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Lizards<br />

Agamidae<br />

Acanthocercus atricollis Vicinity of Dodola and Adaba; S slope of Mt Gaysay; Dinshu.<br />

Chamaele<strong>on</strong>idae<br />

* Chamaeleo affinis Vicinity of Dinshu; Goba; SE of Goba.<br />

** Chamaeleo balebicornutus Katcha; near Shawe River.<br />

C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status: Vulnerable (to loss of forest habitat).<br />

** Chamaeleo harennae 12 km N of Katcha; Rira; Katcha; Arbag<strong>on</strong>a.<br />

C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status: Vulnerable (possibly to loss of forest habitat<br />

within its limited range, though <strong>the</strong> species extends above <strong>the</strong> timberline<br />

and Necas, 2004 found it thriving in farmland where few trees<br />

remain).<br />

Scincidae<br />

mabuya megalura W of Dinshu.<br />

Snakes<br />

Typhlopidae<br />

Typhlops lineolatus Yadot River; S of Shisha River.<br />

Colubridae<br />

Dasypeltis scabra S of Shisha River.<br />

Duberria lutrix Dinshu.<br />

* Lamprophis erlangeri Dodola.<br />

Psammophylax variabilis Near Dinshu.<br />

Pseudobood<strong>on</strong> lemniscatus Dodola; near Adaba; Shawe River.<br />

Viperidae<br />

* Bitis parviocula Dodola.<br />

C<strong>on</strong>servati<strong>on</strong> status: Vulnerable (to loss of forest habitat).<br />

* = Ethiopian endemic, ** = <strong>Bale</strong> <strong>Mountains</strong> endemic.<br />

References<br />

Largen, M.J. 2001. Catalogue of <strong>the</strong> amphibians of Ethiopia, including a key for <strong>the</strong>ir identificati<strong>on</strong>.<br />

Tropical Zoology, 14: 307-402.<br />

Largen, M.J. and Rasmussen, J.B. 1993. Catalogue of <strong>the</strong> snakes of Ethiopia (Reptilia Serpentes),<br />

including identificati<strong>on</strong> keys. Tropical Zoology, 6: 313-434.<br />

Largen, M.J. and Spawls, S. 2006. Lizards of Ethiopia (Reptilia Sauria): an annotated checklist,<br />

bibliography, gazetteer and identificati<strong>on</strong> key. Tropical Zoology, 19: 21-109.<br />

Necas, P. 2004. Chamaeleo (Trioceros) harennae fitchi (Reptilia: Sauria: Chamaele<strong>on</strong>idae), ein<br />

neues Chamäle<strong>on</strong> aus dem äthiopischen Hochland. Sauria, Berlin, 26 (1): 3-9.<br />

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