Guinea
Freshwater
fish unique to Guinea include the cichlids Pelvicachromis rubrolabiatus
(Cichlid
Room Companion), Pelvicachromis
signatus (FishBase),
and Tilapia rheophila
(p. 39 of IRD
pdf file). Endemic killifish include Scriptaphyosemion cauveti
(FishBase),
Epiplatys
guineensis (Killifish
of West Africa), Aplocheilichthys
(or Rhexipanchax)
kabae
(killi.co.uk),
and Callopanchax sidibei
(Killifish
of West Africa). Other endemic fish include an African tetra Brycinus carolinae
(p.
22 of IRD
pdf file), Barbus
guineensis (p. 53 of IRD
pdf file), Labeo
rouaneti (p. 23 of IRD
pdf file), a spiny eel Mastacembelus
kakrimensis (p. 28 of metafro
pdf file), and four catfish: Amphilius
kakrimensis (IRD
pdf file), Chrysichthys
levequei (ACSI),
Malapterurus
teugelsi (Yves
Fermon), and Synodontis
levequei (ACSI).
The recently described cichlid Enigmatochromis
lucanusi
(Cichlid
Room Companion) represents an endemic genus.
Other vertebrates known only from Guinea are Maclaud's Horseshoe
Bat (ARKive),
and the Insular Agama Agama
insularis and
the Crested Agama Agama
cristata (both on p. 9 of ZMFK
pdf file). It has recently been suggested that the skink Trachylepis keroanensis
(p. 23 of ZFMK
pdf file) represents a distinct species and a gecko of the genus Hemidactylus .(p.
22 of ZFMK
pdf file) is undescribed.
Endemic amphibians include the Guinea Screeching
Frog Schoutedenella
(or Arthroleptis)
crusculum
(ARKive),
the Mount Nimba Screeching Frog Schoutedenella
(or Arthroleptis)
nimbaensis (IUCN
Red List), the Tumbo-Insel Screeching Frog Arthroleptis bivittatus
(figs. k & l at Google
Books), Hylarana
(or
Amnirana)
fonensis (naturkundemuseum-bw.de),
and the recently described river frog Phrynobatrachus pintoi
(Hanken
Laboratory pdf file) and squeaker frog Arthroleptis formosus
(Zootaxa
pdf file).
Invertebrates found solely in Guinea include the butterflies Euphaedra occulta (metafro)
and Aslauga guineensis
(Michel
Libert),
a scarab beetle Popillia
vingerhoedti (Charaxes),
a mayfly Cheleocloeon
yolandae (Ephemeroptera
Galactica pdf file), a cave-dwelling cockroach Simandoa conserfariam
(BioOne),
an undescribed katydid (p. 18 of Conservation
Int'l
pdf file) Mormotus
alonsae (OSF),
the Purple Marsh Crab Afrithelphusa
monodosus (IUCN
Red List), the pholcid spiders Spermophora dieke (Pholcidae)
and Smeringopina bineti
(Pholcidae),
a jumping spider Lamottella
longipes
(Salticidae
of the World), and a land snail Pseudoglessula libera
(Naturalis
pdf file). The water strider Madeovelia
guineensis
(p. 20 of IRD
pdf file) is the sole member of a family, the Madeoveliidae, restricted
to Guinea.
About 88 vascular plant species are restricted to Guinea including the
only bromeliad Pitcairnia
feliciana (West
African Plants)
living outside the Americas. Other endemic plants include a
bladderwort Utricularia
pobeguinii (p. 2 of ICPS
pdf file), a corkscrew plant Genlisea
barthlottii
(Karnivoren
in Kultur), a riverweed Stonesia
taylorii (Podostemaceae),
Anisotes guineensis
(JSTOR),
Vernonia
djalonensis (JSTOR),
Dissotis linearis
(JSTOR),
a grass Isachne
guineensis (JSTOR),
a legume Eriosema adamii
(BGBM),
Clematis
kakoulimensis (JSTOR),
Rinorea djalonensis
(JSTOR),
and an orchid Habenaria
angustissima (JSTOR).
Endemic genera include Djaloniella
(JSTOR),
Feliciadamia
(JSTOR),
Cailliella (JSTOR),
Fleurydora (JSTOR),
and Maclaudia
(Apocynaceae).
Portions of Guinea are included in the Guinean Montane Forests
ecoregion (EoE)
and the Guinean Forests of West Africa biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots). Important freshwater ecoregions include
the Northern Upper Guinea (FEOW)
and Mount Nimba (FEOW).