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Mantids of Botswana

A guide to the research grade observations of the Mantodea of Botswana

Edited by grant_reed_botswana
Freshwater snails of Southern Africa

A guide to the freshwater snails that can be found in Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique. In addition to aquatic species found in freshwater ponds, rivers and lakes, here is included a selection of snails found in mangrove forests and estuaries. (This is a work in progress.)

Edited by mirandanaf
Alien Plants of northern Botswana

Edited by robert_taylor and botswanabugs
Ferns of Botswana

A guide to the ferns of Botswana

Edited by botswanabugs, robert_taylor, and grant_reed_botswana
Flowering plants of Botswana

A guide to the flowering plants- the angioserms pf Botswana.

Edited by botswanabugs, robert_taylor, and grant_reed_botswana
Noctuoidea of Botswana

A guide to the Noctuoidea of Botswana. Separated out to keep moths below the limit of 500 species on iNat guides.

Edited by grant_reed_botswana and robert_taylor
Reptiles of Botswana

A collection of the iNat observations of the reptiles of Botswana.

Edited by grant_reed_botswana
Snakes of Botswana

Botswana's snakes

Edited by botswanabugs
Lepidoptera of Botswana

Butterflies and Moths of Botswana

Edited by grant_reed_botswana and robert_taylor
Sedges of Botswana

A guide to the sedges of Botswana.

Edited by botswanabugs
Fabaceae of Botswana

Botswana's fabaceae

Edited by botswanabugs
Birds of Botswana

A guide to the birds of Botswana.

Edited by botswanabugs
Hemiptera of Botswana

Hemiptera of Botswana

Edited by grant_reed_botswana, kyledenobrega, jonoharper, and robert_taylor
Dragonflies and damselflies of Namibia and Botswana

A guide to the dragonflies and damselflies of Namibia and Botswana. The species lists are based off: Kipping, J. 2010. The dragonflies and damselflies of Botswana – an annotated checklist with notes on distribution, phenology, habitats and Red List status of the species (Insecta: Odonata). Mauri...

Edited by robert_taylor and grant_reed_botswana
Ants of Botswana

A guide to the Ants (Family: Formicidae) which have been recorded in Botswana.

Edited by robert_taylor, grant_reed_botswana, and peterslingsby
Moths of Botswana excluding Noctuoidea

A guide to Moths of Botswana excluding Noctuoidea. This exclusion is due to the limit of 500 species in an iNat guide. Please see the Noctuoidea of Botswana for this taxa.

Edited by grant_reed_botswana and robert_taylor
Orthoptera of Botswana

A guide to orthoptera of Botswana

Edited by botswanabugs
Beetles of Botswana

A guide to the beetles of Botswana. Available offline as a reference for guides and guests in the bush.

Edited by grant_reed_botswana, kyledenobrega, jonoharper, and robert_taylor
Butterflies of Botswana

A guide to all the butterflies known to occur in Botswana

Edited by grant_reed_botswana and robert_taylor
Spiders of Botswana

A guide to the spiders found in Botswana.

Edited by botswanabugs
Spiders and Scorpions of Botswana

A guide to spiders and scorpions of Botswana. Many of the taxa included currently don't have images. We will continue to endeavour to find more spiders and get them to research grade!

Edited by grant_reed_botswana, kyledenobrega, jonoharper, robert_taylor, and arachnophile
Hymenoptera of Botswana

A guide to the Research Grade Hymenoptera observations in Botswana

Edited by grant_reed_botswana