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Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

A quick guide to Flora and Fauna of the Sossusvlei area and surroundings.

Ground Agama 1
Agama aculeata
Namib Rock Agama 2
Agama planiceps
Namaqua Chameleon 3
Chamaeleo namaquensis
Plain Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis inornata) 4
Pedioplanis inornata
Meroles anchietae 4
Wedge-snouted Desert Lizard 5
Meroles cuneirostris
Reticulate Sand Lizard (Meroles reticulatus) 6
Meroles reticulatus
Spotted Sand Lizard (Meroles suborbitalis) 4
Meroles suborbitalis
Western three-striped skink (Trachylepis occidentalis) 7
Trachylepis occidentalis
Kalahari Tree Skink 8
Trachylepis spilogaster
Western Rock Skink (Trachylepis sulcata) 4
Trachylepis sulcata
Variegated Skink (Trachylepis variegata) 9
Trachylepis variegata
Namib Giant Ground Gecko 9
Chondrodactylus angulifer
Turner's Thick-toed Gecko 10
Chondrodactylus turneri
Common Barking Gecko (Ptenopus garrulus) 10
Ptenopus garrulus
Koch's Chirping Gecko (Ptenopus kochi) 11
Ptenopus kochi
Sossus Gecko
Pachydactylus etultra
Pointed Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus punctatus) 12
Pachydactylus punctatus
Namib Sand Gecko 13
Pachydactylus rangei
Rough Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus rugosus) 14
Pachydactylus rugosus
Weber's Thick-toed Gecko (Pachydactylus weberi) 5
Pachydactylus weberi
Karoo Tiger Snake 5
Telescopus beetzi
Black Mamba 15
Dendroaspis polylepis
Cape Coral Snake 16
Aspidelaps lubricus
Angolan Coral Snake
Aspidelaps lubricus cowlesi
Western Barred Spitting Cobra 17
Naja nigricincta
Black-necked Spitting Cobra 18
Naja nigricollis
Cape Cobra 11
Naja nivea
Puff Adder 19
Bitis arietans
Horned Adder 5
Bitis caudalis
Peringuey's Adder 20
Bitis peringueyi
Western Thread Snake 5
Namibiana occidentalis
Western Keeled Snake (Pythonodipsas carinata) 20
Pythonodipsas carinata
Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis) 21
Psammophis namibensis
Western Sand Snake (Psammophis trigrammus) 2
Psammophis trigrammus
Fork-marked Sand Snake (Psammophis trinasalis) 10
Psammophis trinasalis
Dwarf Beaked Snake
Dipsina multimaculata
Cardinal Woodpecker (Chloropicus fuscescens) 22
Chloropicus fuscescens
Rosy-faced Lovebird 23
Agapornis roseicollis
Spotted Eagle-Owl 24
Bubo africanus
Common Ostrich 25
Struthio camelus
Swallow-tailed Bee-eater 26
Merops hirundineus
Lilac-breasted Roller 27
Coracias caudatus
Rufous-crowned Roller 28
Coracias naevius
Ring-necked Dove 29
Streptopelia capicola
Speckled Pigeon 26
Columba guinea
Namaqua Dove 30
Oena capensis
Namaqua Sandgrouse 31
Pterocles namaqua
Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill 23
Tockus leucomelas
Helmeted Guineafowl 25
Numida meleagris
African Jacana 32
Actophilornis africanus
Double-banded Courser 33
Smutsornis africanus
Burchell's Courser 34
Cursorius rufus
Hamerkop 26
Scopus umbretta
Lesser Kestrel 24
Falco naumanni
Greater Kestrel 35
Falco rupicoloides
Rock Kestrel 36
Falco rupicolus
Pygmy Falcon 10
Polihierax semitorquatus
Secretarybird 37
Sagittarius serpentarius
Brown Snake-Eagle 29
Circaetus cinereus
Black-breasted Snake-Eagle 35
Circaetus pectoralis
Pale Chanting-Goshawk 23
Melierax canorus
Martial Eagle 38
Polemaetus bellicosus
White-backed Vulture 25
Gyps africanus
Lappet-faced Vulture 25
Torgos tracheliotos
Ludwig's Bustard 39
Neotis ludwigii
Rüppell's Bustard 33
Eupodotis rueppelii
Pearl-breasted Swallow 40
Hirundo dimidiata
Rock Martin 41
Ptyonoprogne fuligula
Southern Fiscal 25
Lanius collaris
Marico Flycatcher 42
Bradornis mariquensis
Mountain Wheatear 43
Oenanthe monticola
Karoo Scrub-Robin 33
Cercotrichas coryphoeus
Short-toed Rock-Thrush 28
Monticola brevipes
Familiar Chat 44
Cercomela familiaris
Chat Flycatcher 24
Agricola infuscatus
Dusky Sunbird 45
Cinnyris fuscus
Cape Sparrow 46
Passer melanurus
African Red-eyed Bulbul 47
Pycnonotus nigricans
Cape Starling 48
Lamprotornis nitens
Pale-winged Starling 43
Onychognathus nabouroup
Rufous-vented Warbler 47
Sylvia subcaerulea
Orange River White-eye 7
Zosterops pallidus
Lark-like Bunting 49
Emberiza impetuani
White-tailed Shrike 42
Lanioturdus torquatus
Fork-tailed Drongo 50
Dicrurus adsimilis
Red-headed Finch
Amadina erythrocephala
Crimson-breasted Gonolek 51
Laniarius atrococcineus
Southern Masked-Weaver 49
Ploceus velatus
Sociable Weaver 49
Philetairus socius
Fawn-colored Lark 52
Calendulauda africanoides
Dune Lark 53
Calendulauda erythrochlamys
Sabota Lark 54
Calendulauda sabota
Stark's Lark 31
Spizocorys starki
Black-chested Prinia 49
Prinia flavicans
Pied Crow 28
Corvus albus
White-throated Canary 55
Crithagra albogularis
Grey Go-away-bird 56
Corythaixoides concolor
Common Warthog 57
Phacochoerus africanus
Greater Kudu 58
Tragelaphus strepsiceros

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