| Afrotropic | |
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 The Afrotropical realm. | |
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Composition |
The Afrotropical Realm includes the Subsaharian Africa. |
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WWF prefix |
AT |
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Realm category |
For a checklist of Opiliones in the realm, see the Afrotropical Realm category. |
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Total described opilio-diversity |
739 species [1] |
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Realms of the Earth |
Afrotropic - Australasia - Indomalaya - Nearctic - Neotropic - Palearctic |
This page serves as a hub to all WWF Terrestrial Ecoregions in the Afrotropical Realm (prefix AT).
Predominant Opiliones fauna are Assamiidae, Biantidae, Phalangiidae and Triaenonychidae.
A pragmatic organization of the Afrotropical countries in major regions is given below (from WCO).
Afrotropical 1. Southern Africa: Botswana, Lesotho, Madagascar, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland (= Eswatini).
Afrotropical 2. Western Africa: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Saint Helena, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.
Afrotropical 3. Middle Africa: Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, São Tomé and Príncipe.
Afrotropical 4 Eastern Africa: (a) Arabian Peninsula: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen. (b) Continental: Burundi, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. (c) Insular: Comoros, Mauritius, Mayotte, Réunion, Seychelles.
References[]
- ↑ Kury, AB (2012a) A synopsis of catalogs and checklists of harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones). Zootaxa, 3184, 35–58.
WWF terrestrial ecoregions[]
| AT0101 | Albertine Rift montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0102 | Atlantic Equatorial coastal forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0103 | Cameroonian Highlands forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0104 | Central Congolian lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0105 | Comoros forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0106 | Cross-Niger transition forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0107 | Cross-Sanaga-Bioko coastal forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0108 | East African montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0109 | Eastern Arc forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0110 | Eastern Congolian swamp forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0111 | Eastern Guinean forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0112 | Ethiopian montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0113 | Granitic Seychelles forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0114 | Guinean montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0115 | Knysna-Amatola montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0116 | KwaZulu-Cape coastal forest mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0117 | Madagascar lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0118 | Madagascar subhumid forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0119 | Maputaland coastal forest mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0120 | Mascarene forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0121 | Mount Cameroon and Bioko montane forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0122 | Niger Delta swamp forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0123 | Nigerian lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0124 | Northeastern Congolian lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0125 | Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0126 | Northwestern Congolian lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0127 | Sao Tome and Principe moist lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0128 | Southern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0129 | Western Congolian swamp forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0130 | Western Guinean lowland forests | Tropical & Subtropical Moist Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0201 | Cape Verde Islands dry forests | Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0202 | Madagascar dry deciduous forests | Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0203 | Zambezian Cryptosepalum dry forests | Tropical & Subtropical Dry Broadleaf Forests |
| AT0701 | Angolan Miombo woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0702 | Angolan Mopane woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0703 | Ascension scrub and grasslands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0704 | Central Zambezian Miombo woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0705 | East Sudanian savanna | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0706 | Eastern Miombo woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0707 | Guinean forest-savanna mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0708 | Itigi-Sumbu thicket | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0709 | Kalahari Acacia-Baikiaea woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0710 | Mandara Plateau mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0711 | Northern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0712 | Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0713 | Sahelian Acacia savanna | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0714 | Serengeti volcanic grasslands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0715 | Somali Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0716 | Southern Acacia-Commiphora bushlands and thickets | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0717 | Southern Africa bushveld | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0718 | Southern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0719 | Southern Miombo woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0720 | St. Helena scrub and woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0721 | Victoria Basin forest-savanna mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0722 | West Sudanian savanna | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0723 | Western Congolian forest-savanna mosaic | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0724 | Western Zambezian grasslands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0725 | Zambezian and Mopane woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0726 | Zambezian Baikiaea woodlands | Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0801 | Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands | Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0802 | Amsterdam and Saint-Paul Islands temperate grasslands | Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0803 | Tristan Da Cunha-Gough Islands shrub and grasslands | Temperate Grasslands, Savannas, & Shrublands |
| AT0901 | East African halophytics | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0902 | Etosha Pan halophytics | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0903 | Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0904 | Lake Chad flooded savanna | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0905 | Saharan flooded grasslands | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0906 | Zambezian coastal flooded savanna | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0907 | Zambezian flooded grasslands | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT0908 | Zambezian halophytics | Flooded Grasslands and Savannas |
| AT1001 | Angolan montane forest-grassland mosaic | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1002 | Angolan scarp savanna and woodlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1003 | Drakensberg alti-montane grasslands and woodlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1004 | Drakensberg montane grasslands, woodlands and forests | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1005 | East African montane moorlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1006 | Eastern Zimbabwe montane forest-grassland mosaic | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1007 | Ethiopian montane grasslands and woodlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1008 | Ethiopian montane moorlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1009 | Highveld grasslands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1010 | Jos Plateau forest-grassland mosaic | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1011 | Madagascar ericoid thickets | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1012 | Maputaland-Pondoland bushland and thickets | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1013 | Ruwenzori-Virunga montane moorlands | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1014 | South Malawi montane forest-grassland mosaic | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1015 | Southern Rift montane forest-grassland mosaic | Montane Grasslands and Shrublands |
| AT1201 | Albany thickets | Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, & Shrub |
| AT1202 | Lowland fynbos and renosterveld | Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, & Shrub |
| AT1203 | Montane fynbos and renosterveld | Mediterranean Forests, Woodlands, & Shrub |
| AT1301 | Aldabra Island xeric scrub | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1302 | Arabian Peninsula coastal fog desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1303 | East Saharan montane xeric woodlands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1304 | Eritrean coastal desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1305 | Ethiopian xeric grasslands and shrublands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1306 | Gulf of Oman desert and semi-desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1307 | Hobyo grasslands and shrublands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1308 | Ile Europa and Bassas da India xeric scrub | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1309 | Kalahari xeric savanna | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1310 | Kaokoveld desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1311 | Madagascar spiny thickets | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1312 | Madagascar succulent woodlands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1313 | Masai xeric grasslands and shrublands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1314 | Nama Karoo | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1315 | Namib desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1316 | Namibian savanna woodlands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1317 | Red Sea coastal desert | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1318 | Socotra Island xeric shrublands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1319 | Somali montane xeric woodlands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1320 | Southwestern Arabian foothills savanna | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1321 | Southwestern Arabian montane woodlands | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1322 | Succulent Karoo | Deserts & Xeric Shrublands |
| AT1401 | Central African mangroves | Mangrove |
| AT1402 | East African mangroves | Mangrove |
| AT1403 | Guinean mangroves | Mangrove |
| AT1404 | Madagascar mangroves | Mangrove |
| AT1405 | Southern Africa mangroves | Mangrove |