Fauna
This variety of different types of habitat results in a richness of animal life too. Animals found in the Highlands include Blue Monkey (Cercopithecus mitis) the Samango Sykes' Monkey, East African Little Collared Fruit Bat (Myonycteris relicta) and Marshall's Pygmy Chameleon (Rhampholeon marshalli). Many of these animals are found throughout East Africa.
The highlands are also rich in birdlife including Trumpeter Hornbill (Bycanistes bucinator), Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix), Purple-crested Turaco (Tauraco porphyreolophus), Crested Guineafowl (Guttera pucherani) and Crowned Eagle (Stephanoaetus coronatus). The forests are also full of butterflies, most notably swallowtails such as the Emperor Swallowtail (Papilio ophidicephalus) and the Citrus Swallowtail (Papilio demodocus) and the forest undergrowth in particular shelters a variety of reptiles including skinks, geckos, lizards, frogs, toads, and snakes.
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