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Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve: biological and socio-economic survey 31 3.7 References cited Baillie, J. & Groombridge, B. (Eds.) 1996. 1996 IUCN Red list of threatened animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland & Cambridge. Davies G. & Vanden Berghe E. 1994. Checklist of the mammals of East Africa. East African Natural History Society, Nairobi. Dorst, J. & Dandelot, P. 1972. A field guide to the larger mammals of Africa. Collins, London. Eltringham, S.K. & Malpas, R.C. 1993. The conservation status of Uganda’s Game and Forest Reserves in 1982 and 1983. Afr. J. Ecol. 31:91-105. Eltringham, S.K., Malpas, R.C., & Tindigarukayo, J. 1992. The conservation status of Uganda’s Game and Forest Reserves in 1982-3. Uganda Institute of Ecology, Mweya. Kingdon, J. 1974a. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. I. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Kingdon, J. 1974b. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. II, Part B (Hares and rodents). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Kingdon, J. 1977. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. III, Part A (Carnivores). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Kingdon, J. 1979. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. III, Part B (Large mammals). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Kingdon, J. 1982a. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. III, Part C (Bovids). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Kingdon, J. 1982b. East African mammals: an atlas of evolution in Africa: Vol. III, Part D (Bovids). University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Lamprey, R.F. & Michelmore, F. 1996a. The Wildlife Protected Areas of Uganda: preliminary aerial survey results and their assessment plus initial recommendations. Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities, Kampala. Lamprey, R.F. & Michelmore, F. 1996b. Surveys of Uganda’s Wildlife Protected Areas: phase II surveys: May - June 1996. Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife & Antiquities, Kampala. Liebenberg, L. 1990. A field guide to the animal tracks of southern Africa. David Philip Publishers, Clairemont, South Africa. Stuart, C. & Stuart, T. 1994. A field guide to the tracks and signs of southern and East African wildlife. Southern Book Publishers, Cape Town. Walker, C. 1988. Signs of the wild: a field guide to the spoor and signs of the mammals of southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town. Frontier-Uganda Wildlife Protected Areas Project January 1998 Baseline Surveys Programme Report No. 13
Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve: biological and socio-economic survey 32 4.0 SMALL FAUNA SURVEY (Julia Lloyd) 4.1 Summary A survey of the fauna: small rodents; shrews; bats; reptiles; amphibians; and butterflies of Pian-Upe Wildlife Reserve was conducted between October and December 1996 and April and June 1997. Standard and repeatable methods were used at six sampling sites. Preliminary identifications of the small fauna were made in the field, and confirmed by taxonomists at Makerere University. Twelve species of small rodent, three species of shrew, five species of bat, and 11 species of reptile were identified, representing 7.9% of the country’s diversity for these taxa. Further taxonomic work on specimens collected but not identified at the time of writing is likely to identify more species. 4.2 Introduction 4.2.1 Aims The small fauna survey aims to use standard and repeatable methods to: • collect baseline data on the presence of selected taxa of small fauna: small rodents; shrews; bats; reptiles; amphibians; and butterflies within the reserve; Specimens are curated at the Zoology Museum at Makerere University. Tissue (DNA) samples from snakes are submitted to the Institute of Population Biology at the University of Copenhagen. 4.2.2 Previous studies There are no previous studies of the small fauna of the reserve, although the small rodents, shrews, and butterflies of Napak and Kadam Forest Reserves were surveyed as part of the Forest Department’s Biodiversity Inventory Programme. Small rodents, shrews, bats, reptiles, and butterflies were surveyed throughout Karamoja by Pomeroy & Tushabe (1996) but they did not sample within the reserve, and their field data were not available at the time of writing. 4.3 Overview of methods The survey was conducted in two phases from October to December 1996 and April to June 1997. Volunteer research assistants were trained in appropriate animal capture and handling techniques, data recording, and in the use of appropriate field guides and keys. Small fauna from six taxonomic groups: small rodents; shrews; bats; reptiles; amphibians; and butterflies were surveyed using standard and repeatable methods. These groups were chosen for their ease of capture, preservation and identification. Furthermore they are likely to be indicators of overall diversity and habitat quality. Preliminary species identification was carried out in the field, and voucher specimens were taken of each species for confirmation of identification by taxonomists from the Department of Zoology, Makerere University. Frontier-Uganda Wildlife Protected Areas Project January 1998 Baseline Surveys Programme Report No. 13
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