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Submitted by Sparrow on Fri, 05/01/2007 - 6:44am. African Wildlife/ Nature Quest

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Fri, 05/01/2007 - 6:48am

Nr. 2
*edit: possibly Delalande's Sandveld lizard - Nucras lalandii Thank you Gerda

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Shongololo ?subspecies?
*edit: African Giant Millipede (shongololo)-Archispirostreptus gigas Thank you Tabs! Laughing out loud

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Fri, 05/01/2007 - 6:52am

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Terrapin ?subspecies?

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Fri, 05/01/2007 - 9:03am

I've looked in my book "the wildlife of southern Africa" by vincent carruthers and
the lizard looks a bit like
Delalande's Sandveld lizard - Nucras lalandii
but am not sure at all.

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Fri, 05/01/2007 - 2:03pm

I disagree about the lizard Gerda - look at:

http://www.saherps.net/sarca/survey05.php

for closer pics of the Delalandes Sand Lizard..... I could be wrong of course as I have not checked out any other source!

Picture No 3 is, I believe, the African Giant Millipede (shongololo)
Archispirostreptus gigas
and...

Pic 4 is the serrated hinged terrapin Pelusios sinuatis ?

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 2:56am

Laughing out loud Thank you both Gerda & Tabs for your help.

About Nr. 2, the lizard, I did some searching too, found this website: http://www.crepinstitute.co.za/photo_gallery_page2.php

and there I found this picture of Pedioplanes burchellii http://www.crepinstitute.co.za/photogallery/37-37.jpg

I must admit, I immediately thought "yes, that's the one!" Laughing out loud
But of course I can be complete wrong! :shock:

Please can you check it out for me? Thank you! Laughing out loud

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 3:13am

Hi Sparrow,
I just found another page with info about them :
http://academic.sun.ac.za/capeherp/cederberg/burchellssandlizard.htm

it does look like the lizard from the pics posted, only thing that doesn't seem right is the size of the tail.
The tail from the lizard posted here is very long, almost twice body lenght and the Burchells sand lizard has a shorter tail.

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 3:20am

Gerda it's not fair! :cry: :cry: :cry: Eye-wink My found pic shows a very long tail!!! Laughing out loud

Thank you for checking it out Laughing out loud And now we have to search further..... Eye-wink

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 3:24am

Sparrow wrote:

My found pic shows a very long tail!!! Eye-wink

yes the pic you found shows the long tail lol :roll: I wish they would carry name-plates....

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 3:57am

I think no. 2 it is a skink of the Mabuya genus.

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 4:10am

katja wrote:

I think no. 2 it is a skink of the Mabuya genus.

Thanks katja, yes I think you are right.

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katja wrote:

I think no. 2 it is a skink of the Mabuya genus.

Hi Katja, I searched for Mabuya Varia & Mabuya Striata (both inhabit Kruger!). But I don't think it's our lizard. Our's has a pointed head and the Mabuya's have more rounded heads. And there were more things in the description that was not according to the one I saw on cam. :shock: But you know, mostly I'm totally wrong with my guesses.... Eye-wink

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 4:23am

I does look like variegated skink if you check these pics
http://www.fotonatur.de/amphibienreptilien/fleckenglattechse-xxmabuyavariegata.php

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Sat, 06/01/2007 - 4:31am

Smiling Sorry Gerda I'm not convinced, our lizard has a more triangular head and the body looks more slender....besides the markings that are very different from ours.
I didn't only looked at the pics of several species, but also read their description, except for the Pedioplanes burchellii ( Sad couldn't find any on the www....untill you posted the link )

Puzzled Amai, how difficult this is!!!

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Wed, 17/01/2007 - 6:10am

Shongololo, stil alive but seems a lot of little spider-like insects are eating from it?

...little spider near the plant (pic above)...

...and left of the Shongololo

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Mon, 29/01/2007 - 5:50am

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Moved very fast (reminded me of "zilvervisje" - silverfish), looked like it could jump; I thought I saw small front legs; I estimate total length about 5-6 cm

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Mon, 29/01/2007 - 3:41pm

Sparrow wrote:

Shongololo, stil alive but seems a lot of little spider-like insects are eating from it?

What makes you think that the bug (it is not a spider!) is feeding on the Shongololo?

The bug could simply be there co-incidentally?

Evidence please? Laughing out loud

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Tue, 30/01/2007 - 11:21pm

Tabs wrote:

Sparrow wrote:

Shongololo, stil alive but seems a lot of little spider-like insects are eating from it?

What makes you think that the bug (it is not a spider!) is feeding on the Shongololo?

The bug could simply be there co-incidentally?

Evidence please? Laughing out loud

LMBO Tabs, I said spider-like Eye-wink

, and you want some evidence? Cool

I took some pics of those dark-coloured bugs (and others) crawling over and in the dark-coloured Shongololo...LOL, you can imagine how clear those pics were Laughing out loud

But we posted pics in the days after the 17th, of the decay of this Shongololo. You know where to find them! Eye-wink

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