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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
2. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
3. |
African Golden Cat
|
Caracal aurata |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Gray Parrot
|
Psittacus erithacus |
Birds |
Africa |
5. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya senegalensis |
Plants |
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
6. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya anthotheca |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
7. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
8. |
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
|
Crocodylus cataphractus |
Reptiles |
Western and Central Africa |
9. |
African Walnut
|
Lovoa trichilioides |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda |
10. |
African Wedgefish
|
Rhynchobatus luebberti |
Fishes |
Africa |
11. |
African White-bellied Pangolin
|
Phataginus tricuspis |
Mammals |
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia |
12. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
13. |
Albizia ferruginea
|
Albizia ferruginea |
Plants |
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda |
14. |
Allen's River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus alleni |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
15. |
Allen's Slippery Frog
|
Conraua alleni |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
16. |
Amanoa bracteosa
|
Amanoa bracteosa |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
17. |
Anopyxis klaineana
|
Anopyxis klaineana |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Sudan |
18. |
Anthonotha vignei
|
Anthonotha vignei |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
19. |
Antrocaryon
|
Antrocaryon micraster |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
20. |
Azobe
|
Lophira alata |
Plants |
Africa |
21. |
Baer's Wood Mouse
|
Hylomyscus baeri |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone |
22. |
Bafodeya benna
|
Bafodeya benna |
Plants |
Guinea, Sierra Leone |
|
23. |
Berlinia occidentalis
|
Berlinia occidentalis |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
24. |
Big-eyed Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis macrotis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
25. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
26. |
Black Crowned-crane
|
Balearica pavonina |
Birds |
Africa, Middle East |
27. |
Black-headed Rufous Warbler
|
Bathmocercus cerviniventris |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
28. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
29. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
30. |
Bongo
|
Tragelaphus eurycerus |
Mammals |
Africa |
31. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
32. |
Bourlon's Genet
|
Genetta bourloni |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
33. |
Brown-cheeked Hornbill
|
Bycanistes cylindricus |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
34. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
35. |
Chimpanzee
|
Pan troglodytes |
Mammals |
Africa |
36. |
Cochran's Running Frog
|
Kassina cochranae |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
37. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
38. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
39. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
40. |
Common Sawfish
|
Pristis pristis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
41. |
Copaifera salikounda
|
Copaifera salikounda |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
42. |
Copper-tailed Glossy-starling
|
Lamprotornis cupreocauda |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
43. |
Cordia platythyrsa
|
Cordia platythyrsa |
Plants |
Africa |
44. |
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum
|
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
|
45. |
Dark-brown Serotine
|
Neoromicia brunnea |
Mammals |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone |
46. |
Deinbollia maxima
|
Deinbollia maxima |
Plants |
Cameroon, Gabon, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
47. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
48. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
49. |
Diana Monkey
|
Cercopithecus diana |
Mammals |
Coastal West Africa |
50. |
Drypetes afzelii
|
Drypetes afzelii |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
51. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
52. |
Dwarf Crocodile
|
Osteolaemus tetraspis |
Reptiles |
West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage |
53. |
Entandrophragma utile
|
Entandrophragma utile |
Plants |
Africa |
54. |
Entandrophragma cylindricum
|
Entandrophragma cylindricum |
Plants |
Africa |
55. |
Entandrophragma angolense
|
Entandrophragma angolense |
Plants |
Africa |
56. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
57. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
58. |
Freetown Long-fingered Frog
|
Cardioglossa aureoli |
Amphibians |
Sierra Leone |
59. |
Garcinia kola
|
Garcinia kola |
Plants |
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
60. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
61. |
Giant Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia gigantea |
Mammals |
Africa |
62. |
Gilbertiodendron splendidum
|
Gilbertiodendron splendidum |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone |
63. |
Gilbertiodendron bilineatum
|
Gilbertiodendron bilineatum |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
64. |
Gola Malimbe
|
Malimbus ballmanni |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
65. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
|
67. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
68. |
Green-tailed Bristlebill
|
Bleda eximius |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
69. |
Guarea cedrata
|
Guarea cedrata |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
70. |
Guinea River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus guineensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
71. |
Guinean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus guineensis |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
72. |
Hallea stipulosa
|
Hallea stipulosa |
Plants |
Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Uganda, Zambia |
73. |
Haplormosia monophylla
|
Haplormosia monophylla |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
74. |
Heritiera utilis
|
Heritiera utilis |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
75. |
Homalium smythei
|
Homalium smythei |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
76. |
Isolona deightonii
|
Isolona deightonii |
Plants |
Ghana, Sierra Leone |
77. |
Jentink's Duiker
|
Cephalophus jentinki |
Mammals |
Ivory Coast (Africa), Liberia, Sierra Leone |
78. |
Jones' Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros jonesi |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
79. |
King Colobus
|
Colobus polykomos |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
80. |
Lagden's Bush-shrike
|
Malaconotus lagdeni |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
81. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
82. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
83. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
84. |
Lesser Kestrel
|
Falco naumanni |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
85. |
Liberia River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus liberiensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
86. |
Millettia warneckei
|
Millettia warneckei |
Plants |
Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
87. |
Monopetalanthus compactus
|
Monopetalanthus compactus |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
88. |
Nauclea diderrichii
|
Nauclea diderrichii |
Plants |
Africa |
|
89. |
Neolemonniera clitandrifolia
|
Neolemonniera clitandrifolia |
Plants |
Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
90. |
Neostenanthera hamata
|
Neostenanthera hamata |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
91. |
Nesogordonia papaverifera
|
Nesogordonia papaverifera |
Plants |
Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone |
92. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
93. |
Nimba Flycatcher
|
Melaenornis annamarulae |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
94. |
Nimba Reed Frog
|
Hyperolius zonatus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone |
95. |
Nimba Shrew
|
Crocidura nimbae |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
96. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
97. |
Olive Colobus
|
Procolobus verus |
Mammals |
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo |
98. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
99. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
100. |
Pararistolochia goldieana
|
Pararistolochia goldieana |
Plants |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
101. |
Pavetta lasioclada
|
Pavetta lasioclada |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo |
102. |
Placodiscus pseudostipularis
|
Placodiscus pseudostipularis |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
103. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
104. |
Pterygota macrocarpa
|
Pterygota macrocarpa |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
105. |
Pygmy Hippopotamus
|
Choeropsis liberiensis |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
106. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
107. |
Red-fronted Antpecker
|
Parmoptila rubrifrons |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
108. |
Rhodognaphalon breviscupe
|
Rhodognaphalon breviscupe |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Ghana, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone |
109. |
Rufous Fishing-owl
|
Scotopelia ussheri |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
110. |
Rufous-winged Illadopsis
|
Illadopsis rufescens |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
|
111. |
Schumanniophyton problematicum
|
Schumanniophyton problematicum |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone |
112. |
Shelley's Eagle-owl
|
Bubo shelleyi |
Birds |
Africa |
113. |
Sierra Leone Grassland Frog
|
Ptychadena superciliaris |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
114. |
Sierra Leone Reed Frog
|
Hyperolius chlorosteus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
115. |
Sierra Leone Water Frog
|
Petropedetes natator |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
116. |
Sooty Mangabey
|
Cercocebus atys |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
117. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
118. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
119. |
Tai River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
120. |
Terminalia ivorensis
|
Terminalia ivorensis |
Plants |
Africa |
121. |
Tieghemella heckelii
|
Tieghemella heckelii |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
122. |
Tieghemella africana
|
Tieghemella africana |
Plants |
Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone |
123. |
Togo Toad
|
Amietophrynus togoensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
124. |
Triclisia macrophylla
|
Triclisia macrophylla |
Plants |
Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone |
125. |
Turraeanthus africanus
|
Turraeanthus africanus |
Plants |
Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda |
126. |
West African Manatee
|
Trichechus senegalensis |
Mammals |
Africa |
127. |
West African Red Colobus
|
Procolobus badius |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
128. |
Western Wattled Cuckooshrike
|
Campephaga lobata |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
129. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
130. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
131. |
White-breasted Guineafowl
|
Agelastes meleagrides |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Sierra Leone |
132. |
White-collared Mangabey
|
Cercocebus torquatus |
Mammals |
Nigeria to Gabon, Senegal to Ghana |
|
133. |
White-eyed Prinia
|
Prinia leontica |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
134. |
White-necked Rockfowl
|
Picathartes gymnocephalus |
Birds |
Africa (Togo to Sierra Leone) |
135. |
Yellow Sterculia
|
Eribroma oblonga |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea (Bioko), Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
136. |
Yellow-bearded Greenbul
|
Criniger olivaceus |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
137. |
Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill
|
Ceratogymna elata |
Birds |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
138. |
Zebra Duiker
|
Cephalophus zebra |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |