Haiti

Reptiles found nowhere else than Haiti include the Tiburon Banded Racer Ialtris parishi (Univ. Texas pdf), the Tiburon Hog-nosed Racer (Caribherp WM), the Haitian Pale-lipped Blindsnake (Caribherp WM), the La Selle Threadsnake Mitophis leptipileptus (fig. E at ResearchGate), the Pestel Worm Lizard Amphisbaena leali (Caribherp WM), the La Selle Galliwasp (Haiti National Trust), the Haitian Big-scaled Dwarf Gecko (iNaturalist), the Haiti Leaf-toed Gecko (fig. 3 at Univ. Texas pdf), the Jacmel Gracile Anole (iNaturalist), the La Hotte Long-snouted Anole (Reptile Database), the Foothill Anole (iNaturalist), the Brown Red-bellied Anole (Reptile Database), the Black Stream Anole (Reptile Database), the Tiburon Curlytail (iNaturalist), and the extinct Hispaniolan Four-lined Skink (PLAZI).

Amphibians unique to Haiti include the La Hotte Whistling Frog (ARKive WM), Mozart's Frog (IUCN), the Ball Bearing Frog (Haiti National Trust), the La Hotte Bush Frog (Joel Sartore), the Macaya Breast-spot Frog and the Hispaniolan Ventriloquial Frog (both at Mongabay), the Hispaniolan Crowned Frog (ARKive WM), the Macaya Burrowing Frog (ARKive WM), the Tiburon Burrowing Frog (iNaturalist), the La Hotte Glanded Frog (IUCN), and the Yellow Cave Frog (Haiti National Trust). The Haitian Marsh Frog (Hedges Lab WM pdf) has a remarkable tolerance for salt water. Among about 20 species of frog still awaiting formal description is the Red-eyed Mottled Frog (BBC WM).

Endemic freshwater fish include the Blackbarred Limia Poecilia (or Limia) nigrofasciata (FishBase), the Jawed Limia Poecilia mandibularis (GBIF), the Few-rayed Limia Poecilia pauciradiata (p. 74 of AGRRA pdf), the Largetooth Limia Poecilia grossidens (flickr), the Miragoane Limia Poecilia miragoanensis (p. 7 of Native Fish Lab pdf), Rivas' Limia Poecilia rivasi (STRI WM), the Tiger Limia Poecilia islai (FishBase) (Amazonas), the Tiburon Peninsula Gambusia Gambuisa pseudopunctata (iNaturalist), and the Miragoane Gambusia Gambusia beebei (p. 15 of Native Fish Lab pdf) (iNaturalist).

Endemic marine fish include the Striped Hamlet Hypoplectrus liberte (ResearchGate) and the Haiti Coralbrotula Ogilbichthys haitiensis (ANSP WM) (STRI WM).

Extinct endemic mammals include Lemke’s Hutia Rhizoplagiodontia lemkei (ASM MDD) (GBIF) , the Small Haitian Hutia Plagiodontia spelaeum (BHL) (figs. 7-8 at ResearchGate), and the Haitian Edible Rat Brotomys contractus (p. 17 of Smithsonian pdf).

The Gray-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus poliocephalus (eBird) (birdfinding.info) may be restricted to Haiti, although there have been reports from adjacent regions of the Dominican Republic.

Butterflies known only from Haiti include Calisto pauli (Butterflies of America), Calisto woodsi (Butterflies of America), Calisto thomasi (p. 4 of Hedges Lab WM pdf), and Calisto montana (Butterflies of America). Other endemic insects include a katydid Polyancistrus darlingtoni (OSF), a cricket Amphiacusta hispaniolae (GBIF), a stick insect Malacomorpha minima (ResearchGate), a riffle beetle Cylloepus lahottensis (Harvard), a tiger beetle Brasiella davidsoni (ResearchGate), the longhorn beetles Elaphidion compressipenne (Smithsonian WM) and Plectromerus thomasi (Cerambycidae Species WM), the ground beetles Bradycellus selleanus (Harvard) and Platynus visitor (Harvard), a flightless tortoise beetle Convexocoleus rileyi (iNaturalist), a leaf beetle Gonaives buenae (PLAZI). the weevils Artipus calceatus (iNaturalist) and Sicoderus aeneus (GBIF), a planthopper Pelitropis haitiana (iNaturalist), a flower fly Toxomerus veve (iNaturalist), a bee Melissodes haitiensis (iNaturalist), and the ants Anochetus haytianus (AntWiki) and Pheidole darlingtoni (Google Books).

Other endemic invertebrates include the pholcid spiders Tainonia visite (Pholcidae WM) and Modisimus mango (PLAZI), the jumping spiders Antillattus placidus (Harvard) and Parathiodina compta (GBIF), the scorpions Tityus haetianus (fig. 6 at Euscorpius pdf) and Heteronebo pumilus (fig. 10 at ResearchGate), the harvestmen Meriosfera lineata (Harvard) and Orsa daphne (figs. 6-10 at UFRJ pdf), the millipedes Chondrotropis venustus (fig. 3 at BHL) and Haitobolus lethifer (figs. 2-3 at BHL), a freshwater isopod crustacean Cyathura motasi (Internet Archive), and a family of amphipod crustaceans Crangoweckeliidae (p. 7 of Brill pdf) (GBIF).

Land snails restricted to Haiti include Drymaeus sallei (flickr), Nenisca franzi (Haiti National Trust), Weinlandipoma corbis (Bram's snailblog WM), Hispaniolana obliterata (iNaturalist), Varicella denticulata (fig. 31 on p. 107 of UNESCO WM pdf), Alcadia bineyana (Femorale WM), Autocoptis paulsoni (ResearchGate), Archegocoptis barbouri (Femorale WM), Crocidopoma zayasi (Femorale WM), Flavoleacina cleriei (Femorale WM), and Chondropoma bellavittatum (BHL).

Trees known only from Haiti include the palms Copernicia ekmanii (ARKive WM), Pseudophoenix lediniana (PACSOA WM), and Attalea crassispatha (ARKive WM) (IUCN). Other endemic trees include Hernandia obovata (iNaturalist), Magnolia emarginata (Guardian), Magnolia ekmani (Re:wild), Meriania brevipedunculata (Albion WM), Rondeletia formonia (iNaturalist), Bunchosia haitiensis (iNaturalist), Ternstroemia barkeri (Albion WM), Clavija domingensis (iNaturalist), Eugenia christii (GBIF), Annona salicifolia (iNaturalist), Phyllanthus myriophyllus (Univ. Florida WM), Coccoloba albicans (iNaturalist), Illicium hottense (Haiti National Trust), Wercklea hottensis (iNaturalist), Tabebuia conferta (iNaturalist), Sapium haitiense (iNaturalist), Chimarrhis ekmanii (iNaturalist), Solenandra angustifolia (iNaturalist), Cordia tortunensis and Amyris apiculata and Tapura haitiensis and Ageratina urbanii (all at JB de Cayes WM), and Calycogonium torbecianum (Univ. Florida WM). Endemic tree genera include the Mapou Blanch Neobuchia (plantsystematics.org WM) (Top Tropicals), Samuelssonia (JSTOR), and Hispaniolanthus (ResearchGate) (GBIF).

Other endemic vascular plants include the orchids Ornithidium donaldeedodii (UC Berkeley WM) and Specklinia macayensis (Orchids Forum WM), Salvia paryskii (Univ. Florida WM), Gesneria haitiensis (ResearchGate), Miconia basilensis (Haiti National Trust), Renealmia densiflora (Univ. Florida WM), Mecranium revolutum (Univ. Florida WM), Psychotria coelocalyx (iNaturalist), Parathesis parvifolia (JB de Cayes WM), Catesbaea ekmaniana (iNaturalist), Rhytidophyllum bicolor (Albion WM), Goniopteris nigricans (iNaturalist), Agave intermixta (iNaturalist), Cestrum linearifolium (iNaturalist), Croton lindmanii (iNaturalist), Brunfelsia picardae and Allophylus haitiensis (both at JB de Cayes WM), and Hottea torbeciana (Univ. Florida WM). Endemic genera include an orchid Tomzanonia (IOSPE WM), a cactus Serrulatocereus (p. 70 of Cactus Adventures pdf), Mattfeldia (JSTOR), Osmiopsis (GBIF), and Tortuella (JSTOR) (Facebook).

Endemic non-vascular plants include the mosses Limbella bartlettii (UNAM WM pdf) and Hymenostomum castaneum (GBIF).

Haiti is part of the Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). Important terrestrial ecoregions include the Hispaniolan Pine Forests (EoE) and the Hispaniolan Moist Forests (EoE). Haiti is part of the Hispaniola freshwater ecoregion (FEOW WM). For an overview of the nation's biodiversity see Key Biodiversity Areas of Haiti (SAH WM pdf). A checklist indicating endemic arthropods can be found at (ResearchGate).