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Learn the wildlife of Kruger National Park

South Africa

4,381 species have research-grade observations inside Kruger 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. White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus1,898
  2. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus1,756
  3. Southern Ground Hornbill Bucorvus leadbeateri1,677
  4. Bateleur Terathopius ecaudatus1,590
  5. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer1,529
  6. Tawny Eagle Aquila rapax1,432
  7. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas1,337
  8. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis1,186
  9. Red-billed Oxpecker Buphagus erythroryncha1,137
  10. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea1,064

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata525
  2. Silver terminalia Terminalia sericea422
  3. Impala lily Adenium multiflorum381
  4. Candelabra Naboom Euphorbia cooperi355
  5. Aroma Dichrostachys cinerea326
  6. Sausage tree Kigelia africana294
  7. Apple-leaf Philenoptera violacea266
  8. Sjambok-pod Cassia abbreviata265
  9. Jackalberry Diospyros mespiliformis260
  10. South African foxglove Ceratotheca triloba221

Mammals

  1. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana4,820
  2. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa3,215
  3. Impala Aepyceros melampus2,864
  4. Plains Zebra Equus quagga2,412
  5. Lion Panthera leo2,377
  6. Spotted Hyena Crocuta crocuta2,366
  7. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius2,322
  8. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer2,265
  9. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros1,974
  10. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus1,802

Insects

  1. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta332
  2. African Caper Belenois creona281
  3. Dancing Amber Telchinia serena265
  4. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata235
  5. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi227
  6. African Veined White Pseudanaphaeis gidica218
  7. Broad Scarlet Crocothemis erythraea201
  8. African Migrant Catopsilia florella187
  9. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus184
  10. Bushveld Purple Tip Colotis ione174

Spiders and kin

  1. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis225
  2. Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus131
  3. Olive-brown Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes olivaceus130
  4. Eastern Nomad Scorpion Hottentotta trilineatus102
  5. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper92
  6. Eastern Bark Scorpion Uroplectes vittatus82
  7. Common Whipspider Damon variegatus70
  8. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis67

Reptiles

  1. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus2,137
  2. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer1,307
  3. Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus1,031
  4. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis930
  5. Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis824
  6. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus734
  7. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata612
  8. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis598
  9. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia504
  10. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis379

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina412
  2. Garman's Toad Sclerophrys garmani180
  3. Painted Reed Frog Hyperolius marmoratus159
  4. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae123
  5. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis76
  6. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus67
  7. Common Rain Frog Breviceps adspersus57

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.