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LIST OF PLANT AND ANIMAL SPECIES OF RUGEZI WETLANDS (Source: ARCOS,2012) N.B:This list is not exhaustive. More detailed studies will be conducted to assess the current status of fauna and flora of Rugezi wetland. Amphibian fauna Species Afrixalus fulvovittatus Amietia angolensis Amietophrynus kisoloensis Hyperolius kivuensis Hyperolius lateralis Hyperolius viridiflavus Hyperolius alticola Kassina senegalensis Leptopelis kivuensis Phrynobatrachus natalensis Phrynobatrachus sp1 Ptychadena mascareniensis Ptychadena sp1 Xenopus wittei Reptilian fauna of Rugezi Wetland Adolfus jacksoni Chamaeleo rudis Philothamnus rwandae Mammals fauna of Rugezi Sitatunga, Tragelaphus spekei (very rare in Rugezi due to intensive hunting) Aonyx capensis (Otter), Rodents like Tryonomys sp., (Inkezi), Many species of Muridae family (Imbeba) Birds species Endangered Species (listed on IUCN red list) Grauer’s Swamp Warbler (EN) Grey-crowned Crane (EN) Bradypterus carpalis (VU). Laniarius mufumbiri (NT) Migrant species Common Sandpiper , European Bee-eater Yellow Wagtail Yellow Warbler Papyrus Gonolec Waterbird Species Knob-billed Duck, African Jacana, African Wattled Yellow-billed Duck Long-toed Lapwing, Great White Pelican, Red- billed Duck Hottentot Teal recorded Wattled Lapwing, Spur-winged Goose Knob-billed Duck, Rufous-bellied Heron PLANT SPECIES The following species occur and is dominant throughout the wetland system Cyperus cf. denudatus, Thelypteris confluens, Sphagnum cuspidatum, Sphagnum perichaetiale, Erica rugegensis, Cyperus rigidifolia, Polygonum strigosum, Xyris validus, Miscanthus violaceus, Vaccinium stanleyi, Wetland plant species that occur in the open water areas Ranunculus multifidus, Pycreus pectinatus, Schoenoplectus corymbosus, Laurembergia repens, Potamogeton thunbergii, Utricularia troupinii, Juncus oxycarpus, Eleocharis acutangula Nymphaea nouchali var caerulea, Leersia hexandra Persicaria decipiens. Fern specie occurring in the wetland Thelypteris confluens Osmunda regalis Pityrogramma aurantiaca Orchids Satyrium crassicaule Cynorkis anacamptoides Bryophytes (mosses) Lycopodiella cernua, Sphagnum cuspidatum Sphagnum perichaetiale Exotic species Acacia dealbata, Acacia mearnsii, Eucalyptus grandis, Solanum spp Pennisetum clandestinum Tagetes minuta, Solanum sisymbriifolium, Senna septemtrionalis, .

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