Frontier Tanzania Environmental Research REPORT 110 ...

Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve
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Arc forests. If the identification of the frog Leptopelis barbouri is verified, the record in
Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve will also represent a range extension for this species, again
previously only recorded within selected Eastern Arc forests. The butterfly Pentila rondo,
considered endemic to the Rondo Plateau, was tentatively identified within the reserve, thus
potentially representing another species range extension.
A high number of species recorded in Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve have not previously been
found in either the reserve or Coastal Forests in general. This reflects the lack of attention
given to Coastal Forests in past biological inventory work, which has instead often been
concentrated in the Eastern Arc mountains.
The habitats and species of Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve were found to be under pressure
from pole and timber extraction, charcoal production, fire, animal trapping, cultivation and
the presence of footpaths. Certain tree species appear to have been targeted for pole and
timber extraction, charcoal production and makonde carving. Important species such as
Milicia excelsa and Dalbergia melanoxylon are now considered rare within the reserve.
It is hoped that the results of this survey work will be used be used by those working at all
levels to ensure the protection of this extremely biologically rich but currently threatened
reserve.