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.[2] 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.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Gomphidae |
| Genus: | Notogomphus |
| Species: | N. maathaiae
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| Binomial name | |
| Notogomphus maathaiae (Clausnitzer & Dijkstra, 2005)
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The species was described by Viola Clausnitzer and Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra in 2005. They named it in honor of Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement and the first African woman to receive a Nobel Peace Prize.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Notogomphus maathaiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59938A84317104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59938A84317104.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b 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". International Journal of Odonatology. 8 (2): 177–182. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.471.3255. doi:10.1080/13887890.2005.9748251. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ Clausnitzer, V. (2016). "Notogomphus maathaiae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T59938A84317104. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T59938A84317104.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.