Fauna - Vertebrates
Common Hooktail, Mlawula

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Paragomphus sabicus
      Flapper Hooktail
   

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Distribution: Found in Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Habitat: Subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry shrubland, moist shrubland, and rivers.
Comments: Occurrence in Eswatini confirmed by historical records, UCT-ADU OdonataMAP.

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Information extracted from "Dragonflies and Damselflies of South Africa" by Michael J Samways, which also includes detailed descriptions of each species.




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