Bhutan
An endemic subspecies of the Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei bhutanensis (ARKive) was described in 2003.
There are two lizards known only from Bhutan: Calotes bhutanensis (Reptile Database) and Mabuya (or Eutropis) quadratilobus (BHL).
The
Bhutan Cat-eyed Toad Scutiger
bhutanensis (MNHN) was
described in 2001.
Invertebrates include 71 endemic species of
spiders (p. 16 of Zoos'
Print pdf file) including a goblin
spider Camptoscaphiella hilaris (AMNH), an endemic genus of
wolf spider Dorjulopirata
(World
Spider Catalog), a money spider Heterolinyphia secunda
(Biologiezentrum
pdf file), a huntsman spider Bhutaniella
dunlopi (p. 110 of Senckenberg
pdf file),
and
the jumping spiders Telamonia
laecta (Salticidae
of the World) and Helicius
hillaryi (Salticidae
of the World). Other endemic
invertebrates include the recently rediscovered Ludlow’s
Swallowtail Bhutanitis
ludlowi (Bhutan
Times), a weevil Paroplapoderus
alleni (p. 17 of zin.ru
pdf file), a longhorned beetle Ulochaetes vacca
(p. 5 of Biologiezentrum
pdf file), a net-winged beetle Melaneros holzschuhi
(BHL),
a rove beetle Othius
bhutanensis (p.
21 of Biologiezentrum
pdf file) , and a freshwater crab Liotelphusa wuermlii
(p. 5 of Biologiezentrum
pdf file).
There are about 105 vascular plants unique to Bhutan
(see p. 48 of moaf.gov.bt
pdf file) including Rhododendron
kesangiae (NBC),
Rhododendron bhutanense (rhododendron.dk),
a blue poppy Meconopsis
bhutanica (NBC
pdf file), a banana Musa
griersonii (Tropicsphere),
Primula
rebeccae (Primula
World), Primula
umbratilis (Primula
World), Primula
sherriffae (Primula
World), Androsace
ludlowiana (Androsace
World), Androsace
hemisphaerica (Androsace
World), Buddleja
bhutanica (Digital
Flora of Bhutan), Bhutanthera himalayana
(IOPSE),
Eulophia
stenopetala (IOPSE), Vanda chlorosantha (IOPSE),
Drepanostachyum annulatum
(Asian
Flora), Hoya
bhutanica (growinghoyas),
Keraymonia pinnatifolia
(Flora
of Bhutan), Heracleum
bhutanicum (Flora
of Bhutan),
Aconitum bhutanicum
(Univ.
Museum, Univ. of Tokyo), Astragalus paroensis
(p. 4 of pakbs.org
pdf file),
Cardamine
gouldii (Botanicus), Kickxia papillosa (JSTOR),
and Drepanolejeunea longii
(sekj.org
pdf file). An endemic nonvascular plant is the liverwort Bazzania bhutanica (Huffington).
Bhutan is included in the Himalaya biodiversity hotspot (CI). More information on
the natural history
of Bhutan can be found in "Bhutan Biodiversity Action Plan 2009 (UNDP
in Bhutan pdf file).