List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
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This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species, which are in parentheses.
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[edit] Birds
- Yellow-shouldered Blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
- Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata)
- Green Mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
- Puerto Rican Nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
- Puerto Rican Emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus)
- Puerto Rican Lizard‑Cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)
- Puerto Rican Pewee (Contopus portoricenis) [1]
- Adelaide's Warbler (Dendroica adelaidae)
- Elfin-woods Warbler (Dendroica angelae)
- Puerto Rican Oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
- Puerto Rican Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis)
- Puerto Rican Screech Owl (Megascops nudipes) [2]
- Puerto Rican Woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
- Puerto Rican Flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
- Puerto Rican Tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
- Puerto Rican Spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis) [3]
- Puerto Rican Tody (Todus mexicanus)
- Puerto Rican Vireo (Vireo latimeri)
[edit] Crustaceans
- Alloweckelia gurneei
- Puerto Rican sand crab (Emerita portoricensis)
[edit] Insects
- Camponotus kaura-was first described by Roy R. Snelling & Juan A. Torres
- Solenopsis torrei-was first described by Juan A. Torres
[edit] Mollusks
- Puerto Rico shipworm (Teredo portoricensis)
[edit] Myriapoda
[edit] Reptiles/Amphibians
- Puerto Rican Racer (Alsophis portoricensis)
- Mona Ameiva (Ameiva alboguttata)
- Desecheo Ameiva (Ameiva desechensis)
- Puerto Rican ground lizard (Ameiva exsul)
- Blue-tailed ground lizard (Ameiva wetmorei)
- Baker's Worm Lizard (Amphisbaena bakeri)
- Puerto Rican Worm lizard (Amphisbaena caeca)
- Schmidt's Worm Lizard (Amphisbaena schmiditi)
- Puerto Rican Dryland Worm Lizard [4] (Amphisbaena xera)
- Cook's Anole (Anolis cooki)
- Mona Anole (Anolis monensis)
- Puerto Rican Twig Anole (Anolis occultus) [5]
- Ponce Small-Fanned Anole (Anolis poncensis)[6]
- Culebra Island giant anole (Anolis roosevelti)
- Puerto Rican Garden Snake (Arrhyton exiguum)
- Puerto Rican crested toad [7] (Bufo lemur) [8]
- Dryland Grass Anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)[9]
- Mona Ground Iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
- Puerto Rican Galliwasp (Diploglossus pleei)
- Puerto Rican Cave Dwelling Frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
- Common Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
- Mottled Coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
- Golden Coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)
- Mona Coquí (Eleutherodactylus monensis)
- Puerto Rican Boa (Epicrates inornatus)
- Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
- Mona Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis)
- Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti)
- Mona Blindsnake (Typhlops monensis)
- Puerto Rican Wetland Blind Snake (Typhlops rostellatus)
[edit] Spiders
This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick.[10]
- Ixodidae (Ticks)
[edit] Extinct animals
- Greater Puerto Rican Ground Sloth (Acratocnus major) [11]
- Lesser Puerto Rican Ground Sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) [12]
- Mauge's Parakeet (Aratinga chloroptera maugei)
- Puerto Rican Caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
- Puerto Rican Plate-Tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus) [13]
- Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
- Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
- Puerto Rican Long-nosed Bat (Monophyllus frater)
- Puerto Rican Nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) [14]
- Puerto Rican Flower Bat (Phyllonycteris major)
- Corozal Rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
- Puerto Rican Barn Owl (Tyto cavatica)
[edit] See also
- List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
- List of Puerto Rican birds
- San Juan Botanical Garden
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Puerto Rican Pewee is not an official species recognized by the AOU. The species is a proposed split from the Lesser Antillean Pewee (Contopus latirostris) by Rafaelle, H., et al. in A Guide to the Birds of the West Indies. 1998.
- ^ This species was formerly categorized as Otus nupides but was subsequently renamed.
- ^ This species was formerly a subspecies of Spindalis zena. In 1997 it was elevated to species status. [1]
- ^ This species is also known as the North American Worm Lizard.
- ^ This species is also known as Pygmy Anole.
- ^ "Anolis poncensis". Zipecodezoo.com. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/A/Anolis_poncensis/. Retrieved 04 January 2009.
- ^ This species has several common names. These are Ridge-headed Toad, Lowland Caribbean Toad, Puerto Rican Toad and Sapo Concho.
- ^ This species was formerly categorized as Peltophryne lemur but was subsequently renamed.
- ^ "Ctenonotus Poncensis". Zipcodezoo.com. http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/C/Ctenonotus_poncensis/. Retrieved 04 January 2009.
- ^ Platnick, N.I. (2006). world spider catalog, version 7.0. American Museum of Natural History
- ^ The Greater Puerto Rican Ground Sloth became extinct approximately 3000-4000 years ago.
- ^ The Lesser Puerto Rican Ground Sloth became extinct approximately 3000-4000 years ago.
- ^ The Puerto Rican Plate-Tooth or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
- ^ The Puerto Rican Nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
[edit] References
- Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña (Spanish)
- Bosque Seco de Guánica (Spanish)
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- Extinct vertebrates of the U.S.A., U.S. territories and Canada since 1492
- Rivero, Juan A. (1998). Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Press. ISBN 0-8477-0243-X.
