Malaysia Endemic Vertebrate Genera Checklist

Malaysia

Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera

This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Malaysia 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)

Glyphotes 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Sciuridae)

Pithecheirops 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)

Hypsicalotes 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria Agamidae)

Collorhabdium 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Oreocalamus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Xenophidion 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes Colubridae)

Gastrophrynoides 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae)

Parawaous 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Gobiidae)

Chonerhinos OC 1 spp. (Freshwater Fish Tetraodontidae)

Pogoneleotris 1 spp. (Marine Fish Eleotridae)

Additional vertebrate genera described too recently to be included in the sources listed above include the following:

Sabahphrynus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae) 2007