Site Summary: On a visit to Doli Lodge for two weeks in March 2025 (with Ian Thompson) I saw +24 mammal species in the lodge area. Mammal highlights were Cameroon Scaly-tail, Derby’s Anomalure, Beecroft’s Anomalure and Yellow-winged False Vampire (apparently rare in forests). Only two snakes were seen, Western Forest Centipede-Eater and Blue-tailed Nocturnal Tree Snake. My reptile sightings are described in a separate report here.
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Central African Republic
Dzanga National Park mammal records (Central African Republic, 2025)
Site Summary: In March 2025 I visited Dzanga Bai and Bai Hokou, both in Dzanga National Park, with Ian Thompson. The +20 mammal species seen on four days in the park (excluding the buffer zone) included Forest Elephant, Bongo, Giant Forest Hog, Agile Mangabey and Noack’s Round-leaf Bat. My reptile records for Dzanga-Sangha are reported separately HERE and included Gonwouo’s Mabuya (Trachylepis gonwouoi).
Continue readingDzanga-Sangha reptile records (Central African Republic, 2025)
Summary: In March 2025, I saw eight reptile species in the Dzanga National Park and Doli Lodge area. This included what appears to be the first record in the Central African Republic of Gonwouo’s Mabuya (Trachylepis gonwouoi).
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Country Summary: My only visit to the Central African Republic was in 2025 (with Ian Thompson) and was focused on Dzanga National Park and its buffer zone. I saw +40 mammal species, the highlights being Bongo, Giant Forest Hog, African Forest Elephant, Derby’s Anomalure, Beecroft’s Anomalure, Cameroon Scaly-tail and Noack’s Round-leaf Bat. I also saw eight reptile species including Gonwouo’s Mabuya (Trachylepis gonwouoi), not previously reported in the CAR.
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