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)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Eleutherodactylus euphronidesEndangered.[1] Endemic.
Eleutherodactylus johnstoneiLesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frogLeast concern.
Leptodactylus validusWindward ditch frogLeast concern. Regional endemic.
True toads (Bufonidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Bufo marinusCane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toadLeast 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)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Geochelone carbonariaRed-footed tortoiseIntroduced.
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Caretta carettaLoggerhead turtleEndangered.
Chelonia mydasGreen turtleEndangered.
Eretmochelys imbricataHawksbill turtleCritically Endangered.
Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Dermochelys coriaceaLeatherback turtleCritically endangered.

Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Hemidactylus mabouiaHouse geckoIntroduced.
Thecadactylus rapicaudaTurnip-tailed gecko
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Anolis aeneusBronze anole
Anolis richardiiGrenada tree anole
Iguana iguanaGreen iguana, common iguana
Whiptails (Teiidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Ameiva ameivaGiant ameivaFound throughout the Grenadines.
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Bachia heteropaLaGuaira Bachia
Skinks (Scincidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Mabuya mabouya[2]Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated.
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Typhlops tasymicrisGrenada worm snakeEndemic.
Boas (Boidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Corallus grenadensis[3]Grenadian tree boa
Colubrids (Colubridae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Clelia cleliaMussuranaPossibly extirpated from Grenada.
Liophis melanotusShaw's black-backed snake, Shaw's dark ground snakePossibly extirpated from Grenada.
Mastigodryas bruesiBarbour's tropical racerRegional endemic. Recorded from the southern half of Grenada, which is the southern limit of the species' range.
Pseudoboa neuwiediNeuwied's false boa, coal snakePossibly extirpated from Grenada.

See also


Notes

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ 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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