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Kambai Forest Reserve
Table 21. Summary of reptile observations.
Species Certainty Ecological type Endemic
status
Observation
location
Colubridae
Thelotornis capensis definite f W plot 30
Varanidae
Varanus niloticus definite f W
(CITES II)
OR
KEY TO ABBREVIATIONS FOR TABLE 20 & 21 (Definitions based on those described in the botanical section of
this report).
Ecological type:
• F - Forest dependent species: This is defined as primary forest only. It does not include forest edge or secondary
forest;
• f - Forest dwelling but not forest dependent: Species occurring in primary forest as defined above as well as other
vegetation types. Thus these are not forest-dependent species; and
• O - Non-forest species: These are species that do not occur in primary or secondary forest or forest edge.
Endemic status:
• E - Endemic: Occurring only in the Usambara mountains;
• N - Near endemic: Species with limited ranges usually only including coastal forest and/or the Eastern Arc
mountains;
• W - Widespread distribution.
IUCN status:
• E - Endangered
• V - Vulnerable
OR - Refers to observations outside but in proximity to the reserve to be considered associated to it.
? - Insufficient data
UK - Unknown capture location.
* In cases where the plot number is unknown, the altitude in metres is given. Each altitude represents one
specimen captured.
Certainty: Indicates the probability of the correctness of the identity of the species observed;
Definite: Can be regarded as occurring in the reserve.
Probable: Identification is likely but requires further information before being considered on the
reserve’s species list.
Table 22. Ranges of near-endemic reptile species recorded (Howell, 1993).
Near-endemic species
Aparallactus werneri
Philothamnus macrops
Melanoseps loveridgei
Rhampholeon brevicaudatus
Cnemaspis barbouri
Lygodactylus kimhowelli
Range
East Usambara; West Usambara; Uluguru; Coastal forest
East Usambara; Zanzibar; Rondo Plateau
East Usambara; Kiwengoma forest reserve
East Usambara; Uluguru; Uzungwa; Coastal forest
East Usambara; Uluguru
East Usambara; Amboni Caves Forest
East Usambara Catchment Forest Project Technical Paper 35