Endemic Animals of Central African Republic








Hyperolius acuticephalus
Hyperolius acuticephalus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. Being only known from its type locality, Ngoto in southwestern Central African Republic, it is endemic to that country. However, the exact type locality is considered untraceable. There are doubts about taxonomic validity of this species, to the degree that the AmphibiaWeb considers it a nomen nudum.There is no information on ecology of or threats to this species.
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Hyperolius acuticephalus
Hyperolius brachiofasciatus
Hyperolius brachiofasciatus is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae. It is known from its type locality, Ngoto in southwestern Central African Republic, from another locality in central Republic of the Congo, and from a number of localities in central Democratic Republic of the Congo. However, as of 2014, IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group considers records other than the one from the type locality erroneous, and that this species ...
likely is a synonym of some other species. Common name Ngoto reed frog has been proposed for it.
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Hyperolius brachiofasciatus
Phrynobatrachus elberti
Phrynobatrachus elberti is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and only known from its type locality, Bouala (originally spelled "Buala"), at 998 m (3,274 ft) above sea level on the Ouham River. The specific name elberti honours Johannes Elbert, a German naturalist who visited Kamerun in 1914. Common name Elbert's river frog has been coined for this species.
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Phrynobatrachus elberti
Phrynobatrachus nanus
Phrynobatrachus nanus is a species of frog in the family Phrynobatrachidae. It is endemic to the Central African Republic and is only known from its type locality, Bouala (originally spelled "Buala"), at 998 m (3,274 ft) above sea level on the Ouham River. Common name Buala river frog has been coined for this species.
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Phrynobatrachus nanus
Oubangui mouse
The Oubangui mouse (Mus oubanguii ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in the Central African Republic.Its natural habitat is dry savanna.
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Oubangui mouse
Gounda mouse
The Gounda mouse (Mus goundae ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found only in Central African Republic, around the Gounda River.Its natural habitat is moist savanna.
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Gounda mouse