Argentina
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Argentina is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020) for mammals, del Hoyo & Collar (2014 & 2016) for birds, the Reptile Database (2018) for reptiles, AmphibiaWeb (2018) for amphibians, and Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes (2023) for fishes. For further details on the sources and possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats.
Chlamyphorus
1 spp. (Mammal Cingulata Chlamyphoridae)
Chacodelphys
1 spp. (Mammal Didelphimorphia Didelphidae)
Lestodelphys
1 spp. (Mammal Didelphimorphia Didelphidae)
Dolichotis
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Caviidae)
Notiomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Salinomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Octomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Pipanacoctomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Octodontidae)
Teledromas 1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes Rhinocryptidae)
Leiosaurus
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Leiosauridae)
Aurivela
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Teiidae)
Pseudotomodon
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Somuncuria 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Leptodactylidae)
Gymnocharacinus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Argentinolycus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Zoarcidae)
Silvinichthys 7
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)