Checklist: Namib-Naukluft National Park
Checklist: Namib-Naukluft National Park
Visiting the Namib-Naukluft National Park? Here is a list of animals you can spot during your stay. See if you can tick them all.
From the Autumn 2023 issue
Reptiles:
- Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis)
- Namib Giant Ground Gecko (Chondrodactylus angulifer)
- Barnard’s Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus barnardi)
- Common Namib Day Gecko (Rhoptropus afer)
- Common Barking Gecko (Ptenopus garrulus)
- Namib Sand Gecko (Pachydactylus rangei)
- Horned Adder (Bitis caudalis)
- Namib Sand Snake (Psammophis namibensis)
- Side-winding adder, Namib dwarf sand-adder (Bitis peringueyi)
Birds:
- Common Ostrich (Struthio camelus)
- Pale Chanting-Goshawk (Melierax canorus)
- Dune Lark (Calendulauda erythrochlamys)
- Gray’s Lark (Ammomanopsis grayi)
- Stark’s lark (Spizocorys starki)
- Rüppell’s Korhaan (Eupodotis rueppellii)
- Ludwig’s bustard (Neotis ludwigii)
- Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius)
- Barn owl (Tyto alba)
- Black-shouldered kite (Elanus axillaris)
Mammals:
- Black-backed Jackal (Lupulella mesomelas)
- Cape Fox (Vulpes chama)
- Bat-eared fox (Otocyon megalotis)
- Aardwolf (Proteles cristata)
- Meerkat (Suricata suricatta)
- Springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)
- Steenbok (Raphicerus campestris)
- Gemsbok (Oryx gazella)
- Cape hare (Lepus capensis)
- Namib brush-tailed gerbil (Gerbillurus setzeri)
- Namib dune gerbil (Gerbillurus tytonis)
Scorpions:
- Leucorchestris arenicola
- Black Hairy Thick-tailed Scorpion (Parabuthus villosus)
Insects:
- Namib Desert Dune Ant (Camponotus detritus)
- Narra Toktokkie (Onymacris plana)
- Fog-stand Beetle (Stenocara gracilipes)
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