- Udzungwa Mountains
The Udzungwa Mountains are a
mountain range south east ofDodoma inTanzania and are part of theEastern Arc Mountains . They are covered with tropical rainforest, mountain forest,miombo woodland, grassland, steppe and are home to many largemammal s, including theUzungwa Red Colobus andSanje crested mangabey , and unusual animals such as theGrey-faced Sengi . The area has extremely high biodiversity with numerous endemic species (more than 25% of the vertebrate species) [Newmark, W. D., 2002, Conserving Biodiversity in East African Forests, a Study of the Eastern Arc Mountains. Ecological Studies 155. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 197] . They rise to 2579m atLuhombero and 10% of them are protected bynational park s (theUdzungwa Mountains National Park andUdzungwa Scarp Forest Reserve ).ee also
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Kihansi Spray Toad References
External links
* [http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/uzdungwa.html TANAPA - Udzungwa Mountains National Park ]
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