Life recorded in Malawi

Every species with an occurrence record in Malawi, most-recorded first: 8,258 records from museums, herbaria, surveys and naturalists, aggregated by GBIF. Keep paging and you reach the rarest, recorded once.

1. 1Flapneck ChameleonChamaeleo dilepis · Chamaeleonidae · 594 records
2. 2Rainbow SkinkTrachylepis margaritifera · Scincidae · 367 records
3. 3Cape Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus capensis · Gekkonidae · 304 records
4. 4Cosmopolitan House GeckoHemidactylus mabouia · Gekkonidae · 287 records
5. 5Eastern Variable SkinkTrachylepis varia · Scincidae · 281 records
6. 6African Striped MabuyaTrachylepis striata · Scincidae · 268 records
7. 7Red-lipped SnakeCrotaphopeltis hotamboeia · Colubridae · 267 records
8. 8Baobab GeckoHemidactylus platycephalus · Gekkonidae · 242 records
9. 9Nile MonitorVaranus niloticus · Varanidae · 217 records
10. 10Kirk's Rock AgamaAgama kirkii · Agamidae · 203 records
11. 11Malawi Stumptail ChameleonRhampholeon platyceps · Chamaeleonidae · 156 records
12. 12Brown House SnakeBoaedon capensis · Lamprophiidae · 139 records
13. 13Mozambique AgamaAgama mossambica · Agamidae · 133 records
14. 14Meller's ChameleonTrioceros melleri · Chamaeleonidae · 130 records
15. 15Puff AdderBitis arietans · Viperidae · 120 records
16. 16South African Stumptail ChameleonRhampholeon nchisiensis · Chamaeleonidae · 115 records
17. 17Angulate Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus angularis · Gekkonidae · 108 records
18. 18Mulanje SkinkTrachylepis mlanjensis · Scincidae · 104 records
19. 19Mitchell's Flat LizardPlatysaurus mitchelli · Cordylidae · 99 records
20. 20Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand SnakePsammophis orientalis · Psammophiidae · 95 records
21. 21BoomslangDispholidus typus · Colubridae · 91 records
22. 22Peter's Ground AgamaAgama armata · Agamidae · 90 records
23. 23Angolan Snake-eyed SkinkPanaspis wahlbergii · Scincidae · 88 records
24. 24Grey-bellied Grass SnakePsammophylax variabilis · Psammophiidae · 81 records
25. 25Green Water SnakePhilothamnus hoplogaster · Colubridae · 80 records
26. 26Wahlberg's Striped SkinkTrachylepis wahlbergii · Scincidae · 77 records
27. 27Western Green SnakePhilothamnus angolensis · Colubridae · 77 records
28. 28Branch's AgamaAcanthocercus branchi · Agamidae · 76 records
29. 29King Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus rex · Gekkonidae · 75 records
30. 30Mozambique Spitting CobraNaja mossambica · Elapidae · 75 records
31. 31Button-scaled GeckoChondrodactylus laevigatus · Gekkonidae · 74 records
32. 32Sundevall's Writhing SkinkMochlus sundevallii · Scincidae · 74 records
33. 33Mulanje ChameleonNadzikambia mlanjensis · Chamaeleonidae · 72 records
34. 34Spotted Bush SnakePhilothamnus semivariegatus · Colubridae · 66 records
35. 35Ilolo ChameleonTrioceros goetzei · Chamaeleonidae · 66 records
36. 36Boaedon mendesiLamprophiidae · 64 records
37. 37Black Limbless SkinkMelanoseps ater · Scincidae · 64 records
38. 38Zambezi Blind SnakeAfrotyphlops mucruso · Typhlopidae · 62 records
39. 39Eastern Twig SnakeThelotornis mossambicanus · Colubridae · 60 records
40. 40Bons' Dwarf Day GeckoLygodactylus bonsi · Gekkonidae · 53 records
41. 41Common Night AdderCausus rhombeatus · Viperidae · 52 records
42. 42Chapman's Pygmy ChameleonRhampholeon chapmanorum · Chamaeleonidae · 51 records
43. 43Cape Wolf SnakeLycophidion capense · Lamprophiidae · 51 records
44. 44Bibron's Burrowing AspAtractaspis bibronii · Atractaspididae · 51 records
45. 45Speckle-lipped MabuyaTrachylepis maculilabris · Scincidae · 51 records
46. 46Angola Dwarf GeckoLygodactylus angolensis · Gekkonidae · 50 records
47. 47Bronze Rock SkinkTrachylepis lacertiformis · Scincidae · 47 records
48. 48Lesser African PythonPython natalensis · Pythonidae · 46 records
49. 49Lowland Swamp ViperProatheris superciliaris · Viperidae · 44 records
50. 50Usambara Vine SnakeThelotornis usambaricus · Colubridae · 44 records
51. 51Common Tiger SnakeTelescopus semiannulatus · Colubridae · 43 records
52. 52Snouted Night AdderCausus defilippii · Viperidae · 42 records
53. 53Olive Marsh SnakeNatriciteres olivacea · Colubridae · 41 records
54. 54Common Giant Plated LizardMatobosaurus validus · Gerrhosauridae · 41 records
55. 55Yellow-throated Plated LizardGerrhosaurus flavigularis · Gerrhosauridae · 39 records
56. 56Southern Tree AgamaAcanthocercus atricollis · Agamidae · 36 records
57. 57Common Flat LizardPlatysaurus intermedius · Cordylidae · 36 records
58. 58Irregular Green SnakePhilothamnus irregularis · Colubridae · 35 records
59. 59Savanna Vine SnakeThelotornis capensis · Colubridae · 31 records
60. 60Black-necked Spitting CobraNaja nigricollis · Elapidae · 30 records