Namibia

Among over 600 species of vascular plants found nowhere else are Schwantesia constanceae (ARKive WM), Lithops hermetica (p. 66 of NCE WM pdf), the Brandberg Plumbago (SANBI), Euryops walterorum (IUCN), Huernia plowesii (LLIFLE), Hermannia elliottiana (iNaturalist), the Namib Melon (iNaturalist), the Limestone Lily (iNaturalist), the Dollar Bush (iNaturalist), Euphorbia namibensis (iNaturalist), Monsonia lavrani (Bihrmann's Caudiciforms), Petalidium canescens (iNaturalist), Oxalis luederitzii (iNaturalist), Lindernia (or Chamaegigas) intrepida (POWO), Hermannia glandulossisima (iNaturalist), Barleria jubata (iNaturalist), Distimake guerichii (iNaturalist), Anticharis imbricata (NBD), Drosanthemum pauper (iNaturalist), Hibiscus dinteri (iNaturalist), and Aloe erinacea (ARKive WM).

Trees known only from Namibia include the Namib Coral-tree (Tree Atlas of Namibia), the Rock Corkwood (Bihrmann's Caudiciforms), the Brandberg Acacia (NBD), the Otave Elephantroot (Tree Atlas of Namibia), the Kaoko Kirkia (Tree Atlas of Namibia), the Namibian Grape (SANBI), and Adenia pechuelii (iNaturalist).

Endemic vascular plant genera include Baynesia (Huntington), Ondetia (Kyffhäuser plants), Namibia (JSTOR), Jensenobotrya (SANBI), Ruschianthus (iNaturalist), Dewinteria (SANBI), Lavrania (ResearchGate), Arthraerua (NBD), Dauresia (iNaturalist), Eremothamnus (plate 8 at Internet Archive), Manuleopsis (Kyffhäuser plants), Neoluederitzia (southernafricanplants.net), Kaokochloa (RSABG WM), Phlyctidocarpa (BHL), Oberholzeria (PLOS ONE), Hererolandia (figs. A-D at ResearchGate), Namophila (lachenalia.net WM), Marlothiella (Plants of Namibia WM) (Conservation Namibia), Anisostigma (African Plants Portal), Antiphiona (iNaturalist), and Dintera (JSTOR) (fig. A at BHL). Tiganophyton karasense (GBIF) (iNaturalist) is the sole member of an endemic family, the Tiganophytaceae.

Reptiles unique to Namibia include the Festive Gecko (Reptile Database), Carp's Barking Gecko (Trevor Hardaker), the Kaoko Gecko (CalPhotos), the Damara Flat Gecko (iNaturalist), Bradfield’s Namib Day Gecko (Trevor Hardaker), Lawrence's Dwarf Gecko (iNaturalist), the Herero Girdled Lizard (iNaturalist), Jordan's Girdled Lizard (iNaturalist), the Etosha Agama (iNaturalist), the Husab Sand Lizard (lacerta.de), the Small-scaled Desert Lizard (lacerta.de), Brain's Blind Legless Skink (NBD), the Namib Burrowing Skink (NBD), the Namibian Snake-eyed Skink (ResearchGate), the Kunene Racer (Google Books) (iNaturalist), the Namibian Wolf Snake (iNaturalist), and the Nama Padloper (HRF WM).

Mammals known solely from Namibia include the Namib Round-eared Sengi (NBD) (Sengis), the Etendeka Round-eared Sengi (Species New to Science), and the Dune Hairy-footed Gerbil (NBD) (iNaturalist).

The Dune Lark (eBird) is often considered an endemic bird species distinct from Barlow's Lark which extends into South Africa.

Endemic amphibians include Hoesch's Toad (iNaturalist), the Damaraland Pygmy Toad (Google Books) (iNaturalist), and the Mapacha Grass Frog (NBD).

Freshwater fish unique to Namibia include the Cave Catfish (NCE WM pdf) (IUCN), the Otjikoto Tilapia (SANBI) (FishBase), and the Caprivi Killifish (WildNothos).

Butterflies found only in Namibia include Acraea hypoleuca (iNaturalist), Kedestes sublineata (iNaturalist), Aloeides tearei (Atlasing in Namibia WM), Alaena brainei (Atlasing in Namibia WM), Lepidochrysops michellae (p. 126 of Metamorphosis pdf), Sarangesa gaerdesi (figs. 1-2 on p. 25 of Sabinet pdf), and Iolaus obscurus (Naturhistorhiska riksmuseet WM). Endemic moths include a wasp moth Amata damarensis (iNaturalist), Bryk's Marbled Emperor (iNaturalist), a noctuid moth Acontia wolframmeyi (iNaturalist), and a tiger moth Alpenus whalleyi (iNaturalist).

Other endemic insects include a dune cricket Comicus calcaris (ScienceDirect), the katydids Pseudosaga maraisi (IUCN) and Acanthoproctus diadematus (iNaturalist), the grasshoppers Crypsicerus glaber (iNaturalist) and Damaracris rupestris (iNaturalist), the darkling beetles Cauricara eburnea (NBD) and Onymacris rugatipennis (iNaturalist), the dung beetles Pachysoma denticolle (iNaturalist) and Onitis mniszechi (iNaturalist), a jewel beetle Julodis mitifica (iNaturalist), the longhorn beetles Ontochariesthes namibianus (flickr), and Sthenias damarensis (flickr), a tiger beetle Lophyra namibica (flickr), a frantic tortoise beetle Zophosis moralesi (Margy Green), the Zigzag Blister Beetle (iNaturalist), a mydas fly Eremohaplomydas desertorum (GBIF), a wasp Priscomasaris namibiensis (WaspWeb WM), the bees Mermiglossa rufa (WaspWeb WM) and Trachusa namibiensis (GBIF), and the ants Camponotus detritus (iNaturalist) and Ocymyrmex robustior (iNaturalist). The Mantophasmatidae is an endemic insect family that includes the gladiators Mantophasma zephyra (Biodiversity Explorer WM) and Pachyphasma brandbergense (ResearchGate).

Other endemic invertebrates include the White Lady Spider Leucorchestris arenicola (iNaturalist), the Golden Wheel Spider Carparachne aureoflava (Biodiversity Explorer WM), a funnel-web tarantula Pionothele gobabeb (Species New to Science), a jumping spider Aelurillus mirabilis (jumping-spiders.com), the solifuges Hexisopus swarti (iNaturalist) and Metasolpuga picta (iNaturalist) and the endemic family Namibesiidae (p. 4 of Sabinet pdf) (p. 9 of Sharma Lab WM pdf), the scorpions Parabuthus namibensis (flickr) and Lisposoma josehermana (BHL), a whip spider Damon sylviae (iNaturalist), a cave-dwelling pseudoscorpion Sphaerowithius ansieae (ResearchGate), a cave-dwelling amphipod Trogloleleupia dracospiritus (p. 17 of NSSCDS pdf), a cave-dwelling isopod Niambia namibiaensis (Subterranean Biology), a millipede Harpagophora diplocrada (iNaturalist), an ostracod Afrocypris barnardi (VLIZ), and several land snails: Sculptaria leschkei (iNaturalist), Achatina tracheia (fig. 8 at BHL), Xerocerastus hottentotus (Femorale WM), and Xerocerastus subteres (p. 18 of Naturalis pdf) (Femorale WM).

Endemic non-vascular plants include a liverwort Exormotheca bulbigena (ResearchGate) and the mosses Leucoperichaetium eremophilum (BHL) (GBIF) and Fissidens capriviensis (GBIF). Lichens known only from Namibia include Acarospora gypsi-deserti (iNaturalist), Santessonia sorediata (Tropical Lichens WM), and Coronoplectrum namibicum (p. 258 of KLUEDOE pdf). Fungi known only from Namibia include Eichleriella desertorum (fig. 14H at ResearchGate) and Schinzinia pustulosa (BHL).

Portions of Namibia are included in the Succulent Karoo hotspot (Biodiversity HotspotsWM). The Namib Desert (WWF WM) and Etosha Pan Halophytics (WWF WM) ecoregions are confined to Namibia. Other terrestrial ecoregions important for endemic species include the Kaokoveld Desert (WildWorld WM) and the Namibian Savanna Woodlands (WildWorld WM). The Karstveld Sink Holes (FEOW WM) are unique to Namibia. For a list of endemic Namibian species see (Namibia Biodiversity Database).