Kgalagadi MAMMAL Challenge - Fun & Drinks

[Duke]

Just want to make sure I understand this correctly. We just post photos of mammals seen in the Arid Parks?

If photo is of an animal not posted yet we give a right up on it?

[Toko]

You can post all mammals or reptiles seen in KTP, only for the erratic ones we need specimens from other arid parks.

If it is a new species, please add a bit of info.

If it as a species already posted, post only the picture and a mod will then merge your pic into the already existing post of another greenie

If you don't know what to do, just post wherever and I can move it or add to another post

Show us your beauties, pleeeeeeaaaaase

[Duke]

Thanks Toko

[Lisbeth]

Show us your beauties, pleeeeeeaaaaase

[Bushveld Jock]

Where do we post this not a reptile but we must have it somewhere

Millipede or Shongololo



They fall under the class Diplopoda and family Spirostreptrornorpha. Millipedes are arthropods, which means that they are invertebrates that have an exoskeleton. Their bodies are divided into segments, mostly two fused together, and each segment sports a couple of pairs of legs (as opposed to the 1 pair per body segment found in centipedes). Those segments with two pairs are called diplosomites. On the segments immediately behind the head, there are only single pairs of legs and these are known as somites. The last few segments, near the anus, have no legs at all. Millipedes don’t actually have 1000 legs as their name suggests, but sport between 36 to 400. They also curl themselves up into a coil to protect their vulnerable underside, known as the sternite or sternum.
They mostly eat decaying plant matter, sometimes ants.
Shongololo’s moult as they grow, and one often sees dull grey empty shells lying on the ground. With each new exoskeleton they acquire more segments and more legs. They lay between 10 and 300 eggs and the hatchlings are perfect little replica’s of the adults except that they only have three pairs of legs initially.

Hi Toko,

I thought of adding the invertebrates (mainly the arthropods) and amphibian to the reptile checklist. I know it does not fit from a biological classification, but the idea behind these list is to help the reader to identified the most common animals seen in the park during or after a visit the KTP. The best will be that we just start adding without drawing up a list for these creatures. Examples will be red romans, scorpions, beetles (oogpister), millipedes and butterflies. There are just too many to list all, but the number of photos available will dictate the list rather than other way round.

[Bushveld Jock]

I am off to check out those new pics from Duke.

[Bushveld Jock]

Nice vervet monkey from Lisbeth. Any Homo sapiens to complete the primate list. -O -O -O -O

[Lisbeth]

Lots!

[Toko]

Hi Toko,

I thought of adding the invertebrates (mainly the arthropods) and amphibian to the reptile checklist. I know it does not fit from a biological classification, but the idea behind these list is to help the reader to identified the most common animals seen in the park during or after a visit the KTP. The best will be that we just start adding without drawing up a list for these creatures. Examples will be red romans, scorpions, beetles (oogpister), millipedes and butterflies. There are just too many to list all, but the number of photos available will dictate the list rather than other way round.

Then re-name the retiles thread to Creepy Crawlies or anything?

[Bushveld Jock]

In my KTP guide issued by the park its called "Klein sanddiertjies" (Small sand animals ). Shall we start a 3rd one rather and leave those cold blooded reptiles and slimy amphibians on their own. -O -O J