Sossusvlei Surroundings Flora and Fauna

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

Genus Agonoscelis 1
Agonoscelis
Two-striped Skimmer 2
Orthetrum caffrum
Red-veined Dropwing 3
Trithemis arteriosa
Kirby's Dropwing 4
Trithemis kirbyi
Northern Harvester Termite 13
Hodotermes mossambicus
Namib River Crab 14
Potamonautes warreni
Family Armadillidae 15
Armadillidae
Order Anostraca 16
Anostraca
sweet thorn 21
Vachellia karroo
umbrella thorn 23
Vachellia tortilis
Genus Indigofera 24
Indigofera
Wild Tamarisk 35
Tamarix usneoides
Genus Amaranthus 36
Amaranthus
Australian saltbush 37
Atriplex semibaccata

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