Jordan
The Azraq Killifish Aphanius sirhani (FishBase) is unique to Jordan's Azraq Oasis. A pipefish Syngnathus safina (FishBase) is so far known only from the Jordanian portion of the Gulf of Aqaba.
A new
fringe-fingered lizard Acanthodactylus
ahmaddisii
(Reptile
Database) was described from central Jordan in 2004.
Invertebrates unique to Jordan include two katydids Anadrymadusa jordanica
(webshots)
and Parapholidoptera
willemsei (webshots)
, the scarab beetles Haplidia
(or Aplidia)
baraudi (glaphyridae.com
pdf file), and Madotrogus nikolajevi
(glaphyridae.com
pdf file), a ground beetle Amara
jordanica (p. 79 of Biologiezentrum
5 MB pdf file), a bee Meliturgula
denesia (p. 16 of Schmid-Egger
3 MB pdf file), a plant bug Platycranus
jordanicus (AMNH),
a scorpion Birulatus
haasi (Scorpion
Files), and a centipede Lithobius
bolognai (p. 12 of Sapienza
3 MB pdf file).
Among about 150 vascular plant species found exclusively in Jordan is
the national flower, the Black Iris Iris nigricans (SIGNA).
Other endemic plants include the
Edom Iris Iris edomensis
(Jordan
Flora), Crocus
moabiticus (Crocus
Pages), a madder Rubia danaensis (Flora
of Israel Online), a figwort Scrophularia nabataeorum
(botany.cz),
Daphne linearifolia
(Flora
of Israel Online), Origanum jordanicum
(Flora
of Israel Online), Origanum petraeum (Flora
of Israel Online), Origanum
punonense (Flora
of Israel Online), Satureja
nabateorum (Flora
of Israel Online), Kickxia
petrana (Flora
of Israel Online), and Micromeria
danaensis (Flora
of Israel Online).
Parts of Jordan are included in the Eastern Mediterranean
Conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf Forests (EoE)
and the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots).