Derivation of scientific name: The genus is from the Greek, bradys, meaning slow and podion, which is the diminutive of […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Armadillo girdled lizard
Common names: Armadillo lizard, golden-armadillo lizard, armadillo spiny-tailed lizard (Eng.). Evoking an ancient Egyptian symbol, the Ouroborus cataphractus lizard is […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Tomato russet mite
Common names: Tomato russet mite Description/how to recognize a……. Aculops lycopersici, commonly known as tomato russet mites, are so small […]
Continue readingMore Tag
House crow
Common names: House Crow, Indian House Crow, Grey-necked Crow, Town Crow, Ceylon Crow, Colombo Crow and Grey-necked Crow (Eng.); huiskraai […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Cape Robin-Chat
A song-filled, perky, shy, yet curious bird that bears an orange throat and a striking white speculum, which separates the […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Common fruit fly
Description/How to recognize a…….. An adult Drosophila melanogaster (common fruit fly) is yellow-brown (tan) in colour, and is only about […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Honey badger
Derivation of scientific name: Even though primarily a carnivore/insectivore, honey badgers search out honeybee hives, hence their English common name. […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Hover flies
Hover flies are among the most important pollinators globally, providing pollination services to many crops and natural vegetation. About 230 […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Guttural toad
Derivation of scientific name (if known) The species name gutturalis derives from the loud calls of the guttural toad. Common […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Blue duiker
Derivation of scientific name The genus name Philantomba has no known origin and the species name monticola refers to the […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Agar animal
Derivation of scientific name: The animal has a disc-shaped cephalic shield (hard structure covering the head region) that protects its […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Land hopper
Common names: Land hopper Talitriator africana is talitrid land hopper, which occurs mainly in forest and transitional areas between forest […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Cheetah
Common names: cheetah, southeast African cheetah, hunting leopard (Eng.); jagluiperd (Afr.); lengau (seSotho, seTswana); xikankanka (Xitsonga); ihlosi (isiXhosa); ingulule (isiZulu) […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Small Minnow Mayfly
Common names: Small minnow mayfly (Eng.) (note: all members of the family Baetidae are referred to as Small minnow mayflies). […]
Continue readingMore Tag
Rhizobium rhizogenes
Introduction Soil microorganisms form an important link between soil and plants, a link characterised by ecosystem processes that keep both […]
Continue readingMore Tag