Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
Mpanga/Kipengere Game Reserve - Frontier-publications.co.uk
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<strong>Mpanga</strong> / <strong>Kipengere</strong> <strong>Game</strong> <strong>Reserve</strong>; A Biodiversity Survey<br />
Species Common name Evidence Major habitat Notes (based on Spawls et al. 2002)<br />
re<strong>co</strong>rded from<br />
VARANIDAE<br />
Varanus niloticus Nile monitor lizard Observed WL Sporadic re<strong>co</strong>rds of this species in south-western Tanzania only<br />
VIPERIDAE<br />
Bitis arietans Puff adder Caught, Shed skin WL<br />
Causus resimus* Velvety-green night-adder Caught/observed WL Tanzanian range extension, normally found to the south of Lake<br />
Victoria<br />
Causus sp.** Night adder Observed WL Either rhombic or snouted species<br />
* Species re<strong>co</strong>rded only during dry season<br />
** Species re<strong>co</strong>rded only during wet season<br />
No * if re<strong>co</strong>rded in both the dry and wet season.<br />
WL = mid-altitude habitats<br />
FGM = afro-montane forest-grassland mosaic<br />
<strong>Frontier</strong> Tanzania Environmental Research Report 99<br />
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