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Learn the wildlife of Matopos National Park

Zimbabwe

575 species have research-grade observations inside Matopos 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 Jacana Actophilornis africanus9
  2. African Fish-Eagle Icthyophaga vocifer9
  3. White-necked Raven Corvus albicollis8
  4. Saddle-billed Stork Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis7
  5. Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiaca5
  6. Lilac-breasted Roller Coracias caudatus4
  7. Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis4
  8. Brown Snake-Eagle Circaetus cinereus4
  9. Black Kite Milvus migrans4
  10. Helmeted Guineafowl Numida meleagris3

Plants

  1. Silver terminalia Terminalia sericea26
  2. Downy Bushviolet Barleria affinis21
  3. Resurrection Plant Myrothamnus flabellifolius18
  4. Paperbark Corkwood Commiphora marlothii15
  5. Herero Hullwort Coleus hereroensis15
  6. Weeping wattle Peltophorum africanum11
  7. South African foxglove Ceratotheca triloba11
  8. Zimbabwe Aloe Aloe excelsa11
  9. Mountain rock fig Ficus glumosa11
  10. Grey Bushviolet Barleria albostellata11

Mammals

  1. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus27
  2. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus20
  3. Vervet Monkey Chlorocebus pygerythrus18
  4. Eastern Rock Sengi Elephantulus myurus16
  5. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus15
  6. Southern Bushbuck Tragelaphus sylvaticus14
  7. Southern Giraffe Giraffa giraffa12
  8. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus9
  9. Waterbuck Kobus ellipsiprymnus6
  10. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros6

Insects

  1. Southern Banded Groundling Brachythemis leucosticta16
  2. Common White-legged Quadrate Toktokkie Bouchardium cubicum13
  3. Guineafowl Butterfly Hamanumida daedalus11
  4. Garden Commodore Precis archesia11
  5. Broad-bordered Grass Yellow Eurema brigitta11
  6. Narrow Green-banded Swallowtail Papilio nireus11
  7. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta10
  8. Common Leopard Phalanta phalantha8
  9. Pale Patroller Brakefieldia simonsii8
  10. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera7

Spiders and kin

  1. Flat Rock Scorpion Hadogenes troglodytes5
  2. Rhinoceros Tick Dermacentor rhinocerinus4
  3. Yellow Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes flavoviridis4
  4. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata4
  5. Raisinbush Gall Mite Aceria grewiae4
  6. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis3
  7. Tropical Tent-web Spider Cyrtophora citricola2
  8. Eastern Bark Scorpion Uroplectes vittatus2
  9. Shield Garden Orbweaver Argiope aurocincta2
  10. Brown Hyllus Jumping Spider Hyllus brevitarsis2

Reptiles

  1. Common Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius121
  2. Rainbow Skink Trachylepis margaritifer15
  3. Kirk's Rock Agama Agama kirkii13
  4. Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus11
  5. Arnold's Velvet Gecko Homopholis arnoldi9
  6. Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus stevensoni8
  7. Nile Monitor Varanus niloticus7
  8. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis5
  9. Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis5
  10. Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis4

Amphibians

  1. Fenoulhet's Pygmy Toad Poyntonophrynus fenoulheti6
  2. African Red Toad Schismaderma carens3
  3. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina3
  4. Red-Banded Rubber Frog Phrynomantis bifasciatus1
  5. Mababe puddle frog Phrynobatrachus mababiensis1
  6. Eastern Flat-backed Toad Sclerophrys pusilla1

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.