Fauna - Vertebrates
Common Hooktail, Mlawula

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Acisoma variegatum
      Slender Pintail
   Possibly found in Eswatini

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Distribution: Eastern and south-eastern Africa; Ethiopia to Katanga and north-eastern South Africa.
Habitat: Found in open marsh, often in low-lying and expansive areas such as flood plains. Also found near ponds and reservoirs.
Comments: Possible occurrence in Eswatini based on UCT-ADU OdonataMAP records adjacent to Swaziland.

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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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