List of amphibians and reptiles of Guadeloupe
Location of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean
Map of Guadeloupe and dependencies
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. Guadeloupe includes the main Guadeloupe island ( forming by Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre), and dependencies (Îles des Saintes, La Désirade, and Marie-Galante).
Amphibians
There are six species of amphibian in Guadeloupe, three of which were introduced. Two species of frog, Eleutherodactylus barlagnei and Eleutherodactylus pinchoni, are endemic to Guadeloupe.
Frogs (Anura)
| Tree frogs (Hylidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Scinax x-signatus[1] | Venezuela snouted treefrog | Least concern.[2] Introduced; first recorded on Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre in 2003. Native to South America. |  |
| Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Eleutherodactylus barlagnei | Matouba robber frog | Endangered. Endemic to the highlands of Basse-Terre. | |
| Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog | Least concern. Introduced. |  |
| Eleutherodactylus martinicensis | Tink frog, Martinique robber frog | Near threatened. Regional endemic. |  |
| Eleutherodactylus pinchoni | Grand Cafe robber frog | Endangered. Endemic to the highlands of Basse-Terre. | |
| True toads (Bufonidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Bufo marinus | Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad | Least concern. Introduced on main islands. |  |
Reptiles
Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 21 reptile species reported in Guadeloupe. Four species are endemic.
Turtles (Testudines)
| Box turtles and pond turtles (Emydidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Geochelone carbonaria | Red-footed tortoise | Present on Îles des Saintes[3] |  |
| Trachemys scripta | Pond slider | Near threatened. Introduced. |  |
| Trachemys stejnegeri | Central Antillean slider | Near threatened. Introduced. |  |
| African side-necked turtles (Pelomedusidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Pelusios subniger[4] | East African black mud turtle | Introduced. | |
| Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Caretta caretta | Loggerhead turtle | Endangered. |  |
| Chelonia mydas | Green turtle | Endangered. |  |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill turtle | Critically endangered. |  |
| Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback turtle | Critically endangered. |  |
Lizards and snakes (Squamata)
| Geckos (Gekkonidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Hemidactylus mabouia | House gecko | Introduced. | .jpg) |
| Sphaerodactylus fantasticus | Fantastic least gecko |  | |
| Thecadactylus rapicauda | Turnip-tailed gecko | ||
| Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Anolis ferreus | Morne Constant anole | Endemic. Formerly described as a subspecies of A. marmoratus. | |
| Anolis marmoratus | Leopard anole, Guadeloupean anole | Endemic. |  |
| Anolis terraealtae | Les Saintes anole | Endemic to Îles des Saintes. Highly abundant. Formerly described as a subspecies of A. marmoratus. | |
| Iguana delicatissima | Lesser Antillean iguana, West Indian iguana | Vulnerable. Regional endemic. Highly abundant on the Petite Terre Islands off the coast of Grand-Terre. |  |
| Iguana iguana | Green iguana, common iguana |  | |
| Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Gymnophthalmus pleei | Martinique spectacled tegu | Regional endemic. | |
| Gymnophthalmus underwoodi | Underwood's spectacled tegu | ||
| Skinks (Scincidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Mabuya mabouya[6] | Regional endemic. |  | |
| Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Typhlops guadeloupensis[7] | Guadeloupe blind snake | Endemic. Alternately described as endemic subspecies of Typhlops dominicanus, with sister subspecies present on Dominica. | |
| Colubrids (Colubridae) | |||
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Alsophis antillensis | Antilles racer, island racer, leeward racer | Regional endemic. |  |
| Alsophis sanctonum | Terre-de-Haut racer | Endemic to Îles des Saintes. Two subspecies: Alsophis sanctonum sanctonum and Alsophis sanctonum danforthi Endangered | |
| Liophis juliae | Julia's ground snake, grove snake | Subspecies L. j. copeae is endemic to numerous Guadeloupean islands; subspecies L. j. mariae is found only on Marie-Galante. |  |
Disputed or unconfirmed species
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leptotyphlops bilineata | Two-lined blind snake | Record considered questionable. |
Species by island
Amphibians
| Family | Species | Basse-Terre | Grande-Terre | Îles des Saintes | La Désirade | Marie-Galante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hylidae | Scinax x-signatus | X | X | |||
| Leptodactylidae | Eleutherodactylus barlagnei | X | ||||
| Leptodactylidae | Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | X | X | X | X | X |
| Leptodactylidae | Eleutherodactylus martinicensis | X | X | X | X | X |
| Leptodactylidae | Eleutherodactylus pinchoni | X | ||||
| Bufonidae | Bufo marinus | X | X |
Reptiles
| Family | Species | Basse-Terre | Grande-Terre | Îles des Saintes | La Désirade | Marie-Galante |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emydidae | Trachemys scripta | X | X | X | ||
| Emydidae | Trachemys stejnegeri | X | X | X | X | |
| Pelomedusidae | Pelusios subniger | X | X | ? | ||
| Cheloniidae | Caretta caretta | X | X | X | X | X |
| Cheloniidae | Chelonia mydas | X | X | X | X | X |
| Cheloniidae | Eretmochelys imbricata | X | X | X | X | X |
| Dermochelyidae | Dermochelys coriacea | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gekkonidae | Hemidactylus mabouia | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gekkonidae | Sphaerodactylus fantasticus | X | X | X | X | X |
| Gekkonidae | Thecadactylus rapicauda | X | X | X | X | ? |
| Iguanidae | Anolis ferreus | X | ||||
| Iguanidae | Anolis marmoratus | X | X | X | ||
| Iguanidae | Anolis terraealtae | X | ||||
| Iguanidae | Iguana delicatissima | X | X | X | X | |
| Iguanidae | Iguana iguana | X | X | X | X | |
| Gymnophthalmidae | Gymnophthalmus pleii | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Gymnophthalmidae | Gymnophthalmus underwoodi | X | X | ? | X | X |
| Scincidae | Mabuya mabouya | ? | X | ? | X | ? |
| Typhlopidae | Typhlops guadeloupensis | X | X | ? | ? | ? |
| Colubridae | Alsophis antillensis | X | X | ? | ? | |
| Colubridae | Alsophis sanctonum | X | ||||
| Colubridae | Liophis juliae | X | X | ? | ? | ? |
Notes
- ↑ Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 140. Not recorded in Guadeloupe in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999.
- ↑ 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 in Guadeloupe.
- ↑ http://sxm.fauna.free.fr/Rep/R-Chelonoidis-carbonaria.htm
- ↑ Recorded as Pelusios castaneus in Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 137.
- ↑ http://sxm.fauna.free.fr/Rep/R-Chelonoidis-carbonaria.htm
- ↑ Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 136. 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.
- ↑ Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 136, 141. Recorded in Guadeloupe in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 as Typhlops dominicana.
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. 75–88, ISBN 0-333-69141-5 .
- Lorvelec, Olivier; Pascal, Michel; Pavis, Claudie; Feldmann, Philippe (2007), "Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation", Applied Herpetology, 4: 131–161, doi:10.1163/157075407780681356 .
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