ANIMAL, BIRD & TREE CHECKLIST THIS CHECK LIST HAS BEEN COMPILED ACCORDING TO SPECIES SEEN AT KINGS CAMP, NOT ACCORDING TO WHAT SHOULD BE FOUND IN THE AREA. FAMILY COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ Orycteropodidae AARDVARK/ANT BEAR Orycteropus afer FAMILY COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ Elephantidae AFRICAN ELEPHANT Loxodonta africana CHACMA BABOON Papio ursinus WHITE RHINO Cerototherium simum Cercopithecidae Rhinocerotidea VERVET MONKEY Cercopithecus aethiops BLACK RHINO Diceros bicornis Lorisidae LESSER BUSH BABY Galago senegalensis Equidae BURCHELL’S ZEBRA Equus burchelli Manidae PANGOLIN Manis temminickii Suidae WARTHOG Phacochoerus aethiopicus Leporidae SCRUB HARE Lepus saxatilis Hippopotimidae HIPPOPOTAMUS Hippopotamus amphibius Hystricidae PORCUPINE Hystrix africaeaustralis Giraffidae SOUTHERN GIRAFFE Giraffa cameleopardalis Sciuridae TREE SQUIRREL Paraxerus cepapi BLUE WILDEBEEST Coochaetus taurinis Hyaenidae SPOTTED HYENA Crocuta crocuta TSESSEBE Damaliscus lunatus CHEETAH Acinonyx jubatus COMMON OR GREY DUIKER Sylvicarpa grimmia LEOPARD Pantera pardus STEENBOK Raphicerus campestris LION Panthera leo IMPALA Aepyceros melampus Felidae CARACAL Felis caracal Bovidae SABLE ANTELOPE Hippotragus niger mammal checklist AFRICAN WILD CAT Felis lybica CAPE BUFFALO Syncerus caffer mammal checklist SERVAL Felis serval KUDU Tregalaphus strepsiceros WILD DOG Lycoan pictus NYALA Tregalaphus angassi Canidae SIDE STRIPED JACKAL Canis adustus BUSHBUCK Tregalaphus scriptus BLACK BACKED JACKAL Canis mesomelas WATERBUCK Kobus ellipsiprymnus Mustelidae HONEY BADGER Mellivora capensis AFRICAN CIVET Civetticus vivetta SMALL SPOTTED GENET Genetta genetta LARGE SPOTTED GENET Genetta tigrina Viverridae SLENDER MONGOOSE Glarella sanguiea WHITE TAILED MONGOOSE Ichneumia albicauda BANDED MONGOOSE Mungos mungo DWARF MONGOOSE Helogale parvula COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ TORTOISES SNAKES SPEKE’S HINGED TORTOISE Kinixys spekii DELALANDE’S BEAKED BLIND SNAKE Rhinotyphlops lalandei LEOPARD TORTOISE Stigmochelys pardalis SCHLEGEL’S BEAKED BLIND SNAKE Megatyphlops schlegelii CAPE TERRAPIN Pelomedusa subrufa LONG-TAILED THREAD SNAKE Myriopholis longicaudus SERRATED HINGED TERRAPIN Pelusios sinuatus EASTERN CAPE THREAD SNAKE Leptotyphlops scutifrons conjunctus LIZARDS PETER’S THREAD SNAKE L.s. scutifrons CAPE DWARF GECKO Lygodactylus.c. capensis DISTANT’S THREAD SNAKE L. distanti WAHLBERG’S VELVETY GECKO Homopholis walbergii SOUTHERN AFRICAN PYTHON Python natalensis TROPICAL HOUSE GECKO Hemidactylus mabouia BIBRON’S BURROWING ASP Atractaspis bibronii TURNER’S THICK-TOED GECKO Chondrodactylus turneri CAPE CENTIPEDE EATER Aparallactus capensis SPECKLED THICK-TOED GECKO Pachydactylus punctatus PURPLE GLOSSED SNAKE Amblyodipsas.p. polyepsis TREE AGAMA Agama atricollis BROWN WATER SNAKE Lycodonomorphus rufulus GROUND AGAMA Agama aculeata distanti BROWN HOUSE SNAKE Boaedon capensis FLAP-NECKED CHAMELEON Chamaeleo.d. dilepis CAPE WOLF SNAKE Lycophidion.c capense LOWVELD DWARF BURROWING SKINK Scelotes bidigittatus CAPE FILE SNAKE Mehelya.c capensis

REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN REPTILE checklist & RAINBOW SKINK Trachylepis margaritifer BLACK FILE SNAKE Mehelya nyassae AMPHIBIAN REPTILE checklist & COMMON VARIABLE SKINK Trachylepis varia MOLE SNAKE Pseudaspis cana COMMON STRIPED SKINK Trachylepis.s. striata TWO-STRIPED SHOVEL-SNOUT Prosymna bivittata SUNDEVAL’S WRITHING SKINK Mochlus.s. sundevalli EAST AFRICAN SHOVEL-SNOUT P. stuhlmannii WAHLBERG’S SNAKE-EYED SKINK Afroablepharus walbergii EASTERN BARK SNAKE Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia SPOTTED-NECK SNAKE-EYED SKINK A. maculicollis THREE LINED GRASS SNAKE Psammophylax tritaeniatus GIANT LEGLESS SKINK Acontius plumbeus RUFOUS BEAKED SNAKE Rhamphiophus rostratus BUSHVELD LIZARD Heliobolus lugubris STRIPE BELLIED SAND SNAKE Psammophis subtaeniatus COMMON ROUGH-SCALED LIZARD Ichnotropus squamulosa OLIVE GRASS SNAKE Psammophis mossambicus SPOTTED SANDVELD LIZARD Nucras intertexta SPOTTED BUSH SNAKE Philothamnus semivariegatus YELLOW-THROATED PLATED LIZARD Gerrhosaurus flavigularis GREEN WATER SNAKE P. hoplogaster ROUGH-SCALED PLATED LIZARD G.m. major WESTERN NATAL GREEN SNAKE P. natalensis occidentalis BLACK-LINED PLATED LIZARD G. nigrolineatus COMMON EGG-EATER Dasypeltis scabra GIANT PALTED LIZARD G.v. validus MARBLED TREE SNAKE Dipsadoboa aulica JONES’ GIRDLED LIZARD Cordylus jonesii HERALD OR RED-LIPPED SNAKE Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia WATER LEGUAAN OR MONITOR Varanus niloticus ROCK LEGUAAN OR MONITOR Varanus.a. albigularis COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ SNAKES AMPHIBIANS EASTERN TIGER SNAKE Telescopus.s. semiannulatus GUTTURAL TOAD Bufo gutturalus BOOMSLANG Dispholidus.t. typus OLIVE TOAD Bufo garmani VINE, TWIG OR BIRD SNAKE Thelotornis.c. capensis RED TOAD Schismaderma carens SHIELD NOSE SNAKE Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius RAUCOUS TOAD Bufo rangeri SNOUTED OR EGYPTIAN COBRA Naja annulifera PYGMY TOAD Bufo vertabralis fenoulheti MOZAMBIQUE SPITTING COBRA Naja mossambica BUSHVELD RAIN FROG Briviceps adspesus BLACK MAMBA DendRoaspis polylepis BANDED RUBBER FROG Phrymnorus bifasciatus SNOUTED NIGHT ADDER Causus defillipi AFRICAN BULLFROG Pyxicephalus edulis PUFF ADDER Bitis.a. arietans TREMOLO SAND FROG Tomopterna cryptotis CROCODILES RUSSET-BACKED SAND FROG Tomopterna marmorata NILE CROCODILE Crocodylus niloticus KNOCKING SAND FROG Tomopterna krugerensis AMPHIBIANS ORNATE FROG Hilderbrantia ornata COMMON PLATANNA Xenopus laevis PLAIN GRASS FROG Ptychadena anchieta TROPICAL PLATANNA Xenopus muelleri BROAD BANDED GRASS FROG Ptychadena mossambica

REPTILE & AMPHIBIAN REPTILE checklist & GUTTURAL TOAD Bufo gutturalus SHARP NOSED GRASS FROG Ptychadena oxyrhynchus AMPHIBIAN REPTILE checklist & OLIVE TOAD Bufo garmani STRIPED GRASS FROG Pytchadena porosissima RED TOAD Schismaderma carens SNORING PUDDLE FROG Phrynobatrachus natalensis RAUCOUS TOAD Bufo rangeri DWARF PUDDLE FROG Phrynobatrachus mababiensis PYGMY TOAD Bufo vertabralis fenoulheti COMMON CACO Cacosternum boettgeri BUSHVELD RAIN FROG Briviceps adspesus FOAM NEST FROG Chiromantis xerampelina BANDED RUBBER FROG Phrymnorus bifasciatus MOTTLED SHOVEL-NOSED FROG Hemisus marmoratum AFRICAN BULLFROG Pyxicephalus edulis BROWN-BACKED TREE FROG Leptopelis sps TREMOLO SAND FROG Tomopterna cryptotis BUBBLING KASSINA Kassina senegalensis RUSSET-BACKED SAND FROG Tomopterna marmorata RED-LEGGED KASSINA Kassina maculata KNOCKING SAND FROG Tomopterna krugerensis GOLDEN LEAF-FOLDING FROG Afrixalus bracyhcnemis ORNATE FROG Hilderbrantia ornata DELICATE LEAF-FOLDING FROG Afrixalus delicatus COMMON PLATANNA Xenopus laevis WATER LILY FROG Hyeprolius pussilus TROPICAL PLATANNA Xenopus muelleri PAINTED REED FROG Hyperolius mamoratus COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ WILD DATE PALM Phoenix reclinata COMMON CORAL TREE Erythrina lysistemon LALA PALM Hyphaene coriacea POISON GRUB CORKWOOD Commiphora africana LARGE-LEAVED ROCK FIG Ficus rotundifolio VELVET CORKWOOD Commiphora molle SYCAMORE FIG Ficus sycomorus COMMON CORKWOOD Commiphora pyrcanthoides LARGE SOUR PLUM Ximenia caffra POTATO BUSH Phyllanthus reticulatus BLUE SOUR PLUM Ximenia americana SICKLE BUSH Dichrostachys cinerea SHEPHERD’S TREE Boscia albitrunca TAMBOTI Spirostachys africana WORM-CURE OR BARK ALBIZIA Albizia anthelmintica NYALA TREE Xanthocercis zambesiaca BROAD POD ALBIZIA Albizia forbesii MARULA Sclerocarya birrea SICKLE-LEAFED ALBIZIA Albizia harveyi FALSE MARULA Lannea Shweinfurthii BLACK MONKEY THORN Acacia burkeii BROAD LEAFED RAISIN TREE Ozoroa obovata BLUE THORN Acacia erybescens COMMON SPIKE THORN Maytenus heterophylla FLAKY ACACIA Acacia exuvialis RED SPIKE THORN Maytenus senegalensis RED THORN Acacia gerhardii JACKET PLUMB Papea capensis

TREE checklist SWEET THORN Acacia karroo TRANSVAAL SAFFRON Cassine transvaalensis TREE checklist KNOB THORN Acacia nigrescence BUFFALO THORN Ziziphus mucranata SCENTED THORN Acacia nilotica BROWN IVORY Berchemia discolor BRAK THORN Acacia robusta RED IVORY Berchemia zeyheri THREE HOOKED THORN Acacia senegal CLIMBING RAISIN BUSH Grewia caffra UMBRELLA THORN Acacia tortilis ROUGH LEAFED RAISIN BUSH Grewia flavesence WEEPING BOER-BEAN Scotia brachypetala SILVER RAISIN BUSH Grewia monticola DWARF BOER-BEAN Scotia capitata GIANT RAISIN BUSH Grewia hexamita SJAMBOK POD Cassia abbreviata WHITE RAISIN BUSH Grewia bicolor WEEPING WATTLE Peltophorum africana WILD PEAR Dombea rotundifolia TREE WISTARIA Bolusanthus speciosus RED BUSHWILLOW Combretum apiculatum CATERPILLAR BUSH Ormocarpum trichocarpum RUSSET BUSHWILLOW Combretum hereroense WHITE BERRY BUSH Securingea virosa FLAME CREEPER Combrettum microphyllum ZEBRA WOOD Dalbergia melanoxylon LEAD WOOD Combretum imberbe APPLE LEAF OR RAIN TREE Lonchrocarpus capassa SMALL KNOBBLY CREEPER Combretum mossambicense COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME ✓ No. COMMON NAME ✓ SMALL KNOBWOOD Zanthoxylum capensis 1 Common Ostrich SILVER CLUSTER-LEAF Terminalia sericea 8 Dabchick LOWVELD CLUSTER-LEAF Terminalia pruniodes 55 Cormorant, White-breasted LOWVELD MILKBERRY Manilkara mochisia 58 Cormorant, Reed MAGIC GUARRI Euclea divinorum 60 Africa Darter NATAL GUARRI Euclea natalensis 62 Heron, Grey COMMON GUARRI Euclea undulata 64 Heron, Goliath JACKAL BERRY Diospyros mespiliformus 65 Heron, Purple BLACK MONKEY ORANGE Strychnos madagascariensis 66 Egret, Great White GREEN MONKEY ORANGE Strychnos spinosum 69 Heron, Black NUM-NUM Carrisa bispinosa 71 Egret, Cattle SAUSAGE TREE Kigilia africana 72 Heron, Squacco LOWVELD GARDENIA Gardenia volkens 74 Heron, Green-backed MOPANE Colophospermum Mopane 76 Night-Heron, Black-crowned MOPANE POMEGRANATE Rhigozum zambesiacum 77 Night-Heron, White-backed TREE checklist BIRD checklist BAOBAB Adansonia digitata 78 Bittern, Little 79 Bittern, Dwarf 81 Hamerkop 83 Stork, White 84 Stork, Black 86 Stork, WoolLy-necked 87 Openbill, African 88 Stork, Saddle-billed 89 Stork, Marabou 90 Stork, Yellow-billed 94 Hadeda Ibis 95 Spoonbill, African 99 Duck, White-faced 102 Goose, Egyptian 105 Duck, African Black No. COMMON NAME ✓ No. COMMON NAME ✓ 108 Teal, Red-billed 180 Falcon, Amur 115 Duck, Comb 188 Francolin, Coqui 116 Goose, Spur-winged 189 Francolin, Crested 118 Secretary Bird 191 Francolin, Shelley's 121 Vulture, Hooded 196 Francolin, Natal 122 Vulture, Cape 199 Spurfowl, Swainson's 123 Vulture, White-backed 201 quail, Harlequin 124 Vulture, Lappet-faced 203 Guineafowl, Helmeted 125 Vulture, White-headed 205 Buttonquail, Kurrichane 126 Kite, Yellow-billed 213 Crake, Black 127 Kite, Black-shouldered 230 Kori Bustard 132 Eagle, Tawny 237 Korhaan, Red-crested 133 Eagle, Steppe 238 Korhaan, Black-bellied 134 Eagle, Lesser Spotted 240 Jacana, African 135 Eagle, Wahlberg's 248 PlOver, Kittlitz’S BIRD checklist BIRD checklist 137 Hawk-Eagle, African 249 Plover, Three-banded 140 Eagle, Martial 255 Lapwing, Crowned 142 Snake-Eagle, Brown 256 Lapwing, Senegal 143 Snake-Eagle, Black-chested 258 Lapwing, Blacksmith 146 Bateleur 264 Sandpiper, Common 148 Fish-Eagle, African 266 Sandpiper, Wood 149 Buzzard, Steppe 269 Sandpiper, Marsh 154 Buzzard, Lizard 270 Greenshank, Common 157 Sparrowhawk, Little 295 STILT, Black-winged 159 Shikra 297 Thick-knee, Spotted 161 Goshawk, Gabar 298 Thick-knee, Water 163 Goshawk, Dark Chanting 300 Courser, Temmink's 169 Harrier-Hawk, African 303 Courser, Bronze-winged 172 Falcon, Lanner 347 Sandgrouse, Double-banded 173 Hobby, Eurasian 352 Dove, Red-eyed No. COMMON NAME ✓ No. COMMON NAME ✓ 354 Dove, Cape Turtle 417 Swift, Little 355 Dove, Laughing 418 Swift, Alpine 356 Dove, Namaqua 421 Palm-Swift, African 358 Wood Dove, Emerald-spotted 424 Mousebird, Speckled 361 Green-Pigeon, African 426 Mousebird, Red-faced 363 Parrot, Brown-headed 428 Kingfisher, Pied 373 Grey Go-away-bird 429 Kingfisher, Giant 375 Cuckoo, African 431 Kingfisher, Malachite 377 Cuckoo, Red-chested 432 Kingfisher, Pygmy 378 Cuckoo, Black 433 Kingfisher, Woodland 380 Cuckoo, Great Spotted 435 Kingfisher , Brown-hooded 381 Cuckoo, Levaillant's 436 Kingfisher, Grey-headed 382 Cuckoo, Jacobin 437 Kingfisher, Striped 383 Cuckoo, Thick-billed 438 Bee-eater, European 385 Cuckoo, Klaas's 441 Bee-eater, Southern Carmine BIRD checklist BIRD checklist 386 Cuckoo, Diederik 443 Bee-eater, White-fronted 391 Coucal, Burchell's 444 Bee eater, Little 392 Owl, Barn 446 Roller, European 395 Owl, Marsh 447 Roller, Lilac-breasted 396 Scops-Owl, African 449 Roller, Purple 397 Scops-Owl, Southern White-faced 451 Hoopoe, African 398 Owlet, Pearl-spotted 452 Wood-hoopoe, Green 399 Owlet, African Barred 454 Scimitarbill, Common 401 Eagle-Owl, Spotted 455 Hornbill, Trumpeter 402 Eagle-Owl, Verreaux's 457 Hornbill, African Grey 405 Nightjar, Fiery-necked 458 Hornbill, Red-billed 408 Nightjar, Freckled 459 Hornbill, Southern Yellow-billed 410 Nightjar, Pennant-winged 463 Ground-Hornbill, Southern 409 Nightjar, Square-tailed 464 Barbet, Black-collared 415 Swift, White-rumped 465 Barbet, Acacia Pied No. COMMON NAME ✓ No. COMMON NAME ✓ 470 Tinlerbird, Yellow-fronted 568 Bulbul, Dark-capped 473 Barbet, Crested 572 Greenbul, Sombre 474 Honeyguide, Greater 574 Bulbul, Yellow-bellied 476 Honeyguide, Lesser 576 THrush, Kurrichane 481 Woodpecker, Bennett's 580 THrush, Groundscraper 483 Woodpecker, Golden-tailed 594 Arnott's Chat 486 Woodpecker, Cardinal 602 Robin-chat, White-throated 487 Woodpecker, Bearded 613 Scrub-Robin, White-browed 493 Lark, Monotonous 628 Reed-Warbler, Great 494 Lark, Rufous-naped 635 Swamp-Warbler, Lesser 496 Lark, Flappet 638 Rush-Warbler, Lesser 498 Lark, Sabota 643 Warbler, Willow 505 Lark, Dusky 648 Apalis, Yellow-breasted 515 Sparrow-lark, Chestnut-backed 651 Crombee, Long-billed 518 Swallow, Barn 653 Eromomela, Yellow-bellied BIRD checklist BIRD checklist 522 Swallow, Wire-tailed 656 Eromomela, Burnt-necked 524 Swallow, Red-breasted 657 Camaroptera, Green-backed 525 Swallow, Mosque 659 Wren-Warbler, Stierling's 527 Swallow, Lesser Striped 664 Cisticola, Zitting 530 House-Martin, Common 672 Cisticola, Rattling 536 Black Saw-wing 674 Cisticola, Red-faced 538 Cuckooshrike, Black 681 Neddicky 540 Cuckooshrike, Grey 683 Tawny-flanked Prinia 541 Drongo, Fork-tailed 689 Flycatcher, Spotted 543 Oriole, Eurasian Golden 690 Flycatcher, African Dusky 545 Oriole, Black-headed 691 Flycatcher, Ashy 548 Crow, Pied 693 Tit-Flycatcher, Grey 554 Tit, Southern Black 694 Flycatcher, Southern Black 558 Penduline-Tit, Grey 708 Crested Flycatcher, Blue-mantled 560 Babbler, Arrow-marked 701 Chinspot Batis BIRD checklist 711 710 801 798 793 787 779 772 771 765 764 762 761 760 756 754 753 751 748 744 743 741 740 736 733 735 731 719 716 713 No. COMMON NAME Wagtail, Paradise-Flycatcher, Sp Buff Sunbird, Sunbird, White-bellied Sunbird, Marico O O S S S S S Shrike, S Helmet-shrike, Retz's Helmet-shrike, White-crested Bush-shrike, Bush-shrike, T T Brubru Puffb S Shrike, Red-b Shrike, Magpie Shrike, Lesser Pipit, Buff Pipit, Wagtail, tarling, tarling, tarling, Burchell's tarling, Violet-b tarling, Wattled chagra, Black-cro chagra, Bro b outhern Bou xpecker, Red-billed xpecker, arro alo-Wea African ack, Black-b w outhern White-cro C , House rican Pied African C y Greater Blue-eared C Yello ollared ape ape acked ver, Red-billed Grey-headed Orange-breasted wn-cro Grey Glossy w ou -billed acked acked wned African wned wned ✓ DESIGN: BLUEHUEDESIGNS ILLUSTRATIONS (Excluding Cover): BUTCHART DUNCAN -NATURE WORKS BIRDS: R REFERENCES 887 886 884 869 867 862 860 857 855 852 846 845 844 842 841 834 824 821 819 815 814 811 810 805 804 No. oberts Birds COMMON NAME Bunting, L Bunting, Bunting, Golden-breas C Villa P Whydah, Pin-tailed Mannikin, Bronze Finch, Quail Finch, W W W Firefinch, Red-billed Firefinch, Ja mes P Bishop, R ed Southern Red-billed Queala, Weaver, Red-headed Masked Masked- Weaver, Weaver, Spectacled Petronia, Sparrow, Southern Grey-headed aradise- ytilia, Green-winged anary, axbill, axbill, axbill, Blue ge Indiobird Cut-throat of S Weaver, Lesser Yellow-fronted Villa Weaver, Southern Violet-eared C Whydah, Long-tailed Cinnamon-breas Yellow-throated ommon outhern 7thEdition Africa ark-like African ge on's ted ted ✓

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