Central African Republic

The Sangha Forest Robin Stiphrornis sanghensis (Species New to Science) (iNaturalist) known only from the Dzanga-Sangha Forest Reserve is sometimes considered a full species distinct from the more widespread Forest Robin Stiphrornis erythrothorax.

Endemic mammals include the Ubangui Mouse (GBIF) (Google Books) and the Gounda Mouse (GBIF) (IUCN).

Reptiles unique to the Central African Republic include a wolf snake Lycophidion chirioi (p. 8 of lashf.org pdf), the blind snakes Letheobia debilis (GBIF) and Afrotyphlops chirioi (MNHN) (Reptile Database), and a skink Trachylepis pendeana (Google Books).

Endemic amphibians include Sternfield's River Frog Phrynobatrachus sternfeldi (IUCN) and the reed frogs Hyperolius acuticephalus (IUCN) (GBIF) and Hyperolius jacobseni (GBIF). Buala am Uam, the type locality for three other river frogs (Phrynobatrachus elberti (African Amphibians WM), Phrynobatrachus nanus (IUCN), and Phrynobatrachus pygmaeus (IUCN), was formerly assumed to be in Chad, but appears to correspond to what is now known as Bouala (06° 24’ N 15° 35’ E) (BHL).

Freshwater fish endemic to the Central African Republic include the killifish Epiplatys mesogramma (Seriously Fish) and Aphyosemion decorsei (Killifish of West Africa), Brycinus abeli (fig. 8 on p. 8 of Mormyridae pdf), the darter characins Nannocharax hollyi and Nannocharax pteron (both on p. 29 of Mormyridae pdf), the loach catfishes Psammphiletria nasuta (GBIF) and Tetracamphilius clandestinus (GBIF), a mochokid catfish Synodontis fascipinna (p. 19 of Catfish Study Group pdf), Opsaridium engrauloides (BHL) (IUCN), an elephantfish Petrocephalus leo (GBIF), and several barbs: Enteromius castrasibutum and Enteromius tomiensis (both on p. 35 of Mormyridae pdf) and Enteromius stigmasemion (fig. 1 at ResearchGate pdf).

Butterflies solely found in the C.A.R. include Graphium abri (BHL), Euphaedra sangbae (africamuseum.be), Euphaedra dana (HAL pdf), Charaxes octavus (BOLD), Bebearia denticula (p. 65 of Metamorphosis pdf), Euptera collinsi (p. 9 of Metamorphosis), Cephetola karinae (africamuseum.be), Gamia abri (p. 1 of Metamorphosis pdf), and Acraea peetersi (Dominique Bernaud). Endemic moths include Anapisa schultzei (Zobodat pdf).

Other endemic insects include the mantids Chlidonoptera roxanae (ResearchGate) and Galepsus bucheti (ResearchGate), the cicadas Panka parvula (BHL) and Ugada parva (BHL), the ants Asphinctopone differens (AntWiki) and Axinidris mlalu (AntWiki), the flower beetles Pachnoda demoulini (naturalsciences.be) and Aphelinis krikkeni (Internet Archive), a dung beetle Pleuronitis favareli (GBIF), a firefly Afrodiaphanes pulcher (GBIF), the ground beetles Macrocheilus schuelei (GBIF) and Parena ruficornis (GBIF), a water beetle Laccophilus brancuccii (ZooKeys), a weevil Afroryzophilus centrafricanus (ResearchGate), a bee Braunsapis maxschwarzi (ResearchGate), a potter wasp Afrepipona lamptula (PLAZI), a bethylid wasp Trichiscus noorti (WaspWeb WM), the parasitoid wasps Oreiscelio aequalis (WaspWeb WM) and Paramblynotus bayangensis (GBIF), a cricket Paragryllodes centralis (GBIF), and several katydids: Phlaurocentrum elegans (ResearchGate), Arantia griffinii (GBIF), and Tetraconcha perezi (J. Orthoptera Research).

Other endemic invertebrates include a freshwater crab Sudanonautes sangha (BHL), the scorpions Pandinus ulderigoi (Scorpion Files) and Buthus centroafricanus (Scorpion Files) (iNaturalist), a pseudoscorpion Metagoniochernes picardi (BHL), a millipede Kompsoprium boulardum (BHL), and the land snails Trochonanina dybowskii (figs. 77-79 at BHL) and Gulella gravieri (GBIF).

Among roughly 100 species of vascular plants known from nowhere else are a bladderwort Utricularia letestui (POWO), a mint Pycnostachys chevalieri (JSTOR), Basananthe kottoensis (GBIF), Kotschya oubanguiensis (GBIF), Coleus lageniocalyx (GBIF), Leptactina deblockiae (MNHN pdf), an iris Zygotritonia hysterantha (GBIF), Crotalaria gracilipes (JSTOR), Cyathula mollis (JSTOR), Dipcadi ndelleense (JSTOR), Cochlospermum intermedium (POWO), a spurge Euphorbia tisserantii (GBIF), a sedge Eleocharis monantha (JSTOR), Vigna tisserantiana (GBIF), Oxygyne confusa (MNHN), Thunbergia anatina (GBIF), the orchids Platycoryne lisowskiana (ResearchGate) and Disperis raiilabris (GBIF), and the trees Lannea chevalieri (GBIF) and Pterygota schweinfurthii (BHL).

Fungi known only from the Central African Republic include Cantharellus subfloridulus (ResearchGate) and Cantharellus hydnoides (ResearchGate). Endemic non-vascular plants include the liverworts Riccia triangularis (GBIF) and Cheilolejeunea diversifolia (ResearchGate) and the mosses Anisothecium horridum (GBIF) and Bryotestua brevicuspis (GBIF).

Important terrestrial ecoregions in the Central African Republic include the Northwest Congolian Lowland Forests (WWF WM) and the East Sudanian Savanna (WWF WM). An important freshwater ecoregion is the Sudanic Congo - Oubangi (FEOW WM).