Peru
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Peru is based on the taxonomy used in the Mammal Diversity Database (2020) for mammals, HBW/BirdLife (2024) 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.
Tomopeas 1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Molossidae)
Cuscomys
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Abrocomidae)
Eremoryzomys 2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Cricetidae)
Incanomys 1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Cricetidae) 2025
Polyonymus 1
spp. (Bird Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)
Taphrolesbia 1
spp. (Bird Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)
Oreonympha 2
spp. (Bird Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)
Loddigesia 1
spp. (Bird Caprimulgiformes Trochilidae)
Xenoglaux 1
spp. (Bird Strigiformes Strigidae)
Geocerthia 1
spp. (Bird Passeriformes Furnariidae)
Zaratornis 1
spp. (Bird Passeriformes Cotingidae)
Incaspiza 5
spp. (Bird Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Piezorina 1
spp. (Bird Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Nephelornis 1
spp. (Bird Passeriformes Thraupidae)
Petracola
4 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Gymnophthalmidae)
Selvasaura 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Gymnophthalmidae)
Wilsonosaura
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Gymnophthalmidae) 2019
Arcanumophis 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) 2019
Tachymenoides 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae) 2022
Truebella
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Bryophryne
14 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Strabomantidae)
Phrynopus
34 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Strabomantidae)
Psychrophrynella
4 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Strabomantidae)
Qosqophryne 3 spp. (Amphibian Anura Strabomantidae) 2021
Chilobrycon 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Bryconidae)
Dectobrycon 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Trochilocharax 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Varicharax 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Tahuantinsuyoa 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Fonchiiloricaria 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Loricariidae)