Ethiopia
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Ethiopia 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.
Theropithecus
1 spp. (Mammal Primates
Cercopithecidae)
Chingawaemys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae) 2021
Desmomys
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Muridae)
Nilopegamys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Muridae)
Cyanochen
1 spp. (Bird Anseriformes Anatidae)
Zavattariornis 1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes Corvidae)
Parophasma 1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes Sylviidae)
Bofa
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Lamprophiidae) 2022
Balebreviceps
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Brevicipitidae)
Altiphrynoides
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Paracassina
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Hyperoliidae)
Ericabatrachus
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Petropedetidae)
Sylvacaecilia
1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Afronemacheilus 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)