Mexico
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Mexico 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.
EX = Extinct # = Deep-sea fishes (below 200 m)
Musonycteris
1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Phyllostomidae)
Tlacuatzin
5 spp. (Mammal Didelphimorphia Didelphidae)
Megasorex
1 spp. (Mammal Eulipotyphla Soricidae)
Romerolagus
1 spp. (Mammal Lagomorpha Leporidae)
Hodomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Megadontomys
3 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Nelsonia
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Neotomodon
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Osgoodomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Xenomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Pappogeomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Geomyidae)
Zygogeomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Geomyidae)
Notocitellus
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Sciuridae)
Euptilotis
1 spp. (Bird Trogoniformes
Trogonidae)
Rhynchopsitta
2 spp. (Bird Psittaciformes
Psittacidae)
Deltarhynchus
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Tyrannidae)
Hylorchilus
2 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Troglodytidae)
Ridgwayia
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Turdidae)
Oriturus
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Passerellidae)
Xenospiza
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Passerellidae)
Bipes
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Amphisbaenia - Bipedidae)
Barisia
7 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Anguidae)
Desertum 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) 2022
Anelytropsis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Dibamidae)
Exiliboa
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Boidae)
Adelophis
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Chersodromus
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Conopsis
6 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Cryophis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Geagras
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Manolepis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Pseudoficimia
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Pseudoleptodeira
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Rhadinophanes
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Sympholis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Tantalophis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Mixcoatlus
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Viperidae)
Charadrahyla
7 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Hylidae)
Diaglena
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Hylidae)
Megastomatohyla
4 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Hylidae)
Aquiloeurycea
6 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Chiropterotriton
16 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Isthmura
7 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Ixalotriton
2 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Parvimolge
1 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Thorius
29 spp. (Amphibian Caudata
Plethodontidae)
Totoaba 1
spp. (Actinopteri Acanthuriformes Sciaenidae)
Leuropharus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Anguilliformes Ophichthidae)
Chirostoma 20
spp. (Actinopteri Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae)
Colpichthys 2
spp. (Actinopteri Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae)
Poblana 4
spp. (Actinopteri Atheriniformes Atherinopsidae)
Cirriemblemaria 1
spp. (Actinopteri Blenniiformes Chaenopsidae)
Xenomedea 1
spp. (Actinopteri Blenniiformes Labrisomidae)
Crocodilichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Blenniiformes Tripterygiidae)
Paraneetroplus 4
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Anoptoplacus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Opistognathidae)
Algansea 8
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Aztecula 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Codoma 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Evarra 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Stypodon 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Tampichthys 6
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Yuriria 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Leuciscidae)
Cualac 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Megupsilon 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Cyprinodontidae)
Allodontichthys 4
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Alloophorus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Allotoca 8
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Ameca 1 spp.
(Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Ataeniobius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Chapalichthys 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Characodon 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Girardinichthys 4
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Goodea 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Ilyodon 4
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Neotoca 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Skiffia 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Xenoophorus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Xenotaenia 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Xenotoca 5
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Zoogoneticus 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Goodeidae)
Heterophallus 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae)
Priapella 6
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Poeciliidae)
Millerichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Caecieleotris 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Eleotridae)
Aruma 1 spp.
(Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Typhlias 1
spp. (Actinopteri Ophidiiformes Dinematichthyidae)
Phthanophaneron 1
spp. (Actinopteri Trachyichthyiformes Anomalopidae)
Cephalurus # 1
spp. (Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae)
Tetrapleurodon 2
spp. (Petromyzonti Petromyzontiformes Petromyzontidae)