An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola
Angola has experienced an incredible increase of the knowledge of its herpetofauna over the past decade. However, accurate biodiversity inventories remain deficient for certain regions of particular conservation interest. We therefore provide an updated checklist of Iona National Park’...
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| author | Javier Lobón-Rovira Pedro Vaz Pinto François S. Becker Krystal A. Tolley John Measey Bruce Bennet Bastiaan Boon Sango de Sá Werner Conradie |
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| description | Angola has experienced an incredible increase of the knowledge of its herpetofauna over the past decade. However, accurate biodiversity inventories remain deficient for certain regions of particular conservation interest. We therefore provide an updated checklist of Iona National Park’s herpetofauna, with 75 recorded species, including five amphibians and 70 reptiles, 40 of these recorded for the first time in Iona National Park. These species comprise ~80% of the reptile diversity of Namibe Province. Therefore, this work recognises Iona National Park as the most reptile-diverse protected area in Angola and is potentially one of the richest in southern Africa. Consequently, this work enhances the importance of specific conservation plans in the area and the need for further investigation into the hidden biodiversity of this region. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-fc8dc736752a4439b712544297afd1352022-12-21T21:10:42ZengPensoft PublishersCheck List1809-127X2022-04-0118228932110.15560/18.2.28977840An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern AngolaJavier Lobón-Rovira0Pedro Vaz Pinto1François S. Becker2Krystal A. Tolley3John Measey4Bruce Bennet5Bastiaan Boon6Sango de Sá7Werner Conradie8CIBIO-InBioCIBIO/InBioNational Museum of NamibiaSouth African National Biodiversity Institute Kirstenbosch Research CentreStellenbosch UniversityAfrican ParksAfrican ParksINBC – Instituto Nacional da Biodiversidade e ConservaçãoNelson Mandela UniversityAngola has experienced an incredible increase of the knowledge of its herpetofauna over the past decade. However, accurate biodiversity inventories remain deficient for certain regions of particular conservation interest. We therefore provide an updated checklist of Iona National Park’s herpetofauna, with 75 recorded species, including five amphibians and 70 reptiles, 40 of these recorded for the first time in Iona National Park. These species comprise ~80% of the reptile diversity of Namibe Province. Therefore, this work recognises Iona National Park as the most reptile-diverse protected area in Angola and is potentially one of the richest in southern Africa. Consequently, this work enhances the importance of specific conservation plans in the area and the need for further investigation into the hidden biodiversity of this region.https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/77840/download/pdf/Amphibiansbiodiversitychecklistconservation |
| spellingShingle | Javier Lobón-Rovira Pedro Vaz Pinto François S. Becker Krystal A. Tolley John Measey Bruce Bennet Bastiaan Boon Sango de Sá Werner Conradie An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola Check List Amphibians biodiversity checklist conservation |
| title | An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola |
| title_full | An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola |
| title_fullStr | An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola |
| title_full_unstemmed | An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola |
| title_short | An updated herpetofaunal species inventory of Iona National Park in southwestern Angola |
| title_sort | updated herpetofaunal species inventory of iona national park in southwestern angola |
| topic | Amphibians biodiversity checklist conservation |
| url | https://checklist.pensoft.net/article/77840/download/pdf/ |
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