Laos

Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families

This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in Laos 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, Parker (1982) for invertebrates, and Mabberley (2008) for vascular plants. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.

Although no endemic animal or plant families were included in the sources listed above, the following family previously known only from fossil material has been recently discovered to survive in Laos:

Diatomyidae (Chordata Mammals )