Hong Kong

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Hong Kong 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.

Although no endemic vertebrate genera were included in the sources listed above, the following genus has been recently described:


Liuixalus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Rhacophoridae) 2008