African Herpetology Lab

28/05/2026

23/04/2026

Three of the four new chameleon species found in Mozambique are probably at high risk of extinction.

30/09/2025

A new geographic distribution in the latest issue of African H**p News details new records of Rieppeleon brachyurus in Mozambique, including the first record south of the Zambezi River.
African H**p News is available to H**petological Association of Africa (HAA) members or publicly after approximately 1 year: https://africanherpetology.org/african-herp-news

21/05/2025

Discover Tomopterna banhinensis, a new sand frog species found in Mozambique’s Banhine National Park, highlighting the growing diversity of amphibians in sub-Saharan Africa.

17/04/2025

The Gravel Pygmy Gecko lives near Klein Pella in the Khâi-Ma Local Municipality

06/04/2025

Gentle giants of the night.

Common Giant Ground Gecko - Chondrodactylus angulifer
Meerkat National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

05/04/2025

Bug-eyed House Snake - Boaedon mentalis
Meerkat National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

30/03/2025

Pachydactylus rugosus - Rough-scaled Gecko
Meerkat National Park, Northern Cape, South Africa

29/03/2025

We recently completed a herpetofaunal survey of one of the newest National Parks in South Africa. The Meerkat National Park is situated 75 km west of Carnarvon in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. This a very unique park as it don't only protect the Nama-Karoo biodiversity and habitat but host one of the largest array of telescopes, called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA). It was hard going, but we recorded 29 species for the park and expect a further 10-15 species to occur there. The highlight of the trip was the discovery of African Bull frogs (Pyxicephalus adspersus) in the park. This expands the distribution of the species 75 km south-westward. Wade Stanton-Jones Jody Barends