Seychelles
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in the Seychelles 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)
Janetaescincus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Pamelaescincus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Scincidae)
Lycognathophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Dipsochelys 4 spp. (Reptile Testudines Testudinidae)
Tachycnemis 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Hyperoliidae)
Nesomantis 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Sooglossidae)
Sooglossus 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Sooglossidae)
Grandisonia 5 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Hypogeophis 1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Praslinia 1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Aspasmodes OC 1 spp. (Marine Fish Gobiesocidae)
Pogonoscorpius 1 spp. (Marine Fish Scorpaenidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Sechellophryne 2 spp.(Amphibian Anura Sooglossidae) 2007