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Learn the wildlife of Garden Route National Park

South Africa

2,545 species have research-grade observations inside Garden Route 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. Kelp Gull Larus dominicanus254
  2. Knysna Turaco Tauraco corythaix229
  3. Reed Cormorant Microcarbo africanus211
  4. African Oystercatcher Haematopus moquini187
  5. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca182
  6. Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo179
  7. Little Egret Egretta garzetta121
  8. Red-knobbed Coot Fulica cristata118
  9. Fork-tailed Drongo Dicrurus adsimilis106
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea102

Plants

  1. Wild Gloxinia Streptocarpus rexii221
  2. Oleander-leaf Protea Protea neriifolia206
  3. Discolorous Heath Erica discolor200
  4. Heartleaf Storksbill Pelargonium cordifolium176
  5. False Buchu Agathosma ovata171
  6. Sticky Red-And-Green Heath Erica densifolia158
  7. Outeniqua Yellowwood Afrocarpus falcatus152
  8. Gumleaf Conebush Leucadendron eucalyptifolium145
  9. Rock Stonecrop Crassula orbicularis127
  10. Schistostephium umbellatum123

Mammals

  1. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus172
  2. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus64
  3. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus58
  4. Brown Fur Seal Arctocephalus pusillus32
  5. African Clawless Otter Lutra capensis32
  6. Rock Hyrax Procavia capensis27
  7. Cape Genet Genetta tigrina23
  8. Blue Duiker Philantomba monticola20

Insects

  1. Common Bush Brown Bicyclus safitza96
  2. Julia Skimmer Orthetrum julia94
  3. Leprous Milkweed Locust Phymateus leprosus92
  4. Goldtail Allocnemis leucosticta60
  5. Rainforest Dancing Brown Cassionympha cassius51
  6. African Small White Dixeia charina42
  7. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera40
  8. Mocker Swallowtail Papilio dardanus40
  9. Cape Mountain Cockroach Aptera fusca40
  10. Round-winged Orange Tip Colotis euippe37

Reptiles

  1. Blue-spotted Girdled Lizard Ninurta coeruleopunctatus91
  2. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra59
  3. Rhombic Night Adder Causus rhombeatus27
  4. Red-sided Skink Trachylepis homalocephala25
  5. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis23
  6. Common Slug-eater Duberria lutrix18
  7. Puff Adder Bitis arietans18
  8. Angulate Tortoise Chersina angulata17

Amphibians

  1. Cape River Frog Amietia fuscigula107
  2. Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis73
  3. Clicking Stream Frog Strongylopus grayii31
  4. Black Rain Frog Breviceps fuscus17
  5. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus15

Fish

  1. Super Klipfish Clinus superciliosus27
  2. Caffrogobius caffer26
  3. Evileye Blaasop Amblyrhynchote honckenii26
  4. Cape White Seabream Diplodus capensis24
  5. Cape Stumpnose Rhabdosargus holubi20
  6. Zebra Seabream Diplodus hottentotus15

Mollusks

  1. Smooth plough shell Bullia rhodostoma125
  2. Common Octopus Octopus vulgaris43
  3. South African Turban Turbo sarmaticus26
  4. Spiny Chiton Acanthochitona garnoti23
  5. Brown Mussel Perna perna22
  6. White Clam Donax serra21
  7. Zebra Agate Snail Cochlitoma zebra21
  8. White-speckled Seahare Aplysia argus17

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.