Angola

Birds unique to Angola include the Red-crested Turaco (eBird), the Gray-striped Francolin (eBird), Swierstra's Francolin (ARKive WM), the Pale-throated Barbet (iNaturalist), the White-bellied Barbet (Markus Lagerqvist), Hartert's Camaroptera (eBird), the Huambo Cisticola (Markus Lagerqvist), the Gabela Akalat (eBird), the Gabela Bush-shrike (eBird), Braun's Bush-shrike (eBird), the Gabela Helmetshrike (eBird), the Pulitzer's Longbill (Kumbira), the Angola Slaty Flycatcher (mountmoco.org) (eBird), the Angola Waxbill (iNaturalist), the Angola Greenbul (Markus Lagerqvist), the White-fronted Wattle-eye (iNaturalist), the Benguela Long-tailed Starling (Markus Lagerqvist), and the Red-backed Mousebird (iNaturalist). The western population of the Montane Double-collared Sunbird (Cornell) is sometimes considered a distinct species.

Angola's most famous endemic is a subspecies: the Giant Sable Antelope (Angola Field Group). Other endemic mammals include the Angolan Dwarf Galago (Species New to Science), Machado's Butterfly Bat (twitter WM) (GBIF), the Heather White-toothed Shrew (GBIF), Vernay's African Climbing Mouse (GBIF), Coetzee's Soft-furred Mouse Praomys coetzeei (naturkundemuseum-bw.de WM pdf) (GBIF), the Cuanza Vlei Rat Otomys cuanzensis (p. 7 of AMNH WM pdf) (GBIF), the Angolan Shaggy Rat (GBIF), the Angolan Meadow Mouse (GBIF), and Heinrich's Wood Mouse (fig. 1d at NJE pdf) (GBIF).

The nation boasts a rich, if poorly studied, diversity of endemic freshwater fishes including the endemic genera Dundocharax (FishBase) and Platyclarias (FishBase). The Cuanza (or Quanza) River and its tributaries are especially important in this regard including such species as a loach catfish Doumea angolensis (fig. 1b at NJE pdf) and a bream Serranochromis cuanza (GBIF). Other national endemics include an elephantfish Gnathonemus barbatus (FishBase), a barb Enteromius greenwoodi (FishBase), Raiamas ansorgii (Hippocampus Bildarchiv), a lampeye Micropanchax mediolateralis (FishBase), the cichlids Haplochromis schwetzi (FishBase) and Oreochromis angolensis (BHL), the shellears Kneria sjolandersi (FishBase) and Parakneria marmorata (fig. 1a at NJE pdf), Alestes humilis (IRD WM), an elephantfish Heteromormyrus pauciradiatus (ZooKeys), a spiny eel Mastacembelus ansorgii (BHL), and the mochokid catfishes Synodontis macropunctatus (PlanetCatfish) and Chiloglanis angolensis (FishBase).

Unique reptiles include the Angolan Adder Bitis heraldica (ResearchGate), Branch's Swamp Snake Limnophis branchi (Species New to Science), the Angolan House Snake Boaedon angolensis (ResearchGate), the Huila Skaapsteker Psammophylax ocellatus (fig. 23 at BHL), the Plain Shovel-snout Snake Prosymna confusa (ZooKeys), the Link-marked Sand Racer Psammophis ansorgii (ResearchGate), the Mucoso Agama Agama mucosoensis (iNaturalist), the Kaokoveld Girdled Lizard Cordylus namakuiyus (iNaturalist), a leaf-toed gecko Hemidactylus nzingae (ResearchGate), the Angolan Thick-toed Gecko Pachydactylus angolensis (ZSE), the Angolan Flat Gecko Afroedura wulfhaackei (fig. 5b at ZSE), the Angolan Sandveld Lizard Nucras broadleyi (ResearchGate), Haacke's Sand Lizard Pedioplanis haackei (lacerta.de), the skinks Panaspis mocamedensis (GBIF) and Acontias mukwando (ResearchGate), and a spade-snouted worm lizard Monopeltis luandae (ResearchGate) (iNaturalist). Endemic genera include the geckos Kolekanos (iNaturalist) and Bauerius (Species New to Science).

A plethora of reed frogs is unique to Angola including the Ashy Reed Frog Hyperolius cinereus (AmphibiaWeb), the Chela Mountain Reed Frog Hyperolius chelaensis (p. 25 of ASA WM pdf), and Raymond's Reed Frog Hyperolius raymondi (AmphibiaWeb). Other endemic amphibians include the Huila Forest Tree Frog Leptopelis anchietae (ResearchGate), the Angolan Red Toad Schismaderma branchi (GBIF), the Serra da Neve Pygmy Toad Poyntonophrynus pachnodes (ZooKeys), the Cambondo Screeching Frog Arthroleptis carquejai (iNaturalist), the Angolan River Frog Amietia angolensis (iNaturalist), Newton's Rubber Frog Phrynomantis newtoni (Species New to Science), the Angolan Rain Frog Breviceps ombelanonga (ZooKeys), and Ahl's Screeching Frog Phrynobatrachus brevipalmatus (SysTax WM).

Butterflies restricted to Angola include Papilio bacelarae (fig. 10.3 at Springer Link), Mashunoides carneiromendesi (fig. 1b at NJE pdf), Bebearia hassoni (Africa Museum), Rubraea (or Acraea) bellona (iNaturalist), Euphaedra uigensis (figs. 1-3 at Redalyc pdf), Charaxes ehmckei (BOLD) (iNaturalist), Precis larseni (figs. 23-32 at ResearchGate), Zeritis krystyna (fig. 1d at NJE pdf), and Abantis bergeri (fig. 1 at ResearchGate). Endemic moths include an emperor moth Heniocha hassoni (AfroMoths WM) and a geometrid moth Terina sanguinarea (African Moths WM).

Other endemic insects include the damselflies Elattoneura tarbotonorum (fig. f at ResearchGate) and Pseudagrion sarepi (fig. 5e at African Invertebrates), a dragonfly Eleuthemis eogaster (ADDO WM), the grasshoppers Quangula minuta (OSF) and Phymeurus chianga (OSF), the katydids Clonia angolana (OSF) and Pseudosaga angolensis (OSF), the ants Ocymyrmex ankhu (AntWiki) and Anochetus angolensis (AntWiki), a cicada Sadaka sagittifera (GBIF), a flower beetle Hegemus peregrinus (BOLD), a tiger beetle Lophyra wellmani (GBIF), a ground beetle Perigona liboloensis (GBIF), a net-winged beetle Lycus fradei (IICT WM), a dung beetle Sarophorus angolensis (scarabaeoidea.com WM), a carpet beetle Phradonoma blabolili (ResearchGate), and a leaf beetle Aethiopocassis angolensis (Cassidinae of the World WM).

Other endemic invertebrates include the baboon spiders Bacillochilus xenostridulans (Tarantupedia) and Ceratogyrus attonitifer (GBIF), a jumping spider Phintella lunda (Dr. Lech Boroweic WM pdf), a scorpion Opistophthalmus luciranus (iNaturalist), a freshwater mussel Mutela wistarmorrisi (MUSSELp), the land snails Achatina coroca (Sabinet pdf) and Gymnarion corneola (GBIF), a freshwater snail Melanoides angolensis (africamuseum.be), a freshwater crab Potamonautes kensleyi (BioOne), the nudibranchs Felimida ocellata (iNaturalist) and Felimida corimbae (BHL), and several marine cone snails: Conus zebroides (Eddie Hardy), Conus xicoi (IUCN), and Conus cepasi (Eddie Hardy).

Among the unique vascular plant genera are Psednotrichia (ScienceDirect), Cardosoa (ResearchGate), Angoseseli (JSTOR), Pseudoselinum (GBIF), Benguellia (JSTOR), Carrissoa (JSTOR), Angolaea (Podostemaceae), Streptolophus (JSTOR), Baumia (JSTOR), Polytepalum (JSTOR) (iNaturalist), Piptophyllum (GBIF), Omphalopappus (GBIF), Muschleria (BHL), Mcdadea (BioOne) (GBIF), and Calanda (JSTOR) (iNaturalist).

Trees known only from Angola include a corkwood Commiphora namibensis (ResearchGate), Aloe rupicola (Wikipedia), Monotes gossweileri (ResearchGate), Guibourtia carrissoana (African Plants WM), Philenoptera pallescens (GBIF), Eugenia tungo (GBIF), Euphorbia parviceps (Wikispecies), Pavetta gossweileri (fig. 2f at ResearchGate), Croton gossweileri (GBIF), Vepris welwitschii (GBIF), Grewia cyclopetala (GBIF), Pittosporum cacondense (GBIF), and Uvariopsis noldeae (GBIF).

Additional vascular plant species among Angola's 997 endemics (SANBI pdf) include Dicoma elegans (iNaturalist), Sansevieria pfisteri (flickr), Monotes gossweileri (center right at ResearchGate), Aloe scorpioides (PlantFiles), Clutia benguelensis (iNaturalist), Justicia cubangensis (figs. a-c at ResearchGate), Impatiens pinganoensis (GBIF), Barleria crabbeoides (figs. C-D at ResearchGate), Geigeria angolensis (iNaturalist), Jamesbrittenia angolensis (iNaturalist), Ferraria spithamaea (iNaturalist), Euphorbia opuntioides (euphorbia.de WM), Commelina huillensis (iNaturalist), Huernia humpatana (huernia.com WM), Cineraria huilensis (iNaturalist), Tephrosia tundavalensis (iNaturalist), Eriosema albogriseum (iNaturalist), Lopholaena decurrens (iNaturalist), Leptactina prostrata (fig. A at ResearchGate), Cochlospermum adjanyae (PhytoKeys), and an orchid Satyrium aciculare (African Orchids WM).

Lichens known only from Angola include Dirina angolana (fig. 5a at ResearchGate). Mosses known solely from Angola include Ditrichum tisserantii (GBIF) and Ectropothecium capillisetum (GBIF).

In additon to the scarp region (WWF WM) and the Cuanza River watershed (FEOW WM), regions rich in species unique to the nation include the Angolan Miombo Woodlands (WWF WM) and the Angolan Montane Forest-grassland Mosaic (WWF WM).