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List of reptiles of Puerto Rico

April 11, 2024

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.

Puerto Rican boa

This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Many species of reptiles are imported, 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.

Reptiles edit

Family Emydidae edit

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 edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Dermochelys coriacea coriacea Leatherback sea turtle X X

Family Cheloniidae edit

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 Hawksbill sea turtle X X X X [11]
Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley sea turtle X

Family Testudinidae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Geochelone monensis [ext] X
Geochelone denticulata [ext] South American yellow-footed tortoise X

Infraorder Gekkota edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Hemidactylus mabouia [i] Tropical house gecko X X X X
Phyllodactylus wirshingi [e] Puerto Rican leaf-toed gecko X X [5]
Sphaerodactylus nicholsi [e] Nichols' dwarf gecko X X [9]
Sphaerodactylus townsendi [e] Townsend's dwarf gecko X X X [5]
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti [e] Roosevelt's dwarf gecko X X [5][9]
Sphaerodactylus gaigeae [e] Gaige's dwarf gecko X X X [7]
Sphaerodactylus klauberi [e] Puerto Rico upland dwarf gecko X
Sphaerodactylus monensis [e] Mona dwarf gecko X
Sphaerodactylus levinsi [e] Desecheo dwarf gecko X [8]
Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Big-scaled dwarf gecko X
Sphaerodactylus inigoi [e] Vieques dwarf gecko X X
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis [e] Big-scaled dwarf gecko X X [11]
Sphaerodactylus micropithecus [e] Monito dwarf gecko X [10]

Family Teiidae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Pholidoscelis exsul Greater Puerto Rican ameiva X X X X [5][7]
Pholidoscelis wetmorei [e] Blue-tailed ground lizard X X [5][9]
Pholidoscelis alboguttatus Mona ameiva X
Pholidoscelis desechensis Desecheo ameiva X [8]

Family Scincidae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Spondylurus nitidus Puerto Rican skink X X X
Spondylurus culebrae Culebra skink X X
Spondylurus monae Mona skink X
Spondylurus monitae Monito skink X

Family Anguinidae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Diploglossus pleii Puerto Rican galliwasp X

Family Iguanidae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Anolis cuvieri [e] Puerto Rican giant anole X X
Anolis roosevelti [e] [ext] 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 Crested anole X X X X [6][7][9]
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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Chilabothrus inornatus [e] Puerto Rican boa X
Chilabothrus monensis [e] Mona Island boa X
Chilabothrus granti [e] Virgin Island tree boa X X

Family Colubridae edit

Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona Other
Borikenophis portoricensis [e] Puerto Rican racer X X X X X [7]
Magliophis exiguus Puerto Rican garden snake X X X [7]

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. endemic This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
  2. extinct This species is extinct.
  3. extirpated This species no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico but other populations exist elsewhere.
  4. introduced This species was introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
  5. Caja de Muertos This species occurs in Caja de Muertos Island.
  6. Cayo Batata This species occurs in Cayo Batata.
  7. Cayo Santiago This species occurs in Cayo Santiago.
  8. Desecheo This species occurs in the island of Desecheo.
  9. Magueyes This species occurs in Magueyes island.
  10. Monito This species occurs in the island of Monito.
  11. Culebrita This species occurs in the island of Culebrita.

References edit

  • 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.
  • Rios López, Neftalí (10 April 2003). . Naval Security Group Activity Sabana Seca. Archived from the original on March 18, 2005. Retrieved March 30, 2006.
  • Perez i Gorgoy, Lluis (2000). . Caribbean Anole Database. Lluis Perez i Gorgoy. Archived from the original on March 11, 2006. Retrieved March 31, 2006.
  • Heatwole, Harold; Sade, Donald S.; Hildreth, R. (March 1963). (PDF). Caribbean Journal of Science. 3 (1): 1–5. ISSN 0008-6452. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-01-19.
  • Heatwole, Harold; Levins, Richard; Byer, Michael D. (July 1981). "Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank". Atoll Research Bulletin. 251: 1–54. doi:10.5479/si.00775630.251.1. OCLC 45726059. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  • Rios López, Neftalí; Thomas, Richard (2007). "A new species of palustrine Eleutherodactylus (Anura: Leptodactylidae) from Puerto Rico". Zootaxa. 1512: 51–64. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1512.1.3.
  • Pinto, Brendan; James, Titus-McQuillan; Daza, Juan; Gamble, Tony (March 2019). "Persistence of a geographically-stable hybrid zone in Puerto Rican dwarf geckos". Journal of Heredity. 110 (5): 523–534. doi:10.1093/jhered/esz015. PMID 30859222.
  • Daza, Juan; Pinto, Brendan; Herrera-Martinez, Alexandra; Garcia, Luis; Scantlebury, Daniel; Perry, Gad; Balaraman, Rajesh; Gamble, Tony (December 2019). "The sprightly little sphaerodactyl: Systematics and biogeography of the Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Sphaerodactylus (Gekkota, Sphaerodactylidae)". Zootaxa. 2712 (2): 151–201. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4712.2.1. PMID 32230683.
  • Reynolds, R. Graham; Henderson, Robert (September 2018). "Boas of the world (superfamily Booidea): A checklist with systematic, taxonomic, and conservation assessments". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 162: 1–58. doi:10.3099/MCZ48.1.

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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 Puerto Rican boaThis list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico Many species of reptiles are imported 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 speciesContents 1 Reptiles 1 1 Family Emydidae 1 2 Family Dermochelyidae 1 3 Family Cheloniidae 1 4 Family Testudinidae 1 5 Infraorder Gekkota 1 6 Family Teiidae 1 7 Family Scincidae 1 8 Family Anguinidae 1 9 Family Iguanidae 1 10 Family Amphisbaenidae 1 11 Family Typhlopidae 1 12 Family Boidae 1 13 Family Colubridae 2 See also 3 Footnotes 4 ReferencesReptiles editFamily Emydidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherTrachemys stejnegeri stejnegeri Puerto Rican slider XTrachemys scripta elegans i Red eared slider XTrachemys decorata i Hispaniolan slider XChrysemys picta picta Eastern painted turtle XFamily Dermochelyidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherDermochelys coriacea coriacea Leatherback sea turtle X XFamily Cheloniidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherCaretta caretta caretta Loggerhead sea turtle XChelonia mydas mydas Green sea turtle X X X X X 5 Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata Hawksbill sea turtle X X X X 11 Lepidochelys olivacea Olive ridley sea turtle XFamily Testudinidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherGeochelone monensis ext XGeochelone denticulata ext South American yellow footed tortoise XInfraorder Gekkota edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherHemidactylus mabouia i Tropical house gecko X X X XPhyllodactylus wirshingi e Puerto Rican leaf toed gecko X X 5 Sphaerodactylus nicholsi e Nichols dwarf gecko X X 9 Sphaerodactylus townsendi e Townsend s dwarf gecko X X X 5 Sphaerodactylus roosevelti e Roosevelt s dwarf gecko X X 5 9 Sphaerodactylus gaigeae e Gaige s dwarf gecko X X X 7 Sphaerodactylus klauberi e Puerto Rico upland dwarf gecko XSphaerodactylus monensis e Mona dwarf gecko XSphaerodactylus levinsi e Desecheo dwarf gecko X 8 Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis Big scaled dwarf gecko XSphaerodactylus inigoi e Vieques dwarf gecko X XSphaerodactylus macrolepis e Big scaled dwarf gecko X X 11 Sphaerodactylus micropithecus e Monito dwarf gecko X 10 Family Teiidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherPholidoscelis exsul Greater Puerto Rican ameiva X X X X 5 7 Pholidoscelis wetmorei e Blue tailed ground lizard X X 5 9 Pholidoscelis alboguttatus Mona ameiva XPholidoscelis desechensis Desecheo ameiva X 8 Family Scincidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherSpondylurus nitidus Puerto Rican skink X X XSpondylurus culebrae Culebra skink X XSpondylurus monae Mona skink XSpondylurus monitae Monito skink XFamily Anguinidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherDiploglossus pleii Puerto Rican galliwasp XFamily Iguanidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherAnolis cuvieri e Puerto Rican giant anole X XAnolis roosevelti e ext Culebra Island giant anole XAnolis occultus e Puerto Rican twig anole XAnolis evermanni e Emerald anole XAnolis stratulus Barred anole X X X X 7 Anolis gundlachi e Yellow chinned anole XAnolis cristatellus Crested anole X X X X 6 7 9 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 XAnolis poncensis e Dryland grass anole XCyclura pinguis ex Anegada ground iguana XCyclura portoricensis ext Puerto Rican iguana XCyclura nubila nubila i Cuban ground iguana XCyclura cornuta stejnegeri e Mona ground iguana XIguana iguana i Green iguana X X XIguana delicatissima Lesser Antillean iguana XFamily Amphisbaenidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherAmphisbaena bakeri e Baker s worm lizard XAmphisbaena caeca e Puerto Rican worm lizard XAmphisbaena schmidti e Schmidt s worm lizard XAmphisbaena xera e Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard X X 5 Family Typhlopidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherTyphlops platycephalus Flat headed blindsnake X XTyphlops richardi Richard s blind snake X XTyphlops rostellatus e Puerto Rican wetland blind snake XTypholps granti Grant s blind snake XTyphlops monensis e Mona blind snake XTyphlops hypomethes Coastal blindsnake XFamily Boidae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherChilabothrus inornatus e Puerto Rican boa XChilabothrus monensis e Mona Island boa XChilabothrus granti e Virgin Island tree boa X XFamily Colubridae edit Species Common name Puerto Rico Culebra Vieques Mona OtherBorikenophis portoricensis e Puerto Rican racer X X X X X 7 Magliophis exiguus Puerto Rican garden snake X X X 7 See also edit nbsp Puerto Rico portal nbsp Biology portalFauna 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 RicoFootnotes editendemic 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 editRivero 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 Rios Lopez Neftali 10 April 2003 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 Perez i Gorgoy Lluis 2000 Puerto Rico s Anoles Caribbean Anole Database Lluis Perez i Gorgoy Archived from the original on March 11 2006 Retrieved March 31 2006 Heatwole Harold Sade Donald S Hildreth R March 1963 Herpetogeography of Puerto Rico I Herpetofauna of Cayo Santiago and Cayo Batata PDF Caribbean Journal of Science 3 1 1 5 ISSN 0008 6452 Archived from the original PDF on 2005 01 19 Heatwole Harold Levins Richard Byer Michael D July 1981 Biogeography of the Puerto Rican bank Atoll Research Bulletin 251 1 54 doi 10 5479 si 00775630 251 1 OCLC 45726059 Retrieved 5 February 2020 Rios Lopez Neftali Thomas Richard 2007 A new species of palustrine Eleutherodactylus Anura Leptodactylidae from Puerto Rico Zootaxa 1512 51 64 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 1512 1 3 Pinto Brendan James Titus McQuillan Daza Juan Gamble Tony March 2019 Persistence of a geographically stable hybrid zone in Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Journal of Heredity 110 5 523 534 doi 10 1093 jhered esz015 PMID 30859222 Daza Juan Pinto Brendan Herrera Martinez Alexandra Garcia Luis Scantlebury Daniel Perry Gad Balaraman Rajesh Gamble Tony December 2019 The sprightly little sphaerodactyl Systematics and biogeography of the Puerto Rican dwarf geckos Sphaerodactylus Gekkota Sphaerodactylidae Zootaxa 2712 2 151 201 doi 10 11646 zootaxa 4712 2 1 PMID 32230683 Reynolds R Graham Henderson Robert September 2018 Boas of the world superfamily Booidea A checklist with systematic taxonomic and conservation assessments Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 162 1 58 doi 10 3099 MCZ48 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of reptiles of Puerto Rico amp oldid 1129344165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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