Wetlands International Indonesia Programme

Lae Tapus swamps are swamp areas on flat catchment area of lae Tapus river(about 35km). These swamps have low elevation, nowhere being more than about 5-10m. Most of Lae Tapus wetlands originally consisted of swamp forest. Peat soil mostly occurs southwest of the river on Mendawai and some Gambut Land systems. To the northeast of the river, most remaining swamp forest areas are freshwater swamps. The remaining Lae Tapus swamps forest occurs from the border of North Sumatra upstream to Aceh province. Much of the swamp forest to the north of Lae Tapus has been converted to rice fields and little primary forest remains up to approximatelly the confluence with the Saragih river. Forest to the south of the Lau Tapus swamp have been logged and degraded, and converted to palm oil plantation, leaving only some patchy belt of riparian forest along the river. (Wibowo, et al., 1999). One of the few remaining beach forests backed by peat swamps. It is well forested and rich in bird life. Principal vegetation: Peat swamp.

Site Location

The nearest town to Lae Tapus swamp is Manduamas which is located on the Lae Tapus River, some 15km upstream of Lae Tapus estuary. From Sibolga, Manduamas can be reached either by car or by boat via Barus. Teh road from Barus to Manduamas was mostly unpaved and in bad condition. Regular public transport (minibus) from Sibolga to Manduamas usually takes about 4 hours. Lau Tapus is situated in Kabupaten Tapanuli Tengah, North Sumatra. A coastal area, south west of Danau Toba, the site is approximately 15 km north of Barus and extends to the Aceh Province.

Special Memmo

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List of Birds (53 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Acridotheres javanicus
Alcedo atthis
Alcedo meninting
Amaurornis phoenicurus
Anorrhinus galeritus
Anthracoceros albirostris		App II
Anthracoceros malayanus	Lower Risk	App II
Apus affinis
Ardea purpurea
Blythipicus rubiginosus
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Centropus bengalensis
Chalcophaps indica
Chloropsis cyanopogon
Collocalia esculenta
Copsychus malabaricus
Copsychus saularis
Corvus enca
Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
Cypsiurus balasiensis
Dendrocygna javanica
Dicaeum trochileum
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dryocopus javensis
Ducula aenea
Gerygone sulphurea
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon capensis
Halcyon pileata
Haliastur indus		App II
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ketupa ketupu		App II
Leptoptilos javanicus	Vulnerable
Lonchura maja
Lonchura malacca
Loriculus galgulus		App II
Merops viridis
Microhierax fringillarius		App II
Orthotomus ruficeps
Passer montanus
Picus puniceus
Ploceus philippinus
Prinia familiaris
Prinia flaviventris
Pycnonotus goiavier
Reinwardtipicus validus
Rhaphidura leucopygialis
Spilornis cheela		App II
Streptopelia chinensis
Treron vernans

List of Mamal (6 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Hystrix brachyura	Vulnerable
Macaca fascicularis	Lower Risk	App II
Macaca nemestrina	Vulnerable	App II
Presbytis melalophos		App II
Symphalangus syndactylus	Lower Risk	App I
Trachypithecus cristatus	Lower Risk	App II

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Crustaseans (0 species)

List of Mollusk (0 species)

List of Fish (0 species)

List of Reptile (5 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Amyda cartilaginea
Boiga dendrophila
Python reticulatus		App II
Trionyx cartilagineus
Varanus salvator		App II

List of Vegetation (7 species)

Species	Red Data Book	Cites
Archidendron clypearia
Elaeocarpus sp.
Eugenia spicata
Ficus sp.
Hanguana malayana
Licuala paludosa
Pandanus helicopus