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Coleoptera ………. 11 families ………… 1214 species
Orthoptera ………… 4 families ……………... 42 species
Isoptera/Dictoptera… 4 families ……………..248 species
Hymenoptera ……… 1 family …………… …116 species
Lepidoptera ……….. 7 families ……………...237 species
Hemiptera ………… 7 families ……………...219 species
Diptera ……………. 4 families ………………...8 species
TOTAL…………… 38 Families …………..2084 species
Source: Dibog 2008
Molluscs form an important category of small food animals and their breeding is carried out
in some parts of the country (e.g the Centre and South West Provinces).
Table 24 Faunal Richness of Lake Beme in the Bakossi Highlands
Species Type Total Nº (Species) Endemic Strict Endemic New Discovery
Fish 132
Mammals 110
Birds 330
Reptiles 105 351 lizards spp
62 snakes spp
9 Chameleons spp
3 Crocodiles spp
Amphibians 113 50% 10 spp 6 spp
Source: Chris Wild, Berthan Morgan, Roger Fotso
Lake Beme in the Bakossi highland is the richest fresh water site for fish species worldwide
(Box 4 and Table 24)
Box 4: Biodiversity Treasures in Lake Beme-Cameroon
Lake Beme (60ha) is the richest fresh water site for fish species worldwide
It has an intact micro flock of Tilapia comprising nine endemic cichlid species
Tilapia bakossiorum
Tilapia gutturosa
Tilapia bemini
Tilapia imbriferna
Tilapia bythiobates
Tilapia spogotroktis
Tilapia flava
Tilapia synderae
Tilapia thysi
The Lake Beme species are a biparental custodial substrata-spawning
community;
The endemic species include phytoplankton and sponge-eating representatives;
Small seasonal forest pools and streams throughout Bakossi lowlands
support at least five species of killifish (Aphyosemion spp) which is endemic to
Bakossi and the adjacent Rumpi Hills;
The worlds largest frog, the Goliath frog (Conrauna goliath) is present up to
700m in the eastern tributaries of Kupe and Mwanenguba;
Mwanenguba and Bakossi host the richest assemblage of Chameleon species in
Africa, with 9 species being endemic
Source: Chris Wild, Berthan Morgan, Roger Fotso
Of the 23 endemic taxa listed in Bali-Ngemba, 12 are considered as strict endemics i.e.
only known from Bali-Ngemba and 11 as near endemic (Cheek et al 2004)
The highlands of Western Cameroon are considered an Endemic, Bird Area containing 30
restricted range species, 10 of which are recognized as vulnerable.
At least 10 species of amphibians are considered to be strictly endemic to the Bakossi
Mountains.
The Takamanda Forest Reserve (only 67.6 km 2 ) has a great diversity of plants and
animals (Table 25).
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