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Learn the wildlife of Limpopo National Park

Mozambique

741 species have research-grade observations inside Limpopo 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. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer7
  2. Red-crested Bustard Lophotis ruficrista5
  3. Grey Heron Ardea cinerea4
  4. Southern Yellow-billed Hornbill Tockus leucomelas4
  5. Racket-tailed Roller Coracias spatulatus3
  6. Hadada Ibis Bostrychia hagedash3
  7. African Openbill Anastomus lamelligerus3
  8. African Darter Anhinga rufa3
  9. Martial Eagle Polemaetus bellicosus3
  10. Malachite Kingfisher Corythornis cristatus3

Plants

  1. African baobab Adansonia digitata22
  2. Mopane Colophospermum mopane18
  3. Small Bastard Mopane Guibourtia conjugata13
  4. Dwala Aloe Aloe chabaudii11
  5. Dwarf Bush Cherry Maerua parvifolia11
  6. Spiky Mother-in-law's Tongue Sansevieria pearsonii11
  7. Lebombo Ironwood Androstachys johnsonii11
  8. Valley paddlepod Loeseneriella crenata11
  9. Anisotes formosissimus10
  10. Mountain aloe Aloe marlothii10

Mammals

  1. Nyala Tragelaphus angasii8
  2. African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana8
  3. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus7
  4. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer6
  5. Common Hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius5
  6. Impala Aepyceros melampus5
  7. Bush Duiker Sylvicapra grimmia4
  8. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus4
  9. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa4
  10. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus3

Insects

  1. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus8
  2. Horned Rockdweller Bradinopyga cornuta7
  3. Violet Dropwing Trithemis annulata6
  4. Cypholoba alveolata5
  5. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta4
  6. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta4
  7. Orange-winged Dropwing Trithemis kirbyi4
  8. Eastern Scarlet Axiocerses tjoane4
  9. Millipede Assassin Ectrichodia crux4
  10. Giant jewel beetle Sternocera orissa4

Spiders and kin

  1. Transvaal Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus transvaalicus17
  2. Eastern Nomad Scorpion Hottentotta trilineatus10
  3. Flat Rock Scorpion Hadogenes troglodytes9
  4. Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus mossambicensis8
  5. Olive-brown Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes olivaceus7
  6. Common Whipspider Damon variegatus6
  7. Hyllus argyrotoxus4
  8. Rear Horned Baboon Spider Ceratogyrus darlingi4
  9. Common Trapdoor Baboon Spider Idiothele nigrofulva3
  10. Tree Docile Scorpion Opisthacanthus asper3

Reptiles

  1. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer16
  2. Sundevall's Writhing Skink Mochlus sundevallii14
  3. Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis12
  4. African Striped Skink Trachylepis striata12
  5. Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia12
  6. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus11
  7. Turner's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus turneri10
  8. Pointed Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus punctatus9
  9. Bushveld Lizard Heliobolus lugubris8
  10. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis8

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina6
  2. Edible bullfrog Pyxicephalus edulis3
  3. Garman's Toad Sclerophrys garmani3
  4. Ornate frog Hildebrandtia ornata2
  5. Eastern Flat-backed Toad Sclerophrys pusilla2
  6. Ndumo Rain Frog Breviceps passmorei2
  7. Marbled sand frog Tomopterna marmorata1

Fish

  1. Sharptooth Catfish Clarias gariepinus4
  2. Redeye Labeo Labeo cylindricus3
  3. Mozambique Tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus3
  4. Spot-tail Robber Brachyalestes imberi3
  5. Redbreast Tilapia Coptodon rendalli2
  6. Chiloglanis paratus1
  7. Purple Labeo Labeo congoro1
  8. Red-nose Mud-fish Labeo rosae1
  9. Brown Squeaker Synodontis zambezensis1
  10. Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus1

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.