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    The Usambara Mountains of northeastern Tanzania in tropical East Africa, comprise the easternmost ranges of the Eastern Arc Mountains. The ranges of approximately...
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  • The Usambara Railway (German: Usambarabahn) was the first railway to be built in German East Africa and what is today Tanzania. A railway company was created...
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    Hypolimnas usambara, the red spot diadem or Usambara diadem, is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It is found along the coast of Kenya and in Tanzania...
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  • The Usambara hyliota (Hyliota usambara) is a species of Hyliota. It is found only in the Usambara Mountains in Tanga Region of Tanzania. Its natural habitats...
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  • The Usambara eagle-owl, also called the East African nduk eagle-owl or Vosseier's eagle-owl, (Ketupa poensis vosseleri) is a taxon of owl in the family...
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  • The Usambara akalat (Sheppardia montana), also known as the Usambara alethe or Usambara robin-chat, is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It...
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  • The Usambara weaver (Ploceus nicolli) is a species of bird in the family Ploceidae. It is endemic to Tanzania. Its natural habitats are subtropical or...
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    Thelotornis usambaricus, also known commonly as the Usambara vine snake, is a species of snake in the subfamily Colubrinae of the family Colubridae. The...
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    The Usambara thrush (Turdus roehli), also known as Roehl's thrush or Usambara olive thrush, is a species of thrush found in eastern Africa. Formerly,...
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    The Usambara shrew (Crocidura usambarae) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae. It is endemic to Bumbuli District of Tanga Region in Tanzania...
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    Trioceros deremensis, the Usambara three-horned chameleon or wavy chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to forests in the Eastern Arc Mountains...
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    Fischer's chameleon (Kinyongia fischeri), also known commonly as the Nguru blade-horned chameleon and the Nguru two-horned chameleon, is a species of chameleon...
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    Common names: Usambara bush viper, horned bush viper, eyelash bush viper, more. Atheris ceratophora is a venomous viper species endemic to a few mountain...
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  • Melittia usambara is a moth of the family Sesiidae. It is known from Tanzania. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Melittia usambara. Wikispecies has...
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    The West Usambara two-horned chameleon or West Usambara blade-horned chameleon (Kinyongia multituberculata) is a species of chameleon endemic to the West...
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    The Usambara dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus gravis) is a species of gecko endemic to the Usambara Mountains in Tanzania. Msuya, C.A.; Ngalason, W.; Howell,...
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    Rhampholeon temporalis, the Usambara stumptail chameleon or East Usambara pygmy chameleon, is a species of chameleon found in Tanzania. Tolley, K.; Menegon...
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    Kinyongia matschiei, common name giant monkey-tailed east Usambara two-horned chameleon, giant east Usambara blade-horned chameleon, and Matschie's two-horned...
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  • The Usambara double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris usambaricus) is a species of bird in the family Nectariniidae. It is a resident breeder in the tropical...
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  • snake (Afrotyphlops gierrai), also commonly called the Usambara spotted blind snake and the Usambara spotted worm snake, is a species of snake in the family...
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    is on the Usambara Mountains of Lushoto District, Korogwe District and Bumbuli District. They are native to the valleys and eastern Usambara Mountains...
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    Kinyongia tenuis, also known as the Usambara soft-horned chameleon, Usambara flap-nosed chameleon and Matschie's dwarf chameleon, is a fairly small species...
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  • The Usambara torrent frog (Arthroleptides martiensseni), also known as Martienssen's torrent frog or Tanzania rocky river frog, is a species of frog in...
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    The montane nightjar (Caprimulgus poliocephalus), mountain nightjar or Abyssinian nightjar, is a species of nightjar in the family Caprimulgidae. It is...
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  • Hoplophryne rogersi, also known as the Tanzania banana frog, Usambara banana frog, Usambara blue-bellied frog, and Roger's three-fingered frog, is a species...
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  • endemic to Tanzania. A single specimen was collected in 1910 at Amani in the Usambara mountains, at an altitude of 900m. In spite of intensive field work in...
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  • Philothamnus macrops, the large-eyed green snake or Usambara green snake, is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. The snake is found in Tanzania...
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  • Aparallactus werneri, or the Usambara centipede-eater, is a species of mildly venomous rear-fanged snake in the family Lamprophiidae. The species is endemic...
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    maps of the region. In 1888, with geographer Hans Meyer, he explored the Usambara region, with designs of continuing on to Mount Kilimanjaro. The two explorers'...
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    Eastern vine snake Eastern Africa. Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley, 2001 Usambara vine snake Tanzania (East Usambara Mts), Kenya (coast), Mozambique...
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