Democratic Republic of the Congo
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in the Democratic Republic of the Congo 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.
Okapia 1 spp. (Mammal Artiodactyla Giraffidae)
Congomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae) 2021
Afropavo 1 spp. (Bird Galliformes Phasianidae)
Laurentophryne 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Chrysobatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Hyperoliidae)
Congolius 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Hyperoliidae) 2021Alestion 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Alestidae)
Clupeocharax 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Alestidae)
Tricuspidalestes 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Alestidae)
Congocharax 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Distichodontidae)
Paraphago 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Distichodontidae)
Cyclopharynx 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Schwetzochromis 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Caecobarbus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Dolichamphilius 2
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Amphiliidae)
Gnathobagrus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Claroteidae)