Description

Adder
Gecko expert, Aaron
Birth country of Don Broadley
Snake reproductive organs
Bradypodion in Cape Town
Species name denoting Cape
Pelomedusa in Free State, species
Owner of African Snakebite Institute, surname
Swazi rock snake, genus
Cordylid genus
Snake belly scale
Swimming food of water snakes
Female reproductive organ
Berg adder, species
Premier frog systematist in southern Africa, first name
Bufonids, common name
Food of Dasypeltis
Cacosternum, in short
Digits on foot of Tetradactylus
Acontias of questionable validity
Varanus, common name
Unit of heredity
Crocodiles have two
Venom tooth
Authority, Bradypodion dracomontanum
Giant frog of Lesotho, genus
Flower ___ snake, introduced to the Cape
First author, Platysaurus attenboroughi
Author, Hogsback dainty frog
Acanthocercus, ___ agamas
Snake-like amphibian
Author, Frogs of South Africa
In the Cape ___ snakes grow to 7 feet
Snout scale
A flat gecko, the only reptile in Eswatini not found in South Africa
His doctoral degree was on Dasypeltis
Largest frog in southern Africa
Rock agama, Agama ___
Means south
Mole snake, Pseudaspis ___
Toad, Sclerophrys ___
Natural history museum, Pretoria
Species of high elevation crag lizard
Old name for adder
Large constrictor not found in Africa
Similar to rinkhals
Variable skink, Trachylepis ___
Guru of East African reptiles
Newt
Photographer
Group of eggs
Worm lizard
Rarely seen snake from the Karoo, species
Nature of gecko scales
Hyperolius, ___ frogs
Night adder, Causus __€

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