KNP Reptile Challenge - Battle of the Sexes
The KNP reptile challenge will follow the same format as the KNP bird and mammal challenges - a team effort...Ladies vs Gents!!
Each poster will receive points for their contributions, and those points will go towards the team score...ladies or gents! Anyone can join in at any time, but, best to start nagging your fellow gender-members!!
You can start posting pics here of any reptile found in the Kruger Park and the mods will assist and move your pic into the relevant post.
Rules:
1. The pic must be taken in the Kruger Park.
2. You can only score points once for each single species. You may post pics of male/female/juveniles, but points will only be awarded for the first pic. See check list below.
3. Bonus points will be awarded for multiple species in one photo - the more species in one photo, the more points. See below for the bonus points.
4. Please specify where in Kruger the pic was taken. You are also welcome to add anything interesting about the reptile. There is a separate thread for comments and discussions.
5. Reptiles incorrectly identified will not receive points.
6. Please post only one species per post. Any photo will do as we are not judging the quality of the photo but the uniqueness of the reptile.
An index will be added later as we continue with the listings.
The prize is to have fun with the challenge but obviously the team with the most points wins!!
Kruger National Park Reptile Challenge - Battle of the Sexes
- Flutterby
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Kruger National Park Reptile Challenge - Battle of the Sexes
AGAMA
Family Agamidae (Agamas)
Distant's Ground Agama Agama aculeata distanti 40 points
Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis 30 points
Peter's Ground Agama Agama armata 40 points
CHAMELEON
Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis 30 points
CROCODILE
Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus 20
GECKO
Family Geckonidae (Geckos)
Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis 40 points
Haacke's Flat Gecko Afroedura haackei 60 points
Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus stevensoni 60 points
Lebombo Flat Gecko Afroedura pondolia marleyi 50 points
Lang's Flat Gecko Afroedura langi 50 points
Pienaar's Flat Gecko Afroedura pienaari 60 points
Speckled Gecko Pachydactylus punctatus40 points
Zimbabwe Flat Gecko Afroedura transvaalica 50 points
Transvaal Gecko Pachydactylus affinis 40 points
Common Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia 20 points
Turner’s Gecko Chondrodactylus turneri 40 points
Van Son's Thick-Toed Gecko Pachydactylus vansoni 60 points
Wahlberg's Velvety Gecko Homopholis wahlbergii 40 points
LIZARD
Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Barberton Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni barbertonensis 40 points
Greater Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius wilhelmi 40 points
Jones' Girdled Lizard Cordylus tropidosternum 50 points
Lebombo Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni40 points
Limpopo Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus 40 points
Limpopo Girdled Lizard Cordylus jonesii 40 points
Rough-Scaled Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni depressus 40 points
Transvaal Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius 50 points
Transvaal Girdled Lizard Cordylus vittifer 40 points
Transvaal Grass Lizard Chamaesaura aenea 40 points
Van Dam's Girdled Lizard Cordylus vandami 50 points
Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus intermedius 40 points
Giant Plated Lizard Matobosaurus validus 30 points
Rough-scaled Plated Lizard Broadleysaurus major 40 points
Yellow-Throated Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus flavigularis 40 points
Family Lacertidae (True Lizards, Wall Lizards)
Bushveld Lizard Heliobolus lugubris 30 points
Blue-Tailed Scrub Lizard Nucras caesicaudata 40 points
Holub's Long-Tailed Lizard Nucras holubi 40 points
Ornate Scrub Lizard Nucras ornata 50 points
Common Rough-scaled Lizard Meroles squamulosus 40 points
Spotted Scrub Lizard Nucras intertexta 40 points
Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Water Monitor Varanus niloticus 20 points
Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis albigularis 30 points
Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Common Striped Skink Trachylepis striata 30 points
Common Variable Skink Trachylepsis varia 40 points
Cregoi's Blind Skink Typhlosaurus cregoi 40 points
Eastern Coastal Skink Trachylepis depressa 40 points
Giant Legless Skink Acontias plumbeus 40 points
Golden Blind Skink Typhlosaurus aurantiacus fitzsimonsi 40 points
Limpopo Burrowing Skink Scelotes limpopoensis 40 points
Rainbow Rock Skink Trachylepsis margaritifer 30 points
Short-Footed Burrowing Skink Scelotes mossambicus 40 points
Sundevall's Writhing Skink Mochlus sundevallii 40 points
Two-Toed Burrowing Skink Scelotes bidigittatus 40 points
Wahlberg's Snake-Eyed Skink Panaspis wahlbergii 40 points
SNAKE
Family Atractaspididae (Burrowing Snakes)
Bibrons Stiletto Snake Atractaspis bibronii 50 points
Black-Headed Centipede-Eater Aparallactus capensis 50 points
Black-Lipped Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra 50 points
Blotched Centipede-Eater Aparallactus lunulatus 60 points
Eastern White-Lipped Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma 60 points
Natal Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas concolor 50 points
Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas polylepis 60 points
Slender Quill-Nosed Snake Xenocalamus bicolor 60 points
Family Colubridae (Largest Snake Family)
Boomslang Dispholidus typus 40 points
Common Egg-Eater (Rhombic Egg-eater) Dasypeltis scabra 50 points
Common Mole Snake Pseudaspis cana 40 points
Dwarf Sand Snake Psammophis angolensis 50 points
Eastern Natal Green Snake Philothamnus natalensis 50 points
Eastern Tiger Snake Telescopus semiannulatus 60 points
Fork-Marked Sand Snake Psammophis leightoni trinasalis 60 points
Marbled Tree Snake Dipsadoboa aulica 50 points
Mopane Snake Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia 50 points
Nyasa File Snake Mehelya nyassae 50 points
Olive Grass Snake Psammophis mossambicus 40 points
Red-Lipped Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia 40 points
Rufous Beaked Snake Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus rostratus 50 points
Semiornate Snake Meizodon semiornatus 60 points
South-Eastern Green Snake Philothamnus hoplogaster 50 points
Southern Vine Snake Thelotornis capensis 40 points
Three-Lined Grass Snake (Striped Skaapsteker) Psammophylax tritaeniatus 50 points
Variegated Bush Snake (Spotted Bush Snake) Philothamnus semivariegatus 40 Points
Western Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake Psammophis subtaeniatus 50 points
Family Elapidae (Venomous Snakes)
Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis 40 points
Half-Banded Garter Snake Elapsoidea boulengeri 50 points
Lebombo Shield Snake Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius 50 points
Long-Tailed Garter Snake Elapsoidea sundevallii longicauda 60 points
Mozambique Spitting Cobra Naja mossambica 40 points
Shield-nosed Cobra Aspidelaps scutatus 60 points
Snouted Cobra Naja annulifera 50 points
Family Lamprophiidae (Nocturnal Snakes)
Brown House Snake Boaedon capensis 40 points
Brown Water Snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus 50 points
Cape File Snake Mehelya capensis 50 points
Cape Wolf Snake Lycophidion capense 60 points
Common Slug-Eater Duberria lutrix 50 points
Spotted House Snake Lamprophis guttatus 50 points
Spotted Shovel-Snout Prosymna stuhlmanni 50 points
Sundevall's Streaky Shovel-Snout Prosymna sundevallii 60 points
Twin-Striped Shovel-Snout Prosymna bivittata 50 points
Variegated Wolf Snake Lycophidion variegatum 50 points
White Lipped Water Snake Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris 50 points
Family Leptotyphlopidae (Worm Snakes)
Peters' Thread Snake (Glossy Worm Snake) Leptotyphlops scutifrons 50 points
Lesser Worm Snake Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus 60 points
Long-Tailed Worm Snake Leptotyphlops longicaudus 60 points
Transvaal Worm Snake Leptotyphlops distanti 50 points
Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Common African Python Python natalensis 40 points
Family Typholidae (Blind Snakes)
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake Afrotyphlops lalandei 50 points
Schlegel’s Beaked Blind Snake Afrotyphlops schlegelii 50 points
Family Viperidae (Venomous Vipers)
Common Puffadder Bitis arietans 40 points
Horned Adder Bitis caudalis 50 points
Rhombic Night Adder Causus rhombeatus 50 points
Snouted Night Adder Causus defilippii 50 points
TERRAPIN
Family Pelomedusidae (Freshwater Turtles)
Central Marsh Terrapin Pelomedusa subrufa 30 points
Black-bellied Hinged Terrapin Pelusios subniger 40 points
Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus 20 points
TORTOISE
Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Leopard Tortoise Geochelone pardalis 20 points
Natal Hinged Tortoise Kinixys natalensis 40 points
Speke's Hinged-Back Tortoise Kinixys spekii 50 points
ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS
Any reptile not listed in the checklist will receive 200 points.
Two in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 30 points
Three in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 50 points.
Four in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 100 points.
Five or more in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 200 points.
Reptile with a kill: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 200 points.
Family Agamidae (Agamas)
Distant's Ground Agama Agama aculeata distanti 40 points
Southern Tree Agama Acanthocercus atricollis 30 points
Peter's Ground Agama Agama armata 40 points
CHAMELEON
Family Chamaeleonidae (Chameleons)
Flap-necked Chameleon Chamaeleo dilepis 30 points
CROCODILE
Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus 20
GECKO
Family Geckonidae (Geckos)
Common Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus capensis 40 points
Haacke's Flat Gecko Afroedura haackei 60 points
Stevenson's Dwarf Gecko Lygodactylus stevensoni 60 points
Lebombo Flat Gecko Afroedura pondolia marleyi 50 points
Lang's Flat Gecko Afroedura langi 50 points
Pienaar's Flat Gecko Afroedura pienaari 60 points
Speckled Gecko Pachydactylus punctatus40 points
Zimbabwe Flat Gecko Afroedura transvaalica 50 points
Transvaal Gecko Pachydactylus affinis 40 points
Common Tropical House Gecko Hemidactylus mabouia 20 points
Turner’s Gecko Chondrodactylus turneri 40 points
Van Son's Thick-Toed Gecko Pachydactylus vansoni 60 points
Wahlberg's Velvety Gecko Homopholis wahlbergii 40 points
LIZARD
Family Cordylidae (Girdled Lizards)
Barberton Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni barbertonensis 40 points
Greater Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius wilhelmi 40 points
Jones' Girdled Lizard Cordylus tropidosternum 50 points
Lebombo Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni40 points
Limpopo Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius rhodesianus 40 points
Limpopo Girdled Lizard Cordylus jonesii 40 points
Rough-Scaled Girdled Lizard Cordylus warreni depressus 40 points
Transvaal Flat Lizard Platysaurus intermedius 50 points
Transvaal Girdled Lizard Cordylus vittifer 40 points
Transvaal Grass Lizard Chamaesaura aenea 40 points
Van Dam's Girdled Lizard Cordylus vandami 50 points
Family Gerrhosauridae (Plated Lizards)
Eastern Black-lined Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus intermedius 40 points
Giant Plated Lizard Matobosaurus validus 30 points
Rough-scaled Plated Lizard Broadleysaurus major 40 points
Yellow-Throated Plated Lizard Gerrhosaurus flavigularis 40 points
Family Lacertidae (True Lizards, Wall Lizards)
Bushveld Lizard Heliobolus lugubris 30 points
Blue-Tailed Scrub Lizard Nucras caesicaudata 40 points
Holub's Long-Tailed Lizard Nucras holubi 40 points
Ornate Scrub Lizard Nucras ornata 50 points
Common Rough-scaled Lizard Meroles squamulosus 40 points
Spotted Scrub Lizard Nucras intertexta 40 points
Family Varanidae (Monitor Lizards)
Water Monitor Varanus niloticus 20 points
Rock Monitor Varanus albigularis albigularis 30 points
Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Common Striped Skink Trachylepis striata 30 points
Common Variable Skink Trachylepsis varia 40 points
Cregoi's Blind Skink Typhlosaurus cregoi 40 points
Eastern Coastal Skink Trachylepis depressa 40 points
Giant Legless Skink Acontias plumbeus 40 points
Golden Blind Skink Typhlosaurus aurantiacus fitzsimonsi 40 points
Limpopo Burrowing Skink Scelotes limpopoensis 40 points
Rainbow Rock Skink Trachylepsis margaritifer 30 points
Short-Footed Burrowing Skink Scelotes mossambicus 40 points
Sundevall's Writhing Skink Mochlus sundevallii 40 points
Two-Toed Burrowing Skink Scelotes bidigittatus 40 points
Wahlberg's Snake-Eyed Skink Panaspis wahlbergii 40 points
SNAKE
Family Atractaspididae (Burrowing Snakes)
Bibrons Stiletto Snake Atractaspis bibronii 50 points
Black-Headed Centipede-Eater Aparallactus capensis 50 points
Black-Lipped Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma nigra 50 points
Blotched Centipede-Eater Aparallactus lunulatus 60 points
Eastern White-Lipped Snake Amblyodipsas microphthalma 60 points
Natal Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas concolor 50 points
Purple-Glossed Snake Amblyodipsas polylepis 60 points
Slender Quill-Nosed Snake Xenocalamus bicolor 60 points
Family Colubridae (Largest Snake Family)
Boomslang Dispholidus typus 40 points
Common Egg-Eater (Rhombic Egg-eater) Dasypeltis scabra 50 points
Common Mole Snake Pseudaspis cana 40 points
Dwarf Sand Snake Psammophis angolensis 50 points
Eastern Natal Green Snake Philothamnus natalensis 50 points
Eastern Tiger Snake Telescopus semiannulatus 60 points
Fork-Marked Sand Snake Psammophis leightoni trinasalis 60 points
Marbled Tree Snake Dipsadoboa aulica 50 points
Mopane Snake Hemirhagerrhis nototaenia 50 points
Nyasa File Snake Mehelya nyassae 50 points
Olive Grass Snake Psammophis mossambicus 40 points
Red-Lipped Herald Snake Crotaphopeltis hotamboeia 40 points
Rufous Beaked Snake Rhamphiophis oxyrhynchus rostratus 50 points
Semiornate Snake Meizodon semiornatus 60 points
South-Eastern Green Snake Philothamnus hoplogaster 50 points
Southern Vine Snake Thelotornis capensis 40 points
Three-Lined Grass Snake (Striped Skaapsteker) Psammophylax tritaeniatus 50 points
Variegated Bush Snake (Spotted Bush Snake) Philothamnus semivariegatus 40 Points
Western Stripe-Bellied Sand Snake Psammophis subtaeniatus 50 points
Family Elapidae (Venomous Snakes)
Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis 40 points
Half-Banded Garter Snake Elapsoidea boulengeri 50 points
Lebombo Shield Snake Aspidelaps scutatus intermedius 50 points
Long-Tailed Garter Snake Elapsoidea sundevallii longicauda 60 points
Mozambique Spitting Cobra Naja mossambica 40 points
Shield-nosed Cobra Aspidelaps scutatus 60 points
Snouted Cobra Naja annulifera 50 points
Family Lamprophiidae (Nocturnal Snakes)
Brown House Snake Boaedon capensis 40 points
Brown Water Snake Lycodonomorphus rufulus 50 points
Cape File Snake Mehelya capensis 50 points
Cape Wolf Snake Lycophidion capense 60 points
Common Slug-Eater Duberria lutrix 50 points
Spotted House Snake Lamprophis guttatus 50 points
Spotted Shovel-Snout Prosymna stuhlmanni 50 points
Sundevall's Streaky Shovel-Snout Prosymna sundevallii 60 points
Twin-Striped Shovel-Snout Prosymna bivittata 50 points
Variegated Wolf Snake Lycophidion variegatum 50 points
White Lipped Water Snake Lycodonomorphus obscuriventris 50 points
Family Leptotyphlopidae (Worm Snakes)
Peters' Thread Snake (Glossy Worm Snake) Leptotyphlops scutifrons 50 points
Lesser Worm Snake Leptotyphlops conjunctus incognitus 60 points
Long-Tailed Worm Snake Leptotyphlops longicaudus 60 points
Transvaal Worm Snake Leptotyphlops distanti 50 points
Family Pythonidae (Pythons)
Common African Python Python natalensis 40 points
Family Typholidae (Blind Snakes)
Delalande's Beaked Blind Snake Afrotyphlops lalandei 50 points
Schlegel’s Beaked Blind Snake Afrotyphlops schlegelii 50 points
Family Viperidae (Venomous Vipers)
Common Puffadder Bitis arietans 40 points
Horned Adder Bitis caudalis 50 points
Rhombic Night Adder Causus rhombeatus 50 points
Snouted Night Adder Causus defilippii 50 points
TERRAPIN
Family Pelomedusidae (Freshwater Turtles)
Central Marsh Terrapin Pelomedusa subrufa 30 points
Black-bellied Hinged Terrapin Pelusios subniger 40 points
Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus 20 points
TORTOISE
Family Testudinidae (Tortoises)
Leopard Tortoise Geochelone pardalis 20 points
Natal Hinged Tortoise Kinixys natalensis 40 points
Speke's Hinged-Back Tortoise Kinixys spekii 50 points
ADDITIONAL BONUS POINTS
Any reptile not listed in the checklist will receive 200 points.
Two in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 30 points
Three in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 50 points.
Four in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 100 points.
Five or more in one: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 200 points.
Reptile with a kill: You will get the points for each reptile PLUS an additional 200 points.
- Flutterby
- Posts: 44150
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 12:28 pm
- Country: South Africa
- Location: Gauteng, South Africa
- Contact:
Kruger National Park Reptile Challenge - Battle of the Sexes
Two-in-One:
Nile Crocodile & Nile Monitor - 70 Points
Nile Crocodile & Serrated Hinged Terrapin - 80 Points
Reptile with a Kill:
Boomslang & Frog- 240 Points
Crocodile & Fish - 220 Points
Crocodile & Hippo - 220 Points
Crocodile & Nyala - 220 Points
Crocodile & Waterbuck - 220 Points
Nile Monitor & Crab - 220 Points
Spotted Bush Snake & Frog - 240 Points
Tree Agama & Beetle - 230 Points
Vine Snake & Tree Agama - 270 Points
Nile Crocodile & Nile Monitor - 70 Points
Nile Crocodile & Serrated Hinged Terrapin - 80 Points
Reptile with a Kill:
Boomslang & Frog- 240 Points
Crocodile & Fish - 220 Points
Crocodile & Hippo - 220 Points
Crocodile & Nyala - 220 Points
Crocodile & Waterbuck - 220 Points
Nile Monitor & Crab - 220 Points
Spotted Bush Snake & Frog - 240 Points
Tree Agama & Beetle - 230 Points
Vine Snake & Tree Agama - 270 Points
- Richprins
- Committee Member
- Posts: 75969
- Joined: Sat May 19, 2012 3:52 pm
- Location: NELSPRUIT
- Contact:
Reptile with a Kill - 240 Points
Reptile with a Kill: Variegated Bush Snake (Spotted Bush Snake) Philothamnus semivariegatus
© Richprins
Pafuri Picnic Spot
© Richprins
Pafuri Picnic Spot
Please check Needs Attention pre-booking: https://africawild-forum.com/viewtopic.php?f=322&t=596
Serrated Hinged Terrapin - 20 points
Serrated Hinged Terrapin Pelusios sinuatus
© leachy
Nwanedzi crossing S47
© Flutterby
H4-1
© Dindingwe
S93
© ExFmem
N'waswitshaka
© Lisbeth
Lake Panic
© Richprins
Mestel Dam
© Mel
Vutomi
© leachy
Nwanedzi crossing S47
© Flutterby
H4-1
© Dindingwe
S93
© ExFmem
N'waswitshaka
© Lisbeth
Lake Panic
© Richprins
Mestel Dam
© Mel
Vutomi
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the future is not what it used to be
Nile Crocodile - 20 Points
Nile Crocodile Crocodylus niloticus
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Dindingwe
Lake Panic
© Flutterby
Olifants High-level Bridge
© ExFmem
Lower Sabie Bridge
© Mel
H4-1
© Lisbeth
Southern Kruger
© Dindingwe
Lake Panic
© Flutterby
Olifants High-level Bridge
© ExFmem
Lower Sabie Bridge
© Mel
H4-1
the future is not what it used to be
Black Mamba - 40 Points
Black Mamba Dendroaspis polylepis
© leachy
S33
© Richprins
H10
© leachy
S33
© Richprins
H10
the future is not what it used to be
Common African Python - 40 Points
Common African Python Python natalensis
© leachy
S128
© Flutterby
Bangu, S90
© ExFmem
H4-1
© Richprins
H4-1
© harrys
Duke's Waterhole
© leachy
S128
© Flutterby
Bangu, S90
© ExFmem
H4-1
© Richprins
H4-1
© harrys
Duke's Waterhole
the future is not what it used to be
Common Puffadder - 40 Points
Common Puffadder Bitis arietans
© leachy
H1-4
© ExFmem
Lower Sabie area
© leachy
H1-4
© ExFmem
Lower Sabie area
the future is not what it used to be
Southern Vine Snake - 40 Points
Southern Vine Snake Thelotornis capensis
This perfectly-camouflaged tree-living snake often sits very still in low shrubs, observing the ground below for passing lizards and snakes.
© leachy
S1
© Richprins
Numbi
© Klipspringer
Transport Dam
This perfectly-camouflaged tree-living snake often sits very still in low shrubs, observing the ground below for passing lizards and snakes.
© leachy
S1
© Richprins
Numbi
© Klipspringer
Transport Dam
the future is not what it used to be