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Arthropoda - arthropods > Insecta - insects > Coleoptera - beetles > Carabidae - ground and tiger beetles

Arthropoda - arthropods > Insecta - insects > Lepidoptera - butterflies and moths > Sphingidae - hawk moths

Acherontia atropos (Linnaeus, 1758) - Death's-head Hawk-moth

Hippotion rebeli Rothschild & Jordan, 1903

Hyles livornica (Esper, 1780) - White-lined Hawk-moth

Leucophlebia afra Karsch, 1891

Leucophlebia caecilie Eitschberger, 2003

Neopolyptychus prionites (Rothschild & Jordan, 1916)

Chordata - chordates > Squamata - lizards and snakes > Varanidae - monitor lizards

Varanus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1766) - Savannah Nile Monitor

Chordata - chordates > Testudines - turtles > Pelomedusidae - side-necked turtles

Pelomedusa subrufa (Lacépède, 1788) - African Helmeted Turtle

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Pelecaniformes > Ardeidae - herons and bitterns

Ardea alba melanorhynchos Wagler, 1827

Ardeola ralloides paludivaga Clancey, 1968

Bubulcus ibis ibis (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Cattle Egret

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Pelecaniformes > Threskiornithidae - ibises and spoonbills

Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) - African Sacred Ibis

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Pelecaniformes > Balaenicipitidae - shoebill

Balaeniceps rex Gould, 1850 - Shoebill

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Ciconiiformes - storks > Ciconiidae - storks

Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (Shaw, 1800) - Saddle-billed Stork

Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, 1831) - Marabou Stork

Mycteria ibis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Yellow-billed Stork

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Anseriformes > Anatidae - ducks, geese and swans

Dendrocygna viduata (Linnaeus, 1766) - White-faced Whistling Duck

Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Spur-winged Goose

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Accipitriformes > Accipitridae - kites, hawks and eagles

Aquila rapax rapax (Temminck, 1828) - Southern Tawny Eagle

Circaetus cinereus Vieillot, 1818 - Brown Snake Eagle

Gypaetus barbatus (Linnaeus, 1758) - Bearded Vulture

Gypohierax angolensis (J. F. Gmelin, 1788) - Palm-nut Vulture

Gyps africanus Salvadori, 1865 - White-backed Vulture

Icthyophaga vocifer (Daudin, 1800) - African Fish Eagle

Terathopius ecaudatus (Daudin, 1800) - Bateleur

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Charadriiformes > Jacanidae - jacanas

Actophilornis africanus (J. F. Gmelin, 1789) - African Jacana

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Musophagiformes > Musophagidae - turacos

Menelikornis leucotis (Rüppell, 1835) - White-cheeked Turaco

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Piciformes > Lybiidae - African barbets

Pogoniulus bilineatus (Sundevall, 1850) - Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird

Trachyphonus darnaudii (Prévost & Des Murs, 1847) - D'Arnaud's Barbet

Trachyphonus erythrocephalus Cabanis, 1878 - Red-and-yellow Barbet

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Coraciiformes > Alcedinidae - kingfishers

Ceryle rudis rudis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Coraciiformes > Meropidae - bee-eaters

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Passeriformes - perching birds > Muscicapidae - chats and Old World flycatchers

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Passeriformes - perching birds > Estrildidae - waxbills, munias and allies

Coccopygia quartinia (Bonaparte, 1850) - Yellow-bellied Waxbill

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Bucerotiformes > Bucerotidae - hornbills

Horizocerus hartlaubi (Gould, 1861) - Black Dwarf Hornbill

Lophoceros alboterminatus Büttikofer, 1889 - Crowned Hornbill

Lophoceros fasciatus (Shaw, 1811) - African Pied Hornbill

Chordata - chordates > Aves - birds > Suliformes > Anhingidae - anhingas and darters

Anhinga rufa (Daudin, 1802) - African Darter

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Carnivora - carnivores > Canidae - dogs and allies

Lupulella mesomelas (von Schreber, 1775) - Black-backed Jackal

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Carnivora - carnivores > Felidae - cats

Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) - Lion

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Carnivora - carnivores > Viverridae

Genetta genetta (Linnaeus, 1758) - Small-spotted Genet

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Chiroptera - bats > Rhinolophidae - horseshoe bats

Rhinolophus alcyone Temminck, 1853 - Halcyon Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus eloquens Andersen, 1905 - Eloquent Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus hipposideros (André, 1797) - Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Rhinolophus landeri W. C. L. Martin, 1838 - Lander's Horseshoe Bat

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Primates - primates > Cercopithecidae - old world monkeys

Cercopithecus mitis J. Wolf, 1822 - Blue Monkey

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Rodentia - rodents > Muridae - mice

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Rodentia - rodents > Nesomyidae - Madagascar Mice

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates > Bovidae - cattle, antelopes, sheep and goats

Kobus megaceros (Fitzinger, 1855) - Nile Lechwe

Sylvicapra grimmia (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common Duiker

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates > Giraffidae - giraffes and okapis

Giraffa camelopardalis antiquorum (Swainson, 1835) - Kordofan Giraffe

Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi Lydekker, 1903 - Rothschild Giraffe

Chordata - chordates > Mammalia - mammals > Perissodactyla - odd-toed ungulates > Equidae - horses

Equus grevyi Oustalet, 1882 - Grevy's Zebra ^†

Chordata - chordates > Sarcopterygii > Lepidosireniformes > Protopteridae - African lungfishes

Protopterus annectens (Owen, 1839) - West African Lungfish

Magnoliophyta - flowering plants > Rosopsida - eudicots > Malpighiales > Violaceae

Magnoliophyta - flowering plants > Rosopsida - eudicots > Malpighiales > Rhizophoraceae