Venezuela
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Venezuela 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)
Hylonympha 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Sternoclyta 1 spp. (Bird Trochilidae)
Riolama 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Gymnophthalmidae)
Adercosaurus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Teiidae)
Metaphryniscus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Aromobates 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Dendrobatidae)
Nephelobates 8 spp. (Amphibian Anura Dendrobatidae)
Dischidodactylus 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)
Adelastes 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)
Nectocaecilia 1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona Caeciliidae)
Gnathodolus OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Anostomidae)
Acanthobunocephalus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Aspredinidae)
Aulixidens 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Gymnotichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Ptychocharax 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Serrabrycon 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Leptocharacidium 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Crenuchidae)
Orinocodoras 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Doradidae)
Racenisia 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Hypopomidae)
Dentectus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Neblinichthys 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Niobichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Pseudolithoxus 4 spp. (Freshwater Fish Loricariidae)
Gnatholebias 2 spp. (Freshwater Fish Rivulidae)
Micromoema 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Rivulidae)
Renova 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Rivulidae)
Terranatos 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Rivulidae)
Haemomaster OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Trichomycteridae)
Additional vertebrate genera described or recognized too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Minyobates 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Dendrobatidae)
Llanolebias 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Rivulidae) 2008