. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 338. Until recently, the faunal exploration of the archipelago has scratched only the surface of the total fauna. After a number of expeditions at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries (Günther 1881, Peters 1882, Dixey et al. 1898, Forbes 1903, Steindachner 1903), the islands were ignored by zoological researchers. This was mainly due to geographical as well as political isolation. Only limited field work was possible during the time of southern Yemeni independence (Wranik et al. 1986). An overview of animal taxa known from Soqo
. Bonner zoologische Monographien. Zoology. 338. Until recently, the faunal exploration of the archipelago has scratched only the surface of the total fauna. After a number of expeditions at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th centuries (Günther 1881, Peters 1882, Dixey et al. 1898, Forbes 1903, Steindachner 1903), the islands were ignored by zoological researchers. This was mainly due to geographical as well as political isolation. Only limited field work was possible during the time of southern Yemeni independence (Wranik et al. 1986). An overview of animal taxa known from Soqotra prior to our expedition was given by Wranik (1998a). This report is based on a four-week stay on Soqotra, Semha and Abd El Kuri during the whole of February 1999, as participants of the UNDP/GEF project 'Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biodiversity of Soqotra Archipelago', which aimed at compiling an inventory of fauna and flora of the archipelago in order to design a master plan for conservation (Joger et al. 1999).. 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 Bonn, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
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