List of amphibians and reptiles of Grenada
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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'')=
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) | |||
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| Eleutherodactylus euphronides | Endangered.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. Endemic. | ||
| Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog | Least concern. | 175px |
| Leptodactylus validus | Windward ditch frog | Least concern. Regional endemic. | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | True toads (Bufonidae) | |||
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| Bufo marinus | Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad | Least concern. Introduced. | 175px |
Reptiles
Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 20 reptile species reported on Grenada, though the status of four species is uncertain.
=Turtles (''Testudines'')=
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Tortoises (Testudinidae) | |||
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| Geochelone carbonaria | Red-footed tortoise | Introduced. | 175px |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) | |||
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| Caretta caretta | Loggerhead turtle | Endangered. | 175px |
| Chelonia mydas | Green turtle | Endangered. | 175px |
| Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill turtle | Critically Endangered. | 175px |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) | |||
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| Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback turtle | Critically endangered. | 175px |
=Lizards and snakes (''Squamata'')=
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| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Geckos (Gekkonidae) | |||
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| Hemidactylus mabouia | House gecko | Introduced. | 175px |
| Thecadactylus rapicauda | Turnip-tailed gecko | align=center|100px | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) | |||
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| Anolis aeneus | Bronze anole | ||
| Anolis richardii | Grenada tree anole | ||
| Iguana iguana | Green iguana, common iguana | 175px | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Whiptails (Teiidae) | |||
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| Ameiva ameiva | Giant ameiva | Found throughout the Grenadines. | 175px |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) | |||
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| Bachia heteropa | LaGuaira Bachia | ||
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Skinks (Scincidae) | |||
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| Mabuya mabouya{{harvnb|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. | Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated. | 175px | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) | |||
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| Typhlops tasymicris | Grenada worm snake | Endemic. | |
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Boas (Boidae) | |||
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| Corallus grenadensis{{harvnb|Powell|Henderson|2005|p=74}}. Recorded in {{harvnb|Malhotra|Thorpe|1999}} as Corallus hortulanus. | Grenadian tree boa | ||
| colspan=4 bgcolor=#DDDFFF | Colubrids (Colubridae) | |||
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| Clelia clelia | Mussurana | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. | 175px |
| Liophis melanotus | Shaw's black-backed snake, Shaw's dark ground snake | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. | |
| Mastigodryas bruesi | Barbour's tropical racer | Regional endemic. Recorded from the southern half of Grenada, which is the southern limit of the species' range. | |
| Pseudoboa neuwiedi | Neuwied's false boa, coal snake | Possibly extirpated from Grenada. |
See also
Notes
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References
- Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.
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- {{citation |last1=Malhotra |first1=Anita |last2=Thorpe |first2=Roger S. |title=Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean |publisher=Macmillan Education Ltd. |year=1999 |isbn=0-333-69141-5 |pages=105–108}}.
- {{citation |last1=Powell |first1=Robert |last2=Henderson |first2=Robert W. |title=Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles |journal=Iguana |year=2005 |volume=12 |issue=2 |pages=63–77}}
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