KENILWORTH RACECOURSE CONSERVATION AREA FAUNA COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME STATUS MAMMALS Cape Dune Molerat Bathyergus suillus Least Concern Cape Molerat Georychus capensis Least Concern Grey Climbing mouse Dendormys melanotis Uncertain Pygmy Mouse Mus minutoides Uncertain Small spotted Genet Genetta genetta Uncertain Stripped Field mouse Rhabdomys pumilio Least concern Vlei Rat Otomys irroratus Present Small Grey Mongoose Gallerella pulverulata Least concern Water Mongoose Atilax paludinosus Uncertain White toothed shrew/Musk Shrew Crocidura Uncertain Cape Grysbok Raphicerus melanotis Present AMPHIBIANS Cape Platanna Xenopus gillii Uncertain Common Platanna Xenopus l. Leavis Uncertan Sand toad Bufo angusticeps present Cape rain frog Breviceps gibbosus present Cape sand frog Tomopterna delalandii Uncertain Cape river frog Afrana fuscigula Present Clicking stream frog Strongilopus grayii Present Banded stream frog Strongilopus bonaespei Uncertain Micro Frog Michtrobatrachella capensis Near Threatened KRCA Endemic Flat caco Cacosternum platys Least concern Rattling frog Semnodactylus wealii Uncertain REPTILES ORDER: SQUAMATA - Snakes and Lizards SUBORDER: SERPENTES - Snakes Aurora House Snake Lamprophis aurora Present Cape Cobra Naja nivea Presumed extinct Cape reed snake Amplorhinus multimaculatus Uncertain Cross marked Sand Snake Psammorphis crusifer Present Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis otamboeia Uncertain Mole Snake Pseudaspis cana Least concern Puff Adder Bitis arietans aretans Presumed extinct Rinkhals Hemachatus Haemachatus Presumed extinct Slugeater Duberria lutrix lutrix Common Spotted Skaapsteker Psammophylax rhombeatus Uncertain Common Brown Water Snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus Present SUBORDER: SAURIA - Lizards Short-legged Seps Tetradactylus seps Present Cape Legless skink Acontias meliagris Present Common Skink Mabuya Capensis Present Gecko Phylodactylus porphyrius Present ORDER: CHELONII - Tortoises and Terrapins Angulate tortoise Chersina angulata Least concern Cape/Helmeted terrapin Pelomadusa subrufa Least concern Parrot-beaked Tortoise Homopus areolatus Common