Chile
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Chile 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. # = Deep-sea fishes (below 200 m)
Chinchilla 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Chinchillidae)
Chelemys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Cricetidae)
Spalacopus
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Octodontidae)
Eulidia 1 spp. (Bird Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)
Garthia 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Phyllodactylidae)
Calyptocephalella
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Calyptocephalellidae)
Telmatobufo
4 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Calyptocephalellidae)
Insuetophrynus
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Rhinodermatidae)
Sindoscopus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Blenniiformes Dactyloscopidae)
Percilia 2
spp. (Actinopteri Centrarchiformes Perciliidae)
Strangomera 1
spp. (Actinopteri Clupeiformes Clupeidae)
Pseudorestias 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Brachygalaxias 2
spp. (Actinopteri Galaxiiformes Galaxiidae)
Heterogobius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Ophiogobius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Paratrimma 2
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Malapterus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Labridae)
Eknomoliparis # 1
spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Liparidae)
Nematogenys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Nematogenyidae)
Bullockia 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Trichomycteridae)