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“A species is classified as being endemic to a country or an ecoregion if all or a major
Ecology
part (+75 %) of its range is found in it. The percentage depends on which group or
Aquatic Ecology
taxa the species belongs to. Biologists working on mammals, amphibians and reptiles
Wetlands
usually use 75%, those working on birds usually use 90 %, while for plants, fish,
Biodiversity
insects and arachnids only species with 100 % of their populations and ranges in
Biodiversity in the Basin
Namibia are considered to be endemic ” (Namibia Nature Foundation 2009).
Endemic Species
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Eco- regions & Hotspots
Biodiversity Resources & The table below shows the endemic species list for the whole of Namibia. The number Kunene River
of endemic species inside the Kunene basin, at least on the Namibian side, is likely to
Protected Areas
be much lower because many endemic species in Namibia occur outside of the basin.
Human Impacts
Watersheds
No comprehensive data on endemic species is available for Angola due to the limited
References
biological research over the last 30 years. Species richness is likely to be
underrepresented.
Endemic Species
Number of Endemic Species in Angola and Namibia
Taxon
Endemic species in Angola
Endemic species in Namibia
Plants
Unknown
687
Reptiles
Unknown
71
Amphibians
Unknown
6
Fish
Unknown
5
Arachnids
Unknown
89
Birds
Unknown
14
Mammals
Unknown
1
Insects
Unknown
1 541
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Source: Adapted from the Namibia Nature Foundation 2009
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The Welwitschia plant (Welwitscha
mirabilis).
Source: Gottrop 2004
Source: Gottrop 2004
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Namaqua chameleon.
Source: Clark 2006
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Endemic Species of the Main Ecoregions in the Kunene River Basin
Mammals
Black- faced Impala (Aepyceros melampus petersi)
Mountain Zebra (Equus zebra hartmannae)
Mountain Ground Squirrel (Xerus princeps)
Kaokoveld Rock Dassie (Procavia capensis welwitschii)
Angolawing- gland Bat (Myotis seabrai)
Bat(Laephotis namibensis)
Bush Rat(Aethomys Thomasi)
White- toothed Shrews (Crocidura erica, C. nigricans)
Plants
Welwitscha mirabilis
Kaokochloa sp.
Barleria solitaria
Indigofera cunensis
Merremia multisecta
Stipagrostis ramulosa
Birds
Cinderella Waxbill (Estrilda thomensis, LR) Kunene Riverbed only
Grey- striped Francolin (Francolinus griseostriatus)
Red- crested Tauraco (Tauraco erythrolophus)
Angola Helmetshrike (Prionops gabela)
White- fronted Wattle- eye (Platysteira albifrons)
Angolaslaty- Flycatcher (Dioptrornis brunneus)
Gabela Akalat (Sheppardia gabela)
Angola Cave- chat (Xenocopsychus ansorgei)
Pulitzer’s Longbill (Macrosphenus pulitzeri)
Golden- backed Bishop (Euplectes aureus)
Orangebreasted Bush Shrike (Laniarius brauni)
Gabela Bush Shrike (Laniarius amboimensis )
Rockrunner (Achaetops pycnopygius)
Grey Kestrel (Falco ardosiaceus)
Carp’s Tit (Parus carpi)
Southern Violet Woodhoopoe (Phoeniculus damarensis)
Bradfield’s Hornbill (Tockus bradfieldi)
Monteiro’s Hornbill (Tockus monteiri)
Barecheeked Babbler (Turdoides gymnogenys)
Blackfaced Babbler (Turdoides melanops).
Fish
Kneria maydelli
Orthochromis machadoi
Sargochromis coulteri
Thoracochromis albolabris
Thoracochromis buysi
Clariallabes sp.
Reptiles
Namaqua Chameleon (Chamaeleo namaquensis)
Barbosa’s Leaf- toed Gecko (Hemidactylus bayonii)
Ruben's Sand Lizard (Pedioplanis rubens)
Skaapsteker (Psammophylax ocellatus)
Wedge- snouted Sand Lizard (Meroles cuneirostris)
Barking Gecko (Ptenopus kochi)
Small- scaled Sand Lizard (M. micropholidotus)
Day Gecko (Rhoptropus bradfieldi)
Monopeltis luandae
Afrogecko ansorgii
Coluber zebrina
Pedioplania benguellensis
Palmatogecko vanzeyli
Frogs
Angola Ornate Frog (Hildbrandtia ornatissima )
Huila Forest Tree Frog (Leptopeltis anchietae)
Breviceps macrops
Ptychadena mapacha
Adapted from the WWF ecoregions of the world, in Encyclopaedia of the World and
various sources 2010
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