ðɛɹˌɑːɹ kˈɜːɹəntli ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn,sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd spˈiːsiːz ɪn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn dʒˈɛnɚɹə, bˌʌt ˈɛstᵻməts hɐvbɪn plˈeɪst æz hˈaɪ æz tˈuː,fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd; ðə pɹˈɑːdʒɛkt ˈeɪmz tə flˈɛʃ ˈaʊt ðə ɹᵻkˈoːɹdᵻd spˈiːsiːz lˈɪst ænd ɡˈeɪn ɐ mˈoːɹ ɛɡzˈækt pˈɪktʃɚɹ ʌvðə fˈæmɪliz faɪlˈɑːdʒɛni θɹuː dˌiːˌɛnˈeɪ ɐnˈæləsˌɪs.
There are currently about 1,600 recorded species in 114 genera, but estimates have been placed as high as 2,500; the project aims to flesh out the recorded species list and gain a more exact picture of the family's Phylogeny through DNA analysis.