Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3250_2600: Species List

A species list of plants and animals surveyed during the Karoo BioGaps Project for Pentad 3250_2600 representative of the Bedford Dry Grassland vegetation type in the Sub-Escarpment Grassland Bioregion. This Pentad is about 24 Km south of Aberdeen, west of the R350.

All 408

Southern Rock Agama ¹
Agama atra

Karoo Girdled Lizard ²
Karusasaurus polyzonus

Cape Girdled Lizard ²
Cordylus cordylus

Spotted Sand Lizard ³
Pedioplanis lineoocellata

Cape Skink ³
Trachylepis capensis

Variable Skink ⁴
Trachylepis varia

Spotted Thick-toed Gecko ³
Pachydactylus maculatus

Rock Monitor ³
Varanus albigularis

White-throated monitor ⁵
Varanus albigularis albigularis

Boomslang ⁶
Dispholidus typus

Common Boomslang ⁷
Dispholidus typus typus

Cape Cobra ³
Naja nivea

Puff Adder ⁸
Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder ⁹
Bitis arietans arietans

Black Thread Snake ³
Leptotyphlops nigricans

Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake ¹⁰
Rhinotyphlops lalandei

Rhombic Skaapsteker ³
Psammophylax rhombeatus

Cross-marked Sand Snake ³
Psammophis crucifer

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Biogaps (s Afr) Pentad 3250_2600: Species List

Southern Rock Agama 1 Agama atra

Karoo Girdled Lizard 2 Karusasaurus polyzonus

Cape Girdled Lizard 2 Cordylus cordylus

Spotted Sand Lizard 3 Pedioplanis lineoocellata

Cape Skink 3 Trachylepis capensis

Variable Skink 4 Trachylepis varia

Spotted Thick-toed Gecko 3 Pachydactylus maculatus

Rock Monitor 3 Varanus albigularis

White-throated monitor 5 Varanus albigularis albigularis

Boomslang 6 Dispholidus typus

Common Boomslang 7 Dispholidus typus typus

Cape Cobra 3 Naja nivea

Puff Adder 8 Bitis arietans

Common Puff Adder 9 Bitis arietans arietans

Black Thread Snake 3 Leptotyphlops nigricans

Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake 10 Rhinotyphlops lalandei

Rhombic Skaapsteker 3 Psammophylax rhombeatus

Cross-marked Sand Snake 3 Psammophis crucifer