Table 1. Eight tropical African sites included in herpetofaunal
comparisons. The number of species/area indicates the number of amphibian and reptile species per 1000 ha.
|
Site |
Latitude |
Elevation (m) |
Rain (m/yr) |
Area (ha) |
Amphibians |
Reptiles |
spp/area |
Reference |
|
Korup N.P., Cameroon |
5° N |
0-1950 |
2.3-5.3 |
124000 |
79 |
76 |
1.3 |
Lawson
(1993) |
|
Garamba N.P., D.R.C. |
4° N |
710-1061 |
1.5 |
480000 |
42 |
74 |
0.24 |
DeWitte
(1966) Inger
(1968) |
|
Virungas N.P., D.R.C. |
1° S |
798-5119 |
0.5-3.0 |
780000 |
58 |
109 |
0.21 |
DeWitte
(1941) Laurent
(1972) |
|
Kibale N.P., Uganda |
<1° N |
1100-1590 |
1.5 |
76600 |
28 |
46 |
0.97 |
This
study Pitman
(1974) |
|
Bwindi N.P., Uganda |
1° S |
1160-2607 |
1.4 |
32000 |
27 |
35 |
1.9 |
Drewes
& Vindum (1991, 1997) |
|
E & W Usambara, Tanzania |
5° S |
1000-2286 |
0.7-2.0 |
74100a |
24b |
28b |
0.7 |
Howell
(1993) |
|
Udzungwa Mts., Tanzania |
7° 50’ S |
300-2800 |
~2.0 |
196000a |
16b |
17b |
0.2 |
Howell
(1993) |
|
Arabuko
Sokoke F. R., Kenya |
3° 30’ S |
~10-70 |
0.6-0.9 |
36000 |
25 |
63 |
2.4 |
KIFCON
(1995) |
a – Newmark (1998)
b – forest- dependent species only