Endemic Animals of Gabon

The olive-backed forest robin (Stiphrornis erythrothorax pyrrholaemus ) is a subspecies of the forest robin found in the Gamba Complex in southwest Gabon. It was described in 2008. The olive-backed forest robin can be separated from other subspecies of the forest robin by the combination of its olive upperparts, bright orange throat and chest, and cream-yellow belly. Its song is also distinct from other subspecies of the forest robin. Females ...
are generally duller than males. It has not been evaluated by IUCN, but has been described as locally common.Though this subspecies was described recently, a juvenile appears to have been collected on 11 November 1953 in Tchibanga, Gabon. The specimen is deposited in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. Its identity was confirmed by comparison of the DNA sequences. Less

Leptodactylodon stevarti is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is known with certainty only from the area of its type locality, Monts de Cristal in northwestern Gabon. Only two specimens are known. However, there is an uncertain record from Equatorial Guinea that could represent this species or other, undescribed species. The specific name stevarti honours Tariq Stévart from the University of Brussels, an expert in western ...
Central African orchids who help with the fieldwork. Common name Stévart's egg frog has been coined for the species. Less

Leptopelis crystallinoron is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Gabon and only known from the area its type locality near the Barrage de Tchimbélé in the central Monts de Cristal (Crystal Mountains). Only one specimen was known until five specimens were captured in the Crystal Mountains National Park in 2009. It is probable that this species is endemic to the Monts de Cristal and that its range extends into E ...
quatorial Guinea. Less

Werneria iboundji is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to Gabon and only known from its type locality, Mont Iboundji. Only two specimens are known, collected from among rocks at the edge of a plunge pool at the base of a large waterfall in lowland forest, at 560 m (1,840 ft) above sea level. It is threatened by logging, which would likely negatively affect the micro-climate—the species depends on high humidity. Less

Leptodactylodon blanci is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Gabon and only known from its type locality, Reserve de Faune de la Lope. The specific name blanci honours Charles Pierre Blanc, a French herpetologist. Common name Lope egg frog has been coined for this species.This poorly known species is presumed to be associated with rocky places near streams in lowland rainforest. It occurs in a protected area, but if ...
more widely distributed, it would probably be affected by habitat loss. Less

Feylinia boulengeri is a species of skink, a lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is native to Central Africa. Less

The French Congo worm lizard (Cynisca bifrontalis ) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Gabon. Less

Haug's worm lizard (Cynisca haugi ) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Gabon. Less

The sun-tailed monkey (Allochrocebus solatus ) from Gabon is one of the least studied primates in its habitat. It was discovered as a new species in 1988, and is classified as a guenon, which is a member of the genus Cercopithecus, but was subsequently moved to the genus Allochrocebus. It is closely related to A. preussi and A. Ihoesti, which has been determined by chromosomal analysis. Sun-tailed monkeys prefer shady areas with dense ...
vegetation. However, even after small amounts of logging activity, populations can be unaffected. Much of their diet remains unknown and is still being studied, but they are known to prefer fruit. Their social groups are made up of one male and multiple females. Generally, the sun-tailed monkey is less aggressive towards related individuals, which is noteworthy because it has been found that, in other primate species, aggression rates towards related individuals are generally as high or higher than aggression rates towards non-related individuals. Within their social groups, individual monkeys show preference for their mothers over their fathers, and are overall less aggressive to other monkeys that they are associated with spatially. Less

Sciurocheirus makandensis (Makandé squirrel galago) is a species of squirrel galago native to Gabon, Africa. Less

Fusiturris amianta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fusiturridae.Fusiturris amianta amianta (Dautzenberg, 1912)Fusiturris amianta procera Bozzetti, 2015 Less

Echinolittorina granosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. Less