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ISLAND LISTS |
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Amphibians and Reptiles
of Cuba
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Anurans: Bufonidae | Hylidae | Leptodactylidae | Ranidae
Amphisbaenians: Amphisbaenidae
Lizards: Anguidae | Gekkonidae | Iguanidae | Teiidae | Xantusiidae
Snakes: Boidae | Colubridae | Tropidophiidae | Typhlopidae
Turtles: Emydidae
Crocodilians: Alligatoridae
| Crocodylidae
(i) = introduced
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SPECIES |
AUTHOR |
COMMON NAME |
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AMPHIBIANS |
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Bufo cataulaciceps |
Schwartz,1959 |
CUBAN PINELAND TOAD |
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Bufo empusus |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN SMALL-EARED TOAD |
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Bufo florentinoi |
Moreno and Rivalta, 2007 |
ZAPATA TOAD |
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Bufo fustiger |
Schwartz, 1960 |
WESTERN GIANT TOAD |
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Bufo gundlachi |
Ruibal, 1959 |
CUBAN HIGH-CRESTED TOAD |
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Bufo longinasus |
Stejneger, 1905 |
CUBAN LONG-NOSED TOAD |
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Bufo peltocephalus |
Tschudi, 1838 |
EASTERN GIANT TOAD |
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Bufo taladai |
Schwartz, 1960 |
CUBAN SPOTTED TOAD |
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Osteopilus septentrionalis |
Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
CUBAN TREEFROG |
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Eleutherodactylus acmonis |
Schwartz, 1960 |
CUBAN RED-RUMPED FROG |
| Eleutherodactylus adelus | Diaz, Cadiz, and Hedges, 2003 | DWARF GRASS FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus albipes |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
TURQUINO WHITE-FOOTED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus atkinsi |
Dunn, 1925 |
CUBAN GROIN-SPOT FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus auriculatus |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN TELEGRAPH FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi |
Schwartz 1960 |
BOCA DE YUMURI FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi |
Estrada, Díaz, and Rodríguez, 1997 |
CANASI FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus bresslerae |
Schwartz, 1960 |
MAISI FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus casparii |
Dunn, 1926 |
TRINIDAD FLATHEAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus cubanus |
Barbour, 1942 |
TURQUINO RED-ARMED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus cuneatus |
Cope, 1862 |
ORIENTE STREAM FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN LONG-LEGGED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus eileenae |
Dunn, 1926 |
CUBAN COLÍN FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus emiliae |
Dunn, 1926 |
TRINIDAD GROIN-SPOT FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus erythroproctus |
Schwartz, 1960 |
CAMARONES RED-LEGGED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus etheridgei |
Schwartz, 1958 |
ORIENTE COASTAL FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus glamyrus |
Estrada and Hedges, 1997 |
TURQUINO FERN FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus goini |
Schwartz, 1960 |
GUANIGUANICO YELLOW-MOTTLED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus greyi |
Dunn, 1926 |
CUBAN GREY FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus guanahacabibes |
Estrada and Novo Rodríguez, 1985 |
GUANAHACABIBES FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus guantanamera |
Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992 |
GUANTANAMERA FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus gundlachi |
Schmidt, 1920 |
ORIENTE SPINY FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus iberia |
Estrada and Hedges, 1996 |
MONTE IBERIA DWARF FROG (MICROFROG) |
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Eleutherodactylus intermedius |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
ORIENTE DARK-BELLIED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus ionthus |
Schwartz, 1960 |
ORIENTE TREE FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus jaumei |
Estrada and Alonso, 1997 |
ORANGE LONG-NOSED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus klinikowskii |
Schwartz, 1959 |
BARRED ROCK FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus leberi |
Schwartz, 1965 |
ORIENTE YELLOW-BELLIED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus limbatus |
Cope, 1862 |
YELLOW-STRIPED DWARF FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus maestrensis |
Dίaz, Cádiz, and Navarro, 2005 |
SIERRA MAESTRA LONG-LEGGED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus mariposa |
Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992 |
CUBAN BUTTERFLY FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus melacara |
Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992 |
DARK-FACED BROMELIAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus michaelschmidi |
Dίaz, Cádiz, and Navarro, 2007 |
SIERRA MAESTRA BLOTCHED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus olibrus |
Schwartz, 1958 |
PINAR DEL RIO BROMELIAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus orientalis |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
BARACOA DWARF FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus |
Schwartz, 1960 |
NIPE FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus pinarensis |
Dunn, 1926 |
CUBAN PINELAND FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus planirostris |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN FLATHEAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus principalis |
Estrada and Hedges, 1997 |
ORIENTE GREENISH-YELLOW FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus ricordii |
Duméril and Bibron, 1841 |
ORIENTE YELLOW-MOTTLED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus riparius |
Estrada and Hedges, 1998 |
CUBAN STREAM FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus rivularis |
Díaz, Estrada, and Hedges, 2001 |
SHORT-LEGGED
STREAM FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus ronaldi |
Schwartz, 1960 |
CUBAN KHAKI FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus simulans |
Dίaz and Fong, 2001 |
ORIENTE MOTTLED FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus staurometopon |
Schwartz, 1960 |
ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD BROMELIAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus symingtoni |
Schwartz, 1957 |
WESTERN SPINY FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus tetajulia |
Estrada and Hedges, 1996 |
BREASTS-OF-JULIE FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus thomasi |
Schwartz, 1959 |
CUBAN CAVE FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus toa |
Estrada and Hedges, 1991 |
ORIENTE PALLID FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus tonyi |
Estrada and Hedges, 1997 |
CABO CRUZ FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus turquinensis |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
TURQUINO STREAM FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus varians |
Gundlach and Peters in Peters, 1864 |
CUBAN BROMELIAD FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus varleyi |
Dunn, 1925 |
CUBAN GRASS FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus zeus |
Schwartz, 1958 |
CUBAN GIANT FROG |
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Eleutherodactylus zugi |
Schwartz, 1958 |
ROSARIO RED-LEGGED FROG |
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Rana catesbeiana (i) |
Shaw, 1802 |
BULLFROG |
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REPTILES |
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AMPHISBAENIANS |
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Amphisbaena barbouri |
Gans and Alexander 1962 |
CUBAN MANY-RINGED AMPHISBAENA |
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Amphisbaena carlgansi |
Thomas and Hedges, 1998 |
CUBAN PINK AMPHISBAENA |
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Amphisbaena cubana |
Gundlach and Peters in Peters, 1878 (1879) |
CUBAN BROWN AMPHISBAENA |
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Cadea blanoides |
Stejneger, 1916 |
CUBAN SPOTTED AMPHISBAENA |
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Cadea palirostrata |
Dickerson 1916 |
CUBAN SHARP-NOSED AMPHISBAENA |
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LIZARDS |
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Diploglossus delasagra |
Cocteau, 1838 |
CUBAN PALE-NECKED GALLIWASP |
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Diploglossus garridoi |
Thomas and Hedges, 1998 |
CUBAN SMALL-EARED GALLIWASP |
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Diploglossus nigropunctatus |
Barbour and Shreve, 1937 |
CUBAN SPOTTED GALLIWASP |
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Gonatodes albogularis |
Duméril and Bibron, 1836 |
NEOTROPICAL CLAWED GECKO |
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Hemidactylus haitianus |
Meerwarth, 1901 |
ANTILLEAN HOUSE GECKO |
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Hemidactylus mabouia (i) |
Moreau de Jonnès, 1818 |
COMMON HOUSE GECKO |
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Hemidactylus turcicus (i) |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
MEDITERRANEAN GECKO |
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Sphaerodactylus argus |
Gosse, 1850 |
JAMAICAN STIPPLED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus armasi |
Schwartz and Garrido, 1974 |
SPOTTED-HEAD SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus bromeliarum |
Peters and Schwartz, 1972 |
CUBAN BROMELIAD SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus celicara |
Garrido and Schwartz, 1982 |
BARACOAN EYESPOT SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus cricoderus |
Thomas, Hedges, and Garrido, 1992 |
TURQUINO COLLARED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus dimorphicus |
Fong and Dίaz, 2004 |
SANTIAGO DE CUBA SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus docimus |
Schwartz and Garrido, 1985 |
CABO CRUZ BANDED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus elegans |
MacCleay, 1834 |
ASHY SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus intermedius |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 |
NORTH COAST BANDED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatus |
Gray, 1845 |
CUBAN THREE-BANDED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus notatus |
Baird, 1858 |
BROWN-SPECKLED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus oliveri |
Grant, 1944 |
ESCAMBRAY SPOTTED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus pimienta |
Thomas, Hedges, and Garrido, 1998 |
CUBAN PEPPER SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus ramsdeni |
Ruibal, 1959 |
CUBAN FOREST SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus richardi |
Hedges and Garrido, 1993 |
RICHARD'S BANDED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus ruibali |
Grant, 1959 |
GUANTANAMO BAY SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus scaber |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 |
DOUBLE-COLLARED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus schwartzi |
Thomas, Hedges, and Garrido, 1992 |
GUANTANAMO COLLARED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus siboney |
Fong and Dίaz, 2004 |
SIBONEY GRAY-HEADED SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus storeyae |
Grant, 1944 |
ISLE OF PINES SPHAERO |
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Sphaerodactylus torrei |
Barbour, 1914 |
CUBAN BROAD-BANDED SPHAERO |
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Tarentola americana |
Gray, 1831 |
CUBAN GIANT GECKO |
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Tarentola crombiei |
Díaz and Hedges, 2008 |
ORIENTE TUBERCULATE GECKO |
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Anolis agueroi |
Díaz, Navarro, and Garrido, 1998 |
CABO CRUZ BEARDED ANOLE |
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Anolis ahli |
Barbour, 1925 |
ESCAMBRAY BLUE-EYED ANOLE |
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Anolis alayoni |
Estrada and Hedges, 1995 |
GUANTANAMO TWIG ANOLE |
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Anolis alfaroi |
Garrido and Hedges, 1992 |
SMALL-FANNED BUSH ANOLE |
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Anolis allisoni |
Barbour, 1928 |
CUBAN BLUE ANOLE |
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Anolis allogus |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 |
SPANISH FLAG ANOLE |
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Anolis altitudinalis |
Garrido, 1985 |
TURQUINO GREEN-MOTTLED ANOLE |
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Anolis alutaceus |
Cope, 1861 |
BLUE-EYED TWIG ANOLE |
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Anolis anfiloquioi |
Garrido, 1980 |
BROWN-EYED BUSH ANOLE |
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Anolis angusticeps |
Hallowell, 1856 |
CUBAN TWIG ANOLE |
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Anolis argenteolus |
Cope, 1861 |
CUBAN TRUNK ANOLE |
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Anolis argillaceus |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN DARK-BARK ANOLE |
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Anolis baracoae |
Schwartz, 1964 |
BARACOA GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis barbatus |
Garrido, 1982 |
WESTERN BEARDED ANOLE |
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Anolis bartschi |
Cochran, 1928 |
PINAR DEL RIO CLIFF ANOLE |
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Anolis birama |
Garrido, 1990 |
CUBAN BIG-EARED ANOLE |
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Anolis bremeri |
Barbour, 1914 |
CUBAN VARIEGATED ANOLE |
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Anolis centralis |
Peters, 1970 |
CENTRAL PALLID ANOLE |
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Anolis chamaeleonides |
Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
SHORT-BEARDED ANOLE |
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Anolis clivicola |
Barbour and Shreve, 1935 |
TURQUINO FERN ANOLE |
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Anolis confusus |
Estrada and Garrido, 1991 |
CABO CRUZ TRUNK ANOLE |
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Anolis cupeyalensis |
Peters, 1970 |
STRIPED-BELLIED GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis cyanopleurus |
Cope, 1861 |
GREEN FERN ANOLE |
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Anolis delafuentei |
Garrido, 1982 |
SIERRA DE TRINIDAD CRESTED ANOLE |
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Anolis equestris |
Merrem, 1820 |
CUBAN GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis fugitivus |
Garrido, 1975 |
GREEN-HEADED GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis garridoi |
Díaz, Estrada, and Moreno, 1996 |
ESCAMBRAY TWIG ANOLE |
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Anolis guafe |
Estrada and Garrido, 1991 |
CABO CRUZ BANDED ANOLE |
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Anolis guamuhaya |
Garrido, Pérez-Beato, and Moreno, 1991 |
ESCAMBRAY BEARDED ANOLE |
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Anolis guazuma |
Garrido, 1984 |
TURQUINO TWIG ANOLE |
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Anolis homolechis |
Cope, 1864 |
CUBAN WHITE-FANNED ANOLE |
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Anolis imias |
Ruibal and Williams, 1961 |
IMIAS ROCK ANOLE |
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Anolis incredulus |
Garrido and Moreno, 1999 |
TURQUINO EMERALD ANOLE |
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Anolis inexpectatus |
Garrido and Estrada, 1989 |
PINELAND BUSH ANOLE |
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Anolis isolepis |
Cope, 1861 |
DWARF GREEN ANOLE |
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Anolis juangundlachi |
Garrido, 1975 |
YELLOW-LIPPED GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis jubar |
Schwartz, 1968 |
CUBAN COAST ANOLE |
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Anolis litoralis |
Garrido, 1975 |
ORIENTE PALLID ANOLE |
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Anolis loysianus |
Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
SPINY ANOLE |
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Anolis lucius |
Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
SLENDER CLIFF ANOLE |
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Anolis luteogularis |
Noble and Hassler, 1935 |
WESTERN GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis macilentus |
Garrido and Hedges, 1992 |
BLACK-CHEEKED BUSH ANOLE |
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Anolis mestrei |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1916 |
RED-FANNED ROCK ANOLE |
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Anolis mimus |
Schwartz and Thomas, 1975 |
(synonym of A. rejectus) |
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Anolis noblei |
Barbour and Shreve, 1935 |
ORIENTE GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis ophiolepis |
Cope, 1861 |
FIVE-STRIPED GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis oporinus |
Garrido and Hedges, 2001 |
PIMIENTA GREEN ANOLE |
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Anolis paternus |
Hardy, 1967 |
ASHY BUSH ANOLE |
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Anolis pigmaequestris |
Garrido, 1975 |
PYGMY GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis porcatus |
Gray, 1840 |
CUBAN GREEN ANOLE |
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Anolis porcus |
Cope, 1864 |
ORIENTE BEARDED ANOLE |
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Anolis pumilus |
Garrido, 1988 |
CUBAN SPINY-PLANT ANOLE |
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Anolis quadriocellifer |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 |
CUBAN EYESPOT ANOLE |
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Anolis rejectus |
Garrido and Schwartz, 1972 |
SANTIAGO GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis rubribarbus |
Barbour and Ramsden, 1919 |
CUBAN TIGER ANOLE |
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Anolis ruibali |
Navarro and Garrido, 2004 |
CABO CRUZ PALLID ANOLE |
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Anolis sagrei |
Cocteau in Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
CUBAN BROWN ANOLE |
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Anolis smallwoodi |
Schwartz, 1964 |
GREEN-BLOTCHED GIANT ANOLE |
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Anolis spectrum |
Peters, 1863 |
BLACK-SHOULDERED GROUND ANOLE |
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Anolis terueli |
Navarro, Fernandez, and Garrido, 2001 |
YELLOW-FANNED PALLID ANOLE |
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Anolis toldo |
Fong and Garrido, 2000 |
GRAY-BANDED GREEN ANOLE |
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Anolis vanidicus |
Garrido and Schwartz, 1972 |
ESCAMBRAY GRASS ANOLE |
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Anolis vermiculatus |
Cocteau in Duméril and Bibron, 1837 |
CUBAN STREAM ANOLE |
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Anolis vescus |
Garrido and Hedges, 1992 |
PURIAL BUSH ANOLE |
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Cyclura nubila |
Gray, 1831 |
CUBAN ROCK IGUANA |
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Leiocephalus carinatus |
Gray, 1827 |
SAW-SCALED CURLYTAIL |
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Leiocephalus cubensis |
Gray, 1840 |
CUBAN BROWN CURLYTAIL |
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Leiocephalus macropus |
Cope, 1862 |
CUBAN SIDE-BLOTCHED CURLYTAIL |
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Leiocephalus onaneyi |
Garrido, 1973 |
GUANTANAMO STRIPED CURLYTAIL |
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Leiocephalus raviceps |
Cope, 1862 |
PALLID CURLYTAIL |
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Leiocephalus stictigaster |
Schwartz, 1959 |
CUBAN STRIPED CURLYTAIL |
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Ameiva auberi |
Cocteau, 1838 |
CUBAN AMEIVA |
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Cricosaura typica |
Gundlach and Peters in Peters, 1863 |
CUBAN NIGHT LIZARD |
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SNAKES |
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