Gabon

Among the many freshwater fish species unique to Gabon are several cichlids including Parananochromis ornatus (Cichlid Room Companion), Parananochromis gabonicus (Cichlid Room Companion), Chromidotilapia mrac (FishBase), and Chromidotilapia nana (Cichlid Room Companion). Endemic killifish include Aphyosemion aureum (FishBase), Aphyosemion gabunense (Killifish of West Africa), Hypsopanchax catenatus (Killifish of West Africa), Plataplochilus loemensis (Killifish of West Africa), and Epiplatys huberi (Killifish of West Africa). Other endemic fish include Alestes bartoni (AMNH Digital Library pdf file), the elephantfish Brienomyrus (or Paramormyrops) longicaudatus (FishBase) and Stomatorhinus ivindoensis (Mormyridae), and the catfish Chrysichthys ogooensis (Poissons du Gabon) and Synodontis acanthoperca (PlanetCatfish). A recently described endemic genus of catfish is Atopodontus adriaensi (PlanetCatfish).

Also found nowhere else are the Sun-tailed Monkey (ARKive) and the recently discovered Olive-backed Forest Robin Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus (EurekaAlert!).

Reptiles known solely from Gabon include the Gabon Mud Turtle Pelusios marani (Google Books), a blindsnake Letheobia pauwelsi (Reptile Database), an endemic genus of skink Chabanaudia boulengeri (Biodiversity Heritage Library), and two worm lizards: Cynisca bifrontalis (Olivier Pauwels pdf file) and Cynisca haughi (p. 39 of AMNH Digital Library 19 MB pdf file).

Endemic amphibians include a tree frog Leptopelis crystallinoron (ARKive), a toad Werneria iboundji (Zootaxa pdf file), the Gabon Dwarf Clawed Frog Hymenochirus feae (Pipids of the World), and two egg frogs: Leptodactylodon blanci (IUCN Red List) and Leptodactylodon stevarti (naturkundemuseum-bw.de).

Invertebrates known only from Gabon include the butterflies Bebearia tini (metafro) and Euphaedra abri (BOLD), a silk moth Orthogonioptilum fang (BOLD), a bug Schaeferiana incompleta (Species ID), a rhinoceros beetle Augosoma hippocrates (Okakuwa), a ground beetle Procletus gabunensis (p. 47 of Entomofauna pdf file),  an ant Acropyga bakwele (CAS pdf file), a dragonfly Palpopleura albifrons (Africa Dragonfly), a freshwater snail Hydrobia gabonensis (fig. 12 at Google Books), and a land snail Thapsia wieringai (p. 12 of Naturalis pdf file). A social spider Agelena consociata (Monde des Insectes) lives in groups that may include over 1000 individuals.  Recently described marine snails from Gabon include Turbonilla krakstadi, Turbonilla anselmopenasi, and Turbonilla iseborae (all at Zootaxa pdf file).

Among the plant genera restricted to Gabon are an aroid Pseudohydrosme (Int'l Aroid Soc.), an orchid Veyretella (SEKJ pdf file), a legume Sindoropsis (JSTOR), Trachystigma (Genera of Gesneriaceae), Pseudartabotrys (Annonaceae of Africa), Iridosma (JSTOR), Peripeplus (JSTOR), and Bizonula (JSTOR). Other plants restricted to Gabon include Vanilla hallei (Orchids C Africa), Amorphophallus canaliculatus (Int'l Aroid Soc.), Begonia ferramica (p. 10 of MOBOT pdf file), Dichapetalum neglectum (MNHN pdf file), Amphiblemma hallei (p. 12 of CARPE pdf file), Calvoa maculata (CARPE pdf file), and Ocotea gabonensis (p. 139 of cameroun-foret.com pdf file).

Important terrestrial ecoregions in Gabon include the Atlantic Equatorial Coastal Forests (EoE) and the Northwest Congolian Lowland Forests (EoE). Important freshwater ecoregions include the Southern Gulf of Guinea Drainages (FEOW) and the Ogooue-Nyanga-Kouilou-Niari (FEOW).