Republic of South Africa

Checklist of Endemic Animal and Plant Families

This list of animal and plant families found exclusively in the Republic of South Africa 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.

Myrmochernetidae (Arthropoda Arachnida Pseudoscorpionida)
Amphisopidae (Arthropoda Crustacea Malacostracea)
Nematozoniidae (Arthropoda Diplopoda )
Gengidae (Arthropoda Insecta Homoptera)
Bruniaceae (Vascular Plants)
Geissolomataceae (Vascular Plants)
Grubbiaceae (Vascular Plants)
Lanariaceae (Vascular Plants)
Roridulaceae (Vascular Plants)