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. For more information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our
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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
2. |
Africallagma cuneistigma
|
Africallagma cuneistigma |
Insects |
Zimbabwe |
3. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
5. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya anthotheca |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
6. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
7. |
African Wild Dog
![WATCH A LIVE AFRICAN WILD DOG](images/webcam.gif) |
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
8. |
Allophylus chirindensis
|
Allophylus chirindensis |
Plants |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
9. |
Aloe ballii
|
Aloe ballii |
Plants |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
10. |
Arend's Golden Mole
|
Carpitalpa arendsi |
Mammals |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
11. |
Bersama swynnertonii
|
Bersama swynnertonii |
Plants |
Zimbabwe |
12. |
Black Rhinoceros
|
Diceros bicornis |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
13. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
14. |
Blue Crane
|
Grus paradisea |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
15. |
Blue Swallow
|
Hirundo atrocaerulea |
Birds |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
16. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis |
Plants |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
17. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos manikensis |
Plants |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
18. |
Bread Palm
|
Encephalartos concinnus |
Plants |
Zimbabwe |
19. |
Brown Hyena
|
Parahyaena brunnea |
Mammals |
Southern Africa |
20. |
Brown Mahogany
|
Lovoa swynnertonii |
Plants |
Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
21. |
Cape Vulture
|
Gyps coprotheres |
Birds |
Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
22. |
Cataract Hooktail
|
Paragomphus cataractae |
Insects |
Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
|
23. |
Cave Squeaker Frog
|
Arthroleptis troglodytes |
Amphibians |
Zimbabwe |
24. |
Cheetah
![WATCH A LIVE CHEETAH](images/webcam.gif) |
Acinonyx jubatus |
Mammals |
Africa to India |
25. |
Chestnut-banded Plover
|
Charadrius pallidus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
26. |
Chimanimani Stream Frog
|
Strongylopus rhodesianus |
Amphibians |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
27. |
Chirinda Toad
|
Mertensophryne anotis |
Amphibians |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
28. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
29. |
Corncrake
|
Crex crex |
Birds |
Africa to Asia |
30. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
31. |
East African Little Collared Fruit Bat
|
Myonycteris relicta |
Mammals |
Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
32. |
Egyptian Vulture
![WATCH A LIVE EGYPTIAN VULTURE](images/webcam.gif) |
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
33. |
Elegant Malachite
|
Chlorolestes elegans |
Insects |
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
34. |
Euphorbia lividiflora
|
Euphorbia lividiflora |
Plants |
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
35. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
36. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
![WATCH A LIVE EURASIAN PEREGRINE FALCON](images/webcam.gif) |
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
37. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
38. |
Inyanga Toad
|
Vandijkophrynus inyangae |
Amphibians |
Zimbabwe |
39. |
Inyangani River Frog
|
Amietia inyangae |
Amphibians |
Zimbabwe |
40. |
Lappet-faced Vulture
|
Torgos tracheliotos |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
41. |
Large-eared Free-tailed Bat
|
Otomops martiensseni |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
42. |
Leopard
![WATCH A LIVE LEOPARD](images/webcam.gif) |
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
43. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
44. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
|
45. |
Lilian's Lovebird
|
Agapornis lilianae |
Birds |
Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
46. |
Maccoa Duck
|
Oxyura maccoa |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
47. |
Madagascar Pond-heron
|
Ardeola idae |
Birds |
Africa |
48. |
Melodious Lark
|
Mirafra cheniana |
Birds |
Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
49. |
Ocotea kenyensis
|
Ocotea kenyensis |
Plants |
Africa |
50. |
Olea chimanimani
|
Olea chimanimani |
Plants |
Mozambique, Zimbabwe |
51. |
Oreochromis mossambicus
|
Oreochromis mossambicus |
Fishes |
Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
52. |
Oreochromis mortimeri
|
Oreochromis mortimeri |
Fishes |
Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
53. |
Oreochromis macrochir
|
Oreochromis macrochir |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
54. |
Oreochromis andersonii
|
Oreochromis andersonii |
Fishes |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Kenya, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
55. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
56. |
Plain-backed Sunbird
|
Anthreptes reichenowi |
Birds |
Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
57. |
Pseudagrion vumbaense
|
Pseudagrion vumbaense |
Insects |
Zimbabwe |
58. |
Red Jungle-skimmer
|
Hadrothemis scabrifrons |
Insects |
Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
59. |
Slaty Egret
|
Egretta vinaceigula |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
60. |
Southern Banded Snake-eagle
|
Circaetus fasciolatus |
Birds |
Kenya, Mozambique, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
61. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
62. |
Streptocephalus zuluensis
|
Streptocephalus zuluensis |
Crustaceans |
South Africa, Zimbabwe |
63. |
Striped Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros vittatus |
Mammals |
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
64. |
Strychnos mellodora
|
Strychnos mellodora |
Plants |
Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
65. |
Swynnerton's Forest Robin
|
Swynnertonia swynnertoni |
Birds |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
66. |
Synsepalum kassneri
|
Synsepalum kassneri |
Plants |
Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
|
67. |
Taita Falcon
|
Falco fasciinucha |
Birds |
Botswana, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
68. |
Tannodia swynnertonii
|
Tannodia swynnertonii |
Plants |
Mozambique, Tanzania, Zimbabwe |
69. |
Temnick's Ground Pangolin
![WATCH A LIVE TEMNICK'S GROUND PANGOLIN](images/webcam.gif) |
Smutsia temminckii |
Mammals |
Africa |
70. |
Tetramorium microgyna
|
Tetramorium microgyna |
Insects |
South Africa, Zimbabwe |
71. |
Vitellariopsis ferruginea
|
Vitellariopsis ferruginea |
Plants |
Zimbabwe |
72. |
Warburgia salutaris
|
Warburgia salutaris |
Plants |
Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, Zimbabwe |
73. |
Wattled Crane
|
Grus carunculatus |
Birds |
Angola, Botswana, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
74. |
White Rhinoceros
|
Ceratotherium simum |
Mammals |
Africa |
75. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
76. |
White-winged Flufftail
|
Sarothrura ayresi |
Birds |
Ethiopia, South Africa, Zimbabwe |
77. |
Zimbabwe Big-fingered Frog
|
Probreviceps rhodesianus |
Amphibians |
Zimbabwe |