Southern Africa 2015 - Animal checklist

       
 

Missed a few expected animals, but with a total of 40 mammalian and reptilian species seen, the trip was a success. Got to see the African Wild Dog and several Leopards, both of which were on top of my must see list.

 

 

 
Number Common name Latin name Location
1 Antelope - Roan  Hippotragus equinus  Savuti
2 Antelope - Sable  Hippotragus niger  Chobe
3 Baboon - Chacma  Papio ursinus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe, Cape Peninsula
4 Buffalo - African (Cape)  Syncerus caffer  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
5 Bushbaby - Lesser  Galago moholi  Khwai
6 Caracal  Felis caracal  Savuti
7 Cat - African Wild  Felis lybica  Khwai
8 Cheetah  Acinonyx jubatus  Moremi, Chobe
9 Crocodile - Nile  Crocodylus niloticus  Moremi, Khwai, Chobe
10 Dog - Wild (Hunting Dog)  Lycaon pictus  Khwai
11 Eland  Taurotragus oryx  Chobe
12 Elephant  Loxodonta africana  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
13 Giraffe - Angolan Giraffa c. angolensis  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
14 Girdled Lizard - Black Cordylus niger Cape Peninsula
15 Hare - Scrub  Lepus saxatilis  Savuti
16 Hippopotamus  Hippopotamus amphibius  Moremi, Khwai, Chobe
17 Honey Badger  Mellivora capensis  Khwai
18 Hyena - Spotted  Crocuta crocuta  Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
19 Hyrax (Dassie) - Rock  Procavia capensis  Cape Peninsula
20 Impala  Aepyceros melampus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
21 Jackal - Black-backed  Canis mesomelas  Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
22 Jackal - Side-striped  Canis adustus  Moremi
23 Kudu - Greater  Tragelaphus strepsiceros  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
24 Lechwe - Red (Zambesi)  Kobus leche  Moremi, Khwai
25 Leopard  Panthera pardus  Khwai, Savuti
26 Lion  Panthera leo  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
27 Mongoose - Banded  Mungos mungo  Savuti
28 Mongoose - Dwarf  Helogale parvula  Khwai, Savuti
29 Mongoose - Slender  Galerella sanguinea  Savuti
30 Mongoose - Yellow  Cynictis penicillata  Savuti
31 Monkey - Vervet  Cercopithecus aethiops  Moremi, Khwai
32 Monitor - Nile Varanus niloticus Chobe
33 Monitor - Rock Varanus albigularis Chobe
34 Puku  Kobus vardonii  Chobe
35 Reed Frog - Angolan Hyperolius parallelus Khwai
36 Reedbuck - Common  Redunca arundinum  Moremi, Khwai
37 Springbok  Antidorcas marsupialis  Khwai, Savuti
38 Spitting Cobra - Mozambique Naja mossambica Savuti
39 Squirrel - Tree  Paraxerus cepapi  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
40 Steenbok  Raphicerus campestris  Khwai, Savuti
41 Tsessebe  Damaliscus lunatus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti
42 Warthog  Phacochoerus aethiopicus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
43 Waterbuck - Common  Kobus ellipsiprymnus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
44 Wildebeest - Blue  Connochaetes taurinus  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe
45 Zebra - Burchell's  Equus burchellii  Moremi, Khwai, Savuti, Chobe