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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3230_2615: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3230_2615 representative of the Amathole Montane Grassland vegetation type in the Drakensberg Grassland Bioregion. This Pentad is about 17Km north of Adelaide, off the R344.

Raucous Toad 1
Sclerophrys capensis
Senegal Kassina 2
Kassina senegalensis
African Clawed Frog 1
Xenopus laevis
Common River Frog 3
Amietia delalandii
Southern Rock Agama 4
Agama atra
Cape Girdled Lizard 5
Cordylus cordylus
Yellow-throated Plated Lizard 6
Gerrhosaurus flavigularis
Laland's Lizard
Nucras lalandii
Linnaeus' Lance Skink 7
Acontias orientalis
Cape Skink 1
Trachylepis capensis
Variable Skink 8
Trachylepis varia
Amatola Rock Gecko 1
Afroedura amatolica
Spotted Thick-toed Gecko 1
Pachydactylus maculatus
Common Dwarf Gecko 9
Lygodactylus capensis
Tropical House Gecko 10
Hemidactylus mabouia
Nile Monitor 11
Varanus niloticus
Spotted Bush Snake 7
Philothamnus semivariegatus
Boomslang 12
Dispholidus typus
Common Boomslang 13
Dispholidus typus typus
Rhombic Night Adder 1
Causus rhombeatus
Cape Wolf Snake 14
Lycophidion capense
Cross-marked Sand Snake 1
Psammophis crucifer
Cape Terrapin
Pelomedusa galeata
White-browed Coucal 15
Centropus superciliosus
Burchell's Coucal 16
Centropus superciliosus burchellii
Dideric Cuckoo 17
Chrysococcyx caprius
Klaas's Cuckoo 18
Chrysococcyx klaas
Great Spotted Cuckoo 15
Clamator glandarius
Pied Cuckoo 19
Clamator jacobinus
Black Cuckoo 20
Cuculus clamosus
Red-chested Cuckoo 21
Cuculus solitarius
Greater Honeyguide 22
Indicator indicator
Lesser Honeyguide 15
Indicator minor
Scaly-throated Honeyguide 23
Indicator variegatus
Knysna Woodpecker 24
Campethera notata
Rufous-necked Wryneck 25
Jynx ruficollis
Cardinal Woodpecker 26
Chloropicus fuscescens
Olive Woodpecker 27
Chloropicus griseocephalus
Black-collared Barbet 28
Lybius torquatus
Red-fronted Tinkerbird 29
Pogoniulus pusillus
Acacia Pied Barbet 30
Tricholaema leucomelas
Brown-necked Parrot 26
Poicephalus robustus
African Wood-Owl 16
Strix woodfordii
Spotted Eagle-Owl 31
Bubo africanus
African Scops-Owl 29
Otus senegalensis
Narina Trogon 32
Apaloderma narina
Malachite Kingfisher 33
Corythornis cristatus
Brown-hooded Kingfisher 31
Halcyon albiventris
Giant Kingfisher 34
Megaceryle maxima
Pied Kingfisher 35
Ceryle rudis
Ring-necked Dove 36
Streptopelia capicola
Red-eyed Dove 37
Streptopelia semitorquata
Laughing Dove 29
Streptopelia senegalensis
Rameron Pigeon 38
Columba arquatrix
Speckled Pigeon 39
Columba guinea
Rock Pigeon 40
Columba livia
Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove 41
Turtur chalcospilos
Tambourine Dove 42
Turtur tympanistria
Namaqua Dove 43
Oena capensis
Red-faced Mousebird 44
Urocolius indicus
Speckled Mousebird 45
Colius striatus
White Stork 46
Ciconia ciconia
Black Stork 47
Ciconia nigra
Eurasian Moorhen 48
Gallinula chloropus
Red-knobbed Coot 49
Fulica cristata
Blue Crane 50
Anthropoides paradiseus
Green Woodhoopoe 51
Phoeniculus purpureus
African Hoopoe 23
Upupa epops africana
Crowned Hornbill 42
Lophoceros alboterminatus
Southern Ground-Hornbill 33
Bucorvus leadbeateri
Helmeted Guineafowl 52
Numida meleagris
Red-necked Francolin 53
Pternistis afer
Common Quail 54
Coturnix coturnix
Curlew Sandpiper 39
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint 52
Calidris minuta
Ruff 55
Calidris pugnax
Three-banded Plover 36
Charadrius tricollaris
Blacksmith Lapwing 52
Vanellus armatus
Crowned Lapwing 56
Vanellus coronatus
Spotted Thick-knee 57
Burhinus capensis
Black-winged Stilt 58
Himantopus himantopus
Little Grebe 59
Tachybaptus ruficollis
African Spoonbill 39
Platalea alba
Sacred Ibis 60
Threskiornis aethiopicus
Hadeda Ibis 61
Bostrychia hagedash
Hamerkop 39
Scopus umbretta
Little Egret 39
Egretta garzetta
Grey Heron 62
Ardea cinerea
Black-headed Heron 27
Ardea melanocephala
Cattle Egret 63
Bubulcus ibis
Lanner Falcon 64
Falco biarmicus
Rock Kestrel 65
Falco rupicolus
Eurasian Hobby 66
Falco subbuteo
Fiery-necked Nightjar 67
Caprimulgus pectoralis
Little Swift 19
Apus affinis
African Swift 68
Apus barbatus
White-rumped Swift 16
Apus caffer
Horus Swift 18
Apus horus
Alpine Swift 39
Apus melba
Cape Shoveler 31
Spatula smithii

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