Tanzania
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Tanzania 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.
Rungwecebus
1 spp. (Mammal Primates
Cercopithecidae)
Xenoperdix
1 spp. (Bird Galliformes
Phasianidae)
Scepomycter 2 spp. (Bird Passeriformes
Cisticolidae)
Spelaeophryne 1 spp. (Amphibian Anura Brevicipitidae)
Churamiti
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Nectophrynoides
13 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Hoplophryne
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Parhoplophryne
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Microhylidae)
Petersius 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Alestidae)
Ctenochromis 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Lithochromis 3
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Mbipia 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cichliformes Cichlidae)
Xenobarbus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cypriniformes Cyprinidae)