List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca


The Muisca were a people living in the central highlands of Colombia; the Altiplano Cundiboyacense and neighbouring valleys. The variation of climates and ecozones within their territories made the Muisca excellent farmers. Over time, various species of flora and fauna have been discovered in Colombia. This list contains the living genera and species and fossils named after the Muisca, their religion or their settlements.
Three other Muisca etymologies are recognised; Thomagata Patera, named after mythological cacique Thomagata, and Bochica Patera are volcanoes on Io and BD Bacatá is the highest skyscraper of Colombia.

List of flora and fauna named after the Muisca

NameGen/sp/fossilTypeNamed afterTopicImageNotes
MuiscagenusbeetleMuiscapeople
Muisca bitaeniataspeciesbeetleMuiscapeople
Muisca cylindricollisspeciesbeetleMuiscapeople
Alabagrus muiscaspecieswaspMuiscapeople
Atelopus muiscaspeciestoadMuiscapeople
Brachygasterina muiscaspeciesflyMuiscapeople
Neocorynura muiscaespeciesbeeMuiscapeople
Muiscasaurus cathetifossil ichthyosaurMuiscapeople
Euryomma muiscaspeciesflyMuiscapeople
Berberis muiscarumspeciesshrubMuiscapeople
Leporinus muyscorumspeciesfishMuiscapeople
Passalus quyefutynsucaspeciesbeetlequye; "tree"
futynsuca; "rotten
Muysccubun
Chusqueagenusbamboochusky: "ordinary reed of the Earth"Muysccubun
Cibyra saguanmachicaspeciesmothSaguamanchicarulers
Adryas bochicaspeciesbeeBochicareligion
Protandrena bachuespeciesbeeBachuéreligion
HuitacagenusharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca bitacospeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca boyacaensisspeciesharvestmenHuitaca
Boyacá
religion
departments
Huitaca caldasspeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca depressaspeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca sharkeyispeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca tamaspeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Huitaca ventralisspeciesharvestmenHuitacareligion
Gyalideopsis chicaquespecieslichenChicaquenature
Araneus chingazaspeciesspiderChingazanature
Ischnura chingazaspeciesdragonflyChingazanature
Polylobus chingazaspeciesbeetleChingazanature
Masdevallia sumapazensisspeciesorchidSumapaz Páramonature
Rhizosomichthys totaespeciescatfishLake Totalakes
Pristimantis susaguaespeciesfrogSusaguá Riverrivers
Etayoa bacatensisfossil ungulateBacatásettlements
Pegoscapus bacataensisspecieswaspBacatásettlements
Pedioceras caquesense
syn. Ammonites ubaquensis
fossil ammoniteCáqueza
Ubaque
settlements
Hamiticeras chipataifossil ammoniteChipatásettlements
ChocontagenusfroghopperChocontásettlements
Choconta circulataspeciesfroghopperChocontásettlements
Choconta comitataspeciesfroghopperChocontásettlements
Choconta ellipticaspeciesfroghopperChocontásettlements
Choconta junospeciesfroghopperChocontásettlements
Choconta peruanaspeciesfroghopperChocontásettlements
Protexamites cucaitaensefossil floraCucaitasettlements
Dendropsophus garagoensisspeciesfrogGaragoasettlements
Anapis guascaspeciesspiderGuascasettlements
Dognina guascaspeciesmothGuascasettlements
Deinopis guascaspeciesspiderGuascasettlements
Platypterygius sachicarumfossil ichthyosaurSáchicasettlements
Zephyranthes susatanaspeciesfernSusatásettlements
Bacumorphomonocolpites tausaefossil pollenTausasettlements
Spinozonocolpites tausaefossil pollenTausasettlements
Pseudoosterella ubalaensisfossil ammoniteUbalásettlements
Leptoceras ublanesefossil ammoniteUbalásettlements
Geonomites zipaquirensisfossil floraZipaquirásettlements
Kronosaurus boyacensisfossil pliosaurBoyacádepartments
Subsaynella boyacaensisfossil ammoniteBoyacádepartments
Archaeopaliurus boyacensisfossil roseBoyacádepartments
Cyclotrypa boyacafossil bryozoaBoyacádepartments
Leptaena boyacafossil lamp shellBoyacádepartments
Hirtudiscus boyacensisspeciessnailBoyacádepartments
Meteorus boyacensisspecieswaspBoyacádepartments
Isoetes boyacensisspeciesquillwortBoyacádepartments
Agrostis boyacensisspeciesgrassBoyacádepartments
Lepanthes boyacensisspeciesorchidBoyacádepartments
Senecio boyacensisspeciesragwortBoyacádepartments
Ageratina boyacensisspeciessnakerootBoyacádepartments
Aphelandra boyacensisspeciesshrubBoyacádepartments
Festuca boyacensisspeciesgrassBoyacádepartments
Calamagrostis boyacensisspeciesgrassBoyacádepartments
Quercus boyacensisspeciesoakBoyacádepartments
Puya boyacanaspeciesbromeliadBoyacádepartments