Reptiles/ Amphibians
Striped Harlequin snake; Homoroselaps lacteus
The Striped Harlequin snake have small cylindrical bodies that is smooth with polished scale and have a blunt head (about 200 to 320 millimetres in length). They have small immovable fangs that are situated on the front of the mouth. It can be identified by its black body, with a conspicuous yellow stripe from the head to the tail. Its lips, belly and outer scales on the flank is a creamy white to yellowish colour.
Cape Cobra; Naja nivea
The Cape Cobra have a medium sized bodies that is slender and have a head that can be distinguished from the body (about 1.2 to 1.4 metres in length). Its venom is potent and have relatively small sized immovable teeth. Their colour varies and ranges from light, sandy brown, to a reddish brown or black. They are active mostly during the day, and feed on rodents, lizards, toads, birds, egg and other snakes. Their bites, is a majority cause for human deaths in South Africa due to their neurotoxic venom.
Cape Mountain Lizard; Tropidosaura gularis
The Cape Mountain lizard have long tails that exceeds the length of the body, their head is notably small, and their neck have indistinct gular fold (body is about 52 to 66 millimetres in length). They have smooth enlarged scales on their head, and their tympanum is obvious and exposed. Its colour is dull and the stripes running down the length of its body is spotty and diffused. They live among rocks in mountain areas, and use vegetation for cover while basking in the sun.
The Striped Harlequin snake have small cylindrical bodies that is smooth with polished scale and have a blunt head (about 200 to 320 millimetres in length). They have small immovable fangs that are situated on the front of the mouth. It can be identified by its black body, with a conspicuous yellow stripe from the head to the tail. Its lips, belly and outer scales on the flank is a creamy white to yellowish colour.
Cape Cobra; Naja nivea
The Cape Cobra have a medium sized bodies that is slender and have a head that can be distinguished from the body (about 1.2 to 1.4 metres in length). Its venom is potent and have relatively small sized immovable teeth. Their colour varies and ranges from light, sandy brown, to a reddish brown or black. They are active mostly during the day, and feed on rodents, lizards, toads, birds, egg and other snakes. Their bites, is a majority cause for human deaths in South Africa due to their neurotoxic venom.
Cape Mountain Lizard; Tropidosaura gularis
The Cape Mountain lizard have long tails that exceeds the length of the body, their head is notably small, and their neck have indistinct gular fold (body is about 52 to 66 millimetres in length). They have smooth enlarged scales on their head, and their tympanum is obvious and exposed. Its colour is dull and the stripes running down the length of its body is spotty and diffused. They live among rocks in mountain areas, and use vegetation for cover while basking in the sun.