⇧ ⇩ List of endemic species Following is a collection of endemic species that I saw
during my travels. The list includes links to a full-sized picture, a
link to a list of my pictures for the species, and a link to a page
with links to various species specific pages.
The list is sorted by country name.
Sort by number of endemic species
All pictures are © Dr. Günther Eichhorn, unless otherwise noted.
Madagascar (43)Madagascan Blue Pigeon Alectroenas madagascariensis Madagascar Ocotillo Alluaudia procera Madagascar Emperor Anax tumorifer Radiated Tortoise Astrochelys radiata Pitta-like Ground Roller Atelornis pittoides Madagascar Cuckoo-hawk Aviceda madagascariensis Bismarckia Fan Palm Bismarckia nobilis Madagascar Periwinkle Catharanthus roseus Three-eyed Lizard Chalarodon madagascariensis Madagascar Red-tip Colotis guenei Crested Coua Coua cristata Giant Coua Coua gigas Crested Drongo Dicrurus forficatus Brown Lemur Eulemur fulvus Red-bellied Lemur Eulemur rubriventer Kalauchoa Euphorbia plagiantha Madagascar Kestrel Falco newtoni Malagasy Civet Fossa fossana Red Fody Foudia madagascariensis Ring-tailed Vontsira Galidia elegans Eastern Lesser Bamboo Lemur Hapalemur griseus Lowland Streaked Tenrec Hemicentetes semispinosus Hypopyra malgassica Moth Hypopyra malgassica Indri Indri indri Elephant's Ear Kalanchoe Kalanchoe beharensis Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta White-footed Sportive Lemur Lepilemur leucopus Grey Mouse Lemur Microcebus murinus Forest Rock Thrush Monticola sharpei Madagascan Wagtail Motacilla flaviventris Madagascar Pitcher Plant Nepenthes madagascariensis Malagasy Black Scorpion Opisthacanthus madagascariensis Merrem's Madagascar Swift Oplurus cyclurus Madagascar Palm Pachypodium lamerei Elephant's Foot Pachypodium rosulatum Madagascar Day Gecko Phelsuma madagascariensis Peacock Day Gecko Phelsuma quadriocellata Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi Madagascar Flying Fox Pteropus rufus Traveler's Palm Ravenala madagascariensis Giraffe Weevil Trachelophorus giraffa Magenta Dropwing Trithemis persephone Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur Varecia variegata Caribbean (36)Tawny-shouldered Blackbird Agelaius humeralis Cuban Amazon Amazona leucocephala Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephala Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Hispaniolan Mango Anthracothorax dominicus Great Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus merlini Cuban Pewee Contopus caribaeus Palm Crow Corvus palmarum Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer West Indian Whistling Duck Dendrocygna arborea Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis Key West Quail-dove Geotrygon chrysia Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus West Indian Woodpecker Melanerpes superciliaris Black-faced Grassquit Melanospiza bicolor Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra Palma Corcho Microcycas calocoma Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth La Sagra's Flycatcher Myiarchus sagrae Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. brachypterus Quiscalus niger brachypterus Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. caribaeus Quiscalus niger caribaeus Cuban Emerald Riccordia ricordii Olive-capped Warbler Setophaga pityophila Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Red-legged Thrush Turdus plumbeus Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes Turdus plumbeus rubripes Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus South-western USA/Northern Mexico (35)Woodhouse's Scrub-jay Aphelocoma woodhouseii Fairy Duster Calliandra eriophylla Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii Saguaro Carnegiea gigantea New Mexico Thistle Cirsium neomexicanum Gilded Flicker Colaptes chrysoides Western Diamond-backed Rattlesnake Crotalus atrox Buckhorn Cholla Cylindropuntia acanthocarpa Teddybear Cholla Cylindropuntia bigelovii Jumping Cholla Cylindropuntia fulgida Blue Dick Dipterostemon capitatus Engelman's Hedgehog Echinocereus engelmannii Brittlebush Encelia farinosa California Poppy Eschscholzia californica Apache Plume Fallugia paradoxa California Barrel Cactus Ferocactus cylindraceus Fishhook Barrel Cactus Ferocactus wislizeni Ocotillo Fouquieria splendens Greater Roadrunner Geococcyx californianus Gila Monster Heloderma suspectum Chuparosa Justicia californica Creosote Bush Larrea tridentata Black-tailed Jackrabbit Lepus californicus Coulter's Lupine Lupinus sparsiflorus Gila Woodpecker Melanerpes uropygialis Engelman's Prickly-pear Cactus Opuntia engelmannii Rock Squirrel Otospermophilus variegatus Distant Phacelia Phacelia distans Regal Horned Lizard Phrynosoma solare Desert Chicory Rafinesquia neomexicana Chia Salvia columbariae Common Chuckwalla Sauromalus ater Desert Globemallow Sphaeralcea ambigua Curve-billed Thrasher Toxostoma curvirostre Banana Yucca Yucca baccata Sri Lanka (33)Yellow-billed Babbler Argya affinis Orange-billed Babbler Argya rufescens Sri Lanka Frogmouth Batrachostomus moniliger Rhino-horned Lizard Ceratophora stoddartii Grasshopper Cingalia dubia Sri Lankan Walking Catfish Clarias brachysoma Sri Lanka Drongo Dicrurus lophorinus Dull-blue Flycatcher Eumyias sordidus Sri Lankan Junglefowl Gallus lafayettii Ceylon Tree Nymph Idea iasonia Sri Lanka Hanging Parrot Loriculus beryllinus Hump Snout Lizard Lyriocephalus scutatus Toque Macaque Macaca sinica Sri Lanka Sabretail Megalogomphus ceylonicus Sri Lanka Pitcher Plant Nepenthes distillatoria Sri Lanka Grey Hornbill Ocyceros gingalensis Serendib Scops Owl Otus thilohoffmanni Sri Lankan Leopard Panthera pardus kotiya Sri Lanka Peafowl Pavo cristatus singhalensis Red-faced Malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus Layard's Parakeet Psittacula calthrapae Snail Ratnadvipia karui Black-capped Bulbul Rubigula melanictera Tufted Gray Langur Semnopithecus priam Purple-faced Langur Semnopithecus vetulus Shorea Shorea stipularis White-faced Starling Sturnornis albofrontatus Sri Lanka Woodshrike Tephrodornis affinis Sri Lanka Green Pigeon Treron pompadora Ruddy Mongoose Urva smithii Yellow-wattled Lapwing Vanellus malabaricus Sri Lanka Thrush Zoothera imbricata Sri Lanka White-eye Zosterops ceylonensis Hispaniola (32)Green Bark Anole Anolis dominicensis Hispaniolan Anole Anolis hispaniolae Ridgeway's Hawk Buteo ridgwayi Eastern Chat-tanager Calyptophilus frugivorus Western Chat-tanager Calyptophilus tertius Hispaniolan Lizard Cuckoo Coccyzus longirostris Bananaquit ssp. bananivora Coereba flaveola bananivora Hispaniolan Pewee Contopus hispaniolensis Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta Hispaniola Rhinoceros Iguana Cyclura cornuta cornuta Ricord's Ground Iguana Cyclura ricordii Palmchat Dulus dominicus Greater Antillean Elaenia (Hispaniolan) Elaenia fallax cherriei Hispaniolan Oriole Icterus dominicensis Hispaniolan Woodpecker Melanerpes striatus Green-tailed Warbler Microligea palustris Stolid Flycatcher ssp. dominicensis Myiarchus stolidus dominicensis Antillean Piculet Nesoctites micromegas Black-crowned Palm-tanager Phaenicophilus palmarum Pigmy Blue-tailed Ameiva Pholidoscelis lineolatus Hispaniolan Trogon Priotelus roseigaster Hispaniolan Parakeet Psittacara chloropterus Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. niger Quiscalus niger niger Hispaniolan Emerald Riccordia swainsonii Hispaniolan Golden Warbler Setophaga petechia albicollis Least Poorwill Siphonorhis brewsteri Hispaniolan Spindalis Spindalis dominicensis Narrow-billed Tody Todus angustirostris Broad-billed Tody Todus subulatus La Selle Thrush Turdus swalesi Ashy-faced Owl Tyto glaucops Guanito Palm Zombia antillarum Papua (18)Ribbon-tailed Astrapia Astrapia mayeri Blue-eyed Cockatoo Cacatua ophthalmica Pied Coucal Centropus ateralbus Black-backed Butcherbird Cracticus mentalis Doria's Tree Kangaroo Dendrolagus dorianus Buff-bellied Mannikin Lonchura melaena Greater Superb Bird-of-paradise Lophorina superba Purple-bellied Lory Lorius hypoinochrous Belford's Melidectes Melidectes belfordi Common Smokey Honeyeater Melipotes fumigatus Buff-faced Pygmy Parrot Micropsitta pusio Long-tailed Myna Mino kreffti Raggiana Bird-of-paradise Paradisaea raggiana Lawes's Parotia Parotia lawesii Wahnes's Parotia Parotia wahnesi New Britain Friarbird Philemon cockerelli Bismarck Channel-billed Cuckoo Scythrops novaehollandiae schoddei Melanesian Kingfisher Todiramphus tristrami Cuba (16)Cuban Amazon ssp. leucocephala Amazona leucocephala leucocephala Cuban Crocodile Crocodylus rhombifer Cuban Pygmy Owl Glaucidium siju Cuban Oriole Icterus melanopsis Bee Hummingbird Mellisuga helenae Cuban Bullfinch Melopyrrha nigra Palma Corcho Microcycas calocoma Cuban Solitaire Myadestes elisabeth Cuban Trogon Priotelus temnurus Cuban Blackbird Ptiloxena atroviolacea Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. caribaeus Quiscalus niger caribaeus Yellow-headed Warbler Teretistris fernandinae Cuban Tody Todus multicolor Red-legged Thrush ssp. rubripes Turdus plumbeus rubripes Cuban Vireo Vireo gundlachii Cuban Green Woodpecker Xiphidiopicus percussus Galapagos Islands (16)Marine Iguana Amblyrhynchus cristatus Lava Cactus Brachycereus nesioticus Galápagos Hawk Buteo galapagoensis Lava Heron Butorides sundevalli Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise Chelonoidis porteri Galápagos Land Iguana Conolophus subcristatus Galápagos Slate Pencil Urchin Eucidaris galapagensis Medium Ground Finch Geospiza fortis Small Ground Finch Geospiza fuliginosa Galápagos Mockingbird Mimus parvulus Galápagos Flycatcher Myiarchus magnirostris Galápagos Prickly-pear Cactus Opuntia galapageia Galápagos Carpet Weed Sesuvium edmonstonei Galápagos Yellow Warbler Setophaga petechia aureola Galápagos Penguin Spheniscus mendiculus Galápagos Sea Lion Zalophus wollebaeki Ethiopia (15)Blick's Grass Rat Arvicanthis blicki Wattled Ibis Bostrychia carunculata Ethiopian Wolf Canis simensis Thick-billed Raven Corvus crassirostris Blue-winged Goose Cyanochen cyanoptera Red-hot Poker Kniphofia foliosa Giant Lobelia Lobelia rhynchopetalum Moorland Chat Pinarochroa sordida Chestnut-naped Francolin Pternistis castaneicollis Ethiopian Rose Rosa abyssinica Rouget's Rail Rougetius rougetii Big-headed Mole-rat Tachyoryctes macrocephalus Gelada Baboon Theropithecus gelada Mountain Nyala Tragelaphus buxtoni Spot-breasted Lapwing Vanellus melanocephalus Mexico (15)Transvolcanic Jay Aphelocoma ultramarina Green-striped Brush Finch Arremon virenticeps Golden-browed Warbler Basileuterus belli Red Warbler Cardellina rubra Russet Nightingale Thrush Catharus occidentalis Black-polled Yellowthroat Geothlypis speciosa Strickland's Woodpecker Leuconotopicus stricklandi Nutting's Flycatcher Myiarchus nuttingi Striped Sparrow Oriturus superciliosus Orange-breasted Bunting Passerina leclancherii Black-chested Sparrow Peucaea humeralis Happy Wren Pheugopedius felix Bumblebee Hummingbird Selasphorus heloisa Thick-billed Kingbird Tyrannus crassirostris Sierra Madre Sparrow Xenospiza baileyi Borneo (12)Borneo Pygmy Elephant Elephas maximus borneensis Borneo Forest Dragon Gonocephalus bornensis North Bornean Gray Gibbon Hylobates funereus One-leaf Plant Monophyllaea glauca One-leaf Plant Monophyllaea pendula Proboscis Monkey Nasalis larvatus Large Pitcher Plant Nepenthes rajah Leaf Litter Orchid Nephelaphyllum aureum Bornean Orangutan Pongo pygmaeus Maroon Leaf Monkey Presbytis rubicunda Rafflesia keithii Rafflesia keithii Sabah Slender Skink Sphenomorphus sabanus Panama (11)Kankintú Anole Anolis ginaelisae Yellow-thighed Brushfinch Atlapetes tibialis Black-cheeked Warbler Basileuterus melanogenys Black-billed Nightingale Thrush Catharus gracilirostris Sooty-capped Bush Tanager Chlorospingus pileatus Slaty Flowerpiercer Diglossa plumbea White-throated Mountaingem Lampornis castaneoventris Ruddy Treerunner Margarornis rubiginosus Collared Whitestart Myioborus torquatus Large-footed Finch Pezopetes capitalis Scintillant Hummingbird Selasphorus scintilla Namibia (9)Quiver Tree Aloidendron dichotomum Damara Milk-bush Euphorbia damarana Damara Dik-dik Madoqua kirkii damarensis Phantom Tree Moringa ovalifolia Mountain Wheatear ssp. atmorii Myrmecocichla monticola atmorii Bottle Tree Pachypodium lealii South African Shelduck Tadorna cana Monteiro's Hornbill Tockus monteiri Welwitschia Welwitschia mirabilis Socotra (9)Socotra Desert Rose Adenium obesum socotranum Cissus subaphylla Cissus subaphylla Croton socotranus Croton socotranus Euphorbia arbuscula Euphorbia arbuscula Jatropha unicostata Jatropha unicostata Socotra Starling Onychognathus frater Socotra Sparrow Passer insularis Socotra Rock Gecko Pristurus sokotranus Socotra Laughing Dove Spilopelia senegalensis sokotrae Australia (7)Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Galah Eolophus roseicapilla Crested Pigeon Ocyphaps lophotes Koala Phascolarctos cinereus Crimson Rosella Platycercus elegans Eastern Rosella Platycercus eximius Costa Rica (6)Osa Anole Anolis osa Rufous-eyed Brook Frog Duellmanohyla rufioculis Wandering Spider Kiekie sinuatipes Costa Rican Red-legged Tarantula Megaphobema mesomelas Snail Eater Snake Sibon lamari Ant Acacia Vachellia allenii USA (6)Utah Agave Agave utahensis American Alligator Alligator mississippiensis Cactus Wren Campylorhynchus brunneicapillus Green Ephedra Ephedra viridis Desert Penstemon Penstemon pseudospectabilis Slash Pine Pinus elliottii Yemen (6)Frankincense Tree Boswellia elongata Camphor Tree Commiphora ornifolia Aden Currybush Gnidia socotrana Heliotropium nigricans Heliotropium nigricans Lannea transulta Lannea transulta Ledebouria grandifolia Ledebouria grandifolia Hispjam (4)Greater Antillean Elaenia Elaenia fallax Hispaniolan Kestrel Falco sparverius dominicensis Vervain Hummingbird Mellisuga minima Stolid Flycatcher Myiarchus stolidus Indonesia (4)Sumatran Lar Gibbon Hylobates lar vestitus Moor Macaque Macaca maura Sumatran Orangutan Pongo abelii Thomas's Langur Presbytis thomasi Brazil (3)Hooded Visorbearer Augastes lumachella Campo Troupial Icterus jamacaii Red-cowled Cardinal Paroaria dominicana Ecuador (3)Pitcairnia nigra Pitcairnia nigra Hercules' Club Puya Puya clava-herculis Pink Quill Wallisia cyanea Mauritius (3)Mauritian Anemonefish Amphiprion chrysogaster Mauritius Bulbul Hypsipetes olivaceus Neptis frobenia Neptis frobenia China (2)Giant Panda Ailuropoda melanoleuca Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Gantilles (2)Greater Antillean Grackle Quiscalus niger Red-legged Thrush ssp. ardosiaceus Turdus plumbeus ardosiaceus Puerto Rico (2)Greater Antillean Grackle ssp. brachypterus Quiscalus niger brachypterus Puerto Rican Tody Todus mexicanus Tanzania (2)Kilimanjaro Impatiens Impatiens kilimanjari Kilimanjaro Sugarbush Protea kilimandscharica Congo (1)Navel Fruit Omphalocarpum procerum Dominican Republic (1)Bay-breasted Cuckoo Coccyzus rufigularis Grengren (1)Antillean Crested Hummingbird (Grenadines and Grenada) Orthorhyncus cristatus emigrans Guyana (1)Kaieteur Sundew Drosera kaieteurensis Hawai'i ('i'})'Ohi'a Lehua Metrosideros polymorpha India (1)Nilgai Antelope Boselaphus tragocamelus Myanmar (1)White-throated Babbler Argya gularis Russia (1)Little Baikal Oilfish Comephorus dybowskii There are 340 endemic species in this list
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