Long-tailed Skink?
A coppery-colored lizard observed at City Park, Nairobi. Short legs and undulating locomotion. Mabuya species unknown.
Striped Skink
A striped skink found near Eldoret. Short legs and undulating locomotion. Genus & species unknown.
Agama
Head and shoulders are orange-red. Blue-black body and tail with spiny scales.
Blue-headed Tree Agama
Big arboreal lizard. Males have enlarged, blue head. Scales spiny. Females are mixed brown coloration.
Jackson's Forest Lizard
This long, slender lizard is a denizen of mid-level forest regions. Brown stripes on either side are flanked by rows of greenish spots.
House Geckos
Smallish nocturnal lizards that are frequently found hunting at night for insects in and around human dwellings. Specialized toes allow ascent of vertical surfaces.
Speckled Gecko
Small, speckled, nocturnal lizard capable of walking on vertical surfaces. Feeds on small insect life.
GeckKisumu Gecko
A cryptic gecko observed at night near Lake Victoria and Kisumu.
Scheffler's Dwarf Gecko
Many of this species were active in the morning on exterior walls of a manyatta (cow dung surface) at Maasai Amboseli .
Chameleon
Toothed crest along back. Color highly variable. Boney crest at back of head.
Chameleon
Medium sized chameleon w/o horns. Bright green with white stripes along flanks. Kakamega Forest.
Nile Monitor
Large powerful lizard, often two meters or more in length. Semi-aquatic, inhabiting fresh water-land interface.
Nile Crocodile
Fierce top predator commonly found at margins of rivers and lakes. Sharp teeth exposed when mouth is closed.
Leopard Tortoise
Intricately marked terrestrial turtle 50 to 80 cm in length. Inhabits semiarid woodland and savanna.
Terrapin
Very large fresh water turtle of streams and rivers.
African Reed Frog
Adhering pads on the toes give these frogs a lot of vertical mobility. About 5 cm in length.
Tree Frog
This frog was in a densely leaved shrub on a warm, sunny day west of Eldoret. About 5 cm in length.
Bubbling Kassina
Boldly marked frog with vertical-slit pupils. Ground-dwelling. Also called running frogs.
Ridged Grass Frog
Hides among vegetation near water. Longitudinal ridges on body and has a long, pointed snout.
African Clawed Frog
Highly aquatic frog with webbed hind feet and small eyes on top of head.