Burundi
The cichlid Neolamprologus schreyeni (Cichlid Room Companion) has been found only along a short stretch of Lake Tanganyika. Two additional cichlids, Orthochromis mazimeroensis (FishBase) and Orthochromis mosoensis (FishBase), are known only from the upper Malagarasi drainage. A walking catfish Clariallabes mutsindoziensis (FishBase) and a barb Enteromius nzigidaherai (Species New to Science) are also confined to the Malagarasi basin. A claroteid catfish Chrysichthys acsiorum (PlanetCatfish) is known only from near Kajaga in Lake Tanganyika.
The Rugege Highlands Forest Chameleon Kinyongia rugegensis
(ResearchGate)
likely also occurs in adjacent Rwanda.
The Mosso Screeching Frog Arthroleptis mossoensis (IUCN)
(Google
Books)
is known solely from the type
locality.
The Bururi Forest Shrew Myosorex bururiensis (ResearchGate) (PLAZI) was described in 2010.
Insects unique to Burundi include a butterfly Euphaedra montanica (p. 46 of Metamorphosis pdf), the moths Ancylogastra burundiana (GBIF) and Mountelgonia urundiensis (BHL), a ground beetle Stuhlmannium mirabilis (fig. 2 at BHL), a flower beetle Charadronota schiltzi (naturalsciences.be), a chafer Pleophylla burundiensis (figs. U-X on p. 128 of CORE WM pdf), a dung beetle Pedaria cambeforti (IUCN), the rove beetles Pomphopsilla burundiana (GBIF) and Pachorhopala burundensis (fig. 31 at contributions-to-entomology.org pdf), a burrowing bug Geotomus granulosus (GBIF), a grasshopper Parepistaurus tenuicercus (p. 67 of Taylor & Francis pdf), the ants Proceratium burundense (AntWiki) and Tetramorium bendai (AntWiki), a bee Hylaeus burundis (GBIF), a potter wasp Afrepipona anomala (PLAZI), and the parasitoid wasps Paramblynotus ruvubuensis (WaspWeb WM) and Merostenus speculum (GBIF).
Other invertebrates endemic to Burundi include the ground
spiders Zelotibia
angelica (GBIF)
and Zelotibia fosseyae
(GBIF),
a long-jawed orb weaver Pachygnatha
bispiralis (figs. A-C at BHL),
the zodariid spiders Microdiores
rwegura and Microdiores
violaceus (both at ResearchGate),
a sheet weaver spider
Holmelgonia afromontana
(figs. 11-16 at BHL),
the millipedes Eviulisoma
kirama and Eviulisoma
nzigidahera (both at AJOL
pdf) and Morphotelus
rosseloti (BHL),
a copepod Tropodiaptomus
burundensis (Google
Books), and a fairy shrimp Streptocephalus
caljoni (ResearchGate).
Endemic orchids include Polystachya
maculata (IOSPE
WM),
Polystachya editae
(DOG
WM
pdf), Polystachya
lacroixiana (GBIF),
and Habenaria lewallei
(GBIF).
Other endemic vascular plants include Impatiens lutzmannii
(ResearchGate),
Impatiens bururiensis and
Streptocarpus
burundianus (both on p. 15 of BirdLife
Int'l WM pdf), Amorphophallus
lewallei
(IAS
WM),
Sabicea
becquetii (GBIF),
Thelypteris burundensis
(JSTOR),
Bidens burundiensis
(ResearchGate),
Kyllinga chrysanthoides
(JSTOR),
Barleria superata
(plecevo.eu
pdf),
Linderniella boutiqueana
(GBIF),
Anisopappus burundiensis
(JSTOR),
Bulbostylis
nemoides (GBIF),
Buchnera libenii
(JSTOR),
Feliciotis (or Dissotis) longisepala
(JSTOR),
Wahlenbergia petraea
(JSTOR),
Senecio lewallei
(GBIF),
Sericanthe burundensis
(JSTOR)
(p. 253 of ResearchGate
pdf),
Phyllanthus burundiensis
(JSTOR),
Cyphostemma michelii
(JSTOR),
Grangea jeffreyana
(JSTOR),
Asplenium reekmansii
(JSTOR),
Blepharis reekmansii
(GBIF),
Nidorella burundiensis
(JSTOR),
Clerodendrum fasciculatum
(GBIF),
Isoetes pichisermollii
(BioOne),
and
Pimpinella robynsii
(JSTOR).
Fungi known only from Burundi include Postia (or Oligoporus) africana (p. 150
of Mycotaxon
pdf), Setogyroporus verus (IUCN) (FFTA), and Marasmius
kigwenensis (FFTA).
Endemic non-vascular plants include a moss Sphagnum slooveri (GBIF).
Parts of Burundi are included in the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity
hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM).
Lake Tanganyika (SIAL
WM),
one of the oldest and deepest lakes in the world, is exceptionally rich
in endemic freshwater species.