Budongo - Fauna

Only named animals are included; clearly, absence from such a list is (tentative) evidence of absence only for large diurnal mammals.

From Reynolds (1965), chapter 4 and pp. 222-3

Choose from the following groups:

  1. Mammals
  2. Reptiles & Amphibians
  3. Birds
  4. Insects

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Mammals

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Notes
Artiodactyla
Bovidae
Syncerus cafferAfrican buffalo
BovidaeTragelaphus scriptusbushbuck
BovidaeCephalophus natalensisred duiker
BovidaeCephalophus monticolusblue duiker
HippopotamidaeHippopotamusamphibiushippopotamusRarely
SuidaePotamochoerus porcusred river hog
SuidaePhacochoerus aethiopicuswarthogedge of forest
Proboscidea
???
Loxodontaafricanaelephant
FelidaePantheraleolionRarely
FelidaePantherapardusleopard
ViverridaeViverracivettaAfrican civet
Chiroptera
Pteropodidae
??fruit bat
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Hyracoidea
Dendrohyraxarboreustree hyrax
Insectivora
Macroscelididae
Rhynchocyoncirneielephant shrew
Primate
Cercopithecidae
Cercopithecusascaniusred-tail monkey
CercopithecidaeCercopithecusmitisblue monkey
CercopithecidaeColobusabyssinicusblack and white colobus
CercopithecidaePapioanubisanubis baboon
PongidaePantroglodytes schweinfurthiieastern chimpanzee
Rodentia
Sciuridae
sptree squirrel
ThryonomyidaeThryonomysswinderianusforest rat

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Reptiles/Amphibians

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Notes
SquamataBitisgabonicusGaboon viper

Caususrhombeatusnight adder

Dispholidustypusboomslang

Najamelanoleucablack-lipped cobra

PythonsabaeAfrican rock python

Boaedonlineatumolive house snake

Hemidactylus?spgecko
?Kinixyssp.tortoise
AnuraHyperoliussp.tree frog

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Birds

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Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Notes
Columbiformes
?Columbidae
Turturaferblue-spotted wood dove
Galliformes
Numididae
Gutteraedouardicrested guinea-fowl
PhasianidaeFrancolinusnahaniNahan's forest francolin
PhasianidaeFrancolinusspFrancolin
Piciformes
Picidae?


woodpecker
?
?
Bycanistessubcylindricusblack and white casqued hornbill
?
?
Bycanistesalbotibialiswhite thighed hornbill
?
?
Tauracoschutiiblack billed turaco
?
?
Eurystomusgularisblue-throated roller
?
?
Eurystomusglaucurusbroad-billed roller
?
?
Lamprocoliuspurpureicepspurple-headed glossy starling
?
?
Melaenornisedolioidesblack flycatcher
?
?
Ceuthmocharesaereusyellow-bill
?
?
Psittacuserithacusgrey parrot

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Insects

Order
Family
Genus Species Common Name Notes
Coleoptera
Carabidae

black dung beetle (2")
Coleoptera
Buprestidae

metallic green dung beetle
Coleoptera
?
Goliathusgoliathusgoliath beetle (2")
Coleoptera
Telephoridae
firefly
Dictyoptera
Mantidae
Mantisreligiosamantis
?
Phasmidae
??stick insect
Diptera
?
Tabanusxanthomelaselephant fly
Diptera
?
TabanusbestihorseflySerious pests in April and May
Diptera
?
Zannatenebrosalantern fly
Diptera
?
Trentopohliasp.buttress fly
Cicadidae
?Platypleurinae
cicada

Apismellifera?honey bees

Dorylussp.safari ants
LepidopteraCymothoesp.crimson-winged butterfly
LepidopteraPrecissp.indigo-winged butterfly
LepidopteraPapilionidaesp.swallowtail butterfly
LepidopteraSaturnidaesp.Emperor moth

Other
Mollusc Testicella sp. snail-slug


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