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Learn the wildlife of Lesotho

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1,066 species have research-grade observations in Lesotho on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you can learn a country's wildlife from home.

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Most recorded here

The species with the most research-grade observations on iNaturalist, and how many each has. Most recorded doesn't mean native.

Birds

  1. Southern Bald Ibis Geronticus calvus60
  2. Drakensberg Rockjumper Chaetops aurantius55
  3. Sickle-winged Chat Emarginata sinuata52
  4. Drakensberg Siskin Crithagra symonsi48
  5. Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus44
  6. Ground Woodpecker Geocolaptes olivaceus44
  7. Sentinel Rock-Thrush Monticola explorator43
  8. Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus40
  9. Jackal Buzzard Buteo rufofuscus38
  10. Cape Griffon Gyps coprotheres34

Plants

  1. Red Buffalo-bur Solanum sisymbriifolium105
  2. American century plant Agave americana104
  3. Silver wattle Acacia dealbata99
  4. Bull Thistle Cirsium vulgare93
  5. Chinaberry Melia azedarach91
  6. Inkweed Phytolacca octandra58
  7. Mexican Poppy Argemone ochroleuca58
  8. Spiny cocklebur Xanthium spinosum49
  9. Jimsonweed Datura stramonium46
  10. South African Pigmyweed Crassula setulosa41

Mammals

  1. Sloggett's Vlei Rat Otomys sloggetti85
  2. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis23
  3. Grey Rhebok Pelea capreolus16
  4. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx5
  5. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus4
  6. Hewitt's Red Rockhare Pronolagus saundersiae3
  7. Donkey Equus asinus3
  8. Marsh Mongoose Atilax paludinosus2
  9. Domestic Goat Capra hircus2
  10. Domestic Horse Equus caballus2

Insects

  1. Red-adorned Grasshopper Maura rubroornata12
  2. Asian Lady Beetle Harmonia axyridis9
  3. African Meadow White Pontia helice9
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera7
  5. Blue Pansy Junonia orithya6
  6. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui5
  7. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus5
  8. Creamstriped Owl Cyligramma latona5
  9. Two-striped Skimmer Orthetrum caffrum5
  10. Leprous Milkweed Locust Phymateus leprosus5

Reptiles

  1. Common Crag Lizard Pseudocordylus melanotus110
  2. Speckled Rock Skink Trachylepis punctatissima24
  3. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra13
  4. Cottrell's Mountain Lizard Tropidosaura cottrelli12
  5. Burchell's Sand Lizard Pedioplanis burchelli7
  6. Essex's Mountain Lizard Tropidosaura essexi4
  7. Cape Reed Snake Amplorhinus multimaculatus3
  8. Puff Adder Bitis arietans3
  9. Berg Adder Bitis atropos3
  10. Cape Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus capensis2

Amphibians

  1. Maluti River Frog Amietia vertebralis46
  2. Common River Frog Amietia delalandii26
  3. Cloud Toad Vandijkophrynus nubicola24
  4. Poynton's River Frog Amietia poyntoni19
  5. African Clawed Frog Xenopus laevis15
  6. Clicking Stream Frog Strongylopus grayii10
  7. Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis8
  8. Boettger's dainty frog Cacosternum boettgeri2

Fish

  1. Common Rock Catfish Austroglanis sclateri3
  2. Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss2
  3. Smallmouth Yellowfish Labeobarbus aeneus2

How a trip works

A trip has its own trail of lessons: meet six species, match them to new photos, then practice with four choices. Species you learn go into your Fieldbook, and starting a trip earns its Passport stamp. Your home place stays as it is.

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Species lists and counts from research-grade observations on iNaturalist, as of October 2026. Free, with no ads, no account and no purchases.