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Learn the wildlife of Camdeboo National Park

Eastern Cape · South Africa

705 species have research-grade observations inside Camdeboo National Park on iNaturalist. KnowKi turns the most recorded into short lessons with real photos, so you know what you're looking at before you go.

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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. Common Ostrich Struthio camelus78
  2. Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus75
  3. Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris58
  4. Rock Kestrel Falco rupicolus53
  5. Black-headed Heron Ardea melanocephala44
  6. African Stonechat Saxicola torquatus43
  7. Southern Fiscal Lanius collaris41
  8. Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus38
  9. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata37
  10. Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens37

Plants

  1. Coral Aloe Aloe striata65
  2. Yellow Milkbush Euphorbia mauritanica54
  3. Elephant bush Portulacaria afra46
  4. Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo44
  5. Lizard's-tail Crassula muscosa42
  6. Cape Aloe Aloe ferox39
  7. Karoo Crossberry Grewia robusta39
  8. Kebab Bush Crassula rupestris39
  9. Karoo Sage Buddleja glomerata34
  10. Broom Karree Searsia erosa34

Mammals

  1. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis84
  2. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus65
  3. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros49
  4. Bontebok/Blesbok Damaliscus pygargus48
  5. Black Wildebeest Connochaetes gnou44
  6. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra41
  7. Gemsbok Oryx gazella34
  8. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx29
  9. Meerkat Suricata suricatta20
  10. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus20

Insects

  1. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui14
  2. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii8
  3. Karoo Balbyter Ant Camponotus fulvopilosus7
  4. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera5
  5. Elegant grasshopper Zonocerus elegans5
  6. African Meadow White Pontia helice5
  7. Garden Acraea Acraea horta5
  8. Blonde Balbyter Ant Camponotus storeatus5
  9. Lunate Blisterbeetle Hycleus lunatus5
  10. Depicta Copper Aloeides depicta5

Spiders and kin

  1. Albany Rock Scorpion Hadogenes trichiurus13
  2. Sideclaw Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus latimanus9
  3. Painted Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes formosus4
  4. Drab Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus planicauda4
  5. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis3
  6. Cape Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus capensis3
  7. Robust Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus carinatus3
  8. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3
  9. Highveld Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes triangulifer2
  10. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1

Reptiles

  1. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra79
  2. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis56
  3. Cape Crag Lizard Pseudocordylus microlepidotus36
  4. Cape Girdled Lizard Cordylus cordylus20
  5. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis14
  6. Variegated Skink Trachylepis variegata13
  7. Inland Rock Gecko Afroedura karroica11
  8. Western Rock Skink Trachylepis sulcata9
  9. Spotted Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus maculatus8
  10. Puff Adder Bitis arietans7

Amphibians

  1. Karoo Toad Vandijkophrynus gariepensis5
  2. Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis5
  3. Boettger's dainty frog Cacosternum boettgeri1

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. Parks outside the U.S. are from the World Database on Protected Areas (UNEP-WCMC and IUCN, Protected Planet). KnowKi is not affiliated with the National Park Service or any park's managers. Free, with no ads, no account, and no purchases.