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About Tutorial Glossary Documents Images Maps Google Earth Please provide feedback! Click for details You are here: Home>The River Basin >Ecology & Biodiversity >Biodiversity > The River Basin Biodiversity in the Basin >Endemic Species Introduction Geography Climate and Weather Hydrology Water Quality Ecology & Biodiversity “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 Explore the sub- basins of the 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 Video Interviews about the integrated and transboundary management of the Kunene River basin Explore the interactions of living organisms in aquatic environments Source: Adapted from the Namibia Nature Foundation 2009 Examine how the hydrologic cycle moves water through and around the earth send a general website comment report a specific comment about this page The Welwitschia plant (Welwitscha mirabilis). Source: Gottrop 2004 Source: Gottrop 2004 ( click to enlarge ) Namaqua chameleon. Source: Clark 2006 ( click to enlarge ) 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 Next: Eco- regions and Biodiversity Hotspots