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Cape Spiny Mouse (Acomys subspinosus)Observer
tonyrebeloDescription
Cape Spiny Mouse
In 3 year old veld post clearing from pines in restoring Granite Fynbos.
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Brant's Climbing Mouse (Dendromus mesomelas)Observer
hhodgsonPlace
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Table Mountain National Park, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Google, OSM)
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Gracile Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion (Uroplectes gracilior)Observer
amyhunter95Description
Juvenile.
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Buff-spotted Flufftail (Sarothrura elegans)Observer
juanitavetnurseDescription
Heard on a cloudy summer evening
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Cape Striped Weasel (Poecilogale albinucha ssp. albinucha)Observer
andrew2939Description
found in garden in the village
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Common Baboon Spiders (Genus Harpactira)Observer
jeffreymichaelgDescription
Golden Baboon Spider
A fairly small baboon spider (length from chelicerae to tip of abdomen: approx. 3-4cm) found in a silk lined tunnel under a large stone. Its colour appeared more brown in the shade of its burrow, but under the flash it came out as a rich, shiny gold. I searched for an example with similar colouration, but those species with golden brown bodies always seem to have the same colour on at least the first leg segment as well. Three other baboon spiders were seen on the same day, but none with such uniform and striking colouration of the abdomen and cephalothorax. A tiny juvenile found some distance away did display a golden sheen, but it lacked the dark legs (variation with age?).
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Landdross Moss Frog (Arthroleptella landdrosia)Observer
tyronepingDescription
Arthroleptella landdrosia -Landroskop Moss Frog. From near Jonkershoek Nature Reserve, Western Cape.https://www.tyroneping.co.za/amphibians-of-southern-africa/arthroleptella-landdrosia-landroskop-moss-frog/
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Peninsula Moss Frog (Arthroleptella lightfooti)Observer
herping_with_berksDescription
Missing it’s back left foot.
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Mountain Rain Frog (Breviceps montanus)Observer
olvr_aDescription
Calling from above ground, on the leaves of Aristea. Many others calling in the vicinity.
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Speckled Tortoise (Chersobius signatus)Observer
tyronepingDescription
Chersobius signatus - Speckled Padloper. From Spingbok, Northern Cape. tyroneping.co.za/chersobius-signatus-speckled-padloper/
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Bloubergstrand Dwarf Burrowing Skink (Scelotes montispectus)Observer
m_burgerDescription
MBUR 01336
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Deception Peak Mountain Toadlet (Capensibufo deceptus)Observer
alexanderrDescription
deception capensibufo
Holotype and paratype of C. deceptus, with A.A. Turner, D. Rossouw and R. Howat
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Phortion oconnoriObserver
dherbertDescription
Living around basal leaves of Watsonia
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Thin-tailed Legless Skink (Acontias gracilicauda)Observer
dewald2Description
Campsite
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Cape Ghost Frog (Heleophryne purcelli)Observer
gianluca_de_gasparisDescription
Lifer! Climbed up a cliff for this thing
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Cape Reed Snake (Amplorhinus multimaculatus)Observer
josh_weeberDescription
Found with Jessica Da Silva. Active near riparian edge, found around midday. Juvenile
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African Longfin Eel (Anguilla mossambica)Observer
ryandekockDescription
Spottted at Crystal Pools hiking trail around the coast of Gordon’s Bay.
Unsure of species / name?
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Conebush Rainspider (Palystes kreutzmanni)Observer
gabrielajamieDescription
Haven't seen one with red on abdomen like this before
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Longtail Whip Lizard (Tetradactylus tetradactylus)Observer
john3329Description
May have entered house owing to recent fires on mountain...
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Cape Ghost Frog (Heleophryne purcelli)Observer
alexanderrDescription
with Andrew Turner et al.
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Aurora House Snake (Lamprophis aurora)Observer
leo_du_toitDescription
This is indeed a different specimen to : https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/199707132
I compared head markings and scars along the body.
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Ixia rouxiiObserver
botaneekDescription
Ixia rouxii
CR; possibly the only known locality; part of which will be developed and part conserved; seasonally wet granitic loams
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Cretan Scorpion (Iurus dekanum)Observer
fotis-samaritakisDescription
Dead specimen
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Encyocrates raffrayiObserver
danielaustinDescription
Note: Inside Mandresy Cave. One picture with fingertip for scale.
Location: Ankarana National Park (West).
© Daniel Austin
Follow this observation in the Spiders of Madagascar Facebook group: www.facebook.com/groups/madaspiders/permalink/2326785644235303/
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Amber Baboon Spider (Harpactira cafreriana)Observer
c_brunkeDescription
8cm long
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Zimbabwe Grey Baboon Spider (Ceratogyrus meridionalis)Observer
mufudzicjuniorDescription
Help me finding out what is this?
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Common Baboon Spiders (Genus Harpactira)Observer
wesselpretoriusDescription
sp Robertson
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Lesser Baboon Spiders (Genus Harpactirella)Observer
pieter137Description
Coastal dune under thick ground cover vegetation.
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Common Baboon Spiders (Genus Harpactira)Observer
wesselpretoriusDescription
sp. Robertson
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Common Baboon Spiders (Genus Harpactira)Observer
wesselpretoriusDescription
sp. Robertson
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Horned Baboon Spiders (Genus Ceratogyrus)Observer
donaldsuttonDescription
Undescribed species of Horned Baboon Spider. Only one other of the same species has been found in the central area of Southern Mozambique.
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Pterinochilus simoniObserver
mosesbipooDescription
Araigné nocturne de la famille Theraphosidae observée dans la base de Kakongo sur le sol, dans le Parc National de la Lomami
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Kilimanjaro Mustard Baboon Spider (Pterinochilus chordatus)Observer
zarekDescription
Paralyzed Pterinochilus chordatus being dragged by a Pompilid wasp.
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Great Horned Baboon Spider (Ceratogyrus brachycephalus)Observer
kurtvanwykDescription
Mature male
