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Reptiles of Kakamega Forest, Kenya, East Africa
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Last update: 2009-11-09 Done by: Andre Koch
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| Description | In total, 61 reptile species are known from Kakamega Forest, Western Kenya. These include 1 turtle species (Pelomedusidae), 24 lizards (Agamidae, 3 spp.; Chamaeleonidae, 5 spp.; Cordylidae, 1 sp.; Gekkonidae, 4 spp.; Lacertidae, 2 spp.; Scincidae, 8 spp.; Varanidae, 1 sp.) and 36 snakes (Atractaspididae, 1 sp.; Colubridae, 23 spp.; Elapidae, 4 spp.; Typhlopidae, 2 spp.; Viperidae, 6 spp.). During the BIOTA project one agamid species (Agama finchi Böhme et al. 2005) was new described from the vicinities of Kakamega Forest. |
| Purpose |
Summary of species diversity of reptiles in Kakamega Forest |
| Main theme(s) |
- checklists
- reptiles
- Kakamega Forest
- Kenya
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| Subtheme(s) |
biodiversity |
| Biome(s) |
tropical rainforest |
| Country(ies) |
Kenya |
| Administration unit(s) |
Kakamega Forest |
| Locality(ies) |
Kakamega Forest |
| BIOTA Observatory(ies) |
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| Period(s) |
BIOTA Africa phase I + II |
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| Responsible person(s) |
Andre Koch; Stefan Lötters; Philipp Wagner; Beryl A. Bwong; Susanne Schick; Patrick K. Malonza; Vincent Muchai; D. Victor Wasonga; Michael Veith |
| Regional networks(s) |
BIOTA East Africa |
| Related subprojects / workpackages / topics |
BIOTA Africa-E08 |
| Copyright holder |
Andre Koch |
| Restrictions of dissemination |
none |
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none |
| Duration of protection |
none |
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| Data |
| Format |
MS-Excel |
| File name(s) / size(s) |
Reptilien_Kakamega.xls / 46.5 KB |
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| Related publications |
- Böhme, W., Wagner, P., Malonza, P., Lötters, S., Köhler, J.: 2005 A new species of the Agama agama group (Squamata: Agamidae) from western Kenya, East Africa, with comments on Agama lionotus Boulenger, 1896. Russian Journal of Herpetology, 12(2): 143-150.
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Chippaux, J.-P. 2001: Les serpents d´Afrique occidentale et centrale. Èditions de l´IRD, Paris. 292 pp.
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Lötters, S., Wagner, P., Bwong, B. A., Schick, S., Malonza, K. P., Muchai, V., Wasonga, D. V., Veith, M.: 2007. A fieldguide to the amphibians and reptiles of the Kakamega Forest / Amfibia na reptilia wanaopatikana msitu wa Kakamega. National Museums of Kenya and University of Mainz, Nairobi and Mainz, 112 pp. ISBN 978-3-00-021841-5
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Spawls, S., K. Howell, R. C. Drewes, J. Ashe: 2002. A field guide to the reptiles of East Africa. Academic Press, London, 543 pp.
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Wagner, P., W. Böhme: 2007. Herpetofauna Kakamegensis – The amphibians and reptiles of Kakamega Forest, western Kenya. Bonner Zool. Beitr., 55(2): 123-150.
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Wagner, P., Köhler, J., Schmitz, A., Böhme, W.: 2008. The biogeographical assignment of a west Kenyan rain forest remnant: further evidence from analysis of its reptile fauna. Journal of Biogeography (2008) 35, 1349–1361.
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| Contact person |
Lötters, Stefan
University of Trier
Am Wissenschaftspark 25-27
54296 Trier
Germany
Phone: +49 (0)651-201-4174
 loetters@uni-trier.de
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