Papua New Guinea
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Papua New Guinea 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.
Paramurexia 1 spp. (Mammal Dasyuromorphia Dasyuridae)
Aproteles 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Pharotis 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Vespertilionidae)
Abeomelomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Chiruromys 3 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Crossomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Leptomys 3 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Stresemannia 1 spp. (Bird Meliphagidae)
Fojia 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Bothrochilus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Boidae)
Parapistocalamus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Elapidae)
Aphantophryne 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Barygenys 7 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Genyophryne 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Pherohapsis 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Tetracentrum 3 spp. (Freshwater Fish Ambassidae)
Tateurndina 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Eleotridae)
Gymnoamblyopus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)
Kiunga 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Pseudomugilidae)
Cheroscorpaena 1 spp. (Marine Fish Apistidae)
Parabrosmolus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Bythitidae)
Gogolia 1 spp. (Marine Fish Triakidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Lepadicyathus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiesocidae) 2005