Ghana
Endemic freshwater fishes include a killifish
Pronothobranchius
seymouri (Killifish
of West Africa), an electric catfish Malapterurus tanoensis
(GBIF),
a glass catfish Irvineia
voltae (GBIF),
a
claroteid catfish Chrysichthys
walkeri (MbZ),
and the barbs Enteromius
subinensis (p. 86 of IRD
WM pdf) and Enteromius walkeri (BHL) (Akvarista Lexikon). A cichlid Limbochromis
robertsi (Aquarium
Webzine) is an endemic genus.
Amphibians restricted to Ghana include the Atewa Slippery Frog Conraua sagyimase (ResearchGate)
(IUCN),
the Bobiri Reed Frog Hyperolius
bobirensis
(iNaturalist)
(ARKive
WM),
Zimmer's Screeching Frog Arthroleptis
zimmeri (IUCN)
(Google
Books),
Afia
Birago’s Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus
afiabirago (GBIF),
and the
Intermediate Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus
intermedius (EDGE).
The puddle frogs Phrynobatrachus
vogti (Google
Books) and Phrynobatrachus
albolabris (AmphibiaWeb)
are now usually considered synonyms of the more widespread Phrynobatrachus latifrons
(iNaturalist).
Reptiles exclusive to Ghana include the Ghana
Worm Lizard Cynisca
kraussi (TBA)
(GBIF)
and two other worm lizards: Cynisca
muelleri (Internet
Archive) (fig. C at BHL)
and Cynisca
williamsi (Internet
Archive).
The Ghana Mole-rat Fukomys
zechi (GBIF)
is an endemic mammal.
Butterflies found only in Ghana include the Atewa Dotted Border Mylothris atewa (IUCN)
(Butterflies
of Ghana WM),
the Ghana Ceres Forester Euphaedra
ignota (flickr),
Iolaus likpe (p. 31
of Metamorphosis
pdf), the Volta Pansy Junonia
hadrope (p. 7 of Metamorphosis
pdf), Anthene helpsi
(Semantic
Scholar), Acleros
bobiri (p. 1 of Metamorphosis
pdf), and Telipna
maesseni
(flickr).
Endemic moths include a long-horned moth Dragmatucha
kakumensis (ResearchGate),
a many-plumed moth Alucita
safi (ResearchGate),
and an owlet moth Zekelita
shamssiae (Biologiezentrum
pdf).
Other endemic insects include the bush crickets Adapantus pragerorum (OSF) and Tomias gerriesmithae (OSF), a ground beetle Carabidomemnus endroedyfilius (Fig. 1 at nhmus WM pdf), a longhorn beetle Pseudictator kingsleyae (Cerambycidae Species WM), a darkling beetle Diaclina ashantica (GBIF), a weevil Smicronyx buchnerae (GBIF), the plant bugs Psallops niedzwiedzkii (ZooKeys) and Pilophorus lestoni (Discover Life), a seed bug Kanadyana stehliki (ResearchGate), a leafhopper Nlunga parareeneni (GBIF), the ants Tetramorium intermedium (AntWiki) and Axinidris hylekoites (AntWiki), a sesiid wasp Barbasphecia hephaistos (ResearchGate), the chalcid wasps Youngaia spinosa (WaspWeb WM) and Turktichus ghananensis (ResearchGate), and a braconid wasp Aivalykus endroedyyoungai (Entomofauna WM pdf).
Other invertebrates exclusive to Ghana include the Atewa Hooded Spider Ricinoides atewa (GBIF), a jumping spider Belippo cygniformis (BHL), the pholcid spiders Leptopholcus kintampo and Anansus atewa (both at pholcidae WM), a corrinid spider Carteronius ashanti (GBIF), a scorpion Butheoloides cimrmani (BHL), a whip spider Charinus kakum (ResearchGate), a harvestman Aburiplus trochanteralis (fig. 53 at UFRJ pdf), a freshwater crab Potamonautes triangulus (GBIF), a woodlouse Niambia palmetensis (BHL), an earthworm Reginaldia ditheca (Fig. 2c at BHL), the freshwater snails Pseudocleopatra voltana (GBIF) and Melanoides voltae (Fig. j at Google Books), and several land snails: Pseudavakubia atewaensis (Fig. 28 at BioOne), Ptychotrema ankasana (p. 2 of Natuurtijdschriften pdf), Avakubia occidentalis (Thibaut De Meulemeester WM), Gulella atewana (p. 9 of Natuurtijdschriften pdf), and Ischnoglessula echinophora (nhmus WM pdf).
Endemic
marine molluscs include the nudibranchs Okenia
ghanensis and Trapania
africana (both at ResearchGate)
and Berghia
ghanensis (figs. 2A-C at academia.edu)
and the marine snails Plicoliva
ryalli (Eddie
Hardy) and Gibberula
albotriangularis (USC).
Plants confined to Ghana include a legume Talbotiella gentii (Quarry
Life Award WM) (Rufford),
a riverweed Ledermanniella
bowlingii
(Podostemaceae),
Psychotria ankasensis
(Wikimedia
Commons), Cola
umbratilis (Google
Books), Ixora tenuis
(Google
Books), Alsodeiopsis
chippii
(JSTOR),
Virectaria tenella
(JSTOR),
Bonamia vignei (Google
Books), Plectranthus (or Coleus) hallii
(JSTOR),
Isoetes tenuifolia
(GBIF),
Commiphora dalzielii
(GBIF),
Grewia megalocarpa
(JSTOR),
Oleandra ejurana
(JSTOR),
Monanthotaxis atewensis
(PhytoKeys),
a screwpine
Pandanus
abbiwii (GBIF),
Calycobolus hallianus
(POWO),
Pavetta ankasensis
(Semantic
Scholar WM), Millettia
irvinei (GBIF),
and the orchids Rhipidoglossum
laticalcar (POWO)
and Diaphananthe
suborbicularis (Google
Books).
Fungi known only from Ghana include Neonothopanus cystidiosus (fig. 3a at ResearchGate) and Ganoderma mbrekobenum (Fungal Planet WM pdf). Endemic non-vascular plants include the liverworts Drepanolejeunea ankasica (BHL) (GBIF) and Cololejeunea calcarata (BHL).
Parts of Ghana are included in the Eastern Guinean Forests ecoregion (Wikipedia) and the Guinean Forests of West Africa hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). For an overview of Ghana's natural history see the "National Biodiversity Strategy for Ghana 2002" (CBD pdf). A list of forest plants thought to be endemic to Ghana is at (Google Books).