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Table 2 (continued). Distribution of the reptile species and subspecies recorded in Libya. The first three 
columns show occurrence in the three regions of Libya: Tripolitania (TRP), Fezzan (FEZ), and Cyrenaica 
(CYR); the remaining columns shows their distribution in the six countries sharing borders with Libya: Egypt 
(EGY), Sudan (SUD), Chad (CHA), Niger (NIG), Algeria (ALG), and Tunisia (TUN). Data for Libya from 
the present study, that for other North African countries from Sindaco and Jeremcenko (2008), Trape et al. 
(2012), and Sindaco et al. (2013) with updates from the relevant taxonomic literature. I = introduced, M = 
marine species, N/A= not applicable, X = species occurrence confirmed, ?: species questionably or possibly 
present (see corresponding species account). Note that Chad, in particular, remains very poorly sampled, thus 
absence of confirmation does not necessarily imply a lack of actual occurrence. 
LIBYA_Neighboring Countries 
Taxon 
TRP 
FEZ 
CYR 
EGY 
SUD 
CHA 
NIG 
ALG 
TUN 
Mesalina olivieri 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Mesalina rubropunctata 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Ophisops occidentalis 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Philochortis zolii 
SCINCIDAE 
X 
X 
X 
Chalcides boulengeri 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Chalcides chalcides vittatus 
X 
X 
Chalcides ocellatus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Chalcides sepsoides 
X 
X 
X 
Eumeces schneideri 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Heremites vittatus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Scincopus fasciatus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Scincus scincus 
Varanidae 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Varanus griseus 
Leptotyphlopidae 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Myriopholis lanzai ENDEMIC 
Typhlopidae 
Indotyphlops braminus 
Boide 
Eryx jaculus 
COLUBRIDAE 
I 
X 
X 
X 
1 
X 
X 
X 
Hemorrhois algirus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Lytorhynchus diadema 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Macroprotodon cucullatus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Natrix maura 
Platyceps rogersi 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Platyceps saharicus 
X 
X 
9 
X 
X 
Spalerosophis diadema cliffordii 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Telescopus tripolitanus 
Lamprophiidae 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Malpolon insignitus 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Psammophis aegyptius 
9 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Psammophis schokari 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Psammophis tanganicus 
X 
Rhagerhis moilensis 
Elapidae 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Naja haje 
VlPERIDAE 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Cerastes cerastes 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Cerastes vipera 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Echis pyramidum 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
X 
Daboia deserti 
X 
9 
X 
X 
Total confirmed taxa/native terrestrial 
51/48 
39/39 
48/45 
Confirmed native terrestrial reptile taxa shared 
vith Libya 
43 
23 
15 
24 
50 
46 
