The vulnerable Socotra cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) is resident in significant colonies, particularly in a protected area of the Hawar Islands of Bahrain.[1] Inland, small patches of irrigated land above aquifers create wetland habitats that support migrating birds and species that include Marsh frogs (Rana ridibunda) and Caspian pond turtles (Clemmys caspica). Characteristic mammals of the ecoregion are the Red fox (Vulpes vulpes), Cape hare (Lepus capensis), and Ethiopian hedgehog (Paraechinus aethiopicus).[4]