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More important reptiles or those which commonly appear in Wolof stories or in the Bible are highlighted in yellow.
lu di watatu li / watatukat bi
reptile / reptile |
mbag mi / bar bi / varan du nil (Varanus niloticus niloticus) |
mbëtt mi savannah or Boscs monitor lizard / varan de terre, gueule-tapée (Varanus exanthematicus) |
kàkkatar (Chamaeleo senegalensis, Chamaeleo gracilis) |
sindax bi |
bët-bëtoor bi subtype of sindax (larger, older and more colorful) (Agama agama) |
wunk bi / unk bi
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tabandoor bi |
yal bi / mabouya Mabuya perrottetii Mabuya affinis |
jaan ji snake / serpent |
yeew mi (godd) / python de séba (Python sebae) |
ñàngóor mi |
xonq mi / couleuvre sifflante Psamophis sibilans |
céebi / séebi bi / vipère heurtante Bitis arietans |
co / bao de sable Eryx spp |
saamaan mi cobra / Naja haje |
jasig ji crocodile / crocodile |
mbonnat mi tortoise or turtle / tortue |
mbonnatu géej mi / ndumaar mi / dagay gi / màwwa
gi sea turtle / tortue de mer Dermochelys coriacea Chelonia mydas Eretmochelys imbricata Caretta caretta |
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mbonnatu suuf mi / xom bi |
mbonnatu déeg mi mud turtle / tortue péluse Pelusios castaneus Pelusios adansonii |
mbonnatu déeg mi |
mbonnatu ndox mi senegal flapshell turtle / tortue molle du Sénégal Cyclanorbis senegalensis |