India
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in India 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)
Anathana 1 spp. (Mammal Scandentia Tupaiidae)
Latidens 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Biswamoyopterus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Sciuridae)
Platacanthomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Platacanthomyidae)
Cremnomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Orphrysia 1 spp. (Bird Phasianidae)
Heteroglaux 1 spp. (Bird Strigidae)
Bufoniceps 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)
Coryphophylax 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)
Mictopholis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)
Psammophilus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)
Dravidogecko 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gekkonidae)
Barkudia 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Ristella 4 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Sepsophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Xylophis 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Brachyophidium 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Uropeltidae)
Melanophidium 3 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Uropeltidae)
Plectrurus 4 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Uropeltidae)
Teretrurus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Uropeltidae)
Bufoides 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Melanobatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Nasikabatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Nasikabatrachidae)
Indirana 10 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)
Micrixalus 11 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)
Minervarya 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)
Nyctibatrachus 11 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)
Pterorana 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ranidae)
Gegeneophis 6 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Indotyphlus 1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Uraeotyphlus 5 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Uraeotyphlidae)
Horaichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Adrianichthyidae)
Bhavania 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Indoreonectes OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Longischistura 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Mesonoemacheilus 5 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Nemachilichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Travancoria 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Balitoridae)
Garo 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Chaudhuriidae)
Horaglanis 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Clariidae)
Dayella OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Clupeidae)
Enobarbichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cobitidae)
Horalabiosa 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Hypselobarbus 11 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Lepidopygopsis 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Osteochilichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Parapsilorhynchus 4 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Parluciosoma 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Rohtee 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Erethistoides OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Erethistidae)
Neotropius 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Schilbeidae)
Haptogenys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Blenniidae)
Incara OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Eleotridae)
Chiramenu 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Lalmohania 1 spp. (Marine Fish Monacanthidae)
Kraemericus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Xenisthmidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Nilgiritragus 1 spp. (Mammal Artiodactyla Bovidae) 2005
Ghatixalus 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Rhacophoridae) 2008