Uganda
A recently described
monkey found nowhere else is the Uganda Mangabey Lophocebus ugandae (Wikipedia).
Other endemic mammals include the Montane Shaggy Rat (IUCN Red List),
the Ruwenzori Vlei Rat (Mammal
Species of the World), and Issel's Groove-toothed Swamp Rat (IUCN Red List). Recently elevated to full species are the Nkozi (or Sesse) Island Sitatunga (Hunting Report) and the Rwenzori Duiker (Planet' Mammiferes). The Bwindi Forest Gorilla Gorilla beringei bwindi (Planet'
Mammiferes) is sometimes considered an endemic subspecies distinct from the Mountain Gorilla Gorilla beringei beringei.
Fox's Weaver (Theme
Birds on Stamps) is the sole bird species exclusive to
Uganda.
The Acuminate Bush Viper Atheris acuminata (AFPMB) is an endemic reptile known from a single
specimen and a skink Trachylepis loluiensis (Taylor & Francis) was described in 2010..
Amphibians unique to Uganda include the Lake Victoria Toad Bufo (or Amietophrynus) vittatus (Internet Archive),
Roux's Puddle Frog Phrynobatrachus
rouxi (fig. 5 at Internet Archive),
and one of two known vertebrates with 12 sets of chromosomes:
the Uganda Clawed Frog Xenopus
ruwenzoriensis (IUCN Red List).
Freshwater fish known only from Uganda include a mochokid catfish Synodontis macrops
(PlanetCatfish),
an elephantfish Mormyrus
macrocephalus (IUCN Red List),
and a number of cichlids: the Kachira Blue Haplochromis commutabilis (FishBase), Haplochromis latifasciatus (eol), Haplochromis
(or Thoracochromis)
petronius
(Cichlid
Room Companion), Haplochromis
(or Astatotilapia)
schubotziellus
(Cichlid
Room Companion), Haplochromis exspectatus (FishBase), Haplochromis ampullarostratus (FishBase),
Haplochromis
aelocephalus (BHL), Haplochromis aeneocolor (ARKive),
Haplochromis
(or Pyxichromis)
orthostoma (ARKive), Haplochromis katonga (Practical Fishkeeping),
and Neochromis simotes (BHL). Schubotzia
eduardiana (BHL) represents an endemic genus of cichlid.
Insects exclusive to Uganda include a butterfly Thermoniphas kigezi (metafro),
a skipper Osmodes minchini (CINE
Butterflies), a dragonfly Idomacromia jillianae (KD
Dijkstra pdf file), a jewel beetle Agrilus mungaii (ZooKeys), a flower beetle Macrelaphinis (or
Niphobleta) variegata (flower-beetles.com), a leaf-chafer Pegylis ugandensis (p. 7 of Hannetons pdf file), a tortoise beetle Aspidimorpha karamojana (Cassidinae of the World), a plant bug Gampsodema spissata (Discover Life), and a parasitic wasp Malagopsis doggeri (NHM-London).
Other endemic invertebrates include an ant-mimicking jumping
spider Ugandinella formicula (Salticidae
of the World), another jumping spider Mikrus
ugandensis (Salticidae
of the World), the pholcid spiders Quamtana kitahurira (Pholcidae) and Buitinga griswoldi (Pholcidae), a scorpion Pandinus ugandaensis (p. 13 of Euscorpius pdf file), a freshwater crab Potamonautes rukwanzi (IUCN Red List),
and a freshwater snail Bulinus mutandensis (IUCN Red List).
Among the vascular plant species restricted to Uganda are several
cycads including Encephalartos
equatorialis (botanicgardens.ie),
Encephalartos
whitelockii (ARKive), and Encephalartos
macrostrobilus (cycadpalm.com).
Other endemic species include an orchid Aerangis jacksonii (JSTOR), Aloe mubendiensis (flickr), Aloe tororoana (Busitema Univ.),
Euphorbia dichroa
(euphorbia.de),
Euphorbia stapfii
(euphorbia.de),
Euphorbia petraea
(euphorbia.de),
a legume Crotalaria
macrantha (JSTOR),
an ebony Diospyros
katendei (Kew),
Clerodendrum wallii (JSTOR),
Leucas wilsonii (JSTOR),
Achyrospermum axillare (JSTOR), Uvariodendron magnificum (JSTOR),
Sansevieria subtilis (JSTOR),
Chassalia ugandensis (Kew),
Sabicea entebbensis (JSTOR),
Isolepis ruwenzoriensis (JSTOR),
Pavetta grumosa (JSTOR), and the
orchids Diaphananthe eggelingii (JSTOR)
and Habenaria ugandensis (JSTOR).
Distylodon (Kew)
is an endemic genus of orchid.
The Albertine Rift region (Albertine Rift
Programme) is part of the Eastern Afromontane biodiversity hotspot (Biodiversity
Hotspots). Lake Victoria (FEOW) is one of the world's richest lakes for endemic fish species.