Last update: April 10, 2009
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Amphibians and Reptiles
of the Cayman Islands
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Anurans:
Bufonidae | Hylidae | Leptodactylidae | Microhylidae
Lizards: Anguidae | Gekkonidae | Iguanidae
Snakes: Colubridae | Tropidophiidae | Typhlopidae
Turtles: Emydidae
Crocodilians: Crocodylidae
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SPECIES |
AUTHOR |
COMMON
NAME |
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AMPHIBIANS |
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FAMILY HYLIDAE |
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Osteopilus septentrionalis
|
Duméril and
Bibron, 1841 |
CUBAN
TREEFROG |
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FAMILY LEPTODACTYLIDAE |
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Eleutherodactylus
planirostris |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN
FLATHEAD FROG |
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FAMILY MICROHYLIDAE |
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Gastrophryne
carolinensis (i) |
Holbrook, 1836 |
EASTERN NARROWMOUTH
TOAD |
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REPTILES |
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LIZARDS |
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FAMILY ANGUIDAE |
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Celestus maculatus |
Garman, 1887 |
CAYMAN
GALLIWASP |
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FAMILY GEKKONIDAE |
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Aristelliger
praesignis |
Hallowell,
1856 |
JAMAICAN
CROAKING GECKO |
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Hemidactylus mabouia (i) |
Moreau de
Jonnès, 1818 |
COMMON HOUSE
GECKO |
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Sphaerodactylus
argivus |
Garman, 1888 |
CAYMAN
ISLANDS SPHAERO |
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FAMILY IGUANIDAE |
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Cyclura lewisi |
Grant, 1941 |
BLUE ROCK
IGUANA |
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Cyclura nubila |
Gray, 1831 |
CUBAN ROCK
IGUANA |
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Iguana iguana (i) |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
GREEN IGUANA |
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Anolis carolinensis (i) |
Voight, 1832 |
CAROLINA ANOLE |
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Anolis conspersus |
Garman, 1887 |
CAYMAN
BLUE-FANNED ANOLE |
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Anolis
luteosignifer |
Garman, 1888 |
CAYMAN BRAC ANOLE |
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Anolis maynardii |
Garman, 1888 |
CAYMAN
GREEN ANOLE |
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Anolis sagrei |
Cocteau in
Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
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Leiocephalus carinatus
|
Gray, 1827 |
SAW-SCALED
CURLYTAIL |
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SNAKES |
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FAMILY COLUBRIDAE |
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Elaphe guttata (i) |
Linnaeus, 1766 |
CORN SNAKE |
| FAMILY DIPSADIDAE |
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Cubophis
caymanus |
Garman, 1887 |
GRAND CAYMAN RACER |
Cubophis
fuscicauda |
Garman, 1888 |
CAYMAN BRAC RACER |
Cubophis
ruttyi |
Grant, 1941 |
LITTLE CAYMAN RACER |
Tretanorhinus
variabilis |
Duméril,
Bibron, and Duméril, 1854 |
CUBAN WATER SNAKE |
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FAMILY TROPIDOPHIIDAE |
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Tropidophis
caymanensis |
Battersby,
1938 |
GRAND CAYMAN
TROPE |
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Tropidophis
parkeri |
Grant, 1941 |
LITTLE
CAYMAN TROPE |
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Tropidophis
schwartzi |
Thomas, 1963 |
CAYMAN BRAC
TROPE |
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FAMILY TYPHLOPIDAE |
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Ramphotyphlops braminus (i) |
Daudin, 1803 |
FLOWERPOT
BLINDSNAKE |
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Typhlops caymanensis |
Sackett, 1940 |
GRAND CAYMAN
BLINDSNAKE |
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Typhlops epactius |
Thomas, 1968 |
CAYMAN BRAC
BLINDSNAKE |
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TURTLES |
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FAMILY EMYDIDAE |
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Trachemys decussata (i) |
Gray, 1831 |
CUBAN SLIDER |
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Trachemys scripta (i) |
Schoepff, 1792 |
RED-EARED SLIDER |
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CROCODILIANS |
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FAMILY CROCODYLIDAE |
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Crocodylus acutus |
Cuvier, 1807 |
AMERICAN
CROCODILE |
