile clades.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.