Mexico

Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families

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

Bipedidae (Chordata Reptiles )
Eriphantidae (Arthropoda Chilopoda )
Typhlobolellidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Xyronotidae (Arthropoda Insecta Orthoptera)
Plasteriidae (Echinodermata Asterozoa )
Setchellanthaceae (Vascular Plants)

Additional vertebrate families described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:

Lacantuniidae (Freshwater Fish) 2005