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Chordates

Urochordates	Family	Common name
		Sea squirts






Lampreys & hagfishes	Family	Common name
	Myxinidae	Hagfishes, slime eels
	Petromyzontidae	Lampreys





Sharks and rays	Family	Common name
	Carcharhinidae	Requiem sharks
	Dasyatidae	Stingrays
	Ginglymostomatidae	Carpet sharks
	Mobulidae	Mantas
	Narcinidae	Electric rays
	Orectolobidae	Wobbegongs
	Potamotrygonidae	Freshwater stingrays
	Urolophidae	Round stingrays

Bony fishes	Family	Common name
	Acanthuridae	Tangs and surgeonfishes
	Anablepidae	Four-eyed fish
	Antennariidae	Frogfishes and anglerfishes
	Aplodactylidae	Marblefishes
	Apogonidae	Cardinalfish
	Aulostomidae	Trumpetfishes
	Balistidae	Triggerfishes
	Berycidae	Alfonsinos
	Blenniidae	Blennies
	Bothidae	Lefteye flounders
	Caesionidae	Fusiliers
	Callanthidae	Goldies
	Callionymidae	Dragonets
	Carangidae	Jacks and trevallies
	Centropomidae	Snooks, glassfishes
	Ceratodontidae	Australian lungfish
	Chaenopsidae	Tube blennies
	Chaetodontidae	Butterflyfishes
	Characidae	Characins
	Cheimarrichthyidae	Torrentfish
	Cirrhitidae	Hawkfishes
	Cyprinodontidae	Pupfishes or toothcarps
	Diodontidae	Porcupinefishes
	Eleotridae	Sleepers and gudgeons
	Galaxiidae	Galaxiids
	Gobiesocidae	Clingfishes
	Gobiidae	Gobies
	Grammatidae	Basslets
	Haemulidae	Grunts and sweetlips
	Holocentridae	Soldierfishes and squirrelfishes
	Kyphosidae	Drummers
	Labridae	Wrasses
	Lethrinidae	Emperors and breams
	Lutjanidae	Snappers
	Macrorhamphosidae	Bellowsfish and Snipe fish
	Monocanthidae	Filefishes and leatherjackets
	Monocentridae	Pinecone and pineapplefishes
	Mullidae	Goatfishes
	Muraenidae	Moray eels
	Nemipteridae	Coral breams
	Ogcocephalidae	Bat fishes
	Ophichthidae	Snake eels
	Opistognathidae	Jawfishes or smilers
	Ostraciidae	Boxfishes
	Pempheridae	Sweepers
	Percichthyidae	Temperate perches
	Percophidae	Opalfishes and duckbills
	Pholodichthyidae	Convict blennies (Engineer goby)
	Pinguipedidae	Sandperches
	Platycephalidae	Flatheads
	Pleuronectidae	Righteye founders
	Plotosidae	Marine catfishes
	Poecilidae	Livebearers
	Pomacanthidae	Angelfishes
	Pomacentridae	Damselfishes and anemonefishes
	Priacanthidae	Bigeyes
	Protopteridae	African lungfishes
	Psychrolutidae	Toadfishes, fathead sculpins and fatheads
	Scaridae	Parrotfishes
	Sciaenidae	Drums
	Scorpaenidae	Scorpionfishes, lionfishes and stonefishes
	Serranidae	Cods and basslets
	Soleidae	True soles
	Siganidae	Rabbitfishes
	Soleidae	Soles
	Synanceiidae	Stonefish
	Syngnathidae	Seahorses, pipefish and seadragons
	Synodontidae	Lizardfishes or grinners
	Tetraodontidae	Pufferfishes
	Tripterygidae	Triplefins
	Uranoscopidae	Stargazers

Amphibians - Frogs	Family	Common name
	Bufonidae	True toads
	Centrolinidae	Glass frogs
	Dendrobatidae	Poison arrow frogs
	Discoglossidae	Fire-bellied toads
	Hylidae	Amero-Australian treefrogs
	Hyperoliidae	Malagasy treefrogs
	Leiopelmatidae	New Zealand frogs
	"Leptodactylidae"	Rain frogs, white-lipped frogs , American horned frogs
	Limnodynastidae	Australian ground frogs
	Microhylidae	Narrowmouth frogs and toads
	Pelobatidae	Spadefoot toads
	"Ranidae"	True frogs
	Rhacophoridae	Afro-Asian treefrogs
	Rhinophyrinidae	Mexican burrowing toad

Amphibians - Salamanders	Family	Common name
	Ambystomatidae	Mole salamanders
	Plethodontidae	Lungless salamanders





Reptiles
Tuataras	Family	Common name
	Sphenodontidae	Tuatara






Tortoises and turtles	Family	Common name
	Bataguridae	Asian river turtles, leaf turtles, Asian box turtles
	Chelidae	Sideneck turtles
	Cheloniidae	Hard-shelled sea turtles
	Chelydridae	Snapping turtles
	Emydidae	Cooters, sliders, American boxturtles
	Testudinidae	Tortoises


Snakes	Family	Common name
	Boidae	Boas
	Colubridae	Ratsnakes, racers etc
	Elapidae	Cobras, kraits, seasnakes, death adders & allies
	Pythonidae	Pythons
	Viperidae	Vipers and pitvipers



Lizards	Family	Common name
	Anguidae	Crocodile lizards
	Agamidae
	Gekkonidae	Geckoes
	Iguanidae	Iguanas
	Scincidae	Skinks
	Teidae	Caiman lizards


Crocodiles and alligators	Family	Common name
	Alligatoridae	Alligators and caimans
	Crocodylidae	Crocodiles and false ghavials
	Gavialidae	Gavials




Birds	Family	Common name
	Accipitridae	Hawks, eagles, falcons
	Apterygidae	Kiwis
	Callaeidae	New Zealand wattlebirds
	Casuariidae	Cassowaries
	Columbidae	Pigeons and doves
	Loriidae	Lories and lorikeets
	Meliphagidae	Honeyeaters
	Monarchidae	Monarch flycatchers
	Psittacidae	Parrots, parakeets, conures and cockatoos
	Spheniscidae	Penguins
	Xenicidae	New Zealand wrens


Mammals	Family	Common name
	Ailuridae	Red panda
	Aotidae	Night or owl monkeys, douroucoulis
	Atelidae	Howler, spider and woolly monkeys
	Canidae	Wolves, jackals, foxes, and wild dogs
	Cebidae	Marmosets, tamarins, capuchins and squirrel monkeys
	Cercopithecidae	Old world monkeys
	Delphinidae	Dolphins
	Didelphidae	Western Hemisphere Opossums
	Felidae	Cats
	Hominidae	Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas and orangutan
	Hylobatidae	Gibbons and siamangs
	Lorisidae	Lorises and pottos
	Macropodidae	Kangaroos, wallabies and bettongs
	Mustelidae	Weasels, mink, ferrets, badgers and otters
	Ornithorhynchidae	Platypus
	Phyllostomatidae	New World leaf-nosed bats
	Pinnipedia	Seals, furseals, walruses
	Pteropodidae	Fruit bats
	Scandentia	Tree shrews
	Sirenia	Manatees and dugongs
	Tachyglossidae	Echidna
	Tarsiidae	Tarsiers
	Vespertilionidae	Evening bats and vesper bats