2016/09/26 by Werner Conradie, Gabriela B. Bittencourt-Silva, Hanlie M. Engelbrecht +5 · 2 citations
Environmental Science · Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Psychology · #Amphibian and Reptile Biology #Animal Behavior and Reproduction #Animal and Plant Science Education
paper · doi:10.3897/zse.92.9948
openalex publication_date 2016/09/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
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.