List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Vincent

Location of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean
Saint Vincent lies to the north of the Grenadines island chain.

This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Vincent, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It is the main island of the nation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Amphibians

There are four species of amphibian on Saint Vincent, one of which was introduced. One species, Eleutherodactylus shrevei, is endemic.

Frogs (Anura)

Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Eleutherodactylus johnstoneiLesser Antillean Whistling Frog, Coqui Antillano, Johnstone's Whistling FrogLeast Concern.[1]
Eleutherodactylus shreveiEndangered. Endemic. Restricted to pristine montane forest.
Leptodactylus validusWindward Ditch FrogLeast Concern. Regional endemic. Typically found in forest habitats, but may venture into human-altered areas.
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 15 reptile species reported on Saint Vincent, three of which are endemic.

Turtles (Testudines)

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.
Sphaerodactylus vincentiVincent's Least GeckoRegional endemic.
Thecadactylus rapicaudaTurnip-Tailed Gecko
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Anolis griseusSaint Vincent's Tree AnoleEndemic. Widely distributed from sea level to 900 m.
Anolis trinitatisSaint Vincent's Bush Anole, Trinidad AnoleRegional endemic. Widely distributed from sea level to 900 m.
Iguana iguanaGreen Iguana, Common Iguana
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Gymnophthalmus underwoodiUnderwood's Spectacled Tegu
Skinks (Scincidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Mabuya mabouya[2]Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated.
Boas (Boidae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Corallus cookii[3]Cook's Tree BoaEndemic. Found in many habitats, though uncommon in rain forest.
Colubrids (Colubridae)
SpeciesCommon name(s)NotesImage
Chironius vincentiSaint Vincent BlacksnakeCritically Endangered. Endemic. Probably restricted to elevations between 150 and 330 m.
Mastigodryas bruesiBarbour's Tropical RacerRegional endemic. Found in xeric habitats in the southwest.

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 Saint Vincent.
  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. Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 reports the Saint Vincent species as Corallus hortulanus, of which it was formerly described as a subspecies.


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. 98–103, 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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