Home›Reptiles›Where It Lives›South AfricaBrowse BySouth AfricaWhere 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.FactsSouth AfricaSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonReproductive ModeWell-attestedOviparous (Egg-Laying) 1South AfricaFilter Results30 entriesCommon GroupAllChameleons (3)Crocodilians (1)Geckos (2)Lizards (Lacertilia) (6)Monitor Lizards (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (12)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (4)Everyday GroupAllChameleons (3)Crocodilians (1)Geckos (2)Lizards (Lacertilia) (6)Monitor Lizards (2)Snakes (Serpentes) (12)Turtles And Tortoises (Testudines) (4)HabitatAllChaparral (4)Desert (4)Freshwater (1)Freshwater Marsh (2)Freshwater Swamp Forest (2)Grassland (6)Lake (4)Riparian Zone (3)River (6)Savanna (7)Temperate Forest (3)Tropical Dry Forest (1)Tropical Rainforest (7)Conservation StatusAllEndangered (1)Least Concern (24)Near Threatened (1)Vulnerable (4)DietAllCarnivore (20)Herbivore (1)Insectivore (5)Omnivore (3)Piscivore (1)System (Realm)AllFreshwater (6)Terrestrial (27)Living or ExtinctAllYes (30)Relationship to PeopleAllFarmed or Commercially Raised (1)Hunted or Fished (5)Invasive or Introduced Species (9)Kept as Pets (17)Used in Traditional Medicine (2)Venomous or Dangerous to Humans (2)CITES AppendixAllAppendix I (1)Appendix II (14)Not Listed (17)NatureServe RankAllG2 Imperiled (1)G3 Vulnerable (2)G4 Apparently Secure (2)G5 Secure (10)GNR Unranked (2)EcosystemAllArabian Desert (1)Chihuahuan Desert (1)Everglades (2)Kakadu (3)Pantanal (1)TaxonomyAllAgamidae (3)Alligator (1)Bitis (2)Boidae (1)Chamaeleonidae (3)Chelydridae (2)Corytophanidae (1)Crotalus (2)Drymarchon (1)Eublepharidae (1)Gekko (1)Iguana (1)Pantherophis (1)Pythonidae (2)Squamata (1)Trionychidae (1)Typhlopidae (1)Varanus (2)Viperidae (2)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 30Alligator Snapping TurtleSouth AfricaAmerican AlligatorSouth AfricaAsian Water MonitorSouth AfricaBall PythonSouth AfricaBasiliscus PlumifronsSouth AfricaBoa ConstrictorSouth AfricaBrahminy Blind SnakeSouth AfricaBurmese PythonSouth AfricaChinese Softshell TurtleSouth AfricaChlamydosaurus KingiiSouth AfricaCommon Snapping TurtleSouth AfricaCorn SnakeSouth AfricaCottonmouthSouth AfricaCrotalus AtroxSouth AfricaEastern CopperheadSouth AfricaEastern Diamondback RattlesnakeSouth AfricaEastern Indigo SnakeSouth AfricaFrilled-neck LizardSouth AfricaFrilled-necked LizardSouth AfricaGaboon ViperSouth AfricaGreen AnoleSouth AfricaGreen IguanaSouth AfricaLeopard GeckoSouth AfricaMalagasy giant chameleonSouth AfricaPanther ChameleonSouth AfricaRed-eared SliderSouth AfricaRhinoceros ViperSouth AfricaSavannah MonitorSouth AfricaTokay GeckoSouth AfricaVeiled ChameleonSouth AfricaSources1. 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.