The Herpetofauna of the Tsitsikamma Coastal and Forest National Parks

Autor:	W.R. Branch, N. Hanekom
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	1987
Předmět:	Check list herpetofauna Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park Tsitsikamma Forest National Park conservation zoogeography fynbos forest. General. Including nature conservation geographical distribution QH1-199.5
Zdroj:	Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, Vol 30, Iss 1, Pp 49-60 (1987)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0075-6458 2071-0771
DOI:	10.4102/koedoe.v30i1.502
Popis:	An annotated check list of the herpetofauna of the Tsitsikamma National Parks is given. A total of 38 species, comprising 6 chelonians (2 tortoises, 4 sea turtles), 8 lizards, 11 snakes and 13 amphibians have been collected within the parks. The diversity of the Tsitsikamma Coastal National Park is greater than that of the Tsitsikamma Forest National Park. This is due to a number of factors, including more intensive collecting, greater area and habitat diversity, and the presence of 5 marine species. The parks are important reserves for a number of species endemic to the southern coastal region, including Bradypodion damaranum, Cordylus coeruleopunctatus, Breviceps fuscus and Afrixalus knysnae. An appendix lists a number of additional species that can still be expected to occur within the parks.
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