Endemic To Zambia

Endemic to Zambia species include amphibians, birds and mammals. There are 53 species that fall under this category. There are over 200 species of plants that are also endemic to Zambia.

Amphibians Endemic to Zambia

Barotse Shovel-snout Frog (Hemisus barotseensis)
Mutinondo Grass Frog
Kafue Reed Frog (Hyperolius pyrrhodictyon)

Birds

Black-cheeked Lovebird
White-chested Tinkerbird
Zambian Barbet

Insects

Ant: Tetramorium yarthiellum
Butterflies: Charaxes variata, Charaxes williami, Graphium deliae, Teratoneura zambiae, Lepidochrysops yvonnae, Acraea lofua, Cerautola fisheri, and Cigaritis pinheyi.
Cockroach wasp: Ampulex bredoi
Damselfly: Elattoneura flavifacies
Dragonfly: Onychogomphus kitchingmani
Grasshoppers: Thamithericles croceosignatus, Harpethericles leechi, Uvaroviobia luanensis, and Lophothericles burri.
Ground beetles: Chlaenius deuvei and Mimovelindopsis quadriguttata.
Leaf beetles: Aspidomorpha zambiana and Afrophthalma medvedevi
Scarab beetle: Eulepida mbala

Invertebrates Endemic to Zambia

Freshwater crab Platythelphusa praelongata
Freshwater snails: Tanganyicia michelae and Gabbiella balovalensis
Jumping spider Asemonea cuprea

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Mammals

Ansell’s Shrew
Bangweulu Tsessebe
Black Lechwe
Cookson’s Wildebeest
Pitman’s Shrew
Rosevear’s Striped Grass Mouse
Sakeji Horseshoe Bat
Thornicroft’s) Giraffe
Zambian Mole-rat

Reptiles

Branch’s Tree Agama
Kafue Round-snouted Worm Lizard
Rasmussen’s Night Adder
Schmitz’s Legless Skink