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Garden Orbweavers (Genus Argiope)Observer
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This beautiful spider with its web low down in the schrubs. The web had a large amount of stabilimentum showing which is interesting. Any suggestions to ID would be welcome. Sighted by Jo and Robin Pope
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African Hermit Spider (Nephilingis cruentata)Observer
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I would like some help with an ID on this spider. Interesting cup shaped web extending into a vertical extensive sail like web. This sp has been suggested. 3rd pic may be a male? There are 4 webs in a row independent of each other. Webs facing north and west in this case.
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Acanthus Family (Family Acanthaceae)Observer
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Abundant on the cotton clay of the flood plain and often growing in the shade of african ebony groves of the Luangwa Valley
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Ochna Family (Family Ochnaceae)Observer
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Interesting could it be an Ochna possibly. Robin Pope
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Flap-necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis)Observer
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These photographs were taken by Linda Fullerton in the Luangwa Valley in Luambe National park. Unusual colour. Would appreciate confirmation of sp please. Robin Pope
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Swamplilies (Genus Crinum)Observer
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Noticed this Crinum lily flowering after the first rains. I doesnt seem to fit any of the known Crinums from this area any help would be appreciated
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Forbes's Plover (Charadrius forbesi)Observer
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2 Birds seen beside the Munde stream, Liuwa Plains National Park.
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Tribe PalpariniObserver
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Could this be a Blotched Long horn antlion
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Staghorn Ferns (Genus Platycerium)Observer
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This Platycerum elephantotis seen along the Jimbe drainage close to the DRC border. i have also seen them growing on Ebony trees in the Mupamadzi River valley in the Luangwa Valley and Nkotakota national park along the Bua River in Malawi.
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Cape Skink (Trachylepis capensis)Observer
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Another lizard spotted outside Lusaka. It is abut 6 inches long.
An id would be appreciated
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Spotted-neck Snake-eyed Skink (Panaspis maculicollis)Observer
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I found this tiny lizard in the bush. Location outside Lusaka.Zambia. Any help with an id would be appreciated
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Spiders (Order Araneae)Observer
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Found this unusually hairy spider with a large abdomen hanging from a flat web hung between the grass stems. It was eating a grasshopper. Need some help with id please. Location: zambezi escarpment
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Yellow Baboon (Papio cynocephalus)Observer
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I photographed this Baboon on the Zambian Nyika. It was part of a troop of close to 30. I was interested by the black hands and black patches on the cheeks which I am unfamiliar with in the yellow baboon. Head shape different from the chacma. Would like to know whether this is a sub sp of the Yellow?
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Oates's Vine Snake (Thelotornis capensis ssp. oatesi)Observer
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Observed this 'Twig' (Vine) snake ambushing a bird feeder in my garden. Need confirmation whether it is Mozambicanus or capensis?
The snake lowered its head and hung down vertically. A number of Mannikins and Blue Waxbills attracted to the feeder inadvertently landed on the 'twig' before moving to the feeder. Rather unusual picture second pipcture.
The snake approx 1.5m in length.
I will see whether there is a more focussed picture of the birds on the snake.
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Ornate Scrub Lizard (Nucras ornata)Observer
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Managed to photograph this skink. I would appreciate help in identification. Not sure whether its a long tailed skink, a sand lizard or a snake eyed skink. The length was close to 12cm. The skink is wild. Observer Robin Pope
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Wolf Spiders (Family Lycosidae)Observer
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Observer Robin Pope
Location. Liuwa Plains National park West Zambia.
An area well known for ballooning spiderlings.
Midday observed against the sun observed hundreds of spiders web strands, crisscrossing the sky. some had fluffy tufts. The photographed spider rappelled out of the sky on a strand to land on me. Another on another strand avoided me by very quickly climbing back up the strand of silk it descended on. The strands must have still been borne aloft by a silk tufted balloon. Quite extraordinary.
I have taken a couple of pictures of the sky in which one can just make out these fluffy ballooning spiders web strands.
One wonders whether when there are a great number of silk threads in the air, the spiderlings could cross from one strand to another in mid air like an aerial walkway.
An identification of the spider would be in the picture would be appreciated.
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Evergreen low shrub with unusual flower growing behind the hangar at Kalabo airport
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Karoo Sand Snake (Psammophis notostictus)Observer
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Close to hikers viewpoint. Fish River canyon. Namibia. Could this be a Leopard grass snake.
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Ilolo Chameleon (Trioceros goetzei)Observer
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Observed this chameleon in the South West of the Kitulu National Park Tanzania.
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Southern Rock Agama (Agama atra)Observer
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Agama seen on rocks within kilometers of Agama Lodge. Garies. South Africa
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Karoo Girdled Lizard (Karusasaurus polyzonus)Observer
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Photographed on granite boulders not far from Agama Lodge .Garies. South Africa
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Southern Rock Agama (Agama atra)Observer
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Splendid Agama male on granite inselberg near Agama Lodge .Garies. South Africa
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Toad Grasshopper (Trachypetrella anderssonii)Observer
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Rock Grasshopper cleverly disguised in the gravel. Namibia. Unsure of the species
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Dogbane Family (Family Apocynaceae)Observer
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This herb on the Liuwa Plains of Western Zambia is rather unusual and I would be interested if the species could be verified.
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Sahara Frog (Pelophylax saharicus)Observer
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Whilst travelling down a wadi we heard very unusual sounds booming out of the wadi walls. We could not make out what was calling Hyraxes? some type of reptile ? Then we realised it was bull frogs calling from the pools of water in the wadi. The sounds of the calls of the Bull frogs were were magnified by the canyon walls.Not sure of the species .
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Margined Reed Frog (Hyperolius marginatus)Observer
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This reed frog sighted in a pond with waterlilies. Quite brown on its back.
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Variable Reed Frog (Hyperolius pictus)Observer
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Reed frog (Hyperolius sp) with an unusual green markings in a marshy dambo in the Nyika National Park (Malawi)
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Sundevall's Writhing Skink (Mochlus sundevallii)Observer
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Small Skink approximately 5 inches in length with short stubby rudimentary legs.I am unsure of the species. Robin Pope
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Whilst visiting chole island i visited a forest of trees which included a good number of ficus sp. The bats were clustered in these fig trees in good numbers. Chole island off mafia island which is off the Tanzania coast.
