List of amphibians and reptiles of Grenada explained

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)
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Eleutherodactylus euphronides		Endangered.^[1] Endemic.
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog	Least concern.
Leptodactylus validus	Windward ditch frog	Least concern. Regional endemic.
True toads (Bufonidae)
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Bufo marinus	Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad	Least concern. Introduced.

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)

Tortoises (Testudinidae)
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Geochelone carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Introduced.
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae)
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Caretta caretta	Loggerhead turtle	Endangered.
Chelonia mydas	Green turtle	Endangered.
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill turtle	Critically Endangered.
Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae)
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Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback turtle	Critically endangered.

Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae)
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Hemidactylus mabouia	House gecko	Introduced.
Thecadactylus rapicauda	Turnip-tailed gecko
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae)
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Anolis aeneus	Bronze anole
Anolis richardii	Grenada tree anole
Iguana iguana	Green iguana, common iguana
Whiptails (Teiidae)
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Ameiva ameiva	Giant ameiva	Found throughout the Grenadines.
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
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Bachia heteropa	LaGuaira Bachia
Skinks (Scincidae)
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Mabuya mabouya^[2]		Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated.
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae)
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Typhlops tasymicris	Grenada worm snake	Endemic.
Boas (Boidae)
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Corallus grenadensis^[3]	Grenadian tree boa
Colubrids (Colubridae)
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Clelia clelia	Mussurana	Possibly extirpated from Grenada.
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

• List of amphibians and reptiles of the Grenadines

References

• Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.

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Notes and References

1. [Conservation status]
2. instead records M. bistriata as the sole Mabuya species in the Lesser Antilles; many of its Caribbean populations have since been reassigned.
3. . Recorded in as Corallus hortulanus.