Liberia

Several killifish are found nowhere else than Liberia including Callopanchax monroviae (Killifish of West Africa), Epiplatys coccinatus (Killifish of West Africa), Epiplatys ruhkopfi (Killifish of West Africa), Epiplatys cashneri (KCF), Epiplatys puetzi (Killifish of West Africa), Epiplatys tototaensis (Killifish of West Africa), and Scriptaphyosemion schmitti (Killifish of West Africa). Other endemic freshwater fish include a cichlid Coptodon coffea (FishBase), the catfishes Paramphilius firestonei (Smithsonian) (ACSI WM) and Chiloglanis fortuitus (BioOne), Labeo curriei (BHL), and several barbs: Enteromius carcharhinoides (FishBase), Enteromius melanotaenia (FishBase), Enteromius trispiloides (FishBase), and Enteromius boboi (BHL).

The Liberian Greenbul (Springer), previously considered distinct, has now been lumped with the more widespread Icterine Greenbul (eBird).

Endemic amphibians include the Gbanga Forest Treefrog Leptopelis bequaerti (GBIF), Langer's Screeching Frog Arthroleptis langeri (ResearchGate), and the puddle frogs Phrynobatrachus hieroglyphicus (GBIF) (Academia pdf) and Phrynobatrachus brongersmai (Internet Archive).

Butterflies known only from Liberia include Pilodeudorix intermedia (ABDB) (ResearchGate), Pilodeudorix putu (ABDB), Aphnaeus mirabilis (GBIF), Neurellipes georgiadisi (ABDB), Iridana languyi (ResearchGate) (iNaturalist), Stempfferia katikae and Cephetola wingae (both at ResearchGate), Iolaus jadwigae (ResearchGate), Parasiomera alfa (GBIF), Geritola pacifica (GBIF), and Aslauga larseni (BOLD). Endemic moths include the lichen moths Cyana foya (GBIF) and Exilisia smithi (GBIF) and a pterophorid moth Hellinsia zakarae (GBIF),

Other endemic insects include a damselfly Mesocnemis tisi (ADDO WM), a plant bug Paloniella erinacea (GBIF), the ants Axinidris occidentalis (AntWiki) and Cyphoidris parissa (Ants of Africa) and Aenictus brutus (AntCat pdf), a scarab beetle Menigius liberianus (BOLD), the skin beetles Liberorphinus putuensis and Orphinus barclayi (both at ResearchGate), the katydids Afromecopoda monroviana (OSF) and Catoptropteryx lineata (GBIF), a pygmy grasshopper Afrosystolederus garmsi (Zootaxa), and a raspy cricket Atychogryllacris liberiana (OSF).

Other endemic invertebrates include a jumping spider Asemonea liberiensis (BHL), a wolf spider Hogna liberiaca (fig. 289 at naturalsciences.be pdf), a corinnid sac spider Crinopseudoa kru (ResearchGate), a centipede Schizonampa libera (CHILOBASE), the freshwater crabs Liberonautes lugbe (p. 14 of zin.ru pdf) and Liberonautes nanoides and Liberonautes grandbassa (both at Google Books), an earthworm Benhamiona liberiensis (figs. 1-5 at BHL), the freshwater snails Bellamya liberiana (fig. d at Google Books) and Potadoma buttikoferi (p. 40 of IUCN pdf), and several land snails: Archachatina knorrii (Femorale WM), Pseudavakubia liberiana (BioOne), Curvella concentrica (fig. 9 at BHL), Aspidotonium dubiosum (p. 18 of zin.ru pdf), Gulella lambda (p. 22 of zin.ru pdf), and Maizaniella sapoensis (Zool. Med. Leiden WM pdf).

Among about 100 vascular plant species unique to Liberia are Jollydora armandui (iNaturalist), Maesobotrya liberica (GBIF), Begonia fusicarpa (IUCN), Tragia liberica (GBIF), Eugenia sapoensis (ResearchGate), Heckeldora jongkindii (iNaturalist), Cyphostemma adamii (IUCN), Bertiera sinoensis (ResearchGate), Mapania jongkindii (ResearchGate), Whitfieldia latiflos (ResearchGate), Pavetta sapoensis (iNaturalist), Antidesma jongkindii (ResearchGate), Xylopia dinklagei (iNaturalist), Inversodicraea liberia (ResearchGate), Psychotria tetragonopus (iNaturalist), Gaertnera pedunculata (BioOne), Uvaria dinklagei (JSTOR), Crossandrella adamii (BHL), Ancistrocladus pachyrrhachis (ResearchGate), and the orchids Angraecum modicum (GBIF) and Malaxis melanotoessa (JSTOR). Dinklageodoxa (iNaturalist) (JSTOR) is an endemic genus.

Trees known only from Liberia include Tetraberlinia tubmaniana (iNaturalist) (p. 233 of CORE pdf), Cola liberica (iNaturalist), Napoleonaea sapoensis (iNaturalist), Soyauxia kwewonii (iNaturalist), Trichoscypha blydeniae (GBIF), Trichoscypha laxissima (p. 11 of MNHN pdf), Cassipourea firestoneana (iNaturalist), Guibourtia dinklagei (GBIF) (IUCN), Crudia liberica (GBIF), Beilschmiedia caudata (GBIF) (IUCN), Gaertnera liberiensis (GBIF) (IUCN), Memecylon emancipatum (PLAZI), Englerodendron libassum (iNaturalist), Gilbertiodendron obliquum (iNaturalist), Rinorea arenicola (GBIF) (POWO), Homalium coriaceum (MNHN) (iNaturalist), Strombosiopsis nana (Google Books), and an endemic genus Jongkindia (Webbia pdf).

Fungi known only from Liberia include Russula albonigroides (GBIF). Endemic non-vascular plants include the mosses Hyophila anoectangioides (GBIF) and Splachnobryum acutifolium (GBIF).

Liberia is part of the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots WM). Portions of Liberia are included in the Guinean Montane Forests (WWF WM) and the Western Guinean Lowland Forests (WWF WM) terrestrial ecoregions. An important freshwater ecoregion is the Southern Upper Guinea (FEOW WM). Many endemic flowering plant species are indicated at the list available at (Fauna & Flora of Liberia WM).