Mauritania

Checklist of Endemic Reptile Species

This list of reptile species found exclusively in Mauritania is based on the taxonomy used in the EMBL Reptile Database (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

The EMBL Reptile Database CD September 2001 edition. Updated with changes through 2004 making it current to January 2005. http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/changes2005.html
The current version of this database is the TIGR Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org/

Typhlops etheridgei (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae)

Additional endemic reptile species that were described too recently to be included in the January 2005 version of the EMBL Reptile Database are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the TIGR Reptile Database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 2 species total 3 species of reptiles known solely from Mauritania.

Agama castroviejoi (Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) 2005

Pristurus adrarensis (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) 2006