Liberia
Several
killifish are
found nowhere else than Liberia including Callopanchax monroviae
(Killifish
of West Africa), Epiplatys
coccinatus (Killifish
of West Africa), Epiplatys
ruhkopfi (Killifish of West
Africa), Epiplatys cashneri (KCF),
and Scriptaphyosemion
schmitti
(Killifish of West
Africa).
Other endemic
freshwater fish
include a cichlid Coptodon
coffea (FishBase),
the catfishes Paramphilius
firestonei (Smithsonian)
(ACSI WM)
and Chiloglanis
fortuitus (BioOne),
Labeo curriei
(BHL),
and several barbs: Enteromius
carcharhinoides (FishBase), Enteromius melanotaenia
(FishBase), Enteromius trispiloides
(FishBase),
and Enteromius boboi
(BHL).
The Liberian Greenbul (Springer),
previously considered distinct, has now been lumped with the more
widespread Icterine Greenbul (eBird).
Endemic
amphibians include the Gbanga Forest Treefrog Leptopelis
bequaerti (GBIF),
Langer's Screeching Frog Arthroleptis
langeri (ResearchGate),
and the puddle frogs Phrynobatrachus
hieroglyphicus (GBIF)
(Academia
pdf) and Phrynobatrachus
brongersmai (Internet
Archive).
Butterflies known only from Liberia include Pilodeudorix intermedia
(ABDB)
(ResearchGate),
Pilodeudorix putu
(ABDB),
Aphnaeus mirabilis
(GBIF),
Neurellipes georgiadisi
(ABDB),
Iridana languyi
(ResearchGate)
(iNaturalist),
Stempfferia
katikae and Cephetola
wingae (both at ResearchGate),
Iolaus jadwigae
(ResearchGate),
Parasiomera alfa
(GBIF),
Geritola pacifica
(GBIF),
and Aslauga
larseni (BOLD).
Endemic moths include the
lichen moths Cyana foya
(GBIF)
and Exilisia smithi
(GBIF)
and
a pterophorid moth Hellinsia
zakarae (GBIF),
Other endemic insects include a damselfly Mesocnemis tisi (ADDO WM), a plant bug Paloniella erinacea (GBIF), the ants Axinidris occidentalis (AntWiki) and Cyphoidris parissa (Ants of Africa), a scarab beetle Menigius liberianus (BOLD), the skin beetles Liberorphinus putuensis and Orphinus barclayi (both at ResearchGate), the katydids Afromecopoda monroviana (OSF) and Catoptropteryx lineata (GBIF), a pygmy grasshopper Afrosystolederus garmsi (Zootaxa), and a raspy cricket Atychogryllacris liberiana (OSF).
Other
endemic invertebrates include a jumping spider Asemonea liberiensis
(BHL),
a wolf spider Hogna
liberiaca (fig. 289 at naturalsciences.be
pdf), a centipede Schizonampa
libera (CHILOBASE),
the freshwater crabs Liberonautes
lugbe (p. 14 of zin.ru
pdf) and Liberonautes
nanoides and Liberonautes
grandbassa (both at Google
Books),
an earthworm Benhamiona
liberiensis (figs. 1-5 at BHL),
the
freshwater snails Bellamya
liberiana
(fig. d at Google
Books) and Potadoma
buttikoferi (p. 40 of IUCN
pdf), and several land snails: Archachatina
knorrii (Femorale WM),
Pseudavakubia liberiana
(BioOne),
Curvella concentrica
(fig. 9 at BHL),
Aspidotonium dubiosum
(p. 18 of zin.ru
pdf), Gulella
lambda (p. 22 of zin.ru
pdf),
and
Maizaniella
sapoensis (Zool.
Med. Leiden WM pdf).
Among about 100 vascular plant species unique to Liberia are Tetraberlinia tubmaniana
(iNaturalist),
Cola liberica (iNaturalist),
Jollydora armandui (iNaturalist),
Maesobotrya liberica
(GBIF),
Begonia fusicarpa
(IUCN),
Soyauxia kwewonii
(iNaturalist), Tragia liberica (GBIF),
Eugenia sapoensis
(ResearchGate),
Heckeldora jongkindii (iNaturalist),
Napoleonaea sapoensis
(iNaturalist),
Homalium coriaceum
(MNHN),
Cyphostemma adamii
(IUCN),
Bertiera
sinoensis (ResearchGate),
Gilbertiodendron obliquum
(iNaturalist),
Mapania
jongkindii (ResearchGate),
Whitfieldia latiflos
(ResearchGate),
Memecylon emancipatum
(PLAZI),
Cassipourea firestoneana (iNaturalist),
Pavetta
sapoensis (iNaturalist),
Antidesma jongkindii
(ResearchGate),
Xylopia dinklagei
(iNaturalist),
Englerodendron libassum
(iNaturalist),
Inversodicraea
liberia (ResearchGate),
Strombosiopsis nana
(Google
Books),
Psychotria tetragonopus (iNaturalist),
Gaertnera pedunculata
(BioOne),
Crudia liberica
(GBIF),
Trichoscypha blydeniae
(GBIF),
Uvaria dinklagei (JSTOR),
and the orchids Angraecum
modicum (GBIF)
and
Malaxis
melanotoessa (JSTOR). Dinklageodoxa (iNaturalist)
(JSTOR)
is an endemic genus.
Fungi
known only from Liberia include Russula
albonigroides (GBIF).
Endemic
non-vascular plants include the mosses Hyophila anoectangioides
(GBIF)
and Splachnobryum
acutifolium (GBIF).
Liberia is part of the Guinean Forests of
West Africa biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM).
Portions of Liberia are included in the
Guinean Montane Forests (WWF
WM)
and the Western Guinean Lowland Forests (WWF
WM)
terrestrial ecoregions. An important freshwater ecoregion is
the Southern Upper Guinea (FEOW
WM).
Many endemic flowering plant species are indicated at the
list available at (Fauna
& Flora of Liberia WM).