Philippines
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in the Philippines 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.
Urogale 1 spp. (Mammal Scandentia Tupaiidae)
Cynocephalus 1 spp. (Mammal Dermoptera Cynocephalidae)
Podogymnura 2 spp. (Mammal Erinaceomorpha Erinaceidae)
Alionycteris 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Haplonycteris 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Otopteropus 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Ptenochirus 2 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Abditomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Anonymomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Apomys 9 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Archboldomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Batomys 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Bullimus 3 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Carpomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Chrotomys 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Crateromys 4 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Limnomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Palawanomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Phloeomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Rhynchomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Tarsomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Tryphomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Pithecophaga 1 spp. (Bird Accipitridae)
Phapitreron 3 spp. (Bird Columbidae)
Bolbopsittacus 1 spp. (Bird Psittacidae)
Dasylophus 1 spp. (Bird Cuculidae)
Lepidogrammus 1 spp. (Bird Cuculidae)
Mimizuku 1 spp. (Bird Strigidae)
Sarcophanops 1 spp. (Bird Eurylaimidae)
Leonardina 1 spp. (Bird Timaliidae)
Micromacronus 1 spp. (Bird Timaliidae)
Hypocrytadius 1 spp. (Bird Zosteropidae)
Rhabdornis 2 spp. (Bird Rhabdornithidae)
Sarcops 1 spp. (Bird Sturnidae)
Pseudogekko 4 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gekkonidae)
Parvoscincus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Cyclocorus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Hologerrhum 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Myersophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Oxyrhabdium 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Cephalakompsus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Mandibularca 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Ospatulus 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Spratellicypris 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Cyprinidae)
Caecogobius 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)
Mistichtys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)
Tamanka 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)
Tukugobius 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)
Gulaphallus 5 spp. (Freshwater Fish Phallostethidae)
Hito 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Siluridae)
Altrichthys 2 spp. (Marine Fish Pomacentridae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Parviparma 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)