Japan
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Japan 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)
Pentalagus 1 spp. (Mammal Lagomorpha Leporidae)
Dymecodon 1 spp. (Mammal Soricomorpha Talpidae)
Urotrichus 1 spp. (Mammal Soricomorpha Talpidae)
Glirulus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Gliridae)
Diplothrix 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Tokudaia 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Sapheopipo 1 spp. (Bird Picidae)
Apalopteron 1 spp. (Bird Zosteropidae)
Chaunoproctus 1 spp. (Bird Fringillidae)
Biwia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Hemigrammocypris 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Ischikauia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Alcichthys 2 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Astrocottus 3 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Atopocottus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Daruma 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Furcina 2 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Phasmatocottus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Pseudoblennius OC 6 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Ricuzenius OC 2 spp. (Marine Fish Cottidae)
Propherallodus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiesocidae)
Astrabe 3 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Clariger 4 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Heteroplopomus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Siphonogobius 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Suruga OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Sphagebranchus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Ophichthidae)
Ursinoscorpaenopsis 1 spp. (Marine Fish Scorpaenidae)
Rhinosolea 1 spp. (Marine Fish Soleidae)
Leptostichaeus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Stichaeidae)
Neolumpenus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Stichaeidae)
Japonolycodes 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Ericandersonia 1 spp. (Marine Fish Zoarcidae) 2006