Peru
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Peru 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)
Oreonax 1 spp. (Mammal Primates Atelidae)
Tomopeas 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Molossidae)
Amphinectomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Paralomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Punomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Cuscomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Abrocomidae)
Xenoglaux 1 spp. (Bird Strigidae)
Polyonymus 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Oreonympha 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Taphrolesbia 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Loddigesia 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Zaratornis 1 spp. (Bird Cotingidae)
Tumbezia 1 spp. (Bird Tyrannidae)
Siptornopsis 1 spp. (Bird Furnariidae)
Piezorhina 1 spp. (Bird Emberizidae)
Incaspiza 5 spp. (Bird Emberizidae)
Nephelornis 1 spp. (Bird Thraupidae)
Macropholidus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gymnophthalmidae)
Ctenoblepharys 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Tropiduridae)
Plesiomicrolophus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Tropiduridae)
Truebella 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Cryptophyllobates 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Dendrobatidae)
Attonitus 3 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Chilobrycon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Othonocheirodus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Oxybrycon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Scopaeocharax 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Tahuantinsuyoa 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cichlidae)
Geryichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Crenuchidae)
Hypodoras 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Doradidae)
Aposturisoma 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Pterosturisoma 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Apomatoceros OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Trichomycteridae)
Cilus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Sciaenidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described or recognized too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Eremoryzomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae) 2006
Celsiella 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Centrolenidae) 2009
Batrachophrynus 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Ceratophryidae)
Excidobates 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Dendrobatidae) 2008
Melanophryne 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae) 2007
Bryophryne 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Strabomantidae) 2008
Lynchius 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Strabomantidae) 2008
Dectobrycon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae) 2006