Seychelles
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in the Seychelles 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.
Archaius
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Chameleonidae)
Ailuronyx
3 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Gekkonidae)
Janetaescincus
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Pamelaescincus
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Lycognathophis
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Tachycnemis
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Hyperoliidae)
Sechellophryne
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Sooglossidae)
Sooglossus
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Sooglossidae)
Grandisonia
3 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Hypogeophis
4 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Praslinia
1 spp. (Amphibian Gymnophiona
Indotyphlidae)
Aspasmodes 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae)
Pogonoscorpius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Perciformes Scorpaenidae)