Ecuador

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Ecuador 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)

Anotomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)

Megaoryzomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)

Nesoryzomys 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)

Nesomimus 4 spp. (Bird Mimidae)

Geospiza 6 spp. (Bird Emberizidae)

Camarhynchus 6 spp. (Bird Emberizidae)

Certhidea 1 spp. (Bird Emberizidae)

Teuchocercus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gymnophthalmidae)

Amblyrhynchus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Iguanidae)

Conolophus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Iguanidae)

Emmochliophis 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Paracetopsis OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cetopsidae)

Iotabrycon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)

Landonia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)

Phenacobrycon OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)

Rhoadsia 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)

Horiomyzon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Heptapteridae)

Nannoglanis 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Heptapteridae)

Isorineloricaria 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)

Lipopterichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)

Eleotrica 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)

Xenocys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Haemulidae)

Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:

Mindomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae) 2006

Chimarella 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Centrolenidae) 2009

Cottoclinus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Labrisomidae) 2003