Endemic Animals of Ghana

Arthroleptis zimmeri, also known as Zimmer's screeching frog, is a species of frog in the family Arthroleptidae. It is endemic to Ghana, and is known only from its type locality in Accra. The specific name zimmeri honours Carl Wilhelm Erich Zimmer, a German zoologist. Less

Hyperolius bobirensis is a species of frog in the family Hyperoliidae.It is endemic to Ghana.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and intermittent freshwater marshes.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Cynisca muelleri is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is found in Ghana and Togo. Less

Cynisca williamsi is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Ghana. Less

The Ghana worm lizard (Cynisca kraussi ) is a worm lizard species in the family Amphisbaenidae. It is endemic to Ghana. Less

Lowe's mona monkey (Cercopithecus lowei ) is an Old World monkey in the family Cercopithecidae found from the Ivory Coast to Ghana. It was previously classified as a subspecies of Campbell's mona monkey C. campbelli. Less

The Ghana mole-rat or Togo mole-rat (Fukomys zechi ) is a species of rodent in the family Bathyergidae.It is endemic to Ghana.Its natural habitats are moist savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland, caves, and arable land.It commonly breeds during rainy months such as March–August. In a colony reproduction is limited to one male and one female so a monogamist behavior. An important source of f ...
ood to the Ghana mole-rats are the succulent roots of most plants. The mole rats eat the roots and taproots of various plants such as Arachis, Vigna, Cucumeropsis and Dioscorea abyssinica, as well as young Anacardium. Less

Cansdale's swamp rat (Malacomys cansdalei ) is a species of rodent in the family Muridae.It is found in Ivory Coast, Ghana, and possibly Liberia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Less

Rostanga crocea is a species of sea slug, a dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Discodorididae. Less