Haiti
Reptiles
found nowhere
else than Haiti include the Tiburon Banded Racer Ialtris parishi (Univ.
Texas WM pdf),
the Tiburon Hog-nosed Racer (Caribherp
WM),
the
Haitian Pale-lipped Blindsnake
(Caribherp
WM),
the La Selle Threadsnake
Mitophis leptipileptus
(fig. E at ResearchGate),
the
Pestel Worm Lizard Amphisbaena
leali (Caribherp
WM),
the La Selle
Galliwasp (Haiti
National Trust), the Haitian Big-scaled Dwarf Gecko (iNaturalist),
the
Haiti Leaf-toed Gecko (fig. 3 at Univ.
Texas WM pdf), the
Jacmel Gracile
Anole (iNaturalist),
the
La Hotte Long-snouted Anole
(Reptile
Database WM), the Foothill Anole (iNaturalist),
the Brown Red-bellied Anole (Reptile
Database WM), the Black Stream Anole
(Reptile
Database WM), the Tiburon Curlytail (iNaturalist), and the extinct Hispaniolan Four-lined Skink (PLAZI).
Amphibians unique to Haiti include the La Hotte Whistling
Frog (ARKive
WM),
Mozart's Frog (IUCN),
the
Ball Bearing Frog (Haiti
National Trust),
the La Hotte Bush Frog (Joel
Sartore), the Macaya Breast-spot Frog and the
Hispaniolan Ventriloquial Frog
(both at Mongabay),
the Hispaniolan Crowned Frog (ARKive
WM),
the
Macaya Burrowing Frog (ARKive
WM),
the Tiburon Burrowing Frog (iNaturalist),
the La Hotte Glanded Frog (IUCN),
and the Yellow Cave Frog (Haiti National
Trust).
The Haitian Marsh Frog
(Hedges
Lab WM pdf)
has a remarkable tolerance for salt water. Among about 20
species
of frog still awaiting formal description is the Red-eyed Mottled Frog (BBC
WM).
Endemic freshwater fish include the Blackbarred Limia Poecilia (or Limia) nigrofasciata
(FishBase),
the Jawed Limia Poecilia
mandibularis (GBIF),
the
Few-rayed Limia Poecilia
pauciradiata (p. 74 of AGRRA
pdf), the Largetooth Limia Poecilia
grossidens (flickr),
the Miragoane Limia Poecilia
miragoanensis (p.
7 of Native
Fish Lab pdf), Rivas' Limia Poecilia rivasi (STRI),
the Tiger Limia Poecilia islai
(FishBase)
(Amazonas),
the Tiburon Peninsula Gambusia Gambuisa
pseudopunctata (iNaturalist),
and the Miragoane Gambusia Gambusia
beebei (p. 15 of Native
Fish Lab pdf) (iNaturalist).
Endemic marine fish include the Striped Hamlet Hypoplectrus liberte (ResearchGate) and the Haiti Coralbrotula Ogilbichthys haitiensis (ANSP) (STRI).
Extinct endemic mammals include Lemke’s Hutia Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei (ASM MDD) (GBIF) , the Small Haitian Hutia Plagiodontia spelaeum (BHL) (figs. 7-8 at ResearchGate), and the Haitian Edible Rat Brotomys contractus (p. 17 of Smithsonian pdf).
The Gray-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus poliocephalus
(eBird)
(birdfinding.info)
may be restricted to Haiti, although there have been reports from
adjacent regions of the Dominican Republic.
Butterflies known only from Haiti include Calisto pauli (Butterflies
of America), Calisto
woodsi (Butterflies
of America), Calisto
thomasi (p. 4 of Hedges Lab
pdf), and Calisto
montana (Butterflies
of America). Other endemic insects include a katydid Polyancistrus darlingtoni
(OSF),
a cricket Amphiacusta
hispaniolae (GBIF),
a stick insect Malacomorpha
minima (ResearchGate),
a
riffle
beetle Cylloepus
lahottensis (Harvard),
a tiger beetle Brasiella
davidsoni (ResearchGate),
the longhorn beetles Elaphidion
compressipenne (Smithsonian WM)
and Plectromerus thomasi
(Cerambycidae
Species WM),
the ground beetles Bradycellus
selleanus (Harvard)
and Platynus visitor
(Harvard),
a flightless tortoise beetle Convexocoleus
rileyi (iNaturalist),
a leaf beetle Gonaives
buenae (PLAZI).
the weevils Artipus
calceatus (iNaturalist)
and Sicoderus
aeneus (GBIF),
a planthopper Pelitropis
haitiana (iNaturalist),
a flower fly Toxomerus
veve (iNaturalist),
a bee Melissodes
haitiensis (iNaturalist),
and the ants Anochetus
haytianus (AntWiki)
and Pheidole
darlingtoni (Google
Books).
Other endemic invertebrates include the pholcid spiders Tainonia visite (Pholcidae WM)
and Modisimus mango
(PLAZI),
the jumping spiders Antillattus
placidus (Harvard)
and Parathiodina compta
(GBIF),
a scorpion Tityus
haetianus (Euscorpius
pdf), the harvestmen Meriosfera
lineata (Harvard)
and Orsa daphne
(figs. 6-10 at UFRJ
pdf), the millipedes Chondrotropis
venustus (fig. 3 at BHL)
and Haitobolus lethifer
(figs. 2-3 at BHL),
a
freshwater isopod crustacean Cyathura motasi
(Internet
Archive), and a family of amphipod crustaceans
Crangoweckeliidae (p. 7 of Brill
pdf) (GBIF).
Land snails restricted to Haiti include Drymaeus sallei (flickr),
Nenisca franzi (Haiti National
Trust), Weinlandipoma
corbis (Bram's
snailblog WM), Hispaniolana obliterata (iNaturalist),
Varicella denticulata
(fig. 31 on p. 107 of UNESCO
WM
pdf), Alcadia
bineyana (Femorale WM),
Autocoptis paulsoni
(ResearchGate),
Archegocoptis barbouri
(Femorale WM),
Crocidopoma zayasi
(Femorale WM),
Flavoleacina cleriei
(Femorale WM),
and
Chondropoma bellavittatum
(BHL).
Vascular plants exclusive to Haiti include several endemic genera: an
orchid Tomzanonia
(IOPSE WM),
the Mapou Blanch Neobuchia
(plantsystematics.org WM)
(Top
Tropicals),
Samuelssonia
(JSTOR),
Mattfeldia (JSTOR),
Osmiopsis (GBIF),
Tortuella (JSTOR)
(Facebook),
and Hispaniolanthus
(ResearchGate)
(GBIF).
Endemic palms include Copernicia ekmanii (ARKive WM), Pseudophoenix lediniana (PACSOA), and Attalea crassispatha (ARKive WM) (IUCN). Other endemic vascular plants include the orchids Ornithidium donaldeedodii (UC Berkeley WM) and Specklinia macayensis (Orchids Forum WM), Salvia paryskii (Univ. Florida WM), Gesneria haitiensis (ResearchGate), Cordia tortunensis and Amyris apiculata (both at JB de Cayes), Miconia basilensis (Haiti National Trust), Calycogonium torbecianum (Univ. Florida WM), Meriania brevipedunculata (Albion WM), Renealmia densiflora (Univ. Florida WM), Ternstroemia barkeri (Albion WM), Mecranium revolutum (Univ. Florida WM), Rondeletia formonia (iNaturalist), Parathesis parvifolia (JB de Cayes), Rhytidophyllum bicolor (Albion WM), Goniopteris nigricans (iNaturalist), Clavija domingensis (iNaturalist), Hottea torbeciana (Univ. Florida WM), Magnolia emarginata (Guardian), Magnolia ekmani (Re:wild), Sagraea polychaete (p. 2 of Haiti National Trust WM pdf), Eugenia christii (GBIF), Phyllanthus myriophyllus (Univ. Florida WM), Hernandia obovata (iNaturalist), and Illicium hottense (Haiti National Trust).
Endemic non-vascular plants include the mosses Limbella bartlettii
(UNAM
WM
pdf) and Hymenostomum
castaneum (GBIF).
Haiti is part of the Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM).
Important terrestrial ecoregions include
the Hispaniolan Pine Forests (EoE)
and the Hispaniolan Moist Forests (EoE).
Haiti is part of the Hispaniola freshwater ecoregion (FEOW
WM).
For an overview of the nation's biodiversity see Key Biodiversity Areas of Haiti
(SAH
pdf). A checklist indicating endemic arthropods can be found at (ResearchGate).