Madagascar

Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families

This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in Madagascar 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.

Myzopodidae (Chordata Mammals )
Lepilemuridae (Chordata Mammals )
Lemuridae (Chordata Mammals )
Cheirogaleidae (Chordata Mammals )
Indriidae (Chordata Mammals )
Daubentoniidae (Chordata Mammals )
Eupleridae (Chordata Mammals )
Philepittidae (Chordata Birds )
Mesitornithidae (Chordata Birds )
Brachypteraciidae (Chordata Birds )
Bedotidae (Chordata Fish (Freshwater) )
Kynotidae (Annelida Oligochaeta )
Tulearidae (Arthropoda Crustacea Amphipoda)
Miraculidae (Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera)
Asteropeiaceae (Vascular Plants)
Barbeuiaceae (Vascular Plants)
Physenaceae (Vascular Plants)
Sarcolaenaceae (Vascular Plants)
Sphaerosepalaceae (Vascular Plants)