Djibouti
The Djibouti Francolin (ARKive WM) (eBird) is an endemic bird.
Reptiles restricted to Djibouti include the Afar Racer Platyceps afarensis (BHL) (GBIF).
Mammals include the Somali Sengi (Mongabay) (PeerJ), previously considered endemic to Somalia but not collected there since 1968, has recently been discovered in Djibouti but likely still occurs in Somalia and possibly Ethiopia.
A
deepwater flathead Bembras
adenensis (AquaDocs
pdf) is a marine fish known only from the type secimens collected off
Djibouti.
Insects known only from Djibouti include the erebid moths Tigreana superba (GBIF)
and Hypena afarensis
(BOLD),
the
noctuid moths Cucullia
thiaucourti
(GBIF)
and Ozarba rougeoti
(GBIF),
a sphinx moth Macropoliana
afarorum (GBIF),
a tenebrionid beetle Philhammus
ambouli (ResearchGate),
a
chafer beetle Schizonycha
angustiformis (GBIF),
a
dung beetle Trichonotulus
secquorum (Catalogue
of Life),
a
minute moss beetle Limnebius
josianae (fig. 3 at ZOBODAT
pdf), a blister beetle Eurymeloe
vignai (p. 99 of Univ.
California pdf), a grasshopper Lophothericles
popovi
(OSF),
a cricket Cryncus
dmitrievi (OSF)
(fig. 12 at gryllus.smart21.ru
WM
pdf),
a parasitoid wasp Doddiella
(or Aneuroscelio)
maindroni (GBIF),
and a planthopper Oliarus
balachowskyi (MNHN).
Other
endemic invertebrates include the woodlice Periscyphis ugoliniii
(ResearchGate)
and Koweitoniscus
agnellii (fig. 7 at ResearchGate),
a
pseudoscorpion Halominniza
parentorum (BHL),
a
solifuge Rhagodippa
albatra (solpugid.com
WM),
the
nursery web
spiders Euprosthenopsis
vachoni (p. 8 of Patrick
Blandin pdf)
and Phalaeops somalicus
(p. 81 of apncb.be
WM
pdf),
a spitting spider Scytodes
jousseaumei (fr.wikipedia)
(BHL),
the ground spiders Prodidomus
djibutensis (BHL)
and Pterotricha
djibutensis (BHL),
a
wall crab spider Selenops
sabulosus (GBIF), and several scorpions: Pandiborellius
nistriae (figs. 5-9 at Onychium
WM pdf), Neobuthus
ferrugineus (figs. 182-212 at Euscorpius
pdf), Compsobuthus
vannii (figs. 21-62 at Euscorpius
pdf), Barbaracurus hofereki (Euscorpius pdf), and
Hemiscorpius lipsae
(figs. 89-113 at Euscorpius
pdf), .
Plants unique to Djibouti include Aloe ericahenriettae
(figs. 6-7 at ResearchGate
pdf),
Euphorbia
godana (euphorbia.de
WM),
Euphorbia amicorum
(POWO),
Phagnalon lavranosii
(JSTOR),
Caralluma
(or Caudanthera) mireillae (Google
Books) (p. 6 of cactuspro.com
pdf), Volutaria
djiboutensis (GBIF),
Cynoglossopsis
somaliensis (JSTOR),
Taverniera oligantha
(GBIF),
Polygala
goudahensis
(GBIF),
and Matthiola
puntensis
(JSTOR).
Djibouti is included in the Horn of Africa biodiversity
hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM) and the Red Sea and
Gulf of Aden coral reef
hotspot (Columbia
Univ. WM pdf).