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Notogomphus maathaiae
Conservation status
Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
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. 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.

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.

See also

• List of organisms named after famous people (born 1900–1949)

References

1. 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.
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". International Journal of Odonatology. 8 (2): 177–182. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.471.3255. doi:10.1080/13887890.2005.9748251. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
3. 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.

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