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, 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.

Rungwecebus  1 spp.  (Mammal Primates Cercopithecidae)

Xenoperdix  1 spp.  (Bird Galliformes Phasianidae)

Scepomycter  1 spp.  (Bird Passeriformes Cisticolidae)

Histurgops  1 spp.  (Bird Passeriformes Ploceidae)

Loveridgea  2 spp.  (Reptile Squamata Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae)

Xyelodontophis  1 spp.  (Reptile Squamata Serpentes - Colubridae)

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)