India
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in India 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.
Nilgiritragus 1 spp. (Mammal Artiodactyla Bovidae)
Porcula
1 spp. (Mammal Artiodactyla
Suidae)
Latidens
1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera
Pteropodidae)
Cremnomys
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Muridae)
Platacanthomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Platacanthomyidae)
Ophrysia 1 spp. (Bird Galliformes Phasianidae)
Montecincla 3 spp. (Bird Passeriformes Leiotrichidae)
Sholicola 2 spp. (Bird Passeriformes Muscicapidae)
Agasthyagama 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Agamidae) 2021
Coryphophylax
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Microauris
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Monilesaurus
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Psammophilus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Salea
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Sarada 3 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)
Dravidogecko 7 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Barkudia 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Dravidoceps 8 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae) 2024
Kaestlea
5 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Ristella
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Sepsophis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Proahaetulla 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) 2020
Sahyadriophis 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) 2023
Wallaceophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)
Wallophis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Dieurostus 1
spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Homalopsidae)
Grypotyphlops
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Typhlopidae)
Melanophidium
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Platyplectrurus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Plectrurus
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Pseudoplectrurus
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Teretrurus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Uropeltis
24 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Uropeltidae)
Xylophis
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Xenodermidae)
Beduka 2 spp. (Amphibian Anura Bufonidae)
Blythophryne
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Bufoides
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Ghatophryne
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Pedostibes
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Micrixalus 24
spp. (Amphibian Anura Micrixalidae)
Melanobatrachus
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Mysticellus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Microhylidae) 2019
Nasikabatrachus
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Nasikabatrachidae)
Astrobatrachus 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Nyctibatrachidae) 2019
Nyctibatrachus 36 spp. (Amphibian Anura Nyctibatrachidae)
Indirana
15 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Ranixalidae)
Sallywalkerana
3 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Ranixalidae)
Beddomixalus
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Rhacophoridae)
Ghatixalus
3 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Rhacophoridae)
Mercurana
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Rhacophoridae)
Uraeotyphlus
7 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Ichthyophiidae)
Gegeneophis
12 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Indotyphlus
2 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Aenigmachanna 1
spp. (Actinopteri Anabantiformes Aenigmachannidae)
Dayella 1
spp. (Actinopteri Clupeiformes Ehiravidae)
Bhavania 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Balitoridae)
Ghatsa 5
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Balitoridae)
Travancoria 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Balitoridae)
Eechathalakenda 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Haludaria 5
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Hypselobarbus 26
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Kantaka 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Lepidopygopsis 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Osteochilichthys 6
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Parapsilorhynchus 7
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Rohtee 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Waikhomia 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)
Betadevario 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Danionidae)
Neochela 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Danionidae)
Indoreonectes 5
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Mesonoemacheilus 10
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Nemachilichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae)
Awaouichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Mizogobius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Paragobiopsis 2
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Horaglanis 4
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Clariidae)
Horabagrus 2
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Horabagridae)
Kryptoglanis 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Kryptoglanidae)
Pinniwallago 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Siluridae)
Garo 1 spp.
(Actinopteri Synbranchiformes Chaudhuriidae)
Rakthamichthys 5
spp. (Actinopteri Synbranchiformes Synbranchidae)