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Learn the wildlife of Tankwa Karoo National Park

South Africa

656 species have research-grade observations inside Tankwa Karoo 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. Pale Chanting-Goshawk Melierax canorus49
  2. Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis34
  3. Familiar Chat Oenanthe familiaris33
  4. Large-billed Lark Galerida magnirostris32
  5. White-throated Canary Crithagra albogularis32
  6. Karoo Chat Emarginata schlegelii30
  7. Karoo Scrub-Robin Tychaedon coryphoeus27
  8. Cape Sparrow Passer melanurus25
  9. Karoo Lark Calendulauda albescens25
  10. Southern Crag-Martin Ptyonoprogne fuligula25

Plants

  1. Rockcandy Minimouth Microloma sagittatum42
  2. Botterboom Tylecodon paniculatus41
  3. Yelloweye woodsorrel Oxalis obtusa36
  4. Sweet Thorn Vachellia karroo34
  5. Wild Ghaap Hoodia gordonii30
  6. Yellow Gazania Gazania lichtensteinii29
  7. Yellowmouth Lionface Nemesia anisocarpa24
  8. Incised Sorrel Oxalis annae22
  9. Purple Kalkoentjie Gladiolus venustus21
  10. Baboon's-food Augea capensis21

Mammals

  1. Gemsbok Oryx gazella56
  2. Springbok Antidorcas marsupialis50
  3. Hartebeest Alcelaphus buselaphus17
  4. Klipspringer Oreotragus oreotragus16
  5. Black-backed Jackal Lupulella mesomelas16
  6. Chacma Baboon Papio ursinus14
  7. Common Eland Tragelaphus oryx14
  8. Mountain Zebra Equus zebra11
  9. Bat-eared Fox Otocyon megalotis10
  10. Steenbok Raphicerus campestris9

Insects

  1. Nomad Sympetrum fonscolombii11
  2. Karoo Balbyter Ant Camponotus fulvopilosus7
  3. Painted Lady Vanessa cardui6
  4. African Meadow White Pontia helice6
  5. Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera5
  6. Delta caffrum5
  7. Moluris semiscabra5
  8. Common Bluetail Ischnura senegalensis4
  9. Plain Tiger Butterfly Danaus chrysippus4
  10. Netted Brown Pseudonympha trimenii4

Spiders and kin

  1. Namaqua Burrowing Scorpion Opistophthalmus pallipes15
  2. Common Lesser-Thicktail Scorpion Uroplectes carinatus14
  3. Cape Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus capensis6
  4. Granulated Thick-tailed Scorpion Parabuthus granulatus4
  5. Drab Thicktail Scorpion Parabuthus planicauda4
  6. Common Garden Orbweb Spider Argiope australis1

Reptiles

  1. Bibron's Thick-toed Gecko Chondrodactylus bibronii28
  2. Karoo Girdled Lizard Karusasaurus polyzonus25
  3. Angulate Tortoise Chersina angulata20
  4. Namib Giant Ground Gecko Chondrodactylus angulifer18
  5. Common Spiny Agama Agama hispida16
  6. Cape Sand Lizard Pedioplanis laticeps15
  7. Knox's Ocellated Sand Lizard Meroles knoxii14
  8. Variegated Skink Trachylepis variegata14
  9. Western Rock Skink Trachylepis sulcata10
  10. Spotted Sand Lizard Pedioplanis lineoocellata9

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.