List of reptiles of Puerto Rico
This is a list of the reptiles of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays.
This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Many species of reptiles are introduced, both legally (mainly through the pet industry) and illegally, to the archipelago of Puerto Rico every year, with some of these species being subsequently released into the wild. However, non-viable introduced species do not constitute a breeding population and hence they lack inclusion in this list.
The following tags help provide additional information regarding the status of each species.
- [e] Endemic species.
- [i] Introduced species.
- [ext] Extinct species.
- [ex] Extirpated species
Reptiles
Family Emydidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri | Puerto Rican slider | X | ||||
Trachemys scripta elegans [i] | Red-eared slider | X | ||||
Trachemys decorata [i] | Hispaniolan slider | X | ||||
Chrysemys picta picta | Eastern Painted Turtle | X |
Family Dermochelyidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dermochelys coriacea coriacea | Leatherback Sea Turtle | X | X |
Family Cheloniidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Caretta caretta caretta | Loggerhead Sea Turtle | X | ||||
Chelonia mydas mydas | Green Sea Turtle | X | X | X | X | X [5] |
Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata | Atlantic Hawksbill Turtle | X | X | X | X [11] | |
Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive Ridley | X |
Family Testudinidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geochelone monensis [ext] | X | |||||
Geochelone denticulata [ext] | South American Yellow-footed Tortoise | X |
Family Gekkonidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hemidactylus brooki haitianus | X | |||||
Hemidactylus mabouia [i] | Tropical House Gecko | X | X | X | X | |
Phyllodactylus wirshingi wirshingi | X | X [5] | ||||
Sphaerodactylus nicholsi nicholsi | Nichols' Dwarf Gecko | X | X [9] | |||
Sphaerodactylus nicholsi townsendi | Townsend's Dwarf Gecko | X | X | X | X [5] | |
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti [e] | Roosevelt's Dwarf Gecko | X | X | X [5][9] | ||
Sphaerodactylus gaigeae | Gaige's Dwarf Gecko | X | X [7] | |||
Sphaerodactylus klauberi | Puerto Rico Upland Gecko | X | ||||
Sphaerodactylus monensis [e] | Mona Dwarf Gecko | X | ||||
Sphaerodactylus levinsi [e] | Desecheo Dwarf Gecko | X [8] | ||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis ateles | X | X | ||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis grandisquamis | Common Dwarf Gecko | X | X [6][7] | |||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis guarionex | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis inigoi | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis macrolepis | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis mimetes | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis phoberus | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis spanius | X | |||||
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus [e] | Monito gecko | X [10] |
Family Teiidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ameiva exsul | Greater Puerto Rican Ameiva | X | X | X | X [5][7] | |
Ameiva wetmorei [e] | Blue-tailed Ground Lizard | X | X [5][9] | |||
Ameiva alboguttata [e] | Mona Ameiva | X | ||||
Ameiva desechensis [e] | Desecheo Ameiva | X [8] |
Family Scincidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mabuya mabouya sloani | X | X | X [ex] | X | X [10] |
Family Anguinidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Diploglossus pleei [e] | Puerto Rican Galliwasp | X |
Family Iguanidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anolis cuvieri [e] | Puerto Rican Giant Anole | X | X | |||
Anolis roosevelti [e] | Culebra Island Giant Anole | X | ||||
Anolis occultus [e] | Puerto Rican Twig Anole | X | ||||
Anolis evermanni [e] | Emerald Anole | X | ||||
Anolis stratulus | Barred Anole | X | X | X | X [7] | |
Anolis gundlachi [e] | Yellow-Chinned Anole | X | ||||
Anolis cristatellus cristatellus | Puerto Rican Crested Anole | X | X | X | X [6][7][9] | |
Anolis cristatellus wileyae | Eastern Puerto Rican Crested Anole | X | X | X | ||
Anolis desechensis [e] | Desecheo Anole | X [8] | ||||
Anolis cooki [e] | Cook's Anole | X | X [5] | |||
Anolis monensis [e] | Mona Anole | X | X [10] | |||
Anolis pulchellus | Puerto Rican Anole | X | X | X | X [7][6] | |
Anolis krugi [e] | Upland Grass Anole | X | ||||
Anolis poncensis [e] | Dryland Grass Anole | X | ||||
Cyclura pinguis [ex] | Anegada Ground Iguana | X | ||||
Cyclura portoricensis [ext] | Puerto Rican Iguana | X | ||||
Cyclura nubila nubila [i] | Cuban Ground Iguana | X | ||||
Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri [e] | Mona Ground Iguana | X | ||||
Iguana iguana [i] | Green Iguana | X | X | X | ||
Iguana delicatissima | Lesser Antillean Iguana | X |
Family Amphisbaenidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Amphisbaena bakeri [e] | Baker's Worm Lizard | X | ||||
Amphisbaena caeca [e] | Puerto Rican Worm Lizard | X | ||||
Amphisbaena schmidti [e] | Schmidt's Worm Lizard | X | ||||
Amphisbaena xera [e] | Puerto Rican Dryland Worm Lizard | X | X [5] |
Family Typhlopidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Typhlops platycephalus | Flat-headed Blindsnake | X | X | |||
Typhlops richardi | Richard's Blind Snake | X | X | |||
Typhlops rostellatus [e] | Puerto Rican Wetland Blind Snake | X | ||||
Typholps granti | Grant's Blind Snake | X | ||||
Typhlops monensis [e] | Mona Blind Snake | X | ||||
Typhlops hypomethes | Coastal Blindsnake | X |
Family Boidae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Epicrates inornatus [e] | Puerto Rican Boa | X | ||||
Epicrates monensis monensis [e] | Mona Boa | X | ||||
Epicrates monensis granti | Virgin Island Tree Boa | X |
Family Colubridae
Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alsophis portoricensis [e] | Puerto Rican Racer | X | X | X | X | X [7] |
Arrhyton exiguum | Puerto Rican Garter Snake | X | X | X [7] |
See also
- Fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
- List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
- List of mammals of Puerto Rico
- List of birds of Puerto Rico
- List of amphibians of Puerto Rico
Footnotes
- endemic This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- extinct This species is extinct.
- extirpated This species no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico but other populations exist elsewhere.
- introduced This species was introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- Caja de Muertos This species occurs in Caja de Muertos Island.
- Cayo Batata This species occurs in Cayo Batata.
- Cayo Santiago This species occurs in Cayo Santiago.
- Desecheo This species occurs in the island of Desecheo.
- Magueyes This species occurs in Magueyes island.
- Monito This species occurs in the island of Monito.
- Culebrita This species occurs in the island of Culebrita.
References
- Rivero, Juan A. (1998). Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Press. ISBN 978-0-8477-0243-5.
- "The Herpetofauna of Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico". Naval Security Group Activity Sabana Seca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
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