Zambia

Mammals found nowhere else include the Kafue Flats Lechwe (flickr) (iNaturalist), the Black Lechwe (ARKive WM), the Zambian Mole-rat (ARKive WM) (BioLib), Micklem's Mole-rat (ResearchGate) (Univ. Gent pdf), the Kafue Mole-rat (GBIF), Rosevear’s Striped Grass Mouse (GBIF) (BHL), Ansell's White-toothed Shrew (GBIF) (BHL), Pitman's White-toothed Shrew (GBIF), and the Sakeji Horseshoe Bat (iNaturalist) (GBIF). The Luangwa (or Thornicroft's) Giraffe (iNaturalist) has sometimes been considered a full species.

Birds unique to Zambia include the Zambian Barbet (eBird) (BHL) and perhaps the Black-cheeked Lovebird (ABC) (eBird). The White-chested Tinkerbird (N.J. Collar WM pdf) is known from a single specimen and recent research (ResearchGate) suggests that it is not distinct from the more widespread Yellow-rumped Tinkerbird (eBird).

Reptiles unique to Zambia include Branch's Tree Agama Acanthocercus branchi (iNaturalist), the Kafue Round-snouted Worm Lizard Zygaspis kafuensis (iNaturalist) (Google Books), Roux's Blind Dart Skink Typhlacontius gracilis (BHL) (IUCN), and Schmitz's Legless Skink Acontias schmitzi (fig. 3D on p. 8 of ARC pdf) (Google Books).

Endemic amphibians include the Barotse Shovel-snout Frog Hemisus barotseensis (Google Books) (GBIF) and the Mutinondo Grass Frog Ptychadena mutinondoensis (GBIF) (iNaturalist). The Kafue Reed Frog Hyperolius pyrrhodictyon (CalPhotos) is frequently considered a synonym of the more widespread Margined Reed Frog Hyperolius marginatus (ASW).

Lake Tanganyika cichlids known solely from Zambia include Cyprichromis zonatus and Petrochromis horiii (both at Tetsumi Takahashi), Pseudocrenilabrus pyrrhocaudalis (GBIF), Neolamprologus prochilus (Hippocampus), Neolamprologus caudopunctatus (iNaturalist), Orthochromis mporokoso (GBIF), and Greenwoodochromis christyi (Hippocampus). Other endemic freshwater fish include the killifish Nothobranchius rosenstocki (WildNothos) and Nothobranchius cooperi (WildNothos), a lampeye Lacustricola matthesi (FishBase), the barbs Enteromius owenae (GBIF) and Coptostomabarbus bellcrossi (Persée), a spiny eel Mastacembelus apectoralis (ResearchGate), an elephantfish Petrocephalus frieli (ResearchGate), the Banded Neolebias (ARKive WM) (IUCN), Nannocharax skeltoni (Ich. & Herp. pdf), and the catfishes Synodontis lucipinnis (PlanetCatfish) and Congoglanis sagitta (ResearchGate). Endemic genera include the catfishes Pseudotanganikallabes (Species New to Science) and Bathybagrus (PlanetCatfish) and the cichlids Palaeoplex (GBIF) and Lufubuchromis (GBIF).

Butterflies exclusive to Zambia include Lepidochrysops ella (ResearchGate), Charaxes variata (iNaturalist) (BOLD), Charaxes williami (BOLD), Graphium deliae (Michel Libert WM), Teratoneura zambiae (ABDB) (ResearchGate), Acraea lofua (Dominique Bernaud), Cerautola fisheri (Michel Libert WM), Cooksonia gardineri (ResearchGate), Cigaritis pinheyi (BOLD), and Iolaus ivani (GBIF). Endemic moths include Oedipygilema anomoia (GBIF), Tumicla fisheri (ResearchGate), and Strigocossus takanoi (ResearchGate).

Endemic grasshoppers include Uvaroviobia luanensis (iNaturalist), Thamithericles croceosignatus (iNaturalist), Harpethericles leechi (Zambian Wildlife), Odontomelus zambiensis (iNaturalist), Stenothericles jagoi (iNaturalist), Brachyphymus siloana (OSF), and Pseudoschulthessiella cerciata (OSF). Other endemic insects include the katydids Naskreckiella kalamboi (iNaturalist) and Dioncomena nitens (OSF) and Lamecosoma tenuis (BHL), a dragonfly Onychogomphus kitchingmani (ADDO WM), a damselfly Elattoneura flavifacies (ADDO WM), the leaf beetles Aspidomorpha zambiana (Cassidinae of the World WM) and Afrophthalma medvedevi (Cassidinae of the World WM pdf), a scarab beetle Eulepida mbala (GBIF), the flower beetles Xeloma minettii (GBIF) and Polystalactica touroulti (GBIF), the longhorn beetles Hospes abercornensis (Cerambycidae Species WM) and Molorchus lusakaensis (Cerambycidae Species WM), the ground beetles Manticora hrdyi (BioLib) and Chlaenius deuvei (p. 41 of Entomofauna pdf), an ant Tetramorium yarthiellum (AntWiki), a bee Hylaeus sambiensis (GBIF), a potter wasp Pseudagris apicalis (GBIF), and a cockroach wasp Ampulex bredoi (WaspWeb WM).

Other endemic invertebrates include a freshwater crab Platythelphusa praelongata (p. 14 of Univ. Arizona pdf), a freshwater shrimp Atyella longirostris (BHL), a spider Palfuria hirsuta (Internet Archive), a millipede Helicochetus aberrans (MilliBase), a land snail Streptostele unidentata (fig. 42 at BHL) (BHL) and the freshwater snails Tanganyicia michelae (IUCN) and Gabbiella balovalensis (Google Books).

Among over 200 species of vascular plants restricted to Zambia are Crinum binghamii (Flora of Zambia), the orchids Polystachya moreauae (flickr) and Habenaria binghamii (Flora of Zambia), Amorphophallus richardsiae (IAS WM), Aloe mkushiana (Flora of Zambia), Moraea brevifolia (Flora of Zambia), Protea matonchiana (Flora of Zambia), Euphorbia debilispina (euphorbia.de WM), Euphorbia luapulana (Flora of Zambia), Ceropegia leptotes (iNaturalist), Entada dolichorrhachis (Flora of Zambia), Gladiolus serenjensis (Flora of Zambia), Cucumis zambianus (ResearchGate) (Dave's Garden), Bidens rubicundula (Flora of Zambia), Adenia ovata (Flora of Zambia), Cissus crusei (Flora of Zambia), Combretum mweroense (Flora of Zambia), Cyphostemma nanellum (Flora of Zambia), Eriocoelum lawtonii (Flora of Zambia), Spermacoce bangweolensis (Flora of Zambia), Zygotritonia atropurpurea (ScienceDirect), Crepidorhopalon mutinondoensis (iNaturalist) (PLAZI), and Chlorophytum delicatulum (ResearchGate). Dacryotrichia (GBIF) is an endemic genus.

Trees known only from Zambia include Pteleopsis (or Terminalia) pteleopsoides (Flora of Zambia), Aphanocalyx trapnellii (Flora of Zambia), Dichaetanthera rhodesiensis (African Plants WM), Baphia rosa (ResearchGate), Vepris whitei (JSTOR), Triumfetta grandistipulata (JSTOR), Kotschya suberifera (JSTOR) (GBIF), Boscia cauliflora (JSTOR), Cassipourea fanshawei (JSTOR), Tricalysia zambesiaca (GBIF), and Pachylobus trapnellii (GBIF) (ResearchGate).

Fungi known only from Zambia include Afroboletus azureotinctus (GBIF), Inosperma boeticum (PLAZI), and Tylopilus ochraceosquamosus (GBIF).

Lake Tanganyika (SIAL WM) is one of the richest lakes in the world for endemic freshwater species. An important terrestrial ecoregion is the Central Zambezian Miombo Woodlands (Wikipedia). For lists of endemic vascular plant species see (Flora of Zambia) or (Internet Archive).