Guinea

Freshwater fish unique to Guinea include the cichlids Wallaceochromis rubrolabiatus (Cichlid Room Companion), Wallaceochromis signatus (FishBase), and Coptodon rheophila (p. 39 of IRD pdf). Endemic killifish include Scriptaphyosemion cauveti (FishBase), Epiplatys guineensis (Killifish of West Africa), Rhexipanchax kabae (killi.co.uk), and Callopanchax sidibeorum (Killifish of West Africa). Other endemic fish include an African tetra Brycinus carolinae (GBIF), Barbus guineensis (p. 53 of IRD WM pdf) (GBIF), Labeo rouaneti (p. 23 of IRD WM pdf), Leptocypris konkoureensis (GBIF), a spiny eel Mastacembelus kakrimensis (p. 28 of RMCA pdf), and several catfishes: Synodontis tourei (ScotCat), Amphilius kakrimensis (fig. 1D at ResearchGate) (IRD pdf), Chrysichthys levequei (FishBase), Chiloglanis dialloi (IUCN), and Malapterurus teugelsi (PlanetCatfish). The cichlid Enigmatochromis lucanusi (GBIF) is an endemic genus.

Mammals known only from Guinea include Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat (ARKive WM), the Nimba Myotis (Species New to Science), and Lamotte's Roundleaf Bat (iNaturalist).

Reptiles restricted to Guinea include the Insular Agama Agama insularis (fig. A at BHL) (p. 146 at IRD pdf), a gecko Hemidactylus kundaensis (ResearchGate), a skink Trachylepis keroanensis (Species New to Science), the worm lizards Cynisca chirioi (IRD pdf) and Cynisca leonina (BHL) (BHL), and a colubrid snake Philothamnus pobeguini (GBIF). Another gecko of the genus Hemidactylus (figs. 27-28 at BHL) is undescribed. The blind snake Letheobia angeli (MNHN) is known from a single specimen and is often considered a synonym of Letheobia manni.

Endemic amphibians include& the Beautiful Squeaker Arthroleptis formosus (GBIF), the Mount Nimba Screeching Frog Arthroleptis nimbaensis (IUCN) (BHL), the Tumbo Island Squeaker Arthroleptis bivittatus (ETH), the Fon Frog Amnirana fonensis (naturkundemuseum-bw.de WM), Pinto's River Frog Phrynobatrachus pintoi (GBIF), Kaman Camara's Slippery Frog Conraua kamancamarai (ZSE), and several torrent frogs (all at Pensoft): Odontobatrachus fouta, Odontobatrachus smithi, and Odontobatrachus ziama.

Butterflies found solely in Guinea include Euphaedra occulta (africamuseum.be), Junonia agnesberenyiae (ResearchGate), Pseudaletis malangi (BOLD), Apallaga klaudiae (fig. 1A at ResearchGate), and Aslauga guineensis (Michel Libert WM). Endemic moths include Holcoceroides landeri (ResearchGate), a clearwing moth Proaegeria murzini (Afromoths), and Moyencharia sommerlattei (BHL).

Other endemic insects include a cave-dwelling cockroach Simandoa conserfariam (flickr) (BioOne), a cricket Trigonidomorpha vittata (GBIF), a flower beetle Gnathocera nigrolineata (insecte.org), the scarab beetles Popillia vingerhoedti (Charaxes WM) and Garetta bechynei (foliaseriesa.cz pdf), a rhinoceros beetle Alissonotum nitens (GBIF), a shining leaf chafer Adoretus maini (RBINS), a water beetle Laccophilus guineensis (ZooKeys), the ants Pheidole tricarinata (AntWiki) and Carebara guineana (AntWiki), the mayflies Pedicelliops capillifer (GBIF) and Cheleocloeon yolandae (Ephemeroptera Galactica pdf), a leafhopper Odomas linnavuorii (ResearchGate), a water strider Madeovelia guineensis (p. 19 of IRD pdf), and a long-legged fly Rhinoceromyia dubrovskii (PLAZI).

Other endemic invertebrates include the Purple Marsh Crab Afrithelphusa monodosus (IUCN), the crabs Afrithelphusa gerhildae (p. 221 of IRD pdf) and Liberonautes nimba (p. 10 of zin.ru pdf), the pholcid spiders Spermophora dieke (Pholcidae WM) and Smeringopina bineti (Pholcidae WM), the jumping spiders Peplometus nimba (ResearchGate) and Pochyta konilokho (GBIF), a tarantula Selenogyrus foordi (African Invertebrates), a baboon spider Phoneyusa chevalieri (BHL), a whip spider Charinus milloti (GBIF), the millipedes Ammodesmus nimba (ResearchGate) and Bactrodesmus grandis (ZooKeys), the earthworms Dichogaster candida (ResearchGate) and Haplotaxis villiersi (Google Books), a freshwater snail Soapitia dageti (fig. g at Google Books), a land snail Gonaxis lamottei (GBIF), and a marine cone snail Conus bellocqae (IUCN).

About 81 vascular plant species are only known from Guinea including the only bromeliad Pitcairnia feliciana (flickr) living outside the Americas. Other endemic plants include Gladiolus mariae (Species New to Science), Eriosema triformum (IUCN), Emilia guineensis (IUCN), Vernonia djalonensis (IUCN), Virectaria stellata (ResearchGate), Barleria asterotricha (p. 10 of Herbier Guinee pdf), Keita deniseae (Springer), Dissotus splendens (Kew), Trichanthecium tenerium (ResearchGate), Mesanthemum tuberosum (IUCN), Heterosamara bennae and Ctenium sesquiflorum (both at Kew), Ctenium bennae (ResearchGate), Tephrosia kindiana (Springer), Erianthemum nimbaense (iNaturalist), Cyanotis ganganensis (IUCN), Melastomastrum porteresii (fig. H at ResearchGate), Gymnosiphon fonensis (MNHN pdf), and Inversodicraea abbayesii and Stonesia gracilis (both on p. 8 of Herbier Guinee pdf).

Tree species known only from Guinea include Casearia septandra (Species New to Science), an ebony Diospyros feliciana (Herbier Guinee), Ternstroemia guineensis (BioOne), Keetia susu (IUCN) (p. 35 of Herbier Guinee pdf), Anisotes guineensis (IUCN), Talbotiella cheekii (Species New to Science), Cassipourea adami (Persée) (JSTOR), and an endemic genus Fleurydora (IUCN) (POWO).

Endemic vascular plant genera include Kindia (PeerJ) (IUCN), Cailliella (POWO) (BioOne), Benna (BioOne), and Feliciadamia (POWO) (p. 7 of Herbier Guinee pdf).

Endemic non-vascular plants include the mosses Callicostella maclaudii (GBIF), Octoblepharum pocsii (PBJ WM pdf), and Ectropothecium bingerianum (GBIF).

Portions of Guinea are included in the Guinean Montane Forests ecoregion (WWF WM) and the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). Important freshwater ecoregions include the Northern Upper Guinea (FEOW WM), the Fouta - Djalon (FEOW WM), and Mount Nimba (FEOW WM). A review of Guinea's Important Plant Areas is at (Kew).