The bark mantises and ground mantises (genus Tarachodes) are praying mantises of the family Tarachodidae[1] that are native to the Afrotropics. Die bergskilpad (Stigmochelys pardalis, voorheen Geochelone pardalis[2]) is 'n groot en aantreklik-gemerkte skilpad, wat voorkom in die savannes van Oos- en Suider-Afrika, van Soedan tot in die Kaap. Female (Top) and Male (Below) Bloukopkoggelmander The southern rock agama (Agama atra) is a species of lizard from the Agamidae family,