A randomly selected representative of the order Squamata. © M. Griffin Click image to jump directly to this species.
Common names in Namibian languages: none recorded so far. Add a name
The order Squamata includes at least 248 Namibian species, belonging to the following 17 families :
| Agamidae | 8 species | ||
| Amphisbaenidae | 8 species | ||
| Atractaspidae | 9 species | ||
| Boidae | 2 species | ||
| Chamaeleonidae | Chameleons | 5 species | |
| Colubridae | 59 species | ||
| Cordylidae | 9 species | ||
| Elapidae | 12 species | ||
| Gekkonidae | 50 species | ||
| Gerrhosauridae | 7 species | ||
| Hydrophiidae | 1 species | ||
| Lacertidae | 25 species | ||
| Leptotyphlopidae | 6 species | ||
| Scincidae | 32 species | ||
| Typhlopidae | 4 species | ||
| Varanidae | 2 species | ||
| Viperidae | 9 species |