View source for Wildlife of Guinea

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[[File:L'éléphant de forêt d'Afrique (Loxodonta cyclotis).jpg|thumb|305x305px|[[African forest elephant]]]]
The '''wildlife of [[Guinea]]''' is very diverse due to its wide variety of habitats. The southern part of the country lies within the [[Guinean Forests of West Africa]] [[biodiversity hotspot]], while the north-east is characterized by dry savanna woodlands. Ecoregions of Guinea are the [[Western Guinean lowland forests]], [[Guinean montane forests]], [[Guinean forest–savanna mosaic]], [[West Sudanian savanna]], and [[Guinean mangroves]].

Populations of large mammals are restricted to uninhabited distant parts of parks and reserves, and those populations are declining. Strongholds of Guinean wildlife are [[Pinselly Classified Forest]], [[National Park of Upper Niger]], [[Badiar National Park]], [[Mount Nimba Strict Nature Reserve]], [[Ziama Massif]], [[Bossou|Bossou Hills Reserve]], and [[Diécké Classified Forest]].

==Fauna==

===Mammals===
{{main list |List of mammals of Guinea}}
[[File:Chimpanzee VIII (13945323981).jpg|thumb|250x250px|[[Western chimpanzee]]]]
[[Image:Lightmatter unidentified pig-like animal.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Red river hog]]]]
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em |*[[African buffalo]]
*[[African buffalo|African forest buffalo]]
*[[African forest elephant]]
*[[Harnessed bushbuck]]
*[[Guinea baboon]]
*[[Giant forest hog]]
*[[Hippopotamus]]
*[[Pygmy hippopotamus]]
*[[Red river hog]]
*[[Royal antelope]]
*[[West African lion]]
*[[Western chimpanzee]]
*[[Western giant eland]]
*[[Bongo (antelope)|Western bongo]]
*[[Zebra duiker]]}}

===Birds===
{{main list |List of birds of Guinea}}
*[[Blue-headed wood-dove]]
*[[Iris glossy-starling]]
*[[White-necked rockfowl]]
*[[White-breasted guineafowl]]

===Reptiles===
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em |* ''[[Atractaspis aterrima]]''
*[[Bitis arietans|African puff adder]]
*[[African rock python]]
*[[Ball python]]
*[[Dwarf crocodile]]
*''[[Bitis rhinoceros]]''
*[[Nile monitor]]
*[[Savannah monitor]]
*[[Slender-snouted crocodile]]
*[[West African crocodile]]
*[[Western green mamba]]
* ''[[Hormonotus]]''
* [[West African mud turtle]]
* [[White-headed dwarf gecko]]}}

===Amphibians===
{{columns-list|colwidth=18em |* ''[[Arthroleptis bivittatus]]''
* ''[[Arthroleptis crusculum]]''
* ''[[Arthroleptis poecilonotus]]''
* ''[[Astylosternus occidentalis]]''
* ''[[Aubria subsigillata]]''
* ''[[Conraua alleni]]''
* ''[[Geotrypetes angeli]]''
* ''[[Geotrypetes pseudoangeli]]''
* ''[[Hylarana fonensis]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius concolor]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius fusciventris]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius guttulatus]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius igbettensis]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius nitidulus]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius occidentalis]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius picturatus]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius soror]]''
* ''[[Hyperolius wermuthi]]''
* ''[[Kassina cochranae]]''
* ''[[Kassina fusca]]''
* ''[[Kassina schioetzi]]''
* ''[[Leptopelis macrotis]]''
* ''[[Leptopelis spiritusnoctis]]''
* ''[[Leptopelis viridis]]''
* [[Merlin's dwarf gray frog]]
* [[Mount Nimba screeching frog]]
* [[Nigeria banana frog]]
* ''[[Nimbaphrynoides occidentalis]]''
* ''[[Odontobatrachus]]''
* ''[[Phlyctimantis boulengeri]]''
* ''[[Phrynobatrachus guineensis]]''
* ''[[Phrynobatrachus phyllophilus]]''
* ''[[Ptychadena pujoli]]''
* ''[[Ptychadena submascareniensis]]''
* ''[[Ptychadena tournieri]]''
* ''[[Ptychadena trinodis]]''}}

=== Insects ===
[[File:Amauris niavius.jpg|thumb|250x250px|''[[Amauris niavius]]'' - museum specimen]]
{{main list |Category:Insects of Guinea}}

==== Butterflies and moths ====
{{main list |List of butterflies of Guinea |List of moths of Guinea}}

==Flora==
{{main list |Category:Flora of Guinea}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Guinea topics}}
{{WildlifeofAfrica}}

[[Category:Biota of Guinea]]
[[Category:Wildlife by country|Guinea]]
[[Category:Nature conservation in Guinea]]