Hover flies are among the most important pollinators globally, providing pollination services to many crops and natural vegetation. About 230 […]
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Guttural toad
Derivation of scientific name (if known) The species name gutturalis derives from the loud calls of the guttural toad. Common […]
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Blue duiker
Derivation of scientific name The genus name Philantomba has no known origin and the species name monticola refers to the […]
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Agar animal
Derivation of scientific name: The animal has a disc-shaped cephalic shield (hard structure covering the head region) that protects its […]
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Land hopper
Common names: Land hopper Talitriator africana is talitrid land hopper, which occurs mainly in forest and transitional areas between forest […]
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Cheetah
Common names: cheetah, southeast African cheetah, hunting leopard (Eng.); jagluiperd (Afr.); lengau (seSotho, seTswana); xikankanka (Xitsonga); ihlosi (isiXhosa); ingulule (isiZulu) […]
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Small Minnow Mayfly
Common names: Small minnow mayfly (Eng.) (note: all members of the family Baetidae are referred to as Small minnow mayflies). […]
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Rhizobium rhizogenes
Introduction Soil microorganisms form an important link between soil and plants, a link characterised by ecosystem processes that keep both […]
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African Wild Dog
Official Common name: African Wild Dog, Cape Hunting Dog, Painted Hunting Dog French: Cynhyene, Loup-peint, Lycaon Spanish: Licaon Often referred […]
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Paradise Skipper
Common name: Paradise Skipper (English); ibhabhathane (isiXhosa); paradys-dartelaartjie (Afrikaans). Abantis paradisea is commonly known as the Paradise Skipper. Members of […]
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African Wood Owl
Official Common Name: African Wood Owl Derivation of scientific name: The African Wood Owl and a number of Neotropical owl […]
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Fall Armyworm
Derivation of scientific name The scientific name derives from frugiperda, which is a Latin word meaning lost fruit. It is […]
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Barn swallow
Common names: Barn swallow (English); Europese swael (Afrikaans); Ucelizapholo, Udlihashe (Xhosa); iNkojane (Zulu); Lekabelane (South Sotho); Nyeganyenga (Shona); Inkonjane (Swazi); […]
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Cape grey mongoose
Common names: Cape grey mongoose, small grey mongoose (Eng.); kleingrysmuishond, Kaapse grysmuishond (Afr.) The Cape grey mongoose is a small […]
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Southern Ground-Hornbill
Common names Southern Ground-Hornbill (Eng.); Bromvoël(Afr.); Intsikizi (isiXhosa); Ingududu/iNsingizi (isiZulu); Nghututu (Xitsonga); Dandila (Tshivenda); Mahutuhutu (Sepedi); Lehututu (Setswana). Introduction The Southern Ground-Hornbill (Bucorvus […]
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