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Simandoa conserfariam
These are reared specimens from a colony in the USA.
Simandoa conserfariam, also known as the Simandoa cave roach, is a species of ovoviviparous, blaberid African cockroach that is considered extinct-in-the-wild (EW) due to human encroachment, industrial damage and pollution in their native range caused by bauxite and iron ore mining. However, biological surveys were conducted by Conservation International and specimens were collected in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with the species having been available to own and breed in captivity ever since. The only known habitat of S. conserfariam was a single cave in the Simandou region of Guinea, West Africa, where it lived on bat guano accumulating on the cave floor. The species’ lone cave of habitation was reportedly destroyed, not long after its discovery, by bauxite mining operations.
| Sales Unit | Each |
|---|---|
| Origin | Guinea |
| Common Names | Simandoa Cave Roach |
| Quality | A1- |
| Preservation Option | Alcohol |
$12.00
