Table 5.  A comparison of the forest-dependent herpetofaunal species richness for tropical

mid-elevation montane forests of Africa, Central America, and the Philippines.

 

Site	Elevation	Amphibians	Reptiles	Totals
Usambara F.R., Tanzania	1000-2286 m	23	29	52
Udzungwa F.R., Tanzania	300-2800 m	19	16	35
Kibale N.P., Ugandaa	1400-1550 m	15	29	44
Bwindi N.P., Ugandab	1200-2600 m	20	21	41
Virungas N.P., D. R. C.c	1300-3000 m	27	~40	67
Korup N.P., Cameroond	1080-1768	33	11	44
Monteverde, Costa Ricae	1300-1470 m	25	36	61
Cuernos de Negros, Philippinesf	1050-1350 m	7	13	20

 

Notes: 

         a - only Kibale species restricted to the forest interior are included

         b - species listed as extralimital by Drewes and Vindum (1991) are excluded

         c - only forest species found above 1300 m are included

         d - only species found at Mt. Yuhan (to 1079 m); Rumpi Hills (1,000-1,768), and Nta Ali (to 1,200) are included.  Lawson (1993) comments that these elevations were under- sampled.

         e - only species restricted to Timmerman’s (1981) pre-montane and lower montane zones (2-5) are included.

         f - only specimens in submontane and montane forest zones are included from Brown and Alcala (1961).