List of amphibians and reptiles of Grenada
Location of Grenada in the Caribbean.
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on Grenada, an island in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
Amphibians
There are four species of amphibian on Grenada, one of which was introduced. One species, Eleutherodactylus euphronides, is endemic to Grenada.
Frogs (Anura)
| Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Eleutherodactylus euphronides | Endangered.[1] Endemic. | ||
| Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog | Least concern. |  |
| Leptodactylus validus | Windward ditch frog | Least concern. Regional endemic. | |
| True toads (Bufonidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Bufo marinus | Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad | Least concern. Introduced. |  |
Reptiles
Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 19 reptile species reported on Grenada, though the status of four species is uncertain.
Turtles (Testudines)
| Tortoises (Testudinidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Geochelone carbonaria | Red-footed tortoise | Introduced. |  |
| Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Caretta caretta | Loggerhead turtle | Endangered. |  |
| Chelonia mydas | Green turtle | Endangered. |  |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill turtle | Critically dndangered. |  |
| Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback turtle | Critically endangered. |  |
Lizards and snakes (Squamata)
| Geckos (Gekkonidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Hemidactylus mabouia | House gecko | Introduced. | .jpg) |
| Thecadactylus rapicauda | Turnip-tailed gecko |  | |
| Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Anolis aeneus | Bronze anole | ||
| Anolis richardii | Grenada tree anole | ||
| Iguana iguana | Green iguana, common iguana |  | |
| Whiptails (Teiidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Ameiva ameiva | Giant ameiva | Found throughout the Grenadines. |  |
| Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Bachia heteropa | LaGuaira Bachia | ||
| Skinks (Scincidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Mabuya mabouya[2] | Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated. |  | |
| Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Typhlops tasymicris | Grenada worm snake | Endemic. | |
| Boas (Boidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Corallus grenadensis[3] | Grenadian tree boa | ||
| Colubrids (Colubridae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Clelia clelia | Mussurana | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. |  |
| Liophis melanotus | Shaw's black-backed snake, Shaw's dark ground snake | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. | |
| Mastigodryas bruesi | Barbour's tropical racer | Regional endemic. Recorded from the southern half of Grenada, which is the southern limit of the species' range. | |
| Pseudoboa neuwiedi | Neuwied's false boa, coal snake | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. | |
See also
Notes
- ↑ Conservation status, where available, is from the IUCN Red List and is indicative of the status of the species as a whole, not just populations on Grenada.
- ↑ Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 instead records M. bistriata as the sole Mabuya species in the Lesser Antilles; many of its Caribbean populations have since been reassigned.
- ↑ Powell & Henderson 2005, p. 74. Recorded in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 as Corallus hortulanus.
References
Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 105–108, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
- Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana 12 (2): 63–77
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