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Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies

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Amphisbaenians: Amphisbaenidae | Cadeidae

(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 (735)	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
Eleutherodactylus rivularis	Díaz, Estrada, and Hedges, 2001	SHORT-LEGGED STREAM FROG
Eleutherodactylus rogersi	Goin, 1955	BAHAMAS FLATHEAD FROG
Eleutherodactylus ronaldi	Schwartz, 1960	CUBAN KHAKI FROG
Eleutherodactylus rucillensis	Cochran, 1939	RUCILLA STREAMSIDE FROG
Eleutherodactylus rufifemoralis	Noble and Hassler, 1933	BAORUCO RED-LEGGED FROG
Eleutherodactylus ruthae	Noble, 1923	EASTERN BURROWING FROG
Eleutherodactylus schmidti	Noble, 1923	HISPANIOLAN STREAMSIDE FROG
Eleutherodactylus schwartzi	Thomas, 1966	VIRGIN ISLANDS KHAKI FROG
Eleutherodactylus sciagraphus	Schwartz, 1973	LA HOTTE STRIPED-LEGGED FROG
Eleutherodactylus semipalmatus	Shreve, 1936	TIBURON STREAM FROG
Eleutherodactylus simulans	Díaz and Fong, 2001	ORIENTE MOTTLED FROG
Eleutherodactylus sisyphodemus	Crombie, 1977	LEAF MIMIC FROG
Eleutherodactylus sommeri	Schwartz, 1977	MASSIF DU NORD WHISTLING FROG
Eleutherodactylus staurometopon	Schwartz, 1960	ISLA DE LA JUVENTUD BROMELIAD FROG
Eleutherodactylus symingtoni	Schwartz, 1957	WESTERN SPINY FROG
Eleutherodactylus tetajulia	Estrada and Hedges, 1996	BREASTS-OF-JULIE FROG
Eleutherodactylus thomasi	Schwartz, 1959	CUBAN CAVE FROG
Eleutherodactylus thorectes	Hedges, 1988	MACAYA BREAST-SPOT FROG
Eleutherodactylus toa	Estrada and Hedges, 1991	ORIENTE PALLID FROG
Eleutherodactylus tonyi	Estrada and Hedges, 1997	CABO CRUZ FROG
Eleutherodactylus turquinensis	Barbour and Shreve, 1937	TURQUINO STREAM FROG
Eleutherodactylus tychathrous	Schwartz, 1965	VALLEJUELO BURROWING FROG
Eleutherodactylus unicolor	Stejneger, 1904	PUERTO RICAN ELFIN FROG
Eleutherodactylus varians	Gundlach and Peters in Peters, 1864	CUBAN BROMELIAD FROG
Eleutherodactylus varleyi	Dunn, 1925	CUBAN GRASS FROG
Eleutherodactylus ventrilineatus	Shreve, 1936	MACAYA DUSKY FROG
Eleutherodactylus warreni	Schwartz, 1976	TORTUE FROG
Eleutherodactylus weinlandi	Barbour, 1914	HISPANIOLAN RED-RUMPED FROG
Eleutherodactylus wetmorei	Cochran, 1932	TIBURON WHISTLING FROG
Eleutherodactylus wightmanae