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

Side-winding adder
Side-winding adder

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)
Dune Lark
Dune Lark

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)
Gemsbok
Gemsbok

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)
Narra Toktokkie

Insects:

  • Namib Desert Dune Ant (Camponotus detritus) 
  • Narra Toktokkie (Onymacris plana) 
  • Fog-stand Beetle (Stenocara gracilipes) 
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