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Learn the wildlife of Mokala National Park

Northern Cape · South Africa

512 species have research-grade observations inside Mokala 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. Kalahari Scrub-Robin Cercotrichas paena68
  2. Sociable Weaver Philetairus socius59
  3. Yellow Canary Crithagra flaviventris59
  4. Scaly Weaver Sporopipes squamifrons58
  5. Fiscal Flycatcher Sigelus silens51
  6. Pygmy Falcon Polihierax semitorquatus49
  7. Red-billed Firefinch Lagonosticta senegala48
  8. Violet-eared Waxbill Granatina granatina46
  9. Red-crested Bustard Lophotis ruficrista46
  10. Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris45

Plants

  1. Camel Thorn Vachellia erioloba36
  2. Umbrella thorn Vachellia tortilis22
  3. Black thorn Senegalia mellifera15
  4. Buffalo-thorn Ziziphus mucronata11
  5. Karoo Tulp Moraea polystachya9
  6. Wild Camphorbush Tarchonanthus camphoratus9
  7. Shepherds tree Boscia albitrunca8
  8. Kalahari Devilclaw Harpagophytum procumbens8
  9. African sumac Searsia lancea7
  10. Cattle Sorrel Oxalis lawsonii7

Mammals

  1. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus120
  2. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer115
  3. Plains Zebra Equus quagga108
  4. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis106
  5. Common Warthog Phacochoerus africanus94
  6. Gemsbok Oryx gazella91
  7. Common Wildebeest Connochaetes taurinus89
  8. Greater Kudu Tragelaphus strepsiceros84
  9. Roan Antelope Hippotragus equinus76
  10. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx65

Insects

  1. Pioneer White Belenois aurota37
  2. African Babul Blue Azanus jesous18
  3. African Silk Moth Gonometa postica17
  4. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus14
  5. Yellow Pansy Junonia hierta14
  6. Zebra White Pinacopteryx eriphia14
  7. Scarabaeus vicinus12
  8. Navy Dropwing Trithemis furva10
  9. Common Oogpister Anthia thoracica9
  10. Dotted Blue Tarucus sybaris9

Spiders and kin

  1. Banded-legged golden orb-web spider Trichonephila senegalensis20
  2. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis5
  3. Mozambique Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus mossambicensis2
  4. Brown Widow Latrodectus geometricus1
  5. Giant Cellar Spider Artema atlanta1
  6. Marloth's Crab Spider Synema marlothi1
  7. Painted Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus pictus1
  8. Tortoise Bont Tick Amblyomma marmoreum1

Reptiles

  1. Leopard Tortoise Stigmochelys pardalis63
  2. Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii18
  3. Southern Rock Agama Agama atra16
  4. Cape Terrapin Pelomedusa galeata15
  5. Ground Agama Agama aculeata14
  6. Karoo Girdled Lizard Karusasaurus polyzonus11
  7. Kalahari Tree Skink Trachylepis spilogaster11
  8. Puff Adder Bitis arietans6
  9. Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis6
  10. Serrated Tortoise Psammobates oculifer6

Amphibians

  1. Tandy's sand frog Tomopterna tandyi3
  2. Giant African Bullfrog Pyxicephalus adspersus1
  3. Raucous Toad Sclerophrys capensis1

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.