Reptiles

Nile Crocodile

Local Name Luganda :      GGONYA Kiswahili :     MAMBA Lugisu :         KONYA Lwo :             NYANGE Lunyankole : GONYA Lugbara :      EYIO Lutoro/Lunyoro : GONYA Habitat: Found in /along rivers,　freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries, mangrove swamps Range; Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and along the Nile River basin In Uganda; Murchison Falls NP Shore of Lake Victoria etc. […]

Local Name

Luganda :      GGONYA

Kiswahili :     MAMBA

Lugisu :         KONYA

Lwo :             NYANGE

Lunyankole :

GONYA

Lugbara :      EYIO

Lutoro/Lunyoro : GONYA

Habitat:

Found in /along rivers,　freshwater marshes, lakes, and estuaries, mangrove swamps

Range;

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and along the Nile River basin

In Uganda;

Murchison Falls NP

Shore of Lake Victoria

etc.

Food;

Carnivorous

They can eat insects on land and some aquatic animals, fish, frogs, terrapins, and hunt birds and mammals.

Threats to survival;

Hunting for skin and as pest

Habitat loss

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Marsh Terappin

Local Name Lugisu :                       IKHUTU Lwo :               OPUK Lunyankole :   AKANYANKOGOTE Habitat: Near wetland Range; In the open country of Africa, generally south of Sahara Desert In Uganda; All regions Food; Insects, earthworms, snails, fish etc. Threats to survival; Wetland destruction Water pollution Get trapped in fishing nets Threatened Level; ★★★★★    

Local Name

Lugisu :                       IKHUTU

Lwo :               OPUK

Lunyankole :   AKANYANKOGOTE

Habitat:

Near wetland

Range;

In the open country of Africa, generally south of Sahara Desert

In Uganda;

All regions

Food;

Insects, earthworms, snails, fish etc.

Threats to survival;

Wetland destruction

Water pollution

Get trapped in fishing nets

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

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About Them of UWEC

UWEC have some captured terrapins which derive from community rescue, and also have free ranged ones in nature in our site.

Gabon Viper

Habitat: Rain forest, mountain forest and coastal drier forest Range; Throughout sub-Saharan Africa In Uganda; Mostly forest of Western Food; Small mammals like rodent, ground feeding forest birds, and amphibians Threats to survival; Habitat destruction Threatened Level; ★★★★★

Habitat:

Rain forest, mountain forest and coastal drier forest

Range;

Throughout sub-Saharan Africa

In Uganda;

Mostly forest of Western

Food;

Small mammals like rodent, ground feeding forest birds, and amphibians

Threats to survival;

Habitat destruction

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

Egyptian Cobra

Local Name   Lwo :             – Lunyankole : ENCHUWERA Lugbara:       – Lutoro/Lunyoro: – Habitat: Arid grassland, bushed savannas and woodlands Range; From Eastern Morocco to Egypt, Eastern Senegal, Sudan and south Africa In Uganda; Drier part in Uganda Food; small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, etc. Threats to survival; Hunting for highly priced skins Killed […]

Local Name

Lwo :             –

Lunyankole : ENCHUWERA

Lugbara:       –

Lutoro/Lunyoro: –

Habitat:

Arid grassland, bushed savannas and woodlands

Range;

From Eastern Morocco to Egypt, Eastern Senegal, Sudan and south Africa

In Uganda;

Drier part in Uganda

Food;

small mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians, etc.

Threats to survival;

Hunting for highly priced skins

Killed because people fear to be bitten

Threatened Level;

★★★★★

African Rock Python

Local Name   Lugisu :         MUKOYABAKA Lwo :             NYELO Lunyankole : ORUZIRAMIRE Lugbara:       ARA Lutoro/Lunyoro: Habitat: Wetland Range; From South of  Sahara to Central Southern Africa In Uganda; All regions Food; Small mammals, birds, reptils, fish,etc. Threats to survival; Hunting for beautiful skin Pet trade People fear them and kill. Destruction of wetland Threatened Level; […]

Local Name

Lugisu :         MUKOYABAKA

Lwo :             NYELO

Lunyankole : ORUZIRAMIRE

Lugbara:       ARA

Lutoro/Lunyoro:

Habitat:WetlandRange;From South of  Sahara to Central Southern AfricaIn Uganda;All regionsFood;Small mammals, birds, reptils, fish,etc.Threats to survival;Hunting for beautiful skinPet tradePeople fear them and kill.Destruction of wetlandThreatened Level;★★★★★