Papua New Guinea
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Papua New Guinea 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. # = Deep-sea fishes (below 200 m)
Aproteles
1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Melonycteris
1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Pteropodidae)
Pharotis
1 spp. (Mammal Chiroptera Vespertilionidae)
Abeomelomys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Chiruromys
3 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Protochromys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia Muridae)
Stresemannia
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Meliphagidae)
Alpinoscincus 2 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Scincidae) 2021
Fojia 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Parapistocalamus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Elapidae)
Bothrochilus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Pythonidae)
Barygenys
9 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Genyophryne
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Paedophryne
6 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Kiunga 2
spp. (Actinopteri Atheriniformes Pseudomugilidae)
Tetracentrum 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Ambassidae)
Protogobiesox # 2
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae)
Unguitrema 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae)
Tateurndina 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Eleotridae)
Gymnoamblyopus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiiformes Gobiidae)
Gogolia 1
spp. (Elasmobranchii Carcharhiniformes Triakidae)
Spinilophus 1
spp. (Elasmobranchii Myliobatiformes Urolophidae)