Ethiopia

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Ethiopia 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.

Theropithecus 1 spp. (Mammal Primates Cercopithecidae)

Megadendromus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Nesomyidae)

Desmomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Muriculus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Nilopegamys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Stenocephalemys 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Zavattariornis 1 spp. (Bird Corvidae)

Parophasma 1 spp. (Bird Timaliidae)

Altiphrynoides 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)

Spinophrynoides 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)

Paracassina 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Hyperoliidae)

Balebreviceps 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)

Ericabatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)

Sylvacaecilia 1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)

Danakilia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cichlidae)