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Bioko is an island 32 km off the west coast of Africa and the northernmost part of Equatorial Guinea. Its population was 335,048 at the 2015 census and it covers an area of 2,017 km², The island is located off the Ambazonian segment of Cameroon, in the Bight of Biafra portion of the Gulf of Guinea. Its geology is volcanic; its highest peak is Pico Basile at 3,012 m.

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Olive ridley sea turtle

Lepidochelys olivacea

The olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea ), also known commonly as the Pacific ridley sea turtle, is a species of turtle in the family Cheloniidae. The species is the second-smallest and most abundant of all sea turtles found in the world....

Greater spot-nosed monkey

Cercopithecus nictitans

The greater spot-nosed monkey or putty-nosed monkey (Cercopithecus nictitans ) is one of the smallest Old World monkeys. It is a guenon of the C. mitis group, native to West Africa and living to some extent in rain forests, but more often in the...

Black colobus

Colobus satanas

The black colobus (Colobus satanas ), or satanic black colobus, is a species of Old World monkey belonging to the genus Colobus. The species is found in a small area of western central Africa. Black colobuses are large, completely covered with black...

Mauritian tomb bat

Taphozous mauritianus

The Mauritian tomb bat (Taphozous mauritianus ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae that is found in central and southern Africa and Madagascar. It was discovered in 1818 by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, and is...

Western tree hyrax

Dendrohyrax dorsalis

The western tree hyrax (Dendrohyrax dorsalis ), also called the western tree dassie or Beecroft's tree hyrax, is a species of tree hyrax within the family Procaviidae. It can be distinguished from other hyraxes by short coarse fur, presence of white...

Central African oyan

Poiana richardsonii

The Central African oyan (Poiana richardsonii ), also called Central African linsang, is a linsang species native to Central Africa.

Great hammerhead

Sphyrna mokarran

The great hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran) is the largest species of hammerhead shark, belonging to the family Sphyrnidae, attaining an average length of 4.6 m (15 ft) and reaching a maximum length of 6.2 m (20 ft). It is found in tropical and warm...

King genet

Genetta poensis

The king genet (Genetta poensis ) is a small carnivoran native to the Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. As it has not been recorded since 1946, it is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. It...

Red-eared guenon

Cercopithecus erythrotis

The red-eared guenon (Cercopithecus erythrotis ), also called red-eared monkey, or russet-eared guenon is a primate species in the family Cercopithecidae. It is native to subtropical and tropical moist lowland forests in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea...

Ogilby's duiker

Cephalophus ogilbyi

Ogilby's duiker (Cephalophus ogilbyi ) is a small antelope found in Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana, southeastern Nigeria, Bioko Island and possibly Gabon. No subspecies are recognized.The two former subspecies, the white-legged duiker Cephalophus...

Crested mona monkey

Cercopithecus pogonias

The crested mona monkey, also known as the crowned guenon, crowned monkey, golden-bellied guenon, or golden-bellied monkey, (Cercopithecus pogonias ), is a species of African primate in the family Cercopithecidae found in west central Africa.

Preuss's monkey

Allochrocebus preussi

The Preuss's monkey (Allochrocebus preussi ), also known as Preuss's guenon, is a diurnal primate that lives terrestrially in mountainous (up to 2500 m) forests of eastern Nigeria, western Cameroon and Bioko in Equatorial Guinea. It was formerly...

Pennant's colobus

Procolobus pennantii

Pennant's colobus or Pennant's red colobus (Piliocolobus pennantii ) is a species of tree-dwelling primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to tropical Central Africa. Three subspecies have traditionally been recognised but its...

Prince Demidoff's bushbaby

Galagoides demidovii

Prince Demidoff's bushbaby (Galagoides demidovii ), also known as Prince Demidoff's galago, is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is native to parts of tropical West and Central Africa.

Home's hinge-back tortoise

Kinixys homeana

Home's hinge-back tortoise (Kinixys homeana ) is a species of tortoise in the family Testudinidae. The species is endemic to Africa.

Little free-tailed bat

Chaerephon pumilus

The little free-tailed bat (Chaerephon pumilus ) is a species of the genus Chaerephon in the family Molossidae. It is widely distributed across Africa and islands around the continent.

Bioko Allen's bushbaby

Sciurocheirus alleni

Bioko Allen's bushbaby (Sciurocheirus alleni ), also known as the Bioko squirrel galago, is a species of primate in the galago family found in Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests. The bushbaby is...

Little collared fruit bat

Myonycteris torquata

The little collared fruit bat (Myonycteris torquata ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae found in Angola, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast,...

Bioko drill

Mandrillus leucophaeus poensis

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 off the west coast of Africa. The drill is one of the largest monkey species, and is...

Argyrosomus regius

Argyrosomus regius, also known as the meagre, croaker, jewfish, shade-fish, sowa, kir, corvina, salmon-bass or stone bass, is a species of fish of the family Sciaenidae. This large fish has a pearly-silver to brownish coloration and a...

Northern needle-clawed bushbaby

Euoticus pallidus

The northern needle-clawed bushbaby (Euoticus pallidus ) is a species of strepsirrhine primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in the coastal region of Cameroon and Nigeria, and on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea in lower-elevation...

Thomas's bushbaby

Galagoides thomasi

Thomas's bushbaby (Galagoides thomasi ) is a species of primate in the family Galagidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.

Sepia orbignyana

Sepia orbignyana, the pink cuttlefish, is a species of small cuttlefish from the family Sepiidae. It is occurs in the temperate and tropical waters of the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Spectral pygmy chameleon

Rhampholeon spectrum

The spectral pygmy chameleon, western pygmy chameleon, or Cameroon stumptail chameleon (Rhampholeon spectrum ) is one of the so-called "dwarf" or "leaf" chameleons, from mainland Africa.

Geotrypetes seraphini

Geotrypetes seraphini, the Gaboon caecilian, is a species of amphibian in the family Dermophiidae. It is found in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and...

Abo bat

Glauconycteris poensis

The Abo bat (Glauconycteris poensis ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Vespertilionidae.It is found in several countries in West Africa and Central Africa.It is found in these habitats: subtropical or tropical dry forest and subtropical or...

Emperor

Anax imperator

The emperor dragonfly or blue emperor (Anax imperator) is a large species of hawker dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae. It is the bulkiest dragonfly in most of Europe, including the United Kingdom, although exceeded by the magnificent emperor (A....

Link rat

Deomys ferrugineus

The link rat (Deomys ferrugineus ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. It is also known by the common name Congo forest mouse. It is native to central Africa.It is 12–14.5 cm long with a 15–21 cm long tail. It weighs 40-70 g. It has long...

Pantala flavescens

Pantala flavescens, the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "spot-winged glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala. It was first...

Melanitis leda

Melanitis leda, the common evening brown, is a common species of butterfly found flying at dusk. The flight of this species is erratic. They are found in Africa, South Asia and South-east Asia extending to parts of Australia.

African foam-nest tree frog

Chiromantis rufescens

The African foam-nest tree frog or western foam-nest tree frog (Chiromantis rufescens ) is a species of frog found in the tropical rainforests of Central Africa. The species has been found in nations ranging from Uganda to Sierra Leone, and has been...

Hairy slit-faced bat

Nycteris hispida

The hairy slit-faced bat (Nycteris hispida ) is a species of slit-faced bat widely distributed throughout forests and savannas in Africa. Two recognized subspecies exist: N. h. hispida and N. h. pallida. Various forest populations in western and...

Cyclops roundleaf bat

Doryrhina cyclops

The cyclops roundleaf bat or cyclops leaf-nosed bat (Doryrhina cyclops ) is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae found in the forests of equatorial Africa.

Eisentraut's mouse shrew

Myosorex eisentrauti

Eisentraut's mouse shrew (Myosorex eisentrauti ) is a Myosoricinae shrew found only on the island of Bioko, Equatorial Guinea. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and a restricted range.

Dusky pipistrelle

Pipistrellus hesperidus

The dusky pipistrelle (Pipistrellus hesperidus ) is a small pipistrelle bat found in Africa.

Tiny pipistrelle

Pipistrellus nanulus

The tiny pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nanulus ) is a species of vesper bat. It can be found in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,...

Austrorossia mastigophora

Austrorossia mastigophora is a species of bobtail squid native to western, southern and eastern Africa, from Guinea and Somalia to the Cape of Good Hope. A doubtful record of this species exists from Chile. It lives at depths to approximately 640...

Bioko forest shrew

Sylvisorex isabellae

The Bioko forest shrew or Isabella's shrew (Sylvisorex isabellae ) is a species of mammal in the family Soricidae found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forest and subtropical or...

Dark-brown serotine

Neoromicia brunnea

The dark-brown serotine (Pseudoromicia brunnea ) is a species of vesper bat found in Central and West Africa.

Thick-billed seedeater

Crithagra burtoni

The thick-billed seedeater (Crithagra burtoni ) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. It is found in Angola, Burundi, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda.The thick-billed seedeater was...

Spurrell's free-tailed bat

Mops spurrelli

Spurrell's free-tailed bat (Mops spurrelli ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae named after Herbert George Flaxman Spurrell. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone,...

Railer bat

Mops thersites

The Railer bat (Mops thersites ) is a species of bat in the family Molossidae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya,...

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