Notogomphus maathaiae
| Notogomphus maathaiae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Notogomphus |
| Species: | N. maathaiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Notogomphus maathaiae (Clausnitzer & Dijkstra, 2005) | |
Notogomphus maathaiae, commonly known as Maathai’s longleg, is a species of dragonfly in the clubtail family Gomphidae. It is thought to be endemic montane streams in Kenya.[1] The species is considered endangered because the continued destruction of its montane forest habitat by humans creates a very high risk of extinction in the near future.[2]
The species was described by Viola Clausnitzer and Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra in 2005. They named the it in honor of Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.[1]
References
- 1 2 Clausnitzer, Viola; Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe (2005). "Honouring Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai: Notogomphus maathaiae spec. nov., a threatened dragonfly of Kenya’s forest streams" (PDF). International Journal of Odonatology 8 (2): 177–182. doi:10.1080/13887890.2005.9748251. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Clausnitzer, Viola (2013). "Notogomphus maathaiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
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