Prolegomena for a checklist of the terrestrial molluscs of the Upemba National Park, Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo
2001
Bruggen, A.C. van (Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum, Leiden (Netherlands) | Goethem, J.L. van
Dr William Adam's explorations of the Upemba National Park (Katanga, D.R. Congo) in 1948-1949 have yielded an enormous number of terrestrial molluscs. So far 70 species have been identified of which 22 have not (yet) been reported from outside this national park, the so-called 'endemics'. The strongly biased preliminary checklist enumerates a large number of species with small to at most medium-sized shells (e.g. at least 35 streptaxids) reflecting the interest of Dr Aadam (and the present authors). Some families are poorly (e.g. Achatinidae, Urocyclidae) or not at all (e.g. Pomatiasidae, Subulinidae) represented, indicating that much identification work is still outstanding. The list contains new distribution records and illustrations of poorly known taxa. The total number of terrestrial gastropod species in the Upemba National Park is estimated at 120. Comparison with what is known about the distribution of the land molluscs of Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi shows that many species are shared by these countries and the Upemba National Park.
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