Montenegro
Freshwater fish found exclusively in Montenegro include a dace Leuciscus (or Telestes) montenigrinus (FishBase), the Skadar Gudgeon Gobio skadarensis (ARKive), and a recently described goby Knipowitschia montenegrina (nm.cz pdf file).
The
Prokletije Rock Lizard Dinarolacerta
montenegrina (EFHC)
was described in 2007.
Snails unique to Montenegro include Stagnicola montenegrina (malaco.de pdf file), Gyraulus ioanis (ARKive), Spelaeodiscus unidentatus (AnimalBase), Klemmia magnicosta (AnimalBase), Bythinella taraensis (p. 3 of doiSerbia pdf file), and Montenegrina
cattaroensis (AnimalBase). Other endemic invertebrates include a cave-dwelling round fungus
beetle Rozajella
jovanvladimiri (doiSerbia pdf file), a ground beetle Jalzicaphaenops poljaki (CBSS), the rove beetles Pseudamaurops calcaratus (ASEF pdf file) and Nonveilleria lepida (p. 8 of Underground Istria 6 MB pdf file), a cave springtail Heteromurus
anagastumensis
(doiSerbia pdf file), an ant Crematogaster gordani (pmcg.co.me pdf file), the pseudoscorpions Roncus
hors (p. 5 of AAS
pdf file) and Cthnonius
globocicae (doiSerbia pdf file), a cave-dwelling spider Troglohyphantes pretneri (BOLD),
a harvestman Cyphophthalmus gordani (p. 13 of Museu
Nacional UFRJ 3 MB pdf file), a water mite Protzia
durmitoris (Zootaxa
pdf file), and the amphipod crustaceans Laurogammarus
scutarensis (Freshwater
Amphipods) and Niphargus
podgoricensis (Niphargus).
Plant species known only from Montenegro include Draba bertiscea (WNS Stamps), Protoedraianthus
tarae (WNS Stamps), Edraianthus wettsteinii (WNS Stamps), Edraianthus pulevicii (NHM-Rijeka), Edraianthus tarae (p. 3 of U of T Mississauga pdf file), Viola nikolai (WNS Stamps), and the recently described Orjen Iris Iris orjenii (BGBM pdf file) and Androsace komovensis (Peter Schönswetter pdf file).
Portions of Montenegro are included in the Mediterranean Basin biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity Hotspots). An overview of Montenegro's cave-dwelling invertebrates can be found at (Božidar Ćurčić pdf file)