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This is a list of the reptile species recorded in Ghana. There are 154 reptile species in Ghana , of which one is critically endangered, one is endangered, two are vulnerable and two are near threatened.
Lake Volta (French: Lac Volta), the largest artificial reservoir in the world based on surface area, is contained behind the Akosombo Dam which generates a substantial amount of Ghana's electricity. It is completely within the country of Ghana and has a surface area of 8,502 square kilometres (3,283 sq mi). [ 1 ]
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The construction of the Akosombo Dam resulted in the flooding of part of the Volta River Basin and its upstream fields, and in the creation of Lake Volta which covers 3.6% of Ghana's total land area. [2] Lake Volta was formed between 1962 and 1966 and necessitated the relocation of about 80,000 people, who represented 1% of the population. [14]
For more than a decade — since Tamakloe began managing the Deo Gratias Photo Studio, which her grandfather set up in the Jamestown area of Accra, Ghana in 1922 — she has overseen an archive of ...
Ghana has a high degree of butterfly endemism where more than 20 species are classified endemic or near-endemic. [4] Ghana is home to 84 known amphibian species: 78 frogs, 5 toads and caecilians. [4] Threatened species recorded in Ghana include four species of marine turtles and three species of crocodiles. [4]
Adomi Bridge under construction in 1957. The N2 in the background links Tema with the Volta Region. In 1953 (before the independence of Ghana in 1956 from British colonial rule), the decision was made to build a bridge across the Volta River to replace the overloaded ferry service at Senchi where delays were occasionally up to a few days.
It is commonly known as the golden tree snake, ornate flying snake, and golden flying snake. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Along with the other species in the Chrysopelea genus , the golden tree snake is very unusual, as it is capable of a type of gliding "flight" (more of a controlled "throwing" or "falling")—mainly utilised during the pursuit of prey ...