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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Aellen's Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros marisae |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia |
2. |
Afrcan White-backed Vulture
|
Gyps africanus |
Birds |
Africa |
3. |
African Elephant
|
Loxodonta africana |
Mammals |
Africa |
4. |
African Golden Cat
|
Caracal aurata |
Mammals |
Africa |
5. |
African Gray Parrot
|
Psittacus erithacus |
Birds |
Africa |
6. |
African Lion
|
Panthera leo |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia |
7. |
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 |
8. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya ivorensis |
Plants |
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
9. |
African Mahogany
|
Khaya grandifoliola |
Plants |
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
10. |
African Skimmer
|
Rynchops flavirostris |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
11. |
African Slender-snouted Crocodile
|
Crocodylus cataphractus |
Reptiles |
Western and Central Africa |
12. |
African Wedgefish
|
Rhynchobatus luebberti |
Fishes |
Africa |
13. |
African Wild Dog
|
Lycaon pictus |
Mammals |
Sub-saharan Africa |
14. |
Afzelia
|
Afzelia africana |
Plants |
Africa |
15. |
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 |
16. |
Allen's River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus alleni |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
17. |
Allen's Slippery Frog
|
Conraua alleni |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
18. |
Andaman Spiny Shrew
|
Crocidura hispida |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria |
19. |
Atlantic Humpbacked Dolphin
|
Sousa teuszii |
Mammals |
Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Western Sahara |
20. |
Bafodeya benna
|
Bafodeya benna |
Plants |
Guinea, Sierra Leone |
21. |
Baphia heudelotiana
|
Baphia heudelotiana |
Plants |
Guinea, Senegal |
22. |
Beaudouin's Snake-eagle
|
Circaetus beaudouini |
Birds |
Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gambia, Guinea, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda |
|
23. |
Big-eyed Forest Treefrog
|
Leptopelis macrotis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
24. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
25. |
Black Crowned-crane
|
Balearica pavonina |
Birds |
Africa, Middle East |
26. |
Black-headed Rufous Warbler
|
Bathmocercus cerviniventris |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
27. |
Black-tailed Godwit
|
Limosa limosa |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic |
28. |
Blackchin Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos cemiculus |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
29. |
Bongo
|
Tragelaphus eurycerus |
Mammals |
Africa |
30. |
Bottlenose Skate
|
Rostroraja alba |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
31. |
Bourlon's Genet
|
Genetta bourloni |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
32. |
Brachystephanus nimbae
|
Brachystephanus nimbae |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
33. |
Brown-cheeked Hornbill
|
Bycanistes cylindricus |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
34. |
Buettikofer's Shrew
|
Crocidura buettikoferi |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria |
35. |
Camouflage Grouper
|
Epinephelus polyphekadion |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
36. |
Chimpanzee
|
Pan troglodytes |
Mammals |
Africa |
37. |
Cochran's Running Frog
|
Kassina cochranae |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
38. |
Common Bentwing Bat
|
Miniopterus schreibersii |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
39. |
Common Guitarfish
|
Rhinobatos rhinobatos |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
40. |
Common Hippopotamus
|
Hippopotamus amphibius |
Mammals |
Africa |
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. |
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum
|
Cryptosepalum tetraphyllum |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
44. |
Denham's Bustard
|
Neotis denhami |
Birds |
Africa |
|
45. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
46. |
Diana Monkey
|
Cercopithecus diana |
Mammals |
Coastal West Africa |
47. |
Diospyros feliciana
|
Diospyros feliciana |
Plants |
Guinea |
48. |
Dusky Grouper
|
Epinephelus marginatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe, Middle East, South America |
49. |
Dwarf Crocodile
|
Osteolaemus tetraspis |
Reptiles |
West Africa and the Congo R. Drainage |
50. |
Egyptian Vulture
|
Neophron percnopterus |
Birds |
Europe, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East |
51. |
Entandrophragma candollei
|
Entandrophragma candollei |
Plants |
Africa |
52. |
Entandrophragma angolense
|
Entandrophragma angolense |
Plants |
Africa |
53. |
Eurasian Curlew
|
Numenius arquata |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic |
54. |
Eurasian Peregrine Falcon
|
Falco peregrinus peregrinus |
Birds |
Eurasia south to Africa and Mideast |
55. |
Fleurydora felicis
|
Fleurydora felicis |
Plants |
Guinea |
56. |
Giant Butterfly Ray
|
Gymnura altavela |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
57. |
Giant Ground Pangolin
|
Smutsia gigantea |
Mammals |
Africa |
58. |
Gola Malimbe
|
Malimbus ballmanni |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
59. |
Gray Nurse Shark
|
Carcharias taurus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
60. |
Great Snipe
|
Gallinago media |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe |
61. |
Green-tailed Bristlebill
|
Bleda eximius |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
62. |
Guinea Baboon
|
Papio papio |
Mammals |
Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Senegal |
63. |
Guinea River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus guineensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
64. |
Guinean Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus guineensis |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
65. |
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 |
66. |
Homalium smythei
|
Homalium smythei |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
|
67. |
Ivory Coast Frog
|
Hylarana occidentalis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
68. |
Johnston's Genet
|
Genetta johnstoni |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
69. |
Jones' Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros jonesi |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Sierra Leone |
70. |
King Colobus
|
Colobus polykomos |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
71. |
Kola Nut
|
Cola reticulata |
Plants |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea |
72. |
Lamotte's Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros lamottei |
Mammals |
Guinea |
73. |
Large-headed Forest Shrew
|
Crocidura grandiceps |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria |
74. |
Largetooth Sawfish
|
Pristis perotteti |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Europe, Mexico, United States |
75. |
Leafflower
|
Phyllanthus profusus |
Plants |
Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
76. |
Leopard
|
Panthera pardus |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
77. |
Lesser Flamingo
|
Phoeniconaias minor |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceanic |
78. |
Liberia River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus liberiensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
79. |
Lobster Claw Crab
|
Liberonautes rubigimanus |
Crustaceans |
Guinea, Liberia |
80. |
Lowfin Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus lusitanicus |
Fishes |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, Nigeria, Portugal, Senegal, Spain (Canary Islands) |
81. |
Maclaud's Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus maclaudi |
Mammals |
Guinea |
82. |
Milicia regia
|
Milicia regia |
Plants |
Benin, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal |
83. |
Millettia warneckei
|
Millettia warneckei |
Plants |
Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
84. |
Nigeria Banana Frog
|
Afrixalus nigeriensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria |
85. |
Night Shark
|
Carcharhinus signatus |
Fishes |
Africa, Central America, North America (United States), South America |
86. |
Nimba Flycatcher
|
Melaenornis annamarulae |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
87. |
Nimba Otter Shrew
|
Micropotamogale lamottei |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia |
88. |
Nimba Reed Frog
|
Hyperolius zonatus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Sierra Leone |
|
89. |
Nimba Shrew
|
Crocidura nimbae |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
90. |
Nimba Stream Crab
|
Liberonautes nimba |
Crustaceans |
Guinea, Liberia |
91. |
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 |
92. |
Olive Colobus
|
Procolobus verus |
Mammals |
Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Togo |
93. |
One-finned Shark
|
Heptranchias perlo |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States), South America |
94. |
Pallid Harrier
|
Circus macrourus |
Birds |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
95. |
Pavetta lasioclada
|
Pavetta lasioclada |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Togo |
96. |
Portuguese Dogfish
|
Centroscymnus coelolepis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America (United States Territory) |
97. |
Purple Marsh Crab
|
Afrithelphusa monodosa |
Crustaceans |
Guinea |
98. |
Pygmy Hippopotamus
|
Choeropsis liberiensis |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
99. |
Red-fronted Antpecker
|
Parmoptila rubrifrons |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
100. |
Ringed River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus annulatus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
101. |
Rueppell's Vulture
|
Gyps rueppellii |
Birds |
Africa |
102. |
Rufous Fishing-owl
|
Scotopelia ussheri |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
103. |
Rufous-winged Illadopsis
|
Illadopsis rufescens |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
104. |
Sawback Angelshark
|
Squatina aculeata |
Fishes |
Africa, Europe |
105. |
Shea Butter Tree
|
Vitellaria paradoxa |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Senegal, Sudan, Uganda |
106. |
Sierra Leone Grassland Frog
|
Ptychadena superciliaris |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
107. |
Sierra Leone Reed Frog
|
Hyperolius chlorosteus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
108. |
Sierra Leone Water Frog
|
Petropedetes natator |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
109. |
Smoothback Angel Shark
|
Squatina oculata |
Fishes |
Europe, Africa, and the Middle East |
110. |
Sooty Mangabey
|
Cercocebus atys |
Mammals |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
|
111. |
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 |
112. |
Straw-coloured Fruit Bat
|
Eidolon helvum |
Mammals |
Africa, Asia, Middle East |
113. |
Striped Roundleaf Bat
|
Hipposideros vittatus |
Mammals |
Angola, Botswana, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ethiopia, Guinea, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
114. |
Tai River Frog
|
Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
115. |
Terminalia ivorensis
|
Terminalia ivorensis |
Plants |
Africa |
116. |
Togo Toad
|
Amietophrynus togoensis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Togo |
117. |
Tree Hole Crab
|
Globonautes macropus |
Crustaceans |
Guinea, Liberia |
118. |
Trichoscypha bijuga
|
Trichoscypha bijuga |
Plants |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia |
119. |
Upland Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus hillorum |
Mammals |
Cameroon, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria |
120. |
Wermuth's Reed Frog
|
Hyperolius wermuthi |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia |
121. |
West African Manatee
|
Trichechus senegalensis |
Mammals |
Africa |
122. |
West African Red Colobus
|
Procolobus badius |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone |
123. |
Western Giant Eland
|
Taurotragus derbianus derbianus |
Mammals |
Senegal to Ivory Coast |
124. |
Western Nimba Toad
|
Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis |
Amphibians |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea |
125. |
Western Wattled Cuckooshrike
|
Campephaga lobata |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
126. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
127. |
White Grouper
|
Epinephelus aeneus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East |
128. |
White-collared Mangabey
|
Cercocebus torquatus |
Mammals |
Nigeria to Gabon, Senegal to Ghana |
129. |
White-eyed Prinia
|
Prinia leontica |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
130. |
White-headed Vulture
|
Trigonoceps occipitalis |
Birds |
Africa |
131. |
White-necked Rockfowl
|
Picathartes gymnocephalus |
Birds |
Africa (Togo to Sierra Leone) |
132. |
Yellow-bearded Greenbul
|
Criniger olivaceus |
Birds |
Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
|
133. |
Yellow-casqued Wattled Hornbill
|
Ceratogymna elata |
Birds |
Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo |
134. |
Zebra Duiker
|
Cephalophus zebra |
Mammals |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone |
135. |
Ziama Horseshoe Bat
|
Rhinolophus ziama |
Mammals |
Guinea, Liberia |