Exploration into the hidden world of Mozambique’s sky island forests: new discoveries of reptiles and amphibians

Autor: Werner Conradie, Gabriela Bittencourt-Silva, Hanlie M. Engelbrecht, Simon P. Loader, Michele Menegon, Cristóvão Nanvonamuquitxo, Michael Scott, Krystal A. Tolley
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Zoosystematics and Evolution, Vol 92, Iss 2, Pp 163-180 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1860-0743
1435-1935
DOI: 10.3897/zse.92.9948
Popis: We carried out a survey of reptiles and amphibians within Afromontane forest and woodland slopes of three inselbergs in northern Mozambique (Mount Mabu, Mount Namuli, and Mount Ribáuè). A total of 56 species (22 amphibians and 34 reptiles) were recorded during the current survey. Our findings substantially increase the number of herpetofaunal species recorded from these mountains (Mount Ribáuè 59%, Mount Mabu 37%, and Mount Namuli 11% of the total species), including one new country record and several putative new species. An updated checklist of the herpetofauna of these mountains is presented.
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