List of animal species in the Gorongosa National Park

The list of animal species in the Gorongosa National Park has been removed in order to keep the actual article clear. It is subdivided into classes and, if useful, into orders .

Mammals

Artifacts

• African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer )
• Hippopotamus ( Hippopotamus amphibius )
• Bushbuck ( Tragelaphus scriptus )
• Eland antelope ( Taurotragus oryx )
• United Riedbock ( Redunca arundium )
• Common Reedbuck ( Redunca redunca )
• Streifengnu ( Connochaetes taurinus )
• Greater kudu ( Tragelaphus strepsiceros )
• Crown duiker ( Sylvicapra grimmia )
• Impala ( Aepyceros melampus )
• Lichtenstein antelope ( Alcelaphus lichtensteinii )
• Nyala ( Tragelaphus angasii )
• White rams or oribi ( Ourebia ourebi )
• Musk rams ( Neotragus moschatus )
• Klipspringer ( Oreotragus oreotragus )
• Sharpe's ibex ( Raphiceros sharpei )
• Red duiker ( Cephalophus natalensis )
• Sable antelope ( Hippotragus niger )
• Waterbuck ( Kobus ellipsiprymnus )
• Warthog ( Phacochoerus africanus )
• Brush ear pig or river pig ( Potamochoerus porcus )
• allegedly the desert warthog ( Phacochoerus aethiopicus ) should also occur.

Odd-toed ungulates

• Burchell's zebra ( Equus burchellii crawshaii ) a subspecies of the plains zebras

Proboscis

• African elephant ( Loxodonta africana )

Predators

• Lion ( panthera leo )
• Leopard ( panthera pardus )
• Serval ( Leptailurus serval )
• African civet cat ( Civettictis civetta )
• African wild dog ( Lycaon pictus )
• Striped Jackal ( Canis adustus )
• Spotted hyena ( Crocuta crocuta )
• Saddleback hyena ( Hyaena brunnea )
• Gorse cat ( Genetta tigrina )
• Ichneumon ( Herpestes ichneumon )
• Slender mongoose ( Galerella sanguinea )
• Honey badger ( Mellivora capensis )

Primates

• Big-eared giant galago ( Otolemur crassicaudatus )
• Diademed monkey ( Cercopithecus mitis )
• Steppe Baboon or Yellow Baboon ( Papio cynocephalus )
• Southern vervet monkey ( Chlorocebus pygerythrus )

Bats

• Common round-leaf nose ( Hipposideridae caffer )

Hyrax

• Hyrax or rock badger ( Procavia capensis )

Rodents

• Redstart squirrel ( Paraxerus palliatus )
• South African porcupine ( Hystrix africaeaustralis )
• Gorongosa gerbil ( Tatera inclusa )

Rabbit-like

• Bush hare ( Lepus saxatilis )

Pangolins

• Steppe pangolin ( Manis temminckii )

Birds

There are over 400 different species of birds in the Gorongosa National Park.

Goose birds

• Spurge Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis )

Wading birds

• heron
  • Black-necked heron ( Ardea melanocephala )
  • Hammerhead or shadow bird ( Scopus umbretta )
• Storks
  • Marabou ( Leptoptilos crumeniferus )
  • Saddle Stork ( Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis )
• other wading birds
  • Hagedasch ( Bostrychia hagedash )
  • Gray-backed bittern or slate bittern ( Ixobrychus sturmii )

Oarsopods

• African darter ( Anhinga melanogaster rufa )

Plover-like

• Blue-fronted jacana ( Actophilornis africana )
• Weapon Lapwing ( Vanellus armatus )
• Long-toed lapwing ( Vanellus crassirostris )

Crane birds

• South African crowned crane or gray-necked crowned crane ( Balearica regulorum )
• Black-bellied bustard ( Eupodotis melanogaster )
• Wattled crane ( Bugeranus carunculatus )

Chicken birds

• Rotkehlfrankolin ( Pternistis afer )

Birds of prey

• Fish eagle ( Haliaeetus vocifer )
• Juggler ( Terathopius ecaudatus )
• Yellow-billed black kite ( Milvus migrans )
• Secretary ( Sagittarius serpentarius )

Owls

• Fleckenuhu ( Bubo africanus )

Woodpecker birds

• Collared bearded bird or black-necked bearded bird ( Lybius torquatus )
• Golden-tailed woodpecker ( Campethera abingoni )

Rockers

• Southern ground hornbill or red cheeked hornbill , Südhornrabe, Kaffernhornrabe ( Bucorvus leadbeateri )
• Senegalliest ( Halcyon senegalensis )
• Bee-eater ( Merops apiaster )
• Cinnamon roller ( Eurystomus glaucurus )

Parrots

• Brown- headed Parrot ( Poicephalus cryptoxanthus )

Cuckoo birds

• Burchell's Coucal ( Centropus burchelli )
• Emerald Cuckoo ( Chrysococcyx cupreus )

Mouse birds

• Brown-winged mouse bird ( Colius striatus )

Passerines

• Masked Pyrol ( Oriolus larvatus )
• Green-headed pyrole ( Oriolus chlorocephalus )
• Morgenrötel ( Cichladusa arquata )
• Vanga flycatcher ( Bias musicus )
• Discloses grass singer ( Melocichla mental )
• Savannah Warbler ( Cisticola brachypterus )
• Fahlbatis ( Batis soror )
• Yellow-throated pipit ( Macronyx croceus )
• Gray-headed Shrike ( Malaconotus blanchoti )
• Amethyst gloss star ( Cinnyricinclus leucogaster )
• Red driftwood ( Hypargos niveoguttatus )
• Weaver bird ( Anaplectes rubriceps )

Reptiles

Crocodiles

• Nile crocodile ( Crocodylus niloticus )

Turtles

• East African smooth- edged jointed turtle ( Kinixys belliana belliana )
• Notched Pelomeduse ( Pelusios sinuatus )

Scaly creepers

• snakes
  • South African tree snake , also Cape tree snake or Cape bird snake ( Thelotornis capensis )
  • Spotted bush snake ( Philothamnus semivariegatus )
  • Phillips sand snake ( Psammophis phillipsi )
  • Tabby cat snake ( Telescopus semiannulatus )
  • Mozambique spitting cobra ( Naja mossambica )
  • Snouted toad viper or defilippis night viper ( Causus defilippii )
  • Cape slender blind snake ( Leptotyphlops conjunctus )
• Skinks
  • Mocambique slim skink ( Lygosoma afer )
  • Striped skink ( Mabuya striata )
  • Chirindia swynnertoni
• Gecko-like
  • African house gecko ( Hemidactylus mabouia )
• Chameleons
  • Lobed chameleon ( Chamaeleo dilepis )
  • Gorongosa leaf chameleon ( Rhampholeon gorongosae synonym: Rhampholeon marshalli gorongosa )
• Agamas
  • Mozambique dragon ( Agama mossambica )
• Monitor lizards
  • Nile monitor ( Varanus niloticus )

Amphibians

Frogs

• Toads
  • Red toad ( Schismaderma carens )
  • Southern panther toad ( Bufo gutturalis )
• Narrow-mouth frogs
  • Two-lined reversible-necked frog ( Phrynomantis bifasciatus )
  • East African short-headed frog also common rain frog or Mozambique rain frog ( Breviceps mossambicus )
• Real frogs
  • Marbled piglet frog ( Hemisus marmoratus )
  • engl. Striped Stream Frog ( Strongylopus fasciatus )
• Reed frogs
  • Yellow spotted reed frog also marbled reed frog or ornament reed frog ( Hyperolius marmoratus )
• Rowing frogs
  • Gray tree frog also foam nesting tree frog ( Chiromantis xerampelina )
• Long finger frogs
  • Arthroleptis xenodactyloides

fishes

Ossicularly

• Giant Nile Pike ( Mormyrops anguilloides )
• Nile pike ( Hippopotamyrus ansorgii )

Eel-like

• African speckled eel ( Anguilla bengalensis labiata )
• Indo-Pacific eel ( Anguilla marmorata )

Sandfish species

• Gorongosa-Knerie ( Parakneria mossambica )

Carp-like

• Mountain labeo ( Labeo cylindricus )
• engl. Pungwe chiselmouth ( Varicorhinus pungweensis )

Tetras

• engl. Chessa ( Distichodus shenga )
• Nkupe ( Distichodus mossambicus )

Catfish

• African catfish ( Clarias gariepinus )
• Hilda's Grunter or Grunter Hildas ( Amarginops hildae )
• engl. Zambezi electric catfish ( Malapterurus shirensis ) belongs to the electric catfish family

Cichlids and gobies

• Sparrman cichlid ( Tilapia sparrmanii )
• Brass mouthbrooders ( Pseudocrenilabrus philander )
• Red-breasted tilapia or Rendall's tilapia ( Coptodon rendalli )
• Awaous aeneofuscus
• Flat head goby ( Glossogobius giuris )

Tooth paws

• Striped Topminnow ( Aplocheilichthys katangae )

Lungfish

• West African lungfish ( Protopterus annectens brieni )

swell

Sources for animal species not specifically identified: fauna and flora in the Gorongosa National Park on the Gorongosa National Park website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} World Database on Protected Areas