Kenya - Mammal and Reptile Species List

Mammals seen	Latin  Name	Where seen
Common Warthog	Phacochoerus africanus	Treetops, Aberdares
Waterbuck	Kobus ellipsiprymnus	Treetops, Aberdares
Bushbuck	Tragelaphus scriptus	Treetops, Aberdares
African Buffalo	Syncerus caffer	Treetops, Aberdares
Giant Forest Hog	Hylochoerus meinertzhageni	Treetops, Aberdares
White-tailed Mongoose	Ichneumia albicauda	Treetops, Aberdares
Common Large-spotted Genet	Genetta maculata	Treetops, Aberdares
Guereza Black & White Colobus	Colobus guereza	Treetops, Aberdares
Sykes's Monkey	Cercopithecus albogularis	Treetops, Aberdares
Black Rhinoceros	Diceros  bicornis	Treetops, Aberdares
Unstriped Ground Squirrel	Xerus rutilus	Samburu
Black-faced Vervet Monkey	Cercopithecus pygerythrus	Samburu
Olive Savanna Baboon	Papio cynocephalus	Samburu
Gerenuk	Litocranius walleri	Samburu
African Elephant	Loxodonta africana	Samburu
Reticulated Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata	Samburu
Kirk's Dik-dik	Madoqua  kirki	Samburu
Beisa Oryx	Oryx gazella beisa	Samburu
Grant's Gazelle	Gazella granti	Samburu
Impala	Aepyceros melampus	Samburu
Grevy's Zebra	Equus grevyi	Samburu
Cheetah	Acinonyx jubatus	Samburu
Black-backed Jackal	Canis mesomelas	Samburu
Rock Hyrax	Procavia capensis	Samburu
Thomson's Gazelle	Gazella thomsoni	Lake Nakuru
White Rhinoceros	Ceratotherium simum	Lake Nakuru
Blue Wildebeest	Connochaetes taurinus	Masai Mara
Plains Zebra	Equus burchellii	Masai Mara
Common Hippopotamus	Hippopotamus amphibius	Masai Mara
Topi	Damaliscus lunatus jimela	Masai Mara
Coke's Hartebeest (Kongoni)	Alcelaphus buselaphus cokei	Masai Mara
Masai Giraffe	Giraffa camelopardalis tippelskirchi	Masai Mara
Leopard	Panthera pardus	Masai Mara
African Lion	Panthera leo	Masai Mara
Spotted Hyena	Crocuta crocuta	Masai Mara
Thick-tailed Galago (Bushbaby)	Otolemur crassicaudatus	Masai Mara
Cervil Cat	Leptailurus serval	Masai Mara
Common Eland	Tragelaphus oryx	Masai Mara
Golden-rumped Sengi (Elephant shrew)	Rhynchocyon chrysopygus	Arabuke-Sokoke forest
Reptiles seen	Latin  Name	Where seen
Jackson's Chameleon	Chamaeleo jacksonii	Outspan, Nyeri, Aberdares
Graceful Chameleon	Chamaeleo gracili	Malindi
East African Rainbow Lizard	Agama agama lionotus	Samburu, Masai Mara
Striped Skink	Trachylepis striata	Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru
Nile Crocodile	Crocodylus niloticus	Masai Mara, Samburu

 

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