Site Name : CAGAR ALAM RAWA DANAU
    Centerpoint
Latitude :
6 12 19 S Logitude : 105 58 25
Altitude :
0 to 90 metres
Area :
2500 ha Wetlands: 1860 ha
Status : Strict nature reserve
Legislation : SK GB No. 60 Stbl .689 , 16-11-1921
Tenure : Government of Indonesia, PHPA
Province :  
  Site Description  
  A 10 km long freshwater lake and surrounding freshwater swamp forest, one of the few remaining in Java which has not been converted to wet rice cultivation. Most of the surface of the lake is covered by floating vegetation. 15 small rivers drain into the lake from surrounding mountains (90 - 200m altitude), but there is only one outlet, the Cidana river (flowing into the Cimanuk), leaving the lake by the 12m waterfalls at Curuk Betung. The water depth is 1 - 5m. The swamp forest was already described as being unique for Java and worthy of protecting by Hoogerwerf in 1936. Principal vegetation: Eichornia crassipes (in the lake). The swamp vegetation, particularly that found in the south-eastern portion of the reserve, is of great botanical interest with some of the tree species, such as Alstonia spatulata and Ficus retusa, normally found only outside Java. Notable species include Alocasia bantamnensis and a subspecies of Coix lachryma-jobi. See Endert 1932 for more detailed species list.  
  Site Location  
  Cagar Alam Rawa danau can be reached by rute : - Bandung-Bogor-Rangkas-Cimeong (321 km) with bus - Cimeong- Padarincang-Cimanuk (4 km) - Cimanuk to location can be reached on foot and boat.  
  Special Memmo  
  Rawa Danau is largest remaining freshwater swamp in Java.  
  List of Birds (86 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Actitis hypoleucos
Aegithina tiphia
Alcedo coerulescens
Alcedo meninting
Amandava amandava
Anhinga melanogaster Lower Risk
Aplonis panayensis
Ardea cinerea
Ardea purpurea
Ardea sumatrana Lower Risk
Ardeola speciosa
Artamus leucorhynchus
Batrachostomus javensis Lower Risk
Bubulcus ibis
Butorides striatus
Centropus bengalensis
Centropus sinensis
Ceyx erithacus
Ceyx rufidorsus
Ciconia episcopus
Cisticola juncidis
Collocalia esculenta
Copsychus saularis
Corvus enca
Corvus macrorhynchos
Cuculus micropterus
Dendrocygna javanica
Dicaeum trochileum
Dicrurus macrocercus
Dicrurus paradiseus
Dupetor flavicollis
Egretta garzetta
Egretta intermedia
Elanus caeruleus App II
Eurylaimus javanicus
Eurystomus orientalis
Falco severus App II
Gallicrex cinerea
Geopelia striata
Gracula religiosa
Halcyon capensis
Halcyon chloris
Halcyon pileata
Halcyon smyrnensis
Haliaeetus leucogaster App II
Haliastur indus App II
Hirundo rustica
Hirundo tahitica
Ichthyophaga ichthyaetus Lower Risk App II
Ictinaetus malayensis App II
Ixobrychus cinnamomeus
Ixobrychus sinensis
Lalage nigra
Lanius schach
Leptoptilos javanicus Vulnerable
Lonchura leucogastroides
Lonchura punctulata
Macronous gularis
Megalaima haemacephala
Megalaima javensis Lower Risk
Merops philippinus
Microhierax fringillarius App II
Nectarinia jugularis
Nectarinia sperata
Oriolus chinensis
Orthotomus ruficeps
Padda oryzivora Vulnerable
Parus major
Passer montanus
Pelargopsis capensis
Pericrocotus flammeus
Picoides macei
Picoides moluccensis
Ploceus manyar
Ploceus philippinus
Porphyrio porphyrio
Prinia familiaris
Prinia flaviventris
Prinia polychroa
Pycnonotus aurigaster
Pycnonotus goiavier
Rhipidura javanica
Spilornis cheela App II
Spizaetus cirrhatus App II
Streptopelia chinensis
Tringa glareola
  List of Mammals (30 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Aonyx cinerea Lower Risk App II
Callosciurus nigrovittatus
Cynocephalus variegatus
Cynopterus brachyotis Lower Risk
Cynopterus horsfieldii
Cynopterus sphinx
Cynopterus titthaecheilus
Herpestes javanicus App III
Kerivoula hardwickii
Lariscus insignis
Leopoldamys sabanus
Macaca fascicularis Lower Risk App II
Macroglossus minimus
Macroglossus sobrinus
Maxomys surifer
Megaderma spasma
Presbytis comata Endengered App II
Pteropus vampyrus App II
Rattus rattus
Rattus tiomanicus
Ratufa bicolor App II
Rhinolophus acuminatus
Rousettus leschenaulti
Scotophilus kuhlii
Suncus murinus
Sus scrofa
Trachypithecus auratus Vulnerable App II
Tragulus javanicus
Tupaia glis App II
Tupaia javanica App II
 
  List of Fish (16 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Anabas testudineus
Belontia hasselti
Channa striata
Clarias batrachus
Clarias nieuhofi
Cyprinus carpio
Helostoma temminckii
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
Monopterus albus
Oreochromis mossambicus
Oreochromis niloticus
Osteochilus hasseltii
Puntius binotatus
Rasbora aprotaenia
Trichogaster pectoralis
Trichogaster trichopterus
  List of Crustaceans (1 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Macrobrachium pilimanus
  List of Mollusks (8 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Anentome helena
Bellamya javanica
Contradens contradens
Melanoides granifera
Melanoides tuberculata
Pila ampullacea
Pomacea sp.
Thiara scabra
  List of Amphibians (6 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Bufo biporcatus
Bufo melanostictus
Leptobrachium hasselti
Rana cancrivora
Rana erythraea
Rana limnocharis
  List of Reptiles (15 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Boiga cynodon
Boiga dendrophila
Cyrtodactylus marmoratus
Dendrelaphis pictus
Draco volans
Gekko gekko
Hemidactylus frenatus
Homalopsis buccata
Mabuya multifasciata
Python reticulatus App II
Siebenrockiella crassicollis App II
Tachydromus sexlineatus
Trionyx cartilagineus
Varanus salvator App II
Xenochrophis piscator
  List of Vegetations (5 species)  
 
Species Red Data Book Cites
Alocasia bantamensis
Alstonia spatulata
Eichhornia crassipes
Ficus retusa
Phragmites karka