Jordan
The Azraq Toothcarp (Seriously Fish) (BioLib) is unique to Jordan's Azraq Oasis and the Jordanian Logsucker Garra ghorensis (FishBase) (IUCN) may also survive only in Jordan. The Wreck Pipefish (IUCN) and the Aqaba Sweeper (FishBase) are so far known only from the Jordanian portion of the Gulf of Aqaba.
Reptiles
known only from Jordan include the Jordanian Fringe-fingered Lizard Acanthodactylus
ahmaddisii (ResearchGate)
and Ananjeva's Fan-fingered Gecko Ptyodactylus
ananjevae (ResearchGate)
(VipersGarden
WM).
Insects unique to Jordan include a butterfly, the Jordan Blue Pseudophilotes jordanicus
(BHL)
(IUCN),
a moth Polymixis aqaba (ResearchGate), the katydids Anadrymadusa
jordanica
(ResearchGate)
and Parapholidoptera
willemsei (p. 14 of ZOBODAT
pdf)
, a mantis Ameles massai
(fig. 11 at ResearchGate),
a
jewel beetle Anthaxia
nabataea (GBIF),
the
scarab beetles Madotrogus nikolajevi
(ResearchGate)
and Cheironitis
petraensis (BDJ),
the ground beetles Taphoxenus
ziegleri (fig. 4 at ResearchGate)
and Amara
jordanica (p. 79 of ZOBODAT
pdf),
the click beetles Lacon
platiai (GBIF)
and Lacon ammanensis
(GBIF), a blister beetle Mylabris snizeki (PLAZI),
the darkling beetles Isomira
ajlounica and Isomira
dhanaica (both at foliaseriesa.cz
pdf),
the
bees Andrena badiyah
(GBIF)
and Meliturgula
denesia (ZOBODAT
pdf), the
wasps Bradepyris
jordanicus (GBIF)
and Meria doliopsis
(fig. 11 at Oncychium
WM
pdf), the
ants Cardiocondyla
tenuifrons (AntWiki)
and Tetramorium
argentirubrum (fig. 3 at ZOBODAT
pdf), an owlfly Iranoidricerus
jordaniensis (Taylor
& Francis), and the mayflies Nigrobaetis
vuatazi and Baetis
monnerati (both at ResearchGate),
Other
endemic invertebrates include a disc web spider Uroctea hashemitorum
(BHL),
the earthworms Dendrobaena
alexandrii and Dendrobaena
transjordanica (both at ResearchGate),
a solifuge Rhagodax
wadidaba (solpugid.com
WM),
and several
scorpions: Jordanius maysaraensis (ResearchGate), Birulatus
jordanensis (Scorpion
Files), Birulatus
haasi (BHL),
Scorpio granulomanus
(ResearchGate),
Trypanothacus azraqensis
(Scorpion
Files), Buthacus
bicolor (ResearchGate),
Buthus nabataeus
(Scorpion
Files), and Buthus
amri (GBIF).
Among about 150 vascular plant species found exclusively in Jordan is
the national flower, the Black Iris Iris nigricans (iNaturalist)
(SIGNA WM).
Other endemic plants include the
Edom Iris Iris edomensis
(Jordan
Flora) (RBG
WM), Iris
petrana (p. 44 of SRGC
pdf),
Crocus
moabiticus (RBG
WM)
(p. 83 of RBG
WM
pdf),
Rubia danaensis
(iNaturalist),
Scrophularia
nabataeorum
(botany.cz), Verbascum petrae (POWO),
Origanum jordanicum
(Flora
of Israel) (iNaturalist),
Origanum petraeum (iNaturalist),
Origanum
punonense (Flora
of Israel), Nanorrhinum petranum
(iNaturalist),
Nanorrhinum
azraqense (GBIF),
Romulea petraea
(Flora of
Israel), Silene
danaensis (Flora of Israel)
(iNaturalist),
Micromeria
danaensis (Flora
of Israel), Astragalus
azraqensis (GBIF)
(JSTOR),
Cousinia
austrojordanica (GBIF),
Thymbra nabateorum
(iNaturalist),
Neurada al-eisawii
(GBIF),
Diplotaxis villosa (POWO) (p. 87 of Lunds Univ. pdf), and
Allium
naqabense (JSTOR).
Non-vascular
plants known only from Jordan include a moss Weissia ovatifolia (GBIF).
Parts of Jordan are included in the Eastern Mediterranean
Conifer- sclerophyllous- broadleaf Forests (EoE)
and the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots WM).