Family / Scientific name - Coastal Forests of Kenya and Tanzania

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REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary 4 Reptiles The summary of Reptile species recorded in Rufiji District was compiled from various sources, detailed below: �� Howell et al, 2000. A Preliminary Biodiversity (Fauna) Assessment of the Rufiji Floodplain and Delta. REMP Technical Report No. 9 (Howell, 2000) �� Burgess, N.D. and Clarke, G.P. (eds) 2000. The Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa, IUCN Conservation Programme, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, England. (Bur 00) �� Per. comm. REMP. Personal Observations by REMP Staff. Habitat descriptions and Endemism are taken from Spawls, et al, 2002. Conservation Status is taken from Hilton-Taylor, 2000 and Howell et al, 2000. In total, 87 species (from 25 families/subfamilies from 5 orders) are recorded. Of these, eight species are forest dependent, and thus are vulnerable to forest loss. Of these forest dependent species five species are also endemic to Coastal Forests or Tanzania. A further 60 species may use forest edges and other habitats including woodland and wooded grassland. Twelve reptile species recorded show some level of endemism, five of which are endemic to Coastal Forests. Endemic reptile species are listed below: Table 2: Endemic Reptile Species Family/Subfamily Species Common Name End. Status COLUBRINAE Philothamnus macrops Usambara Green Snake CF end GEKKONIDAE Cnemaspis uzungwae Udzungwa Forest Gecko CF End LEPTOTYPHLOPIDAE Leptotyphlops macrops Large-eyed Worm Snake CF end SCINCIDAE: SCINCINAE Sepsina tetradactyla Four-toed Fossorial Skink CF end TYPHLOPIDAE Typhlops rondoensis Rondo Plateau Blind Snake CF end BOIGINI Crotaphopeltis tornieri Tornier's Cat Snake N End AMPHISBAENIDAE Loveridgea ionidesi Liwale Round-snouted Worm Lizard Tz End ATRACTASPIDIDAE Ambylodipsas katangensis Ionides' Purple-Glossed Snake TZ End ATRACTASPIDIDAE Aparallactus werneri Usambara Centipede-eater Tz End GEKKONIDAE Lygodactylus viscatus Copal Dwarf Gecko TZ End GEKKONIDAE L. broadleyi Broadley's Dwarf Gecko TZ End GEKKONIDAE L. luteopicturatus Yellow-headed Dwarf Gecko Tz/K End CF End – Coastal Forest Endemic, TZ End – Tanzania Endemic, N End – Near Endemic, Tz/K End – Tanzania / Kenya Endemic One species, Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), is listed as Endangered on the IUCN red data lists (Hilton-Taylor, 2000). Four reptile species, Green Turtle (Chelonia mydas), Flap-necked Chameleon (Chamaeleo dilepis) Giant One-horned Chameleon (Chamaeleo melleri) and the Southern African Rock Python (Python natalensis) are protected under CITES, restricting trade in those species. 28
REMP Technical Report 44: Biodiversity Summary Table 3:Reptile Species recorded in Rufiji District Cons Status Dist WE KH SGR MK KG TO NK Other sites Reference End. Status Species Common Name Ecol. Status Order Family /Subfamily TESTUDINES Ruhoi F Per. comm. REMP Lugongwe Per. comm. REMP Lugongwe Per. comm. REMP TESTUDINIDAE Geochelone pardalis Leopard Tortoise N Widespread Cycloderma frenatum Zambezi Soft-shelled Turtle N Widespread Pelusios sinuatus Serrated Hinged Terrapin N Widespread CHELONIIDAE Per. comm. REMP Green Turtle Tr W EN CITES I Rufiji Coastline Chelonia mydas SAURIA (LIZARDS) GEKKONIDAE Cnemaspis uzungwae Udzungwa Forest Gecko F CF End X X X Howell 2000 Hemidactylus mabouia Tropical House Gecko O Widespread X X Howell 2000 H. platycephalus Tree Gecko O Widespread X X Howell 2000 Lygodactylus broadleyi Broadley's Dwarf Gecko O TZ End X Howell 2000 L. capensis grotei Grote's Cape Dwarf Gecko O X X Howell 2000 L. viscatus Copal Dwarf Gecko F TZ End X X X Howell 2000 L. luteopicturatus Yellow-headed Dwarf Gecko N Tz/K X X Howell 2000 End Pachydactylus turneri Turner's Thick-toed Gecko O Widespread X Howell 2000 SCINCIDAE: LYGOSOMATINAE Sepsina tetradactyla Four-toed Fossorial Skink O CF end X X X X Howell 2000 Melanoseps loveridgei Loveridge's Limbless Skink F X Howell 2000 Mabuya boulengeri Boulenger's Skink O Widespread X X X Howell 2000 Mabuya maculilabris Speckle-lipped Skink O Widespread X X Howell 2000 Table 4: Reptile Species In Rufiji District 29
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