Venezuela
Checklist of Endemic Vertebrate Genera
This list of vertebrate genera found exclusively in Venezuela 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.
Bisbalus 1 spp. (Mammal Artiodactyla Cervidae) 2024
Aepeomys
2 spp. (Mammal Rodentia
Cricetidae)
Adercosaurus
1 spp. (Reptile Squamata
Sauria - Gymnophthalmidae)
Orosaura 1 spp. (Reptile Squamata Sauria - Scincidae)
Metaphryniscus
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Bufonidae)
Celsiella
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Centrolenidae)
Minyobates
1 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Dendrobatidae)
Dischidodactylus
2 spp. (Amphibian Anura
Strabomantidae)
Aulixidens 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Ptychocharax 1
spp. (Actinopteri Characiformes Characidae)
Gnatholebias 2
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Llanolebias 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Micromoema 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Renova 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Terranatos 1
spp. (Actinopteri Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae)
Racenisia 1
spp. (Actinopteri Gymnotiformes Hypopomidae)
Avalithoxus 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Niobichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Loricariidae)
Soromonichthys 1
spp. (Actinopteri Siluriformes Loricariidae)