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  • There are also 14 species in common with just Mt. Cameroon and not Bioko, adding Andropadus montanus, Phyllastrephus poliocephalus, Laniarius atroflavus, Malaconotus gladiator, Cossypha isabellae, and the race Cisticola chubbi discolor (sometimes considered a separate species C. discolor).

    Cameroonian Highlands forests 2009

  • Other endangered species include the endemic Rattus montanus and five shrews: Crocidura miya, Feroculus feroculus, Solisorex pearsoni, Suncus fellowsgordoni, and Suncus zeylanicus.

    Sri Lanka montane rain forests 2008

  • Andringitra also has a newly discovered endemic Gekkonidae, Lygodactylus montanus.

    Madagascar ericoid thickets 2008

  • A number of weta (large, flightless insects restricted to New Zealand) are also found in the alpine zone, including the widespread alpine weta (Deinaacrida pluvialis) which lives at altitudes up to 1,800 m, and the Mt. Cook flea (Pharmacus montanus), a cave weta that lives in rock crevices above the snowline.

    Southland montane grasslands 2008

  • The two endemic shrews, Suncus zeylanicus and Suncus montanus, are endangered and vulnerable, respectively.

    Sri Lanka lowland rain forests 2008

  • Endemic amphibian species are also distributed in certain mountain areas where conifer and broadleaf forests occur (i.e. Salamandra salamandra corsica, Discoglossus montalentii, and Euproctus montanus).

    Corsican montane broadleaf and mixed forests 2008

  • The mountains contain three nationally endemic species of geckos: Asaccus montanus, A. platyrhynchus and Pristurus gallagheri.

    Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands 2008

  • Endemic amphibian species are also distributed in certain mountain areas where conifer and broadleaf forests occur, for example Salamandra salamandra corsica, Discoglossus montalentii, and Euproctus montanus.

    South Appenine mixed montane forests 2007

  • Reptiles of the family Tropidurus are numerous including species of T. nanuzae, T. erythrocepalus, T. montanus, and T. mucujensis.

    Campos Rupestres montane savanna 2007

  • Many of the trees in these broadleaf forests such as Gnetum montanus, Cycas pectinata, Cyathea spinulosa (tree ferns), Rauwolfia serpentina, Pandanus nepalensis, Calamus lalifolius, C. leptospadix, Phoenix humilis, and Phoenix sylvestris have become very rare in Nepal.

    Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests 2007

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