Endemic Animals of Malawi

The yellow-throated apalis (Apalis flavigularis ) is a passerine bird in the family Cisticolidae. It is endemic to Malawi. It was sometimes considered it to be a subspecies of the bar-throated apalis.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Nothophryne broadleyi (common name: Broadley's mountain frog, mongrel frog) is a species of frog in the family Pyxicephalidae found on Mount Mulanje (Malawi). It was monotypic within the genus Nothophryne until four new species were described in 2018.It is threatened by habitat loss caused by subsistence agriculture and extraction of wood. Also fires and invading exotic pines are threats. Less

An isolated population of the Rhodesian girdled lizard (Cordylus rhodesianus ) from granite outcrops in montane grassland of northern Malawi was recently redescribed as Cordylus nyikae. Unlike the Rhodesian girdled lizard, the head shields of this species are very rugose, the nostrils are pierced in the lower posterior corner of the nasal scales, and the dorsals do not have a serrated posterior margin. The dorsal coloration is dark brown to ...
gray-brown with lighter spots. The tail and upper lips are light brown. The belly is buff. Its common name is Nyika girdled lizard. Less

The king dwarf gecko (Lygodactylus rex ) is a rare species of dwarf gecko native to southeast Africa (Malawi, Mozambique). Its total length is 7 to 9 inches, with more than half of that being its tail. Less

Giraffa stillei is an extinct species of giraffe endemic to Africa during the Pliocene to Pleistocene periods. It had a range from Malawi to Central Africa. Less

Ansell's epauletted fruit bat (Epomophorus anselli ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. Less

The Johnston's African dormouse (Graphiurus johnstoni ) is a species of rodent in the family Gliridae. It is found in Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitat is moist savanna. Less