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Peers’ Girdled Lizard (Namazonurus peersi)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, black girdled lizard, codrylus, girdled lizard, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, northern cape, peers nama lizard, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Southern Rock Gecko (Pachydactylus formosus)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, nature, pachydactylus, rhodes university, rock gecko, south africa, western cape, wildlife

Namaqua Sand Lizard – Pedioplanis namaquensis

Category: Lacertids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, herpetology, herping, herps, nature, northern cape, pedioplanis, reptile, rhodes university, sand lizard, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Salt Marsh Gecko (Cryptactites peringueyi)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, eastern cape, gecko, gecko on beach, herpetology, herping, lizard, nature, rare, rare gecko, rare lizard, reptile, sa herpetology, salt marsh, science, south africa, st francis, wildlife

Common Snakes of Rhodes University Campus

Grahamstown, and the area surrounding, plays host to some amazing reptile diversity. if you are keen on reptiles, like myself, and wish to find them all, you will be surprised at just how much there is to find. There are approximately 24 species of snake in and around Grahamstown, but don’t worry, if you are not looking for them, they’re are only a handful that you really have to watch out for…. Read More

Namaqua Leaf-toed Gecko (Goggia rupicola)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, goggia, herpetology, herping, herps, leaf-toed gecko, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, south africa, springbok, wildlife

Natal Cascade Frog (Hadromophryne natalensis)

Category: Amphibians, Frogs & Toads, Ghost Frogs Tags: africa, amphibian, animal, cascade frog, frog, herpetology, herping, herping sa, kwazulu natal, nature, wildlife

Striped Skink (Trachylepis striata)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, african herps, animal, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, mozambique, nature, reptile, skink, south africa, striped skink, trachylepis, vilanculos

Bush Squeaker – Arthroleptis wahlbergii

Category: Amphibians, Frogs & Toads, Squeekers and Tree frogs Tags: africa, amphibian, animal, durban, frog, frogging, frogs of south africa, herpetology, herping, kloof, kwazulu natal, nature, south africa, squeeker, tyrone ping

Many-horned Adder – Bitis cornuta

Category: Reptiles, Snakes, Viperidae Tags: africa, bitis, dwarf adder, dwarf bitis, herpetology, herping, many horned adder, nature, northern cape, protected species, reptile, rhodes university, snake, south africa, viper, western cape, wildlife

Knox’s Desert Lizard – Meroles knoxii

Category: Lacertids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, desert, desert lizard, herpetology, herping, herps, lacertid, lizard, nature, northern cape, port nolloth, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife

Worm-Like Blind Legless Skink (Typhlosaurus vermis)

Category: Lizards, Reptiles, Skinks Tags: africa, herpetology, herping, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, skink, south africa, wildlife, worm lizard, zoology

Augrabies Flat Lizard (Platysaurus broadleyi)

Category: Cordylids, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, animal, augrabies fall national park, broadleys flat lizard, flat lizard, herpetology, herping, lizard, nature, northern cape, reptile, rhodes university, south africa, wildlife, zoology

Ocellated thick-toed gecko (Pachydactylus geitje)

Category: Geckos, Lizards, Reptiles Tags: africa, african herpetology, animal, cape town, gecko, herpetology, herping, herps, lizard, Lizards, nature, Reptiles, south africa, wildlife, zoology

Cape Wolf Snake (Lycophidion capense)

Category: Lamprophiidae, Reptiles, Snakes Tags: african herpetology, animal, cape wolf snake, eastern cape, grahamstown, herpetofauna, herpetology, herping, reptile, snake, south africa, wildlife, wolf snake, zoology

Common Platanna (Xenopus laevis)

Category: Amphibians, Frogs & Toads, Platannas Tags: africa, amphibian, eagle canyon golf estate, frog, frogging, Gauteng, herpetofauna, herpetology, herping, nature, platanna, south africa, wildlife, zoology

Another Snake Awareness ‘Walk and Talk’ Two

On sunday the 19th of November, myself and Luke Kemp hosted a snake awareness ‘walk and talk’ on mountain drive. The aim of the event was to expose the local Grahamstownian’s to the enormous herpetological diversity that the area has to offer. The day started off with a bit of ‘show and tell’ in the Rhodes Zoology and Entomology department parking with Grahamstown’s most venomous snake, the cape cobra (Naja nivea). Following… Read More

Category: Science Engagement Tags: africa, animal, biology, cape cobra, chad keates, chad snakes, community engagement, eastern cape, finding snakes, grahamstown, grahamstown reptiles, grahamstown snakes, herpetology, herping, nature, reptile talk, rhodes university, rhodes zoology, Science Engagement, shelley edwards, snake talk, south africa, university, wildlife, zeml, zoology, zoology and entomology molecular lab