. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Fig. 3. Landscape round the village of Didja, southern Benin. Photo: K. Ullenbruch type (Mondjkannagni 1969) and of secondary forest in various developmental stages. Within this dynamic sys- tem, the South American fast-growing asteracean neophyte Chromolaema odarata is commonly found along small roads and paths and at the forest edges. In smaller plan- tations, next to the larger ones with teak, trees such as Gmelina arborea, frake (Terminalia superba), samba wood {Triplochiton skleroxylori) and, especially in the Tof- fo sector, the fire-resistent Cassia
. Bonn zoological bulletin. Zoology. Fig. 3. Landscape round the village of Didja, southern Benin. Photo: K. Ullenbruch type (Mondjkannagni 1969) and of secondary forest in various developmental stages. Within this dynamic sys- tem, the South American fast-growing asteracean neophyte Chromolaema odarata is commonly found along small roads and paths and at the forest edges. In smaller plan- tations, next to the larger ones with teak, trees such as Gmelina arborea, frake (Terminalia superba), samba wood {Triplochiton skleroxylori) and, especially in the Tof- fo sector, the fire-resistent Cassia siamea are cultivated (Specht 2002). The remaining collecting sites in southern Benin were: - Didja village, situated ca. 25 km NW of Bohicon and largely surrounded by an agriculturally formed land- scape. The area north of Didja is characterised by bush and tree savannas (Figure 3). - Dan Forest or Foret de Dan is situated ca. 15 km NE of Didja and is regularly visited by hunters from Fig. 4. Gallery forests at the Zou River, southern Benin. Pho- to: K. Ullenbruch Bonn zoological Bulletin 57 (1): 31-54 - Za-Kpota, 18 km NE of Bohicon, is likewise largely sur- rounded by an agricultural area, replaced in the north- west by large tree savannas. 7 km N of Za-Kpota, the Zou River is running, being accompanied on its banks by a small strip of dense and degraded gallery forest which belongs to the hunting grounds of the villagers (Figure 4). - Lokoli Forest or Foret de Lokoli, a 500 ha large forest on the Hounto River, ca. 100 km N of Cotonou. Numer- ous sideanns of the Hounto River run through Lokoli Forest so that it is penetrable only by boat (Figure 5). For further details, in the context of an amphibian sur- vey, see Rodel et al. (2007).. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zoologisches F
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