Frontier Tanzania Environmental Research REPORT 110 ...
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Kazimzumbwi Forest Reserve<br />
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IUCN STATUS<br />
EN - Endangered<br />
VU - Vulnerable<br />
LR – Lower Risk (cd – Conservation Dependent, nt – Near Threatened)<br />
(CITES classification is given as the Appendix in which the species appears)<br />
Eight species listed have not previously been recorded in Kazimzumbwi FR, including Leptopelis<br />
barbouri that has not previously been recorded in Coastal Forests (the identification of this<br />
species is however the only one not yet confirmed (KMH 23614) and thus this record remains<br />
tentative).<br />
The majority of amphibian records were of Arthroleptis species, which were recorded throughout<br />
the reserve. Few amphibian records were collected at trapsites 1 and 3, which unsurprisingly were<br />
not associated with water sources. The caecilian was, as expected, collected near to a water<br />
source; the River Mzumbwi.<br />
Six species recorded (26%) were forest dependent, 5 (22%) were forest dwellers and 8 (35%)<br />
were non-forest species. The greatest forest dependence was among the Arthroleptidae and some<br />
Hyperolidae, with other Hyperolidae and many Ranidae non-forest species.<br />
There are no endemic species to the Pugu Hills although 7 near-endemic species (30%) were<br />
recorded (see Table 23). One species was endemic to Coastal Forests and Eastern Arc Mountains<br />
and five species were endemic to Coastal Forest, Eastern Arc Mountains and a few other East<br />
African forests Twelve species (43%) had widespread distributions.<br />
None of the species recorded were listed as Threatened by IUCN or appear on CITES listings.<br />
Table 23 Ranges of near-endemic amphibian species recorded in Kazimzumbwi FR. (Taken from<br />
National Biodiversity Database (UDSM 1997)).<br />
Species<br />
ARTHROLEPTIDAE<br />
Arthroleptis xenodactyloides<br />
BUFONIDAE<br />
Bufo lindneri<br />
Mertensophryne micranotis<br />
HYPEROLIDAE<br />
Leptopelis argenteus<br />
Leptopelis barbouri<br />
Leptopeis flavomaculatus<br />
CAECILIDAE<br />
Boulengerula changamwensis<br />
Range<br />
Forests in <strong>Tanzania</strong>, Malawi, Mozambique, E. Zambia and E. Zimbabwe<br />
Dar es Salaam and vicinity, S. Malawi and N. Mozambique<br />
Coastal Forests of Kenya and <strong>Tanzania</strong> and the East Usambaras<br />
E. and S.E. <strong>Tanzania</strong>n coastal lowlands, possibly N. Mozambique<br />
Usambara and Udzungwa Mountains<br />
Coastal zone from Kenya to Mozambique, possibly Malawi and E. Zimbabwe<br />
Coastal Forests of Kenya and <strong>Tanzania</strong><br />
<strong>Frontier</strong>-<strong>Tanzania</strong>Coastal Forest <strong>Research</strong> Programme
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