# 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

| Name | Gen/sp/fossil | Type | Named after | Topic |
| Muisca | genus | beetle | Muisca | people |
| Muisca bitaeniata | species | beetle | Muisca | people |
| Muisca cylindricollis | species | beetle | Muisca | people |
| Alabagrus muisca | species | wasp | Muisca | people |
| Atelopus muisca | species | toad | Muisca | people |
| Brachygasterina muisca | species | fly | Muisca | people |
| Neocorynura muiscae | species | bee | Muisca | people |
| †Muiscasaurus catheti | fossil (K) | ichthyosaur | Muisca | people |
| Euryomma muisca | species | fly | Muisca | people |
| Berberis muiscarum | species | shrub | Muisca | people |
| Leporinus muyscorum | species | fish | Muisca | people |
| Passalus quyefutynsuca | species | beetle | quye; "tree" futynsuca; "rotten | Muysccubun |
| Chusquea | genus | bamboo | chusky: "ordinary reed of the Earth" | Muysccubun |
| Cibyra saguanmachica | species | moth | Saguamanchica | rulers |
| Adryas bochica | species | bee | Bochica | religion |
| Protandrena bachue | species | bee | Bachué | religion |
| Huitaca | genus | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca bitaco | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca boyacaensis | species | harvestmen | Huitaca Boyacá | religion departments |
| Huitaca caldas | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca depressa | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca sharkeyi | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca tama | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Huitaca ventralis | species | harvestmen | Huitaca | religion |
| Gyalideopsis chicaque | species | lichen | Chicaque | nature |
| Araneus chingaza | species | spider | Chingaza | nature |
| Ischnura chingaza | species | dragonfly | Chingaza | nature |
| Polylobus chingaza | species | beetle | Chingaza | nature |
| Masdevallia sumapazensis | species | orchid | Sumapaz Páramo | nature |
| Rhizosomichthys totae | species | catfish | Lake Tota | lakes |
| Pristimantis susaguae | species | frog | Susaguá River | rivers |
| †Etayoa bacatensis | fossil (Eo) | ungulate | Bacatá | settlements |
| Pegoscapus bacataensis | species | wasp | Bacatá | settlements |
| †Pedioceras caquesense syn. Ammonites ubaquensis | fossil (K) | ammonite | Cáqueza Ubaque | settlements |
| †Hamiticeras chipatai | fossil (K) | ammonite | Chipatá | settlements |
| Choconta | genus | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| Choconta circulata | species | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| Choconta comitata | species | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| Choconta elliptica | species | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| Choconta juno | species | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| Choconta peruana | species | froghopper | Chocontá | settlements |
| †Protexamites cucaitaense | fossil (K) | flora | Cucaita | settlements |
| Dendropsophus garagoensis | species | frog | Garagoa | settlements |
| Anapis guasca | species | spider | Guasca | settlements |
| Dognina guasca | species | moth | Guasca | settlements |
| Deinopis guasca | species | spider | Guasca | settlements |
| †Platypterygius sachicarum | fossil (K) | ichthyosaur | Sáchica | settlements |
| †Sachicasaurus vitae | fossil (K) | pliosaurid | Sáchica | settlements |
| Zephyranthes susatana | species | fern | Susatá | settlements |
| †Bacumorphomonocolpites tausae | fossil (K-Pg) | pollen | Tausa | settlements |
| †Spinozonocolpites tausae | fossil (K-Pg) | pollen | Tausa | settlements |
| †Pseudoosterella ubalaensis | fossil (K) | ammonite | Ubalá | settlements |
| †Leptoceras ublanese | fossil (K) | ammonite | Ubalá | settlements |
| †Geonomites zipaquirensis | fossil (K-Pg) | flora | Zipaquirá | settlements |
| †Kronosaurus boyacensis | fossil (K) | pliosaur | Boyacá | departments |
| †Subsaynella boyacaensis | fossil (K) | ammonite | Boyacá | departments |
| †Archaeopaliurus boyacensis | fossil (K-Pg) | rose | Boyacá | departments |
| †Cyclotrypa boyaca | fossil (D) | bryozoa | Boyacá | departments |
| †Leptaena boyaca | fossil (D) | lamp shell | Boyacá | departments |
| Hirtudiscus boyacensis | species | snail | Boyacá | departments |
| Meteorus boyacensis | species | wasp | Boyacá | departments |
| Isoetes boyacensis | species | quillwort | Boyacá | departments |
| Agrostis boyacensis | species | grass | Boyacá | departments |
| Lepanthes boyacensis | species | orchid | Boyacá | departments |
| Senecio boyacensis | species | ragwort | Boyacá | departments |
| Ageratina boyacensis | species | snakeroot | Boyacá | departments |
| Aphelandra boyacensis | species | shrub | Boyacá | departments |
| Festuca boyacensis | species | grass | Boyacá | departments |
| Calamagrostis boyacensis | species | grass | Boyacá | departments |
| Quercus boyacensis | species | oak | Boyacá | departments |
| Puya boyacana | species | bromeliad | Boyacá | departments |