French Guiana
Freshwater
fish unique
to French Guiana include the tetras Creagrutus
planquettei (INPN) and Serrapinnus littoris (fig. 9 at Vertebrate Zoology),
Myleus knerii (fig. 5 at BHL), the
killifishes Laimosemion cladophorus
(It
Rains Fish) and Anablepsoides
gaucheri (INPN),
a glass knifefish Eigenmannia guchereauae (BOREA),
and several catfishes: Harttiella
longicauda (INPN),
Peckoltia
capitulata (PlanetCatfish),
Guyanancistrus
longispinis (INPN),
Corydoras
approuaguensis (INPN),
Mastiglanis durantoni
(ResearchGate),
and Paralithoxus
boujardi (ScotCat).
The Snub-nose Snake Eel Kertomichthys
blastorhinos (Google
Books) (GBIF)
is the only member of a marine genus known by a single specimen taken
off French Guiana.
Amphibians found solely in French Guiana include the caecilians Microcaecilia
dermatophaga (PLOS
ONE), Microcaecilia
unicolor (iNaturalist),
and Caecilia
museugoeldi (Species
New to Science), the Central Coast
Stubfoot Frog Atelopus
franciscus (atelopus.com WM),
the stubfoot frogs Atelopus
barbotini (CalPhotos)
and Atelopus
vermiculatus (BHL),
a glass frog
Hyalinobatrachium
tricolor (INPN),
Pristimantis
espedeus (AmphibiaWeb),
a tree frog Scinax jolyi
(iNaturalist),
and several rocket frogs: Anomaloglossus
blanci (GBIF),
Anomaloglossus
degranvillei (ResearchGate),
and Anomaloglossus
dewynteri (ResearchGate).
The Cayenne Nightjar (Neotropical
Birds WM) (ResearchGate)
is known by a single specimen.
Butterflies exclusive to French Guiana include Argyrogrammana chicomendesi
(SEAG),
Antirrhea ornata
(iNaturalist),
Siderus nouraguensis
(iNaturalist),
Chloreuptychia amethysta
(galerie-insecte.org),
Panacea
bleuzeni
(lepidofrance.com
WM),
Dynamine
laugieri (BOLD),
Aponarope beneluzi
(INPN),
Heliconius
lalitae (Butterflies
of America), and Strephonota bicolorata
(Butterflies
of America).
Endemic moths include a tiger moth Phaeomolis
tavakiliani
(Arctiidae
de Guyane Française WM) and a geometrid moth Oospila poirieri (iNaturalist).
Other endemic insects include the dragonflies Micrathyria wasscheri (libellules-guyane.net) and Navicordulia tumucurakensis (GBIF), the longhorn beetles Physopleurus tritomicros (iNaturalist) and Ctenodes guianensis (INPN), a masked chafer Cyclocephala toulgoeti (iNaturalist), the ground beetles Eucheila mirifica (KMK pdf) and Guyanemorpha spectabilis (ResearchGate), a click beetle Platycrepidius interruptus (SEAG), a clown beetle Baconia katieae (Sci-News WM), a scarab beetle Gymnetis rhaegali (GBIF), the tiger beetles Ctenostoma brulei and Ctenostoma dalensi (both on p. 17 of SEAG pdf), the weevils Rhynchoneus giuglarisi (Entomofauna Guyane) and Crassocopturus guyanensis (p. 88 of SEAG pdf), a mantis Microphotina viridula (GBIF), a treehopper Heteronotus modestus (iNaturalist), a lantern bug Odontoptera toulgoeti (INPN), a cicada Selymbria guianensis (Semantic Scholar), an ant Azteca andreae (ResearchGate), the stick insects Paraprisopus multicolorus (PLAZI) and Jeremiodes guianensis (iNaturalist), a cricket Eneoptera guyanensis (iNaturalist), and a grasshopper Copiocera portentosa (GBIF).
Other endemic invertebrates include the tarantulas Ephebopus cyanognathus
(iNaturalist)
and Neostenotarsus
guianensis (birdspiders.com
WM),
a curtain-web spider Harmonicon
oiapoqueae (iNaturalist),
a jumping spider Eustiromastix
guianae (ZooKeys),
a whip spider Charinus
bromeliaea (GBIF),
an armored trapdoor spider Idiops opifex (GBIF),
the harvestmen Neogovea
virginie (GBIF)
and Cynorta sigillata
(iNaturalist),
the scorpions Guyanochactas
flavus (ResearchGate)
and Ananteris
kalina (ZooKeys),
a millipede Orthoporus
lomonti (flickr),
a centipede Schendylops
tropicus
(CHILOBASE),
an earthworm Martiodrilus
gaucheri (GBIF),
and several land snails: Cyclopedus
anselini (INPN),
Neocyclotus arataiensis
(INPN),
Scolodonta lutea
(INPN),
Alcadia pellucida
(iNaturalist),
and Pseudosubulina
theoripkeni (INPN).
Among about 150 vascular plant species endemic to French Guiana (see IRD
pdf) are the
orchids Epidendrum
foulquieri (ResearchGate),
Phragmipedium guianense
(INPN),
Vanilla corinnae
(ResearchGate),
Dichaea virginalis (IOPSE WM),
Maxillaria ventricosa
(ResearchGate),
Octomeria purpurascens
(fig. 2B at ResearchGate),
and
Palmorchis pabstii
(Flore
de Guyane).
Other endemic
plants include a
palm Asterogyne
guianensis (Palmpedia),
a bromeliad Bromelia
agavifolia (Flore
de Guyane), Goeppertia
dilabens (lachaussetterouge.fr),
Ruellia schnellii
(Flore
de Guyane),
Vantanea
maculicarpa
(Species
New to Science), Disciphania
moriorum (NYBG),
Ombrophytum guayanensis
(ResearchGate),
Pouteria benai
(ARKive
WM), Rhodostemonodaphne
saulensis (NYBG),
Voyria bicolor
(ResearchGate),
Palicourea granvillei
(INPN),
Coussarea granvillei
(Flore
de Guyane), Matelea
gracieae
(NYBG),
Lecythis pneumatophora
(NYBG),
Anemopaegma kawense
(ResearchGate),
Xanthosoma nodosum (iNaturalist),
Rudgea billietiae
(Flore
de Guyane), Laxoplumeria
aberrans (iNaturalist),
and Anthurium
moonenii (Trésor
Rainforest WM).
Endemic vascular plant genera include Degranvillea (Flore de Guyane), Cremersia (Flore de Guyane), Graciemoriana (INPN) (iNaturalist), and Hekkingia (JSTOR) (ResearchGate).
Endemic fungi include Polyporus
minutosquamosus (Semantic
Scholar) and Nectria
septospora (GBIF).
Endemic lichens include Astrothelium
cayennense (figs. D-F at ResearchGate)
and Mazaediothecium
uniseptatum (fig. 1 at ResearchGate).
Endemic non-vascular plants include a moss Vesicularia eligiana
(GBIF).
Most of French Guiana is part of the Guianan Moist Forests terrestrial
ecoregion (EoE)
and the Guianas freshwater ecoregion (FEOW WM).
French Guiana is an overseas region of France.
The Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel provides lists of endemic
animals (INPN)
and endemic plants (INPN).