Fauna
West African killfish
(Epiplatys chaperi)
West African killfish (Epiplatys chaperi) – These species have great potential for for aquarium trade.
Photo Credit: Piotr Naskrecki
Leopard frog
(Kassina arboricola)
A vulnerable species. Photo by Piotr Naskrecki This frog species has marked spots on its body like the Leopard we know. No wonder it is has assumed similar name.
Photo Credit: Dan Portik
Atewa dinospider
(Ricinoides atewa)
Atewa dinospider (Ricinoides atewa), also known as the Atewa ricinuleid, is a member of an interesting, very old group of arachnids (spiders), found only in Central and northern South America, and West Africa. This species, the largest in the world (10 mm!), is the poster child known to occur only in the Atewa Forest Reserve in Ghana
Photo Credit: Dan Portik
Dragonfly
Dragonflies are predatory insects and typically eat mosquitoes, midges, and other small insects, like flies, bees, and butterflies. They are usually found around lakes, ponds, streams, and wetlands because their larvae, known as “nymphs,” are aquatic.
Photo Credit: Rapid Assessment Programm (RAP)
Leptopelis aff. macrotis
Leptopelis aff. macrotis (Possible new species from Atewa)
Atewa is haven to diverse frog species. This new one confirm that there is more to this landscape than we have explore.
Photo Credit: Dan Portik
Green-orange Forester
(Euphaedra zampa)
This is one of over 573 butterfly species recorded for Atewa. In all a total of 711 species are expected to occur, and this accounts for 77% of Ghana’s entire butterfly fauna, making it the most diverse forests for butterflies in all of West Africa (Larson 2006)
Photo by Szabolcs Sáfián
Bushbuck
(Tragelaphus scriptus)
They are forest-edge antelopes. They live in various habitats, including rain forests, montane forests, forest-savanna mosaics, and bush savannas. They are a commonly hunted for bushmeat, in all the habitats they are found.
Photo Credit: Rapid Assessment Programm (RAP)
White- naped Mangabey
(Cercocebus lunulatus)
This is the most remarkable recent discovery in the Atewa Forest. Although there is evidence in the historical record of their occurrence in eastern Ghana, there have been no modern confirmed sightings until 2017, when a small group was photographed on a camera trap in the Atewa Forest.
Photo credit: A. Silwa
Damselfly
They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller, have slimmer bodies, and most species fold the wings along the body when at rest.
Photo Credit: Rapid Assessment Programm (RAP)
Atewa Dotted Border
(Mylothris atewa)
Atewa Dotted Border (Mylothris atewa) – This magnificent butterfly species can only be found in the Atewa forest reserve and nowhere else in the world
Photo Credit: Szabolcs Safian