Sri Lanka
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Sri Lanka 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.
Solisorex
1 spp. (Mammal Eulipotyphla
Soricidae)
Srilankamys
1 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Muridae)
Phaenicophaeus
1 spp. (Bird Cuculiformes
Cuculidae)
Elaphrornis
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Locustellidae)
Sturnornis
1 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Sturnidae)
Ceratophora
5 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Cophotis
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Lyriocephalus 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Agamidae)
Otocryptis
2 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Agamidae)
Chalcidoseps
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Lankascincus
10 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Nessia
9 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Scincidae)
Aspidura
8 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Serpentes - Colubridae)
Nannophrys
4 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Dicroglossidae)
Lankanectes
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Nyctibatrachidae)
Taruga
3 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Rhacophoridae)
Malpulutta 1
spp. (Actinopteri Anabantiformes Osphronemidae)
Rasboroides 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Danionidae)