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Humpback dolphin (1,982 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Humpback dolphins are members of the genus Sousa. These dolphins are characterized by the conspicuous humps and elongated dorsal fins found on the backs

Eastern gorilla (1,446 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The eastern gorilla (Gorilla beringei) is a critically endangered species of the genus Gorilla and the largest living primate. At present, the species

Peripatopsis leonina (541 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Peripatopsis leonina, commonly known as the Lion's Hill velvet worm, is a species of velvet worm in the family Peripatopsidae. Endemic to South Africa

Natal shyshark (820 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Natal shyshark, eastern shyshark or happy chappie (Haploblepharus kistnasamyi) is a species of shark belonging to the family Pentanchidae, the deepwater

Western gorilla (2,094 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) is a great ape found in Africa, one of two species of the hominid genus Gorilla. Large and robust with males weighing

Kipunji (997 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The kipunji (Rungwecebus kipunji), also known as the highland mangabey, is a species of Old World monkey that lives in the highland forests of Tanzania

Harenna shrew (121 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Harenna shrew (Crocidura harenna) is a white-toothed shrew found only in one location in the Bale Mountains in southern Ethiopia. It occurs within

Atlantic spotted dolphin (1,432 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Atlantic spotted dolphin (Stenella frontalis) is a dolphin found in warm temperate and tropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean. Older members of the

Canary long-eared bat (478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Canary long-eared bat (Plecotus teneriffae), also known as the Canary big-eared bat or Tenerife long-eared bat, is a species of vesper bat endemic

Udzungwa red colobus (165 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Udzungwa red colobus (Piliocolobus gordonorum), also known as the Uzungwa red colobus or Iringa red colobus, is a species of primate in the family

Western red colobus (572 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The western red colobus (Piliocolobus badius), also known as the bay red colobus, rust red colobus or Upper Guinea red colobus, is a species of Old World

Mount Oku hylomyscus (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Mount Oku hylomyscus (Hylomyscus grandis) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. Found only on Mount Oku, Cameroon, in tropical Central Africa

Niger Delta red colobus (627 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Niger Delta red colobus (Piliocolobus epieni) is a critically endangered species of colobus monkey endemic to the western part of the Niger Delta.

Zebra shark (3,092 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) is a species of carpet shark and the sole member of the family Stegostomatidae. It is found throughout the tropical

Preuss's red colobus (305 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Preuss's red colobus (Piliocolobus preussi) is a red colobus primate species endemic to the Cross-Sanaga Rivers ecoregion. An important population occurs

Atlantic humpback dolphin (1,214 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Atlantic humpback dolphin (Sousa teuszii) is a species of humpback dolphin that is found in coastal areas of West Africa. It is regarded as critically

Southern patas monkey (1,130 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The southern patas monkey (Erythrocebus baumstarki) is a critically endangered species of Old World monkey found only in Tanzania, and formerly in Kenya

Flat-backed spider tortoise (705 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The flat-backed spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda), more commonly known as the flat-tailed tortoise, and Madagascan flat-tailed tortoise, is a tortoise

Golden bamboo lemur (681 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The golden bamboo lemur (Hapalemur aureus), bokombolomena or varibolomena in Malagasy, is a medium-sized bamboo lemur endemic to south-eastern Madagascar

Pygmy hippopotamus (3,797 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo (Choeropsis liberiensis) is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily

White-headed vulture (1,447 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The white-headed vulture (Trigonoceps occipitalis) is an Old World vulture endemic to Africa. Populations have been declining steeply in recent years due

Rothschild's giraffe (1,348 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Rothschild's giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis camelopardalis) is an ecotype of the Nubian giraffe. It is one of the most endangered distinct populations

Okapi (4,490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The okapi (/oʊˈkɑːpiː/; Okapia johnstoni), also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe and zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic

Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (242 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Mount Kahuzi climbing mouse (Dendromus kahuziensis) is a rodent found only in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is listed as a critically endangered

Thollon's red colobus (253 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thollon's red colobus (Piliocolobus tholloni), also known as the Tshuapa red colobus, is a species of red colobus monkey from the Democratic Republic of

Bouvier's red colobus (748 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Bouvier's red colobus (Piliocolobus bouvieri) is a species of colobus monkey rediscovered in the Republic of the Congo in 2015, after four decades without

Juliana's golden mole (984 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Juliana's golden mole (Neamblysomus julianae) is a golden mole endemic to South Africa. It is listed as an endangered species due to habitat loss and a

White-backed vulture (2,698 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The white-backed vulture (Gyps africanus) is an Old World vulture in the family Accipitridae, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks. It

Mongoose lemur (1,031 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The mongoose lemur (Eulemur mongoz) is a small primate in the family Lemuridae, native to Madagascar and introduced to the Comoros Islands. These arboreal

Rüppell's vulture (2,225 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rüppell's vulture (Gyps rueppelli), also called Rüppell's griffon vulture, named after Eduard Rüppell, is a large, resident bird of prey, mainly native

Red ruffed lemur (1,341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The red ruffed lemur (Varecia rubra) is one of two species in the genus Varecia, the ruffed lemurs; the other is the black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia

Seychelles paradise flycatcher (582 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Seychelles paradise flycatcher (Terpsiphone corvina) is a rare bird from the genus of paradise flycatchers (Terpsiphone) within the family Monarchidae

Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (1,205 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross (Thalassarche chlororhynchos) is a large seabird in the albatross family Diomedeidae. This small mollymawk was once

De Winton's golden mole (684 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

De Winton's golden mole (Cryptochloris wintoni) is a species of mammal in the family Chrysochloridae. It is endemic to South Africa. Its natural habitats

Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (1,235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Indian Ocean humpback dolphin (Sousa plumbea) is a member of the Delphinidae family occupying coastal areas ranging from Southern Africa to Western

Squatina squatina (2,779 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Squatina squatina, the angelshark or monkfish, is a species of shark in the family Squatinidae (known generally also as angel sharks), that were once widespread

Indri (2,818 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The indri (/ˈɪndri/ ; Indri indri), also called the babakoto, is one of the largest living lemurs, with a head-body length of about 64–72 cm (25–28+1⁄2 in)

Western chimpanzee (1,278 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The western chimpanzee or West African chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes verus) is a Critically Endangered subspecies of the common chimpanzee. It inhabits western

Pennant's colobus (1,323 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Pennant's colobus or Pennant's red colobus (Piliocolobus pennantii) is a species of tree-dwelling primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic

Tana River red colobus (1,727 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Tana River red colobus (Piliocolobus rufomitratus), also called the eastern red colobus, is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae

South-central black rhinoceros (453 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The south-central black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis minor), also known as the south-central hook-lipped rhinoceros or the lesser black rhino, is a subspecies

Pygmy sperm whale (3,694 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The pygmy sperm whale (Kogia breviceps) is one of two extant species in the family Kogiidae in the sperm whale superfamily. They are not often sighted

Sibree's dwarf lemur (391 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Sibree's dwarf lemur (Cheirogaleus sibreei) is a small nocturnal lemur endemic to Madagascar. The name of this dwarf lemur commemorates the English missionary

Dryas monkey (1,248 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Dryas monkey (Chlorocebus dryas), also known as Salonga monkey, ekele, or inoko, is a little-known species of Old World monkey found only in the Congo

Miss Waldron's red colobus (949 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Miss Waldron's red colobus (Piliocolobus waldronae) is a species of the red colobus native to West Africa. It had previously been described as a subspecies

Diademed sifaka (1,478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema), or diademed simpona, is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in

Northwest African cheetah (1,029 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki), also known as the Saharan cheetah, is a cheetah subspecies native to the Sahara and the Sahel.

Dryas monkey (1,248 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Dryas monkey (Chlorocebus dryas), also known as Salonga monkey, ekele, or inoko, is a little-known species of Old World monkey found only in the Congo

Hooded vulture (2,552 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The hooded vulture (Necrosyrtes monachus) is an Old World vulture in the order Accipitriformes, which also includes eagles, kites, buzzards and hawks.

West African slender-snouted crocodile (1,289 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The West African slender-snouted crocodile (Mecistops cataphractus), or slender-snouted crocodile, is a critically endangered species of African crocodile

Wright's sportive lemur (703 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Wright's sportive lemur (Lepilemur wrighti), or the Kalambatritra sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus

Northwest African cheetah (1,029 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Northwest African cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus hecki), also known as the Saharan cheetah, is a cheetah subspecies native to the Sahara and the Sahel.

Betsileo sportive lemur (564 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Betsileo sportive lemur (Lepilemur betsileo) is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is nocturnal and largely

Mountain gorilla (6,249 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of the two subspecies of the eastern gorilla. It is listed as endangered by the IUCN as of 2018[update]

Greater bamboo lemur (1,376 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The greater bamboo lemur (Hapalemur simus), also known as the broad-nosed bamboo lemur and the broad-nosed gentle lemur, is a species of lemur endemic

Kleinmann's tortoise (1,891 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Kleinmann's tortoise (Testudo kleinmanni), also called commonly the Egyptian tortoise, Leith's tortoise, and the Negev tortoise, is a critically endangered

Claire's mouse lemur (558 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Claire's mouse lemur (Microcebus mamiratra), or the Nosy Be mouse lemur, is a newly described species of lemur from the genus of the mouse lemurs (Microcebus)

Diademed sifaka (1,478 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The diademed sifaka (Propithecus diadema), or diademed simpona, is an endangered species of sifaka, one of the lemurs endemic to certain rainforests in

Blue-eyed black lemur (1,071 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The blue-eyed black lemur (Eulemur flavifrons), also known as the Sclater's lemur, is a species of true lemur. It can attain a body length of 39–45 cm

São Tomé fiscal (450 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The São Tomé fiscal (Lanius newtoni), or Newton's fiscal, is a species of bird in the family Laniidae. It is endemic to São Tomé Island, São Tomé and Príncipe

Atlantic petrel (948 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Atlantic petrel (Pterodroma incerta) is a gadfly petrel endemic to the South Atlantic Ocean. It breeds in enormous colonies on Tristan da Cunha and

Djibouti spurfowl (2,279 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Djibouti spurfowl or Djibouti francolin (Pternistis ochropectus) is a bird species in the pheasant family, Phasianidae. It is critically endangered

Western lowland gorilla (6,458 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) is one of two Critically Endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla) that lives

Black rhinoceros (7,195 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis), also called the black rhino or the hooked-lip rhinoceros, is a species of rhinoceros native to East and Southern

Ugandan red colobus (2,136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Ugandan red colobus (Piliocolobus tephrosceles) or ashy red colobus is an endangered species of red colobus monkey, recognised as a distinct species

Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (3,378 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) is a species of bottlenose dolphin. This dolphin grows to 2.6 m (8.5 ft) long, and weighs up to

Gray-headed lemur (551 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The gray-headed lemur (Eulemur cinereiceps), or gray-headed brown lemur, is a medium-sized primate, a cathemeral species of lemur in the family Lemuridae

Porites porites (519 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Porites porites, commonly known as hump coral or finger coral, is a species of stony coral in the genus Porites. It is found in the Caribbean Sea and western

Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (906 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), also known as the Lac Alaotra gentle lemur, Alaotran bamboo lemur, Alaotran gentle lemur, Alaotra

Northern sportive lemur (1,620 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The northern sportive lemur (Lepilemur septentrionalis), also known as the Sahafary sportive lemur or northern weasel lemur, is a species of lemur in the

Gerp's mouse lemur (1,464 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gerp's mouse lemur (Microcebus gerpi) is a species of mouse lemur known only from the Sahafina Forest in eastern Madagascar, near Mantadia National Park

Hawks' sportive lemur (780 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hawks' sportive lemur (Lepilemur tymerlachsoni), also known as the Nosy Be sportive lemur or Nosy Be weasel lemur,[citation needed] is a sportive lemur

James' sportive lemur (892 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

James' sportive lemur (Lepilemur jamesi), or the Manombo sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its genus, it is

Tana River mangabey (2,045 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Tana River mangabey (Cercocebus galeritus) is a highly endangered species of primate in the family Cercopithecidae. Some authorities have included

Marohita mouse lemur (932 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Marohita mouse lemur (Microcebus marohita) is a species of mouse lemur known only from the Marohita Forest in eastern Madagascar, near the village

Golden-rumped sengi (864 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The golden-rumped sengi (Rhynchocyon chrysopygus) is a small African mammal. It is the largest species of the elephant shrew family along with its close

Eastern lowland gorilla (2,581 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The eastern lowland gorilla (Gorilla beringei graueri) or Grauer's gorilla is a Critically Endangered subspecies of eastern gorilla endemic to the mountainous

Black-and-white ruffed lemur (3,119 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) is an endangered species of ruffed lemur, one of two which are endemic to the island of Madagascar

Fleurette's sportive lemur (801 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Fleurette's sportive lemur (Lepilemur fleuretae), or the Andohahela sportive lemur, is a sportive lemur endemic to Madagascar. Like all members of its

Barbary macaque (5,916 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Barbary macaque (Macaca sylvanus), also known as Barbary ape, is a macaque species native to the Atlas Mountains of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco, along

São Tomé grosbeak (451 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The São Tomé grosbeak (Crithagra concolor) is the largest member of the canary genus Crithagra, 50% heavier than the next largest canary species, and possesses

Brookesia lineata (319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia lineata, also commonly known as the lined leaf chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by

Sahamalaza sportive lemur (1,245 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Sahamalaza sportive lemur (Lepilemur sahamalaza) is a species of sportive lemur endemic to northern Madagascar. The sportive lemurs (Lepilemuridae)

Perrier's sifaka (1,494 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Perrier's sifaka (Propithecus perrieri) is a lemur endemic to Madagascar. It was formerly considered to be a subspecies of diademed sifaka It has a very

Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (1,957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis) is a sac-winged bat found in the central granitic islands of the Seychelles. They are nocturnal

Acropora hemprichii (534 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora hemprichii is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1834. It lives in reefs at depths of 3

Northern white rhinoceros (4,382 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The northern white rhinoceros or northern white rhino (Ceratotherium simum cottoni) is one of two subspecies of the white rhinoceros (the other being the

Brookesia bonsi (516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia bonsi is a species of chameleons, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar, and was initially described by

Mediterranean monk seal (6,087 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Mediterranean monk seal (Monachus monachus) is a monk seal belonging to the family Phocidae. As of 2015[update], it is estimated that fewer than 700

West Indian Ocean coelacanth (2,051 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The West Indian Ocean coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) (sometimes known as gombessa, African coelacanth, or simply coelacanth) is a crossopterygian, one

Brookesia exarmata (383 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia exarmata, also known as the dwarf chameleon, is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Schimmenti and Jesu in

Madagascar fish eagle (799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large bird

Acropora microclados (463 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora microclados is a species of acroporid coral that was first described by Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg in 1834. Found in marine, tropical shallow

Karthala scops owl (394 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Karthala scops owl (Otus pauliani), also known as the Grand Comore scops owl or Comoro scops owl, is a small scops owl endemic to the island of Grande

Brookesia valerieae (545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia valerieae is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Raxworthy

Uluguru bushshrike (151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Uluguru bushshrike (Malaconotus alius) is a species of rare bird occurring only in the Uluguru Mountains in Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It was discovered

Thor amboinensis (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anenome shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of

Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (1,957 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Seychelles sheath-tailed bat (Coleura seychellensis) is a sac-winged bat found in the central granitic islands of the Seychelles. They are nocturnal

Madagascar fish eagle (799 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Madagascar fish eagle (Icthyophaga vociferoides) or Madagascar sea-eagle (to distinguish it from the Ichthyophaga fishing-eagles), is a large bird

Acropora cytherea (720 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora cytherea is a stony coral which forms horizontal table like structures. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific Ocean in areas with little wave action,

Réunion cuckooshrike (586 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Réunion cuckooshrike (Lalage newtoni) is a passerine bird in the cuckooshrike family. It is endemic to the island of Réunion, where it is restricted

Roloway monkey (3,386 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Roloway monkey (Cercopithecus roloway) is an endangered species of Old World monkey endemic to tropical West Africa. It was previously considered a

Porites astreoides (789 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Porites astreoides, commonly known as mustard hill coral or yellow porites, is a colonial species of stony coral in the family Poritidae. It is a common

Brookesia bonsi (516 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia bonsi is a species of chameleons, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar, and was initially described by

Uluguru bushshrike (151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Uluguru bushshrike (Malaconotus alius) is a species of rare bird occurring only in the Uluguru Mountains in Morogoro Region of Tanzania. It was discovered

Thor amboinensis (723 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Thor amboinensis, commonly known as the squat anenome shrimp or sexy shrimp, is a species of shrimp found across the Indo-West Pacific and in parts of

Anjouan scops owl (467 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Anjouan scops owl (Otus capnodes) is an owl endemic to the island of Anjouan in the Comoro Islands. The Anjouan scops owl occurs in grey and rufous

Isopora palifera (706 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Isopora palifera is a species of stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is a reef building coral living in shallow water and adopts different forms

Moheli scops owl (379 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Moheli scops owl (Otus moheliensis) is a scops owl endemic to the island of Mohéli, one of the Comoro Islands. The Moheli scops owl has two colour

Acropora secale (499 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora secale is a species of branching staghorn stony coral. It is found in shallow parts of the Indo-Pacific Ocean and the type locality is Sri Lanka

African forest elephant (6,377 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) is one of the two living species of African elephant, along with the African bush elephant. It is native

Brookesia valerieae (545 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia valerieae is a species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. It was first described by Raxworthy

Herpolitha (557 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Herpolitha is a monotypic genus of mushroom corals in the family Fungiidae. The only member of the genus is Herpolitha limax, commonly known as the tongue

Montipora digitata (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Montipora digitata, also known as finger coral, is a species of stony coral. It is found in shallow water in East Africa, the Indo-West Pacific, Kenya

Osgood's Ethiopian toad (380 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Osgood's Ethiopian toad (Altiphrynoides osgoodi formerly known as Spinophrynoides osgoodi) is a possibly extinct species of toad in the family Bufonidae

Longcomb sawfish (1,762 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The longcomb sawfish, narrowsnout sawfish or green sawfish (Pristis zijsron) is a species of sawfish in the family Pristidae, found in tropical and subtropical

Riverine rabbit (4,020 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The riverine rabbit (Bunolagus monticularis), also known as the bushman rabbit or bushman hare, is a species of rabbit that lives among patches of thick

African wild dog (8,006 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The African wild dog (Lycaon pictus), also called painted dog and Cape hunting dog, is a wild canine native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest wild

Greater pipefish (645 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The greater pipefish (Syngnathus acus) is a pipefish of the family Syngnathidae. It is a seawater fish and the type species of the genus Syngnathus. The

Taita thrush (477 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Taita thrush (Turdus helleri), also known as the Taita olive thrush or Heller's ground thrush, is an endangered bird in the thrush family Turdidae

Belalanda chameleon (438 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Furcifer belalandaensis, also commonly known as the Belalanda chameleon or the Sangoritan'i Belalanda, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar

Spiny leaf chameleon (488 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia decaryi is a species of chameleon, which is endemic to Madagascar, and is ranked as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation

Two-banded chameleon (581 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Furcifer balteatus, also known as the two-banded chameleon or the rainforest chameleon, is a species of chameleon that is endemic to Madagascar. It was

Oreochromis jipe (246 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Oreochromis jipe, the Jipe tilapia, is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish native to Kenya and Tanzania, where it is restricted to Lake Jipe

Golden-crowned sifaka (4,755 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The golden-crowned sifaka or Tattersall's sifaka (Propithecus tattersalli) is a medium-sized lemur characterized by mostly white fur, prominent furry ears

Rose's ghost frog (637 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Rose's ghost frog (Heleophryne rosei), or Table Mountain ghost frog, is a species of frog in the family Heleophrynidae endemic to South Africa. It is a

Maltese skate (177 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Maltese skate (Leucoraja melitensis), or Maltese ray, is a species of fish in the family Rajidae. It is a rare endemic species from the Mediterranean

Cross River gorilla (5,555 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Cross River gorilla (Gorilla gorilla diehli) is a critically endangered subspecies of the western gorilla (Gorilla gorilla). It was named a new species

Silky sifaka (5,896 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The silky sifaka (Propithecus candidus) is a large lemur characterized by long, silky, white fur. It has a very restricted range in northeastern Madagascar

Lithophyllon repanda (373 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Lithophyllon repanda is a species of mushroom or disc coral in the family Fungiidae. This species is able to move to another location on occasion. The

Príncipe thrush (141 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Príncipe thrush (Turdus xanthorhynchus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Príncipe. It was formerly considered a subspecies

Bale Mountains tree frog (657 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bale Mountains tree frog (Balebreviceps hillmani) is a species of frogs in the family Brevicipitidae. It is the only species in the monotypic genus

Chalcides ebneri (339 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Chalcides ebneri, also known commonly as Ebner's cylindrical skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae. The species is endemic to Morocco.

Ornate sleeper-ray (669 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The ornate sleeper-ray (Electrolux addisoni) is a species of electric ray in the family Narkidae, and the only member of the genus Electrolux. It lives

Furcifer nicosiai (629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Furcifer nicosiai is a large species of chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to western Madagascar. Described as new

Ericabatrachus (426 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ericabatrachus is a genus of frogs in the family Ericabatrachidae endemic to the Bale Mountains in Ethiopia. It is monotypic, being represented by the

Danafungia scruposa (417 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Danafungia scruposa is a species of coral that is the first to have been observed to eat jellyfish. It was described by Klunzinger in 1879 and has a diameter

Annobón scops owl (235 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Annobón scops owl (Otus feae) is an owl endemic to the Equatorial Guinea island of Annobón. The current population is estimated to be around 50-249

Blennius normani (118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Blennius normani is a species of combtooth blenny found in the eastern Atlantic ocean. It reaches a maximum length of 11 centimetres (4.3 in) SL. The specific

Corynactis annulata (196 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Corynactis annulata, or the strawberry anemone, is a bright pink colonial anthozoan similar in body form to sea anemones and scleractinian stony corals

Antsingy leaf chameleon (590 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Antsingy leaf chameleon (Brookesia perarmata) is a species of lizards in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is also referred to as Armoured leaf

Acropora nasuta (452 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora nasuta is a species of branching stony coral in the family Acroporidae. It is native to the western and central Indo-Pacific where it is found

Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus (106 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is endemic to Kenya. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical

Brookesia peyrierasi (381 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia peyrierasi is a species of diminutive chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to north-eastern Madagascar. It

Amatola toad (341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Amatola toad (Vandijkophrynus amatolicus) is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae. It is endemic to the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, where

Lake Chala tilapia (341 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Lake Chala tilapia (Oreochromis hunteri) is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to Lake Chala, a small crater lake on the border of Kenya and

Actinia fragacea (436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Actinia fragacea, commonly known as the strawberry anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the order Actiniaria, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including

Brookesia peyrierasi (381 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia peyrierasi is a species of diminutive chameleon, a lizard in the family Chamaeleonidae. The species is endemic to north-eastern Madagascar. It

Ethiopian wolf (5,979 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis), also called the red jackal, the Simien jackal or Simien fox, is a canine native to the Ethiopian Highlands. In southeastern

Actinia fragacea (436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Actinia fragacea, commonly known as the strawberry anemone, is a species of sea anemone of the order Actiniaria, that occurs from Norway to Africa, including

Oreochromis chungruruensis (118 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Oreochromis chungruruensis, the Kiungululu tilapia, is a species of cichlid fish that is endemic to Lake Chungruru (also known as Kiungululu), a small

Aglaophenia pluma (131 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Aglaophenia pluma, the toothed feather hydroid or podded hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae and is found worldwide. It lives from

Abantis meru (114 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Abantis meru is a butterfly in the family Hesperiidae. It is found in Kenya, where it is only known from the highlands east of the Rift Valley. The larvae

Acropora samoensis (351 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora samoensis is a species of acroporid coral found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the southwest and northern Indian Ocean, the central Indo-Pacific

Xenotyphlops grandidieri (411 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Xenotyphlops grandidieri is a species of blind snake in the family Xenotyphlopidae. The species is endemic to Madagascar. There are no subspecies that

Boulengerula niedeni (1,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Boulengerula niedeni, the Sagalla caecilian, is a worm-like amphibian first described in 2005. The species was described from a specimen discovered on

Macrorhynchia filamentosa (148 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Macrorhynchia filamentosa, the smoky feather hydroid, is a colonial hydroid in the family Aglaopheniidae. Smoky feather hydroids are colonial animals with

Corhiza scotiae (151 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Corhiza scotiae, the fine hydroid, is a delicate colonial hydroid in the family Halopterididae. Fine hydroids grow in colonies of long stems with fine

Brookesia tristis (136 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia tristis is a species of chameleons. It is endemic to Montagne des Français, Madagascar, and is an endangered species due to the decline of its

Acropora clathrata (412 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Acropora clathrata, commonly known as lattice table coral is a species of stony corals belonging to the family Acroporidae. They are a zooxanthellate coral

Bizarre-nosed chameleon (233 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The bizarre-nosed chameleon (Calumma hafahafa) is a species of chameleon endemic to Madagascar. Its scientific name was named after the Malagasy word hafahafa

Platypelis milloti (66 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Platypelis milloti is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland

Temminck's red colobus (410 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Temminck's red colobus (Piliocolobus badius temminckii) is a type of red colobus monkey from the Gambia, Casamance, Guinea-Bissau and northwestern Guinea

Brookesia desperata (207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Brookesia desperata is a species of chameleons. It is endemic to Foret d'Ambre Special Reserve in north Madagascar, and is a critically endangered species

Platypelis alticola (66 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Platypelis alticola is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Madagascar. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist

Antipathes dichotoma (345 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Antipathes dichotoma is a species of colonial coral in the order Antipatharia, the black corals, so named because their calcareous skeletons are black

Gibberula jeanae (123 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Gibberula jeanae is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae. Gibberula jeanae was introduced

Usambara torrent frog (2,207 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Usambara torrent frog (Arthroleptides martiensseni), also known as Martienssen's torrent frog or Tanzania rocky river frog, is a species of frog in

Bioko drill (2,629 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

The Bioko drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis) is a subspecies of the drill, an Old World monkey. It is endemic to Bioko Island, Equatorial Guinea, located

Spesbona (672 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Spesbona is a monotypic genus of damselflies in the family Platycnemididae containing only the species Spesbona angusta, commonly known as the spesbona

Du Toit's torrent frog (1,995 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Du Toit's torrent frog, the Mt. Elgon torrent frog, or the Kenya rocky river frog (Arthroleptides dutoiti) is a possibly extinct species of frog in the

Ancylodactylus kenyaensis (63 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ancylodactylus kenyaensis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Kenya. Malonza, P.K.; Wasonga, V.D.; Muchai, V.; Joash, N.; Bwong, B.A. (2023). "Ancylodactylus

Ancylodactylus kituiensis (63 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ancylodactylus kituiensis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Kenya. Malonza, P.K.; Wasonga, V.D.; Muchai, V.; Joash, N.; Bwong, B.A. (2023). "Ancylodactylus

Ancylodactylus chyuluensis (63 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Ancylodactylus chyuluensis is a species of gecko. It is endemic to Kenya. Wasonga, V.D.; Malonza, P.K.; Bwong, B.A.; Joash, N.; Muchai, V. (2023). "Ancylodactylus

Aedes cordellieri (295 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

recognition of his contributions to the knowledge of the mosquito fauna of Africa. Aedes cordellieri is found in West Africa (Ivory Coast), East Africa

Actinopyga caerulea (2,422 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Actinopyga caerulea, the blue sea cucumber, is a species of sea cucumber in the family Holothuriidae. Named for its unique blue coloration, this species

Zanobatus maculatus (273 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

Zanobatus maculatus, the maculate panray, is a type of panray of the family Zanobatidae found in the Gulf of Guinea, eastern central Atlantic ocean. It

Guy Dollman (778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

1933 International Conference for the Preservation of the Flora and Fauna of Africa, said to have been "the high point of institutionalised global nature

Faraggiana Ferrandi Natural History Museum (279 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

Geographic Distribution of Animals Fauna of the Mediterranean maquis Fauna of Africa Fauna of the Poles Fauna of Asia Fauna of Himalayas & Tibet Fauna of

Waris Dirie (3,800 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

continent Africa. On their adventures they get to know the flora and fauna of Africa. In addition to the story, the book also contains numerous writing

Carlo Pollonera (3,285 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

articles appeared after 1898, when his attention shifted more to the fauna of Africa. Pollonera's first publication was a monograph on Italian slugs in