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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

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