Customized Herpetology Tours
and Safaris in Kenya
You can customize your herping tour and safari across Kenya by indicating the species of reptiles and amphibians that you would like to search for. The locations we visit across Kenya are listed below, with target species included per locality. Please let us know which locations you would like to visit and your preferred tour length. Our team will then work with you to customize a great herpetology tour or safari for you.
Arabuko Sokoke Forest, Mida Creek and surrounding areas
Species of amphibians here include Red-legged Kassina, Uniform Tree Frog, Muller’s Clawed Frog, Southern Foam-nest Tree Frog, East African Puddle Frog, Argus Reed Frog, Water Lily Reed Frog, Tinker Reed Frog, Schilluk Rocket Frog and Anchieta’s Rocket Frog.
Reptiles species here include Flat-headed Tree Gecko, Tropical House Gecko, Kaya Mrima Tree Gecko, Angulate House Gecko, Tree Skink, Southern Long-tailed Sand Lizard, Speke’s Sand Lizard, Ashe’s Legless Sand Skink/ Gede Striped Sand Skink, Pemba Writhing Skink, Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard, Yellow-throated Plated Lizard, Great Plated Lizard, Eastern Small-scaled Burrowing Asp, Usambara Vine Snake, Hildebrandt’s/ Kenyan Bark Snake, Tiger Snake, Speckled Green Snake, Flat-snouted Wolf Snake, Eastern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake, Link-marked Sand Snake, Southern African Rock Python, Puff Adder, Snouted Night Adder, Rufous Egg-eater/ East African Egg-eater, Boomslang, Green Mamba, Black Mamba and White-lipped Snake.
Tsavo Conservation Area, Tsavo East National Park and Tsavo West National Park
Species of amphibians here include Edible Bullfrog, Nile Rocket Frog, Somali/ Spotted Kassina, Delicate Reed Frog and Water Lily Reed Frog.
Reptiles species here include Tsavo Dwarf Gecko, Common Striped Skink, Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama, White-throated/ Savannah Monitor Lizard, Eastern Small-scaled Burrowing Asp, Spotted Bush Snake, Black Mamba, Large Brown/ Ashe’s Spitting Cobra, Red-spotted beaked Snake, Kenya Sand Boa, Beautiful Sand Snake, Speckled Sand Snake, Puff Adder, Red Spitting Cobra and Boomslang.
Taita Hills and forests
Species of amphibians here include Northern Clawed Frog, Marbled Snout-Burrower, Eastern Dwarf Squeaker, Taita Dwarf Toad, Scheffler’s Puddle Frog, Peters Reed Frog, Peter’s Foam-nest Tree Frog, Taita Warty Frog and Taita Hills Caecilian.
Reptiles species here include Tsavo Dwarf Gecko, Kilimanjaro Five-toed Skink, Speke’s Sand Lizard, Southern Long-tailed Sand Lizard, Blue-headed Tree Agama, Taita Hills Blade-horned Chameleon, Nile Monitor Lizard, Voi Wedge-snouted Worm Lizard, Cape Wolf Snake, Jackson’s Centipede Eater, Spotted Bush/Wood Snake, Boomslang and East African Garter Snake.
Species of amphibians here include Senegal Kassina, Cryptic Sand Frog, Nutt’s River Frog, Anchieta’s Rocket Frog, Snoring Puddle Frog, Natal Puddle Frog, Kenya Puddle Frog/Upland Puddle Frog, Nile Rocket Frog, Common Reed Frog and Garman’s Toad.
Reptiles species here include Elmenteita Rock Agama, Yellow-throated Plated Lizard, Flap-necked Chameleon, Side-striped Chameleon, Montane Egg-eater, Black-necked Spitting Cobra, Egyptian Cobra, Brown House Snake, Jackson’s Centipede-eater, Battersby’s Green Snake, Mole Snake, Common Slug-eater, Northern Stripe-bellied Sand Snake, Puff Adder, Rhombic Night Adder, Kenya Horned Viper and South African Rock Python.
Gatamaiyu Forest
Species of amphibians here include
Nile Rocket/ Ridged Frog, Anchieta’s Rocket/ Ridged Frog, Northern Clawed Frog, Athi Reed Frog, De Witte’s River Frog, Senegal/ Bubbling Kassina and Scheffler’s Puddle Frog
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Reptiles species here include Kenya/ Dickerson’s Forest Gecko, Tropical House Gecko, Kibonoto/ Mt. Kilimanjaro Forest Lizard, Jackson’s Chameleon, Common Striped Skink and Mt. Kenya/ Meru Tree Snake.
Mount Kenya (Mt. Kenya National Park and forests)
Species of amphibians here include Kinangop Dainty Frog/ Kinangop Caco, Lonnberg’s Dwarf Toad, Kerinyaga Toad, Mahnert’s Rocket Frog, Nutt’s River Frog, De Witte’s River Frog, Leopard/ Peter’s Reed Frog, Kenya Montane Reed Frog, Silver-bladdered Reed Frog and Bocage’s Tree Frog.
Reptiles species here include Alpine Meadow Skink, Bayon’s Skink, Variable Skink, Kilimanjaro Five-toed Skink, Mt. Kenya/ Allen’s Alpine Meadow Lizard, Blue-headed Tree Agama, Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama, Mt. Kenya Bladeless Chameleon, Von Hohnel’s Chameleon, Mt. Kenya Side-striped Chameleon, Jackson’s Chameleon, Kenya Kenya/ Dickerson’s Forest Gecko, Mt. Kenya Dwarf Gecko, Kibonoto/ Mt. Kilimanjaro Forest Lizard, Battersby’s Green Snake, Mt. Kenya Bush Viper, Forest Wolf Snake, Kenya Striped Skaapsteker, Lineolated/ Lined Blind Snake, Montane Egg-eater, Common Slug-eater, Common Purple-glossed Snake, Kenya Montane Viper and Mt. Kenya/ Meru Tree Snake.
Aberdare Ranges National Park and forests (including the Kinangop Plateau Grasslands)
Species of amphibians here include Kinangop Puddle Frog, De Witte’s River Frog, Kinangop Dainty Frog/Kinangop Caco, Mountain Reed Frog /Kenya Montane Reed Frog and Kerinyaga Toad.
Reptiles species here include Kenya Montane Viper, Mt. Kenya/ Meru Tree Snake, Kenya Striped Skaapsteker, Montane Egg-eater, Forest Wolf Snake, East African Highland Grass Lizard, Aberdare Alpine Meadow Lizard, Alpine Meadow Skink, Aberdare Striped Alpine Chameleon/ Aberdare Mountains Dwarf Chameleon, Jackson’s Chameleon, Mt. Kenya Bladeless Chameleon and Von hohnel’s Chameleon.
Lake Baringo and Lake Bogoria
Species of amphibians here include Flat-backed Toad, Common or Square-marked Toad or Egyptian Toad, Schilluk Rocket Frog, Gallmann’s Sand Frog, Red-banded Rubber Frog, Steindachner’s Toad and Eastern Groove-crowned Bullfrog.
Reptiles species here include Red Spitting Cobra, South African Rock Python, Flowered Racer, North-East African Carpet Viper/ Saw-scaled Viper, Puff Adder, Rufous Beaked Snake, Ruppell’s Agama, Speckled Sand Snake, Kenya Dwarf Gecko, Great Plated Lizard, Nile Monitor Lizard, African Five-lined Skink and Tropical House Gecko.
Ngong Road Forest
Species of amphibians here include Nile Rocket/ Ridged Frog, Anchieta’s Rocket/ Ridged Frog, Northern Clawed Frog, Athi Reed Frog, Senegal/ Bubbling Kassina and Scheffler’s Puddle Frog.
Reptiles species here include Kenya/ Dickerson’s Forest Gecko, Tropical House Gecko, Kibonoto/ Mt. Kilimanjaro Forest Lizard, Jackson’s Chameleon, Common Striped Skink, East African Garter Snake, Brown House Snake, White-lipped Snake, Olive Sand/ Grass Snake and Mt. Kenya/ Meru Tree Snake.
Nairobi National Park
Species of amphibians here include Marbled Snout-burrower, Northern Clawed Frog, Scheffler’s Puddle Frog, Common Ornate Frog, Nile Rocket Frog, Anchieta’s Rocket Frog, Cryptic/ Wamba Sand Frog, Senegal/ Bubbling Kassina, Guttural Toad and Athi Reed Frog.
Reptiles species here include Variable Skink, Common Striped Skink, Nile Monitor Lizard, White-lipped Snake, South African Rock Python, Black-necked Spitting Cobra, Nile Crocodile, Eastern Blue-headed Tree Agama, Kenya Red-headed Rock Agama, Helmeted/ Marsh Terrapin, Serrated Hinged Terrapin and Leopard Tortoise.
Kakamega Forest
Species of amphibians here include Kisolo Toad, Kakamega Puddle Frog, Osorio’s Leaf-folding Frog/Congo Spiny Reed Frog, Cinnamon-bellied Reed Frog, Lake Victoria Clawed Frog, Small Rocket Frog, Grassland/Striped Rocket Frog, Mackay’s Forest Tree Frog, Forest White-lipped Frog and Galam White-lipped Frog.
Reptiles species here include Variable Burrowing Asp, Kakamega Agama, Gaboon Viper, Rough-scaled Bush Viper/Prickly Bush Viper, Gold’s Tree Cobra, Blanding’s Tree Snake, Powdered Tree Snake, Forest Cobra, Multi-scaled Forest Lizard, Jameson’s Mamba, Bell’s Hinged Tortoise, Rhinoceros Viper, Lichtenstein’s Forest Night Adder and Boulenger’s Pygmy Chameleon.
