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The Xindi are unique in that the "race" is comprised of five (once six) distinct species. These share the same genetic origins but have developed along very distinct lines; aquatics, arboreals, avians, insectoids, primates, and reptilians. All Xindi, regardless of species, share characteristic ridges on their cheekbones.
Various Xindi were involved in a war lasting about 100 years (2049-2149) that ended with the destruction of their homeworld and the extinction of the Xindi-Avian race. Insectoids and Reptilians explosives were responsible for this. The Xindi, after the war, scattered throughout the Expanse into several colonies, where they continued to reside as of 2154.
The Xindi appear to be pawns in the Temporal Cold War, as they were informed at least as early as 2152 that they would be victims of a genocidal attack from humanity in the 26th Century. The Xindi council launched a premptive strike on Earth as a precursor to a genocidal second attack.
The Xindi spent the early part of 2153 deciding how to confront the threat of Humanity and planned a biological weapon based on the Human genetic profile. In addition, they worked on a weapon to blow up Earth. (In one future timeline, glimpsed in ENT "Twlight," a final version of this weapon succeeds in destroying Earth.)
Run kemocite-production facilites throughout the Delphic Expanse. Gralik, a Xindi-Arboreal, gave Degra an impure kemocite, to sabotage production of the the Council's weapon prototype.
Have a similar brain-structure to Xindi-Reptillians. Degra, a Xindi-Primate, was assigned to develop weapon. In late 2153, the crew of the starship Enterprise boarded and studied a Primate vessel and interrogated the crew.
Xindi History
Xindi Species
Xindi-Aquatics
Not much else is known about this race other then that they swim underwater and speak through echolocation.Xindi-Arboreals (Sloths)
Xindi-Avians
Thought to be extinct since the Reptilians and Insectoids planted explosives that destroyed the Xindi Homeworld. The Avians, having primitive technology, couldn't leave the planet and were wiped out.Xindi-Insectoids
Resemble six-foot grasshoppers. Speak in a clicking language unique to all Xindi. They exist in an alliance with the Reptilians and with them destroyed the Xindi Homeworld after the Hundered-Year War.Xindi-Primates (Humanoids)
Xindi-Reptilians
These are responsible for a kamikaze attack on Earth in 2153. They use weapons with regenerative biological power cells. They are the most aggresive race of Xindi and seem to be more intrested than the other races in destroying Earth. Along with the Insectoids, they are responsible for the destruction of the Xindi Homeworld. Some Reptillians possessed time-travel technology and traveled to 2004 to collect blood samples for their bio-weapon in the future but were foiled by Jonathan Archer and T'Pol.