Republic of South Africa
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera 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. 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)
Chrysospalax 2 spp. (Mammal Afrosoricida Chrysochloridae)
Cryptochloris 2 spp. (Mammal Afrosoricida Chrysochloridae)
Neamblysomus 2 spp. (Mammal Afrosoricida Chrysochloridae)
Bunolagus 1 spp. (Mammal Lagomorpha Leporidae)
Georychus 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Bathyergidae)
Anthobaphes 1 spp. (Bird Nectariniidae)
Cryptactites 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gekkonidae)
Australolacerta 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Lacertidae)
Acontophiops 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Macrelaps 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Atractaspididae)
Montaspis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Capensibufo 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Anhydrophryne 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)
Arthroleptella 8 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)
Microbatrachella 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)
Natalobatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)
Poyntonia 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Petropedetidae)
Sandelia 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Anabantidae)
Batrichthys OC 3 spp. (Marine Fish Batrachoididae)
Riekertia 1 spp. (Marine Fish Batrachoididae)
Petalichthys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Belonidae)
Chalaroderma 2 spp. (Marine Fish Blenniidae)
Dermatopsoides 2 spp. (Marine Fish Bythitidae)
Grammonoides 1 spp. (Marine Fish Bythitidae)
Cirrhibarbis OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clinidae)
Climacoporus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clinidae)
Clinoporus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clinidae)
Fucomimus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clinidae)
Smithichthys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Clinidae)
Psammogobius OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiidae)
Natalichthys 3 spp. (Marine Fish Pseudochromidae)
Neoscorpaena 1 spp. (Marine Fish Scorpaenidae)
Poroderma OC 2 spp. (Marine Fish Scyliorhinidae)
Boopsoidea 1 spp. (Marine Fish Sparidae)
Cymatoceps 1 spp. (Marine Fish Sparidae)
Gymnocrotaphus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Sparidae)
Petrus OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Sparidae)
Coccotropsis 1 spp. (Marine Fish Tetrarogidae)
Scylliogaleus 1 spp. (Marine Fish Triakidae)
Acanthanectes 2 spp. (Marine Fish Tripterygiidae)
Cremnochorites 1 spp. (Marine Fish Tripterygiidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Electrolux 1 spp. (Marine Fish Narkidae) 2007
Luthulenchelys 1 spp. (Marine Fish Ophichthidae) 2007