Category
page 1Endemic fauna of Kenya
Beatragus hunteri
The hirola (Beatragus hunteri), also called the '''Hunter's hartebeest or Hunter's antelope', is a critically endangered antelope species found as of now, only in Kenya along the border of Somalia. It was first described by the big game hunter and zoologist H.C.V. Hunter in 1888. It is the only living member of the genus Beatragus'', though other species are known from the fossil record. The global hirola population is estimated at 300–500 animals and there are none in captivity. According to a document produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature "the loss of the hirola woul
Golden-rumped elephant shrew
species of mammal
Tana River mangabey
species of mammal
Tana River red colobus
species of mammal
Boulengerula taitana
species of amphibian
Surdisorex
Surdisorex is a genus of mammals in the family Soricidae. Surdisorex is one of three genera of African shrews, which, in turn, are one of three living subfamilies of shrews. Species in the genus Surdisorex are called African mole shrews because of their similarity to moles, to which they are not closely related.
Giant thicket rat
species of mammal
Smoky White-toothed Shrew
species of mammal
Nyiro Shrew
species of mammal
Rainey's Shrew
species of mammal
Ultimate Shrew
species of mammal
Kenyan wattled bat
species of mammal
Aberdare mole shrew
species of mammal
Taita shrew
species of mammal
Mount Gargues Pipistrelle
species of mammal
Turkana mud turtle
species of reptile
Boulengerula niedeni
species of amphibian
Mount Kenya Mole Shrew
species of mammal
Asthenargellus
Asthenargellus is a genus of East African dwarf spiders that was first described by Lodovico di Caporiacco in 1949. it contains only two species, both found in Kenya: A. kastoni and A. meneghettii.
Arthroleptides dutoiti
species of amphibian
Boulengerula denhardti
species of amphibian
Bitis worthingtoni
species of reptile
Afroalpine vlei rat
species of mammal
Naivasha mole rat
species of mammal
Audacious mole rat
species of mammal
Kinyongia excubitor
species of reptile
Heliophanus anymphos
species of arachnid
Agama caudospinosa
species of reptile
Lophuromys zena
species of mammal
Heliophanus validus
species of arachnid
Embi mole rat
species of mammal
Dollman's vlei rat
species of mammal
Amblyodipsas teitana
species of reptile
Toxoniella
Toxoniella is a genus of spiders in the family Liocranidae. It was first described in 2002 by Warui & Jocqué. , it contains five species, all from Kenya.
Leptotyphlops drewesi
species of reptile
Myrmarachne melanotarsa
species of arachnid
Hyperolius rubrovermiculatus
species of amphibian
Hemidactylus modestus
species of reptile
Leptotyphlops boulengeri
species of reptile
Phrynobatrachus kinangopensis
species of amphibian
Heliophanus maralal
species of arachnid
Phrynobatrachus irangi
species of amphibian
Phrynobatrachus keniensis
species of amphibian
Kinyongia boehmei
species of reptile
Atheris desaixi
species of reptile
Hylomyscus endorobae
species of rodent
Aparallactus turneri
species of reptile
Hyperolius montanus
species of amphibian
Hyperolius sheldricki
species of amphibian
Mertensophryne mocquardi
species of amphibian
Mertensophryne lonnbergi
species of amphibian
Kenya jewel
species of insect
Mianzini mole rat
species of mammal
Kenyan African mole rat
species of mammal
Hyperolius cystocandicans
species of amphibian
Polyipnus bruuni
species of fish
Micrelaps bicoloratus
species of reptile
Afroneta elgonensis
species of sheet weaver
Asemonea serrata
species of arachnid
Asemonea flava
species of arachnid