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Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies

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Anurans: Aromobatidae | Bufonidae | Hylidae | Eleutherodactylidae | Leptodactylidae | Microhylidae | Ranidae | Strabomantidae
Lizards: Anguidae | Gekkonidae | Gymnophthalmidae | Iguanidae | Scincidae | Teiidae | Xantusiidae

Amphisbaenians: Amphisbaenidae | Cadeidae

Snakes: Boidae | Colubridae | Dipsadidae | Leptotyphlopidae | Natricidae | Tropidophiidae | Typhlopidae | Viperidae
Turtles: Emydidae | Pelomedusidae | Testudinidae
Crocodilians: Alligatoridae | Crocodylidae

(i) = introduced

(ne) = native but not endemic (also occurs naturally on mainland or elsewhere)

all other species without these notations are endemic (found only in the West Indies)

SPECIES (724)

AUTHORS

COMMON NAMES

AMPHIBIANS (197)

 

 

FAMILY AROMOBATIDAE (1)    

Allobates chalcopis

Kaiser, Coloma, and Gray, 1994

MARTINIQUE VOLCANO FROG

FAMILY BUFONIDAE (13)

 

 

Bufo cataulaciceps

Schwartz,1959

CUBAN PINELAND TOAD

Bufo empusus

Cope, 1862

CUBAN SMALL-EARED TOAD

Bufo florentinoi

Moreno and Rivalta, 2007

ZAPATA TOAD

Bufo fluviaticus

Schwartz, 1972

HISPANIOLAN CRESTLESS TOAD

Bufo fractus

Schwartz, 1972

EASTERN CRESTED TOAD

Bufo fustiger

Schwartz, 1960

WESTERN GIANT TOAD

Bufo guentheri

Cochran, 1941

SOUTHERN CRESTED TOAD

Bufo gundlachi

Ruibal, 1959

CUBAN HIGH-CRESTED TOAD

Bufo lemur

Cope, 1868

PUERTO RICAN TOAD

Bufo longinasus

Stejneger, 1905

CUBAN LONG-NOSED TOAD

Bufo marinus (i)

Linnaeus, 1758

MARINE TOAD

Bufo peltocephalus

Tschudi, 1838

EASTERN GIANT TOAD

Bufo taladai

Schwartz, 1960

CUBAN SPOTTED TOAD

FAMILY HYLIDAE (12)

 

 

Hyla cinerea (i)

Schneider, 1799

GREEN TREEFROG

Hyla squirella (i)

Bosc in Daudin, 1800

SQUIRREL TREEFROG

Hypsiboas heilprini

Noble, 1923

HISPANIOLAN GREEN TREEFROG

Osteopilus brunneus

Gosse, 1851

JAMAICAN LAUGHING TREEFROG

Osteopilus crucialis

Harlan, 1826

JAMAICAN SNORING TREEFROG

Osteopilus dominicensis

Tschudi, 1838

HISPANIOLAN LAUGHING TREEFROG

Osteopilus marianae

Dunn, 1926

YELLOW BROMELIAD TREEFROG

Osteopilus pulchrilineatus

Cope, 1869

HISPANIOLAN YELLOW TREEFROG

Osteopilus septentrionalis (ne)

Duméril and Bibron, 1841

CUBAN TREEFROG

Osteopilus vastus

Cope, 1871

HISPANIOLAN GIANT TREEFROG

Osteopilus wilderi

Dunn, 1925

GREEN BROMELIAD TREEFROG

Scinax ruber (i)

Laurenti, 1768

COMMON SCINAX

FAMILY ELEUTHERODACTYLIDAE (161)

 

 

Eleutherodactylus abbotti

Cochran, 1923

TUCK-WHEEP FROG

Eleutherodactylus acmonis

Schwartz, 1960

CUBAN RED-RUMPED FROG

Eleutherodactylus adelus Diaz, Cadiz, and Hedges, 2003 DWARF GRASS FROG

Eleutherodactylus albipes

Barbour and Shreve, 1937

TURQUINO WHITE-FOOTED FROG

Eleutherodactylus alcoae

Schwartz, 1971

BARAHONA ROCK FROG

Eleutherodactylus alticola

Lynn, 1937

JAMAICAN PEAK FROG

Eleutherodactylus amadeus

Hedges, Thomas, and Franz, 1987

MOZART'S FROG

Eleutherodactylus amplinympha

Kaiser, Green, and Schmid, 1994 (1995)

DOMINICA FROG

Eleutherodactylus andrewsi

Lynn, 1937

JAMAICAN RUMPSPOT FROG

Eleutherodactylus antillensis

Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862

PUERTO RICAN RED-EYED FROG

Eleutherodactylus apostates

Schwartz, 1973

LA HOTTE BIG-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus aporostegus

Schwartz, 1965

TIBURON BURROWING FROG

Eleutherodactylus armstrongi

Noble and Hassler, 1933

BAORUCO HAMMER FROG

Eleutherodactylus atkinsi

Dunn, 1925

CUBAN GROIN-SPOT FROG

Eleutherodactylus audanti

Cochran, 1934

SOUTH ISLAND TELEGRAPH FROG

Eleutherodactylus auriculatoides

Noble, 1923

NORTHERN HAMMER FROG

Eleutherodactylus auriculatus

Cope, 1862

CUBAN TELEGRAPH FROG

Eleutherodactylus bakeri

Cochran, 1935

LA HOTTE FROG

Eleutherodactylus barlagnei

Lynch, 1965

GUADELOUPE STREAM FROG

Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithi

Schwartz 1960

BOCA DE YUMURI FROG

Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesi

Estrada, Díaz, and Rodríguez, 1997

CANASI FROG

Eleutherodactylus bothroboans

Schwartz, 1965

JARABACOA BURROWING FROG

Eleutherodactylus bresslerae

Schwartz, 1960

MAISI FROG

Eleutherodactylus brevirostris

Shreve, 1936

SHORT-NOSED GREEN FROG

Eleutherodactylus brittoni

Schmidt, 1920

PUERTO RICAN GRASS FROG

Eleutherodactylus caribe

Hedges and Thomas, 1992

MANGROVE FROG

Eleutherodactylus casparii

Dunn, 1926

TRINIDAD FLATHEAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus cavernicola

Lynn, 1954

PORTLAND RIDGE FROG

Eleutherodactylus chlorophenax

Schwartz, 1976

GREEN CAVE FROG

Eleutherodactylus cochranae

Grant, 1932

PUERTO RICAN WHISTLING FROG

Eleutherodactylus cooki

Grant, 1931

PUERTO RICAN CAVE FROG

Eleutherodactylus coqui

Thomas, 1966

PUERTO RICAN FROG

Eleutherodactylus corona

Hedges and Thomas, 1992

HISPANIOLAN CROWNED FROG

Eleutherodactylus counouspeus

Schwartz, 1964

YELLOW CAVE FROG

Eleutherodactylus cubanus

Barbour, 1942

TURQUINO RED-ARMED FROG

Eleutherodactylus cundalli

Dunn, 1926

JAMAICAN ROCK FROG

Eleutherodactylus cuneatus

Cope, 1862

ORIENTE STREAM FROG

Eleutherodactylus darlingtoni

Cochran, 1935

LA SELLE LONG-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus diplasius

Schwartz, 1973

LA HOTTE WHISTLING FROG

Eleutherodactylus dimidiatus

Cope, 1862

CUBAN LONG-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus dolomedes

Hedges and Thomas, 1992

VENTRILOQUIAL FROG

Eleutherodactylus eileenae

Dunn, 1926

CUBAN COLÍN FROG

Eleutherodactylus emiliae

Dunn, 1926

TRINIDAD GROIN-SPOT FROG

Eleutherodactylus eneidae

Rivero, 1959

PUERTO RICAN ELEGANT FROG

Eleutherodactylus erythroproctus

Schwartz, 1960

CAMARONES RED-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus etheridgei

Schwartz, 1958

ORIENTE COASTAL FROG

Eleutherodactylus eunaster

Schwartz, 1973

LA HOTTE WHISTLING FROG

Eleutherodactylus flavescens

Noble, 1923

YELLOW SPLIT-TOED FROG

Eleutherodactylus fowleri

Schwartz, 1973

KHAKI BROMELIAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus furcyensis

Shreve and Williams, 1963

LA SELLE RED-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus fuscus

Lynn and Dent, 1942

JAMAICAN EARSPOT FROG

Eleutherodactylus glamyrus

Estrada and Hedges, 1997

TURQUINO FERN FROG

Eleutherodactylus glandulifer

Cochran, 1935

LA HOTTE GLANDED FROG

Eleutherodactylus glanduliferoides

Shreve, 1936

LA SELLE GRASS FROG

Eleutherodactylus glaphycompus

Schwartz, 1973

BALL BEARING FROG

Eleutherodactylus glaucoreius

Schwartz and Fowler, 1973

BLUE MOUNTAIN ROCK FROG

Eleutherodactylus goini

Schwartz, 1960

GUANIGUANICO YELLOW-MOTTLED FROG

Eleutherodactylus gossei

Dunn, 1926

JAMAICAN FOREST FROG

Eleutherodactylus grabhami

Dunn, 1926

JAMAICAN PALLID FROG

Eleutherodactylus grahami

Schwartz, 1979

YELLOW CHEVRONATE FROG

Eleutherodactylus greyi

Dunn, 1926

CUBAN GREY FROG

Eleutherodactylus griphus

Crombie, 1986

COCKPIT FROG

Eleutherodactylus gryllus

Schmidt, 1920

PUERTO RICAN GREEN FROG

Eleutherodactylus guanahacabibes

Estrada and Novo Rodríguez, 1985

GUANAHACABIBES FROG

Eleutherodactylus guantanamera

Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992

GUANTANAMERA FROG

Eleutherodactylus gundlachi

Schmidt, 1920

TURQUINO SPINY FROG

Eleutherodactylus haitianus

Barbour, 1942

MONTANE CRICKET FROG

Eleutherodactylus hedricki

Rivero, 1963

PUERTO RICAN TREEHOLE FROG

Eleutherodactylus heminota

Shreve and Williams, 1963

HALF-STRIPE BROMELIAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus hypostenor

Schwartz, 1965

BAORUCO BURROWING FROG

Eleutherodactylus iberia

Estrada and Hedges, 1996

MONTE IBERIA DWARF FROG

Eleutherodactylus inoptatus

Barbour, 1914

HISPANIOLAN GIANT FROG

Eleutherodactylus intermedius

Barbour and Shreve, 1937

ORIENTE DARK-BELLIED FROG

Eleutherodactylus ionthus

Schwartz, 1960

ORIENTE TREE FROG

Eleutherodactylus jamaicensis

Barbour, 1910

JAMAICAN BROMELIAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus jasperi

Drewry and Jones, 1976

PUERTO RICAN GOLDEN FROG

Eleutherodactylus jaumei

Estrada and Alonso, 1997

ORANGE LONG-NOSED FROG

Eleutherodactylus johnstonei

Barbour, 1914

LESSER ANTILLEAN FROG

Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi

Rios-López and Thomas, 2007

PUERTO RICAN WETLAND FROG

Eleutherodactylus jugans

Cochran, 1937

LA SELLE BROWN FROG

Eleutherodactylus junori

Dunn, 1926

ROCK POCKET FROG

Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti

Grant, 1931

PUERTO RICAN STREAM FROG

Eleutherodactylus klinikowskii

Schwartz, 1959

BARRED ROCK FROG

Eleutherodactylus lamprotes

Schwartz, 1973

HISPANIONAN ORANGE-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus leberi

Schwartz, 1965

ORIENTE YELLOW-BELLIED FROG

Eleutherodactylus lentus

Cope, 1862

VIRGIN ISLANDS YELLOW FROG

Eleutherodactylus leoncei

Shreve and Williams, 1963

SOUTHERN PASTEL FROG

Eleutherodactylus limbatus

Cope, 1862

YELLOW-STRIPED DWARF FROG

Eleutherodactylus limbensis

Lynn, 1958

HAITIAN STREAMSIDE FROG

Eleutherodactylus locustus

Schmidt, 1920

PUERTO RICAN SMALL-EARED FROG

Eleutherodactylus lucioi

Schwartz, 1980

PALLID ROCK FROG

Eleutherodactylus luteolus

Gosse, 1851

JAMAICAN MASKED FROG

Eleutherodactylus maestrensis

Dίaz, Cádiz, and Navarro, 2005

SIERRA MAESTRA LONG-LEGGED FROG

Eleutherodactylus mariposa

Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992

CUBAN BUTTERFLY FROG

Eleutherodactylus martinicensis

Tschudi, 1838

MARTINIQUE FROG

Eleutherodactylus melacara

Hedges, Estrada, and Thomas, 1992

DARK-FACED BROMELIAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus melatrigonum

Schwartz, 1966

CORDILLERA CENTRAL TELEGRAPH FROG

Eleutherodactylus michaelschmidi

Dίaz, Cádiz, and Navarro, 2007

SIERRA MAESTRA BLOTCHED FROG

Eleutherodactylus minutus

Noble, 1923

HISPANIOLAN WHEEPING FROG

Eleutherodactylus monensis

Meerwarth, 1901

MONA FROG

Eleutherodactylus montanus

Schmidt, 1919

HISPANIOLAN MONTANE FROG

Eleutherodactylus nortoni

Schwartz, 1976

GREEN SPINY FROG

Eleutherodactylus notidodes

Schwartz, 1966

NEIBA TELEGRAPH FROG

Eleutherodactylus nubicola

Dunn, 1926

JAMAICAN RED-EYED FROG

Eleutherodactylus olibrus

Schwartz, 1958

PINAR DEL RIO BROMELIAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus orcutti

Dunn, 1928

JAMAICAN STREAM FROG

Eleutherodactylus orientalis

Barbour and Shreve, 1937

BARACOA DWARF FROG

Eleutherodactylus oxyrhyncus

Duméril and Bibron, 1841

HISPANIOLAN SHARP-NOSED FROG

Eleutherodactylus pantoni

Dunn, 1926

JAMAICAN YELLOW-BELLIED FROG

Eleutherodactylus parabates

Schwartz, 1964

NEIBA WHISTLING FROG

Eleutherodactylus paralius

Schwartz, 1976

COASTAL RED-RUMPED FROG

Eleutherodactylus parapelates

Hedges and Thomas, 1987

MACAYA BURROWING FROG

Eleutherodactylus patriciae

Schwartz, 1964 (1965)

HISPANIOLAN CORDILLERA FROG

Eleutherodactylus paulsoni

Schwartz, 1964

HISPANIOLAN PINK-RUMPED FROG

Eleutherodactylus pentasyringos

Schwartz and Fowler, 1973

JOHN CROW YELLOW-BELLIED FROG

Eleutherodactylus pezopetrus

Schwartz, 1960

NIPE FROG

Eleutherodactylus pictissimus

Cochran, 1935

HISPANIOLAN YELLOW-MOTTLED FROG

Eleutherodactylus pinarensis

Dunn, 1926

CUBAN PINELAND FROG

Eleutherodactylus pinchoni

Schwartz, 1967

GUADELOUPE FOREST FROG

Eleutherodactylus pituinus

Schwartz, 1964

HISPANIOLAN MELODIUS FROG

Eleutherodactylus planirostris

Cope, 1862

CUBAN FLATHEAD FROG

Eleutherodactylus poolei

Cochran, 1938

CITADEL FROG

Eleutherodactylus portoricensis

Schmidt, 1927

PUERTO RICAN WHITE-EYED FROG

Eleutherodactylus principalis

Estrada and Hedges, 1997

ORIENTE GREENISH-YELLOW FROG

Eleutherodactylus probolaeus

Schwartz, 1965

BOCA DE YUMA FROG

Eleutherodactylus rhodesi

Schwartz, 1980

PORT-DE-PAIX FROG

Eleutherodactylus richmondi

Stejneger, 1904

PUERTO RICAN BRONZE FROG

Eleutherodactylus ricordii

Duméril and Bibron, 1841

ORIENTE YELLOW-MOTTLED FROG

Eleutherodactylus riparius

Estrada and Hedges, 1998

CUBAN STREAM FROG