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List of endemic species Following is a collection of endemic species that I saw
during my travels. The list includes links to a full-sized picture, a
link to a list of my pictures for the species, and a link to a page
with links to various species specific pages.
The list is sorted by country name.
Sort by number of endemic species
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Madagascar (43)
Madagascan Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis
Madagascar Ocotillo Alluaudia procera
Madagascar Emperor Anax tumorifer
Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata
Pitta-like Ground Roller Atelornis pittoides
Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk Aviceda madagascariensis
Bismarckia Fan Palm Bismarckia nobilis
Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus
Three-eyed Lizard Chalarodon madagascariensis
Madagascar Red-tip Colotis guenei
Crested Coua Coua cristata
Giant Coua Coua gigas
Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus
Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus
Red-bellied Lemur Eulemur rubriventer
Kalauchoa Euphorbia plagiantha
Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni
Malagasy Civet Fossa fossana
Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis
Ring-tailed Vontsira Galidia elegans
Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur griseus
Lowland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus
Hypopyra malgassica Moth Hypopyra malgassica
Indri Indri indri
Elephant's Ear Kalanchoe Kalanchoe beharensis
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta
White-footed Sportive Lemur Lepilemur leucopus
Grey Mouse Lemur Microcebus murinus
Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei
Madagascan Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris
Madagascar Pitcher Plant Nepenthes madagascariensis
Malagasy Black Scorpion Opisthacanthus madagascariensis
Merrem's Madagascar Swift Oplurus cyclurus
Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei
Elephant's Foot Pachypodium rosulatum
Madagascar Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis
Peacock Day Gecko Phelsuma quadriocellata
Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi
Madagascar Flying Fox Pteropus rufus
Traveler's Palm Ravenala madagascariensis
Giraffe Weevil Trachelophorus giraffa
Magenta Dropwing Trithemis persephone
Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata
Caribbean (36)
Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis
Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala
Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephala Amazona leucocephala leucocephala
Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus
Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini
Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus
Palm Crow Corvus palmarum
Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea
Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis
Key West Quail-dove Geotrygon chrysia
Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis
Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus
West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris
Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
Palma Corcho Microcycas calocoma
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth
La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae
Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. brachypterus Quiscalus niger brachypterus
Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. caribaeus Quiscalus niger caribaeus
Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii
Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus
Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes Turdus plumbeus rubripes
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
South-western USA/Northern Mexico (35)
Woodhouse's Scrub-jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii
Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea
New Mexico Thistle Cirsium neomexicanum
Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides
Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox
Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa
Teddybear Cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii
Jumping Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida
Blue Dick Dipterostemon capitatus
Engelman's Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii
Brittlebush Encelia farinosa
California Poppy Eschscholzia californica
Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa
California Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus
Fishhook Barrel Cactus Ferocactus wislizeni
Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens
Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus
Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum
Chuparosa Justicia californica
Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata
Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus
Coulter's Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus
Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis
Engelman's Prickly-pear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii
Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus
Distant Phacelia Phacelia distans
Regal Horned Lizard Phrynosoma solare
Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana
Chia Salvia columbariae
Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater
Desert Globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua
Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre
Banana Yucca Yucca baccata
Sri Lanka (33)
Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis
Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens
Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger
Rhino-horned Lizard Ceratophora stoddartii
Grasshopper Cingalia dubia
Sri Lankan Walking Catfish Clarias brachysoma
Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus
Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus
Sri Lankan Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii
Ceylon Tree Nymph Idea iasonia
Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus
Hump Snout Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus
Toque Macaque Macaca sinica
Sri Lanka Sabretail Megalogomphus ceylonicus
Sri Lanka Pitcher Plant Nepenthes distillatoria
Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis
Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni
Sri Lankan Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya
Sri Lanka Peafowl Pavo cristatus singhalensis
Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus
Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae
Snail Ratnadvipia karui
Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera
Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam
Purple-faced Langur Semnopithecus vetulus
Shorea Shorea stipularis
White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus
Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis
Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora
Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii
Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus
Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata
Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis
Hispaniola (32)
Green Bark Anole Anolis dominicensis
Hispaniolan Anole Anolis hispaniolae
Ridgeway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi
Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus
Western Chat-tanager Calyptophilus tertius
Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris
Bananaquit ssp. bananivora Coereba flaveola bananivora
Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis
Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta
Hispaniola Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta cornuta
Ricord's Ground Iguana Cyclura ricordii
Palmchat Dulus dominicus
Greater Antillean Elaenia (Hispaniolan) Elaenia fallax cherriei
Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis
Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus
Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris
Stolid Flycatcher ssp. dominicensis Myiarchus stolidus dominicensis
Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas
Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum
Pigmy Blue-tailed Ameiva Pholidoscelis lineolatus
Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster
Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus
Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. niger Quiscalus niger niger
Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii
Hispaniolan Golden Warbler Setophaga petechia albicollis
Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri
Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis
Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris
Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus
La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi
Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops
Guanito Palm Zombia antillarum
Papua (18)
Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri
Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica
Pied Coucal Centropus ateralbus
Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis
Doria's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus
Buff-bellied Mannikin Lonchura melaena
Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba
Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous
Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi
Common Smokey Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus
Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta pusio
Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti
Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana
Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii
Wahnes's Parotia Parotia wahnesi
New Britain Friarbird Philemon cockerelli
Bismarck Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae schoddei
Melanesian Kingfisher Todiramphus tristrami
Cuba (16)
Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephala Amazona leucocephala leucocephala
Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer
Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju
Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis
Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae
Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra
Palma Corcho Microcycas calocoma
Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth
Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus
Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea
Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. caribaeus Quiscalus niger caribaeus
Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae
Cuban Tody Todus multicolor
Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes Turdus plumbeus rubripes
Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii
Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus
Galapagos Islands (16)
Marine Iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus
Lava Cactus Brachycereus nesioticus
Galápagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis
Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli
Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis porteri
Galápagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus
Galápagos Slate Pencil Urchin Eucidaris galapagensis
Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis
Small Ground Finch Geospiza fuliginosa
Galápagos Mockingbird Mimus parvulus
Galápagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris
Galápagos Prickly-pear Cactus Opuntia galapageia
Galápagos Carpet Weed Sesuvium edmonstonei
Galápagos Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia aureola
Galápagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus
Galápagos Sea Lion Zalophus wollebaeki
Ethiopia (15)
Blick's Grass Rat Arvicanthis blicki
Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata
Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis
Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris
Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera
Red-hot Poker Kniphofia foliosa
Giant Lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum
Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida
Chestnut-naped Francolin Pternistis castaneicollis
Ethiopian Rose Rosa abyssinica
Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii
Big-headed Mole-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus
Gelada Baboon Theropithecus gelada
Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni
Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus
Mexico (15)
Transvolcanic Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina
Green-striped Brush Finch Arremon virenticeps
Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli
Red Warbler Cardellina rubra
Russet Nightingale Thrush Catharus occidentalis
Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa
Strickland's Woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi
Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi
Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus
Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii
Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis
Happy Wren Pheugopedius felix
Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa
Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris
Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi
Borneo (12)
Borneo Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis
Borneo Forest Dragon Gonocephalus bornensis
North Bornean Gray Gibbon Hylobates funereus
One-leaf Plant Monophyllaea glauca
One-leaf Plant Monophyllaea pendula
Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus
Large Pitcher Plant Nepenthes rajah
Leaf Litter Orchid Nephelaphyllum aureum
Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus
Maroon Leaf Monkey Presbytis rubicunda
Rafflesia keithii Rafflesia keithii
Sabah Slender Skink Sphenomorphus sabanus
Panama (11)
Kankintú Anole Anolis ginaelisae
Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis
Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys
Black-billed Nightingale Thrush Catharus gracilirostris
Sooty-capped Bush Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea
White-throated Mountaingem Lampornis castaneoventris
Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus
Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus
Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis
Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla
Namibia (9)
Quiver Tree Aloidendron dichotomum
Damara Milk-bush Euphorbia damarana
Damara Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii damarensis
Phantom Tree Moringa ovalifolia
Mountain Wheatear ssp. atmorii Myrmecocichla monticola atmorii
Bottle Tree Pachypodium lealii
South African Shelduck Tadorna cana
Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri
Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis
Socotra (9)
Socotra Desert Rose Adenium obesum socotranum
Cissus subaphylla Cissus subaphylla
Croton socotranus Croton socotranus
Euphorbia arbuscula Euphorbia arbuscula
Jatropha unicostata Jatropha unicostata
Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater
Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis
Socotra Rock Gecko Pristurus sokotranus
Socotra Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis sokotrae
Australia (7)
Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae
Galah Eolophus roseicapilla
Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes
Koala Phascolarctos cinereus
Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans
Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius
Costa Rica (6)
Osa Anole Anolis osa
Rufous-eyed Brook Frog Duellmanohyla rufioculis
Wandering Spider Kiekie sinuatipes
Costa Rican Red-legged Tarantula Megaphobema mesomelas
Snail Eater Snake Sibon lamari
Ant Acacia Vachellia allenii
USA (6)
Utah Agave Agave utahensis
American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis
Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus
Green Ephedra Ephedra viridis
Desert Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilis
Slash Pine Pinus elliottii
Yemen (6)
Frankincense Tree Boswellia elongata
Camphor Tree Commiphora ornifolia
Aden Currybush Gnidia socotrana
Heliotropium nigricans Heliotropium nigricans
Lannea transulta Lannea transulta
Ledebouria grandifolia Ledebouria grandifolia
Hispjam (4)
Greater Antillean Elaenia Elaenia fallax
Hispaniolan Kestrel Falco sparverius dominicensis
Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima
Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus
Indonesia (4)
Sumatran Lar Gibbon Hylobates lar vestitus
Moor Macaque Macaca maura
Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii
Thomas's Langur Presbytis thomasi
Brazil (3)
Hooded Visorbearer Augastes lumachella
Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii
Red-cowled Cardinal Paroaria dominicana
Ecuador (3)
Pitcairnia nigra Pitcairnia nigra
Hercules' Club Puya Puya clava-herculis
Pink Quill Wallisia cyanea
Mauritius (3)
Mauritian Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysogaster
Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus
Neptis frobenia Neptis frobenia
China (2)
Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Red Panda Ailurus fulgens
Gantilles (2)
Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger
Red-legged Thrush ssp. ardosiaceus Turdus plumbeus ardosiaceus
Puerto Rico (2)
Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. brachypterus Quiscalus niger brachypterus
Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus
Tanzania (2)
Kilimanjaro Impatiens Impatiens kilimanjari
Kilimanjaro Sugarbush Protea kilimandscharica
Congo (1)
Navel Fruit Omphalocarpum procerum
Dominican Republic (1)
Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis
Grengren (1)
Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Grenadines and Grenada) Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans
Guyana (1)
Kaieteur Sundew Drosera kaieteurensis
Hawai'i ('i'})
'Ohi'a Lehua Metrosideros polymorpha
India (1)
Nilgai Antelope Boselaphus tragocamelus
Myanmar (1)
White-throated Babbler Argya gularis
Russia (1)
Little Baikal Oilfish Comephorus dybowskii
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