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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).
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Other endangered species include the endemic Rattus montanus and five shrews: Crocidura miya, Feroculus feroculus, Solisorex pearsoni, Suncus fellowsgordoni, and Suncus zeylanicus.
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Andringitra also has a newly discovered endemic Gekkonidae, Lygodactylus montanus.
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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.
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The two endemic shrews, Suncus zeylanicus and Suncus montanus, are endangered and vulnerable, respectively.
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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).
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The mountains contain three nationally endemic species of geckos: Asaccus montanus, A. platyrhynchus and Pristurus gallagheri.
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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.
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Reptiles of the family Tropidurus are numerous including species of T. nanuzae, T. erythrocepalus, T. montanus, and T. mucujensis.
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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.
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