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Learn the wildlife of Udzungwa Mountains National Park

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332 species have research-grade observations inside Udzungwa Mountains 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. Crowned Hornbill Lophoceros alboterminatus6
  2. Brown-hooded Kingfisher Halcyon albiventris4
  3. Mountain Wagtail Motacilla clara4
  4. Trumpeter Hornbill Bycanistes bucinator4
  5. Eastern Crested Guineafowl Guttera pucherani3
  6. White-throated Bee-eater Merops albicollis3
  7. Uluguru Violet-backed Sunbird Anthreptes neglectus3
  8. Square-tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii3
  9. Livingstone's Turaco Tauraco livingstonii2
  10. Common Waxbill Estrilda astrild2

Plants

  1. Bloodlily Scadoxus multiflorus5
  2. Momordica foetida4
  3. Lead Bladderwort Utricularia livida3
  4. Gold Dwarf Morning Glory Hewittia malabarica3
  5. Pseuderanthemum subviscosum3
  6. Streptocarpus glandulosissimus3
  7. Busy Lizzie Impatiens walleriana2
  8. Madagascar Sundew Drosera madagascariensis2
  9. Desert rose Adenium obesum2
  10. Flame lily Gloriosa superba2

Mammals

  1. Yellow Baboon Papio cynocephalus17
  2. Blue Monkey Cercopithecus mitis10
  3. Angola Colobus Colobus angolensis9
  4. Udzungwa Red Colobus Piliocolobus gordonorum6
  5. Banded Mongoose Mungos mungo4
  6. Harvey's Duiker Cephalophorus harveyi3
  7. Hairy Slit-faced Bat Nycteris hispida1
  8. African Buffalo Syncerus caffer1
  9. Sanje Mangabey Cercocebus sanjei1
  10. Zanzibar Galago Paragalago zanzibaricus1

Insects

  1. Gold-banded Forester Euphaedra neophron18
  2. Forest Glade Nymph Aterica galene15
  3. Variable Diadem Hypolimnas anthedon13
  4. Common Mother-of-Pearl Protogoniomorpha parhassus10
  5. Euptera kinugnana8
  6. Variable False Acraea Pseudacraea dolomena7
  7. Matabele Ant Megaponera analis7
  8. Walker's Owl Erebus walkeri5
  9. Dioncomena sanje5
  10. Malfeytia hilaris5

Spiders and kin

  1. Babycurus gigas11
  2. Hairy Golden Orb-weaving Spider Trichonephila fenestrata11
  3. African Hermit Spider Nephilingis cruentata4
  4. Scimitar-horn Kitespider Gasteracantha falcicornis4
  5. Medium-wing Kitespider Gasteracantha milvoides2
  6. Hyllus treleaveni2
  7. Euphrynichus amanica2
  8. Gray Wall Jumping Spider Menemerus bivittatus1
  9. Hyllus argyrotoxus1
  10. Greenbanded Vlei Spider Leucauge auronotum1

Reptiles

  1. Bearded Pygmy Chameleon Rieppeleon brevicaudatus30
  2. Udzungwa Round-eyed Gecko Ancylodactylus uzungwae6
  3. Eastern Twig Snake Thelotornis mossambicanus4
  4. Gaboon Viper Bitis gabonica3
  5. Wavy Chameleon Trioceros deremensis3
  6. Painted Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus picturatus3
  7. Rasmussen's Gecko Urocotyledon rasmusseni3
  8. Tropical Girdled Lizard Cordylus tropidosternum2
  9. Eastern Blue-tailed Gliding Lizard Holaspis laevis2
  10. Variable Skink Trachylepis varia2

Amphibians

  1. Grey Foam-nest Tree Frog Chiromantis xerampelina4
  2. Amani River Frog Amietia tenuoplicata4
  3. Dwarf Squeaker Arthroleptis xenodactyloides4
  4. Ruby-eyed Tree Frog Leptopelis uluguruensis3
  5. Yellow-spotted Tree Frog Leptopelis flavomaculatus3
  6. Anchieta's Ridged Frog Ptychadena anchietae2
  7. Common Squeaker Arthroleptis stenodactylus2
  8. Mitchell's Reed Frog Hyperolius mitchelli1
  9. Variable Reed Frog Hyperolius pictus1
  10. Uluguru Banana Frog Afrixalus uluguruensis1

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.