Scientific name: Helogale parvula Common names: Hovo (Shona), Kgano (Tswana), Uchakide (Zulu), Matswi (Venda), iduha (Ndebele), motswitswane (Sotho), Dwergmuishond (Afrikaans), […]
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Blue-footed baboon spider
Other names: Bobbejaanspinnekop (Afrikaans), segokgo (Sepedi), puma (Xitsonga). The endemic South African spider Idiothele mira received its name from the […]
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Otjikoto Tilapia
Derivation of scientific name: The genus name Tilapia is derived from the Sotho word for a fish “Thlape”. The specific […]
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African Silk Moth
Derivation of scientific name – It is not known what the genus and species names refer to. Common names: Brandwurm […]
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Cape honeybee
Derivation of scientific name Carolus Linneaus named the honeybee in 1758. Apis is the Latin word for “bee” and mellifera […]
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Spotted sand lizard
Derivation of scientific name Pedioplanis: “ped” is the Latin prefix referring to foot, and “planus” is the Latin word for […]
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Monkey beetle
Derivation of scientific name The species name is derived from the type locality, which is the Glenlyon Farm in Nieuwoudtville, […]
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Dassie
Common Name rock hyrax (English); iMbila (isiZulu), klipdassie, dassie (Afrikaans). Other names The name, dassie, is derived from the Dutch […]
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Japanese skeleton shrimp
These omnivorous caprellids are usually found in dense colonies attached to submerged man-made structures, floating seaweed, and…
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