Argentina
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Argentina 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.
Lestodelphys 1 spp. (Mammal Didelphimorphia Didelphidae)
Chlamyphorus 1 spp. (Mammal Cingulata Dasypodidae)
Notiomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Salinomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Octomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Pipanacoctomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Salinoctomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Tympanoctomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Teledromas 1 spp. (Bird Rhinocryptidae)
Pseudotomodon 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)
Somuncuria 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)
Olivaichthys 3 spp. (Freshwater Fish Diplomystidae)
Hatcheria 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Trichomycteridae)
Silvinichthys 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Trichomycteridae)
Gymnocharacinus 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae)
Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:
Chacodelphys 1 spp. (Mammal Didelphimorphia Didelphidae) 2004
Nantis 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Characidae) 2006