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Sort By: Taxonomic | Island | Class | Order | Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Author | Date | Sound | Video
Displaying 61 of 86 species
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| Caiman crocodilus - Linnaeus, 1758 Reptilia | Crocodilia | Alligatoridae Spectacled Caiman Puerto Rico - Introduced IUCN Status: Least Concern |
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| Amphisbaena bakeri - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Amphisbaenidae Puerto Rican Many-ringed Amphisbaena Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Amphisbaena caeca - Cuvier, 1829 Reptilia | Squamata | Amphisbaenidae Puerto Rican Common Amphisbaena Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Amphisbaena schmidti - Gans, 1964 Reptilia | Squamata | Amphisbaenidae Puerto Rican Dusky Amphisbaena Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Amphisbaena xera - Thomas, 1966 Reptilia | Squamata | Amphisbaenidae Puerto Rican Xeric Amphisbaena Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Diploglossus pleii - Duméril and Bibron, 1839 Reptilia | Squamata | Anguidae Puerto Rican Galliwasp Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis cooki - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Guanica Pallid Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis cristatellus - Duméril and Bibron, 1837 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Crested Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis cuvieri - Merrem, 1820 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Giant Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis desechensis - Heatwole, 1976 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Desecheo Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis evermanni - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Emerald Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis gundlachi - Peters, 1876 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Yellow-chinned Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis krugi - Peters, 1876 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Olive Bush Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis monensis - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Mona Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis occultus - Williams and Rivero, 1965 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Twig Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis poncensis - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Ponce Small-fanned Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis pulchellus - Duméril and Bibron, 1837 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Bush Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Anolis roosevelti - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Virgin Islands Giant Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered |
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| Anolis stratulus - Cope, 1861 Reptilia | Squamata | Dactyloidae Puerto Rican Spotted Anole Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Hemidactylus haitianus - Meerwarth, 1901 Reptilia | Squamata | Gekkonidae West African House Gecko Puerto Rico - Introduced IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Hemidactylus mabouia - Moreau de Jonnès, 1818 Reptilia | Squamata | Gekkonidae Tropical House Gecko Puerto Rico - Introduced IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Cyclura nubila - Gray, 1831 Reptilia | Squamata | Iguanidae Cuban Iguana Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Vulnerable |
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| Cyclura stejnegeri - Barbour and Noble, 1916 Reptilia | Squamata | Iguanidae Mona Iguana Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Iguana iguana - Linnaeus, 1758 Reptilia | Squamata | Iguanidae Green Iguana Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Spondylurus culebrae - Hedges & Conn, 2012 Reptilia | Squamata | Mabuyidae Culebra Skink Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered (recommended) |
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| Spondylurus monae - Hedges & Conn, 2012 Reptilia | Squamata | Mabuyidae Mona Skink Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Endangered (recommended) |
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| Spondylurus monitae - Hedges & Conn, 2012 Reptilia | Squamata | Mabuyidae Monito Skink Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered (recommended) |
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| Spondylurus nitidus - Garman, 1887 Reptilia | Squamata | Mabuyidae Puerto Rican Skink Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered (recommended) |
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| Phyllodactylus wirshingi - Kerster and Smith, 1955 Reptilia | Squamata | Phyllodactylidae Puerto Rican Leaf-toed Gecko Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus gaigeae - Grant, 1932 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Chevronate Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus klauberi - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Puerto Rican Upland Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus levinsi - Heatwole, 1968 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Desecheo Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus macrolepis - Günther, 1859 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Puerto Rican Eyespot Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus micropithecus - Schwartz, 1977 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Monito Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Endangered |
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| Sphaerodactylus monensis - Meerwarth, 1901 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Mona Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus nicholsi - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Puerto Rican Crescent Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus roosevelti - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Guanica Khaki Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Sphaerodactylus townsendi - Grant, 1931 Reptilia | Squamata | Sphaerodactylidae Puerto Rican Sandy Sphaero Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Pholidoscelis alboguttatus - Boulenger, 1896 Reptilia | Squamata | Teiidae Mona Whiptail Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Pholidoscelis desechensis - Heatwole and Torres, 1967 Reptilia | Squamata | Teiidae Desecheo Whiptail Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Pholidoscelis exsul - Cope, 1862 Reptilia | Squamata | Teiidae Puerto Rican Giant Whiptail Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Pholidoscelis wetmorei - Stejneger, 1913 Reptilia | Squamata | Teiidae Puerto Rican Blue-tailed Whiptail Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Chilabothrus granti - Stull, 1933 Reptilia | Squamata | Boidae Virgin Islands Boa Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Chilabothrus inornatus - Reinhardt, 1843 Reptilia | Squamata | Boidae Puerto Rican Boa Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Near Threatened |
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| Chilabothrus monensis - Zenneck, 1898 Reptilia | Squamata | Boidae Mona Boa Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Borikenophis portoricensis - Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 Reptilia | Squamata | Dipsadidae Puerto Rican Racer Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Borikenophis variegatus - Schmidt, 1926 Reptilia | Squamata | Dipsadidae Mona Racer Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Magliophis exiguus - Cope, 1862 Reptilia | Squamata | Dipsadidae Virgin Islands Racerlet Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Magliophis stahli - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Dipsadidae Puerto Rican Racerlet Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Antillotyphlops granti - Ruthven and Gaige, 1935 Reptilia | Squamata | Typhlopidae Guanica Blindsnake Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Antillotyphlops hypomethes - Hedges and Thomas, 1991 Reptilia | Squamata | Typhlopidae Puerto Rican Coastal Blindsnake Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Antillotyphlops monensis - Schmidt, 1926 Reptilia | Squamata | Typhlopidae Mona Blindsnake Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Endangered |
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| Antillotyphlops platycephalus - Duméril and Bibron, 1844 Reptilia | Squamata | Typhlopidae Puerto Rican White-tailed Blindsnake Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Typhlops rostellatus - Stejneger, 1904 Reptilia | Squamata | Typhlopidae Puerto Rican Brown-bellied Blindsnake Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Not Assessed |
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| Caretta caretta - Linnaeus, 1758 Reptilia | Testudines | Cheloniidae Loggerhead Turtle Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Endangered |
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| Chelonia mydas - Linnaeus, 1758 Reptilia | Testudines | Cheloniidae Green Turtle Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Endangered |
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| Eretmochelys imbricata - Linnaeus, 1766 Reptilia | Testudines | Cheloniidae Hawksbill Turtle Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered |
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| Lepidochelys olivacea - Eschscholtz, 1829 Reptilia | Testudines | Cheloniidae Olive Ridley Turtle Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Vulnerable |
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| Dermochelys coriacea - Vandelli, 1761 Reptilia | Testudines | Dermochelyidae Leatherback Turtle Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Critically Endangered |
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| Trachemys scripta - Schoepff, 1792 Reptilia | Testudines | Emydidae Red-eared Slider Puerto Rico - Introduced IUCN Status: Near Threatened |
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| Trachemys stejnegeri - Schmidt, 1928 Reptilia | Testudines | Emydidae Antillean Slider Puerto Rico IUCN Status: Near Threatened |
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