Chile

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Chile is based on the taxonomy used in Wilson & Reeder (2005) for mammals, Dickinson (2003) for birds, the EMBL Reptile Database (2005) for reptiles, Frost (2004) for amphibians, and FishBase 2004 (2004) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

OC = a FishBase occurrence record suggests a specimen from another country outside normal stated range (these vary widely in reliability from obvious misidentifications to being almost certainly correct)

Pearsonomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)

Octodon 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)

Spalacopus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)

Chilia 1 spp. (Bird Furnariidae)

Phrynosaura 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Tropiduridae)

Caudiverbera 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)

Insuetophrynus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)

Telmatobufo 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)

Brachygalaxias 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Galaxiidae)

Nematogenys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Nematogenyidae)

Percilia 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Perciliidae)

Bullockia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Trichomycteridae)

Strangomera 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clupeidae)

Sindoscopus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Dactyloscopidae)

Sicyases 3 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiesocidae)

Heterogobius 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)

Paratrimma 2 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)

Graus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Kyphosidae)

Malapterus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Labridae)

Auchenionchus OC 3 spp. (Marine Fish Labrisomidae)

Calliclinus 2 spp. (Marine Fish Labrisomidae)

Notocheirus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Notocheiridae)

Tarsistes 1 spp. (Marine Fish Rhinobatidae)