List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Lucia explained

This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island-nation of Saint Lucia, located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Amphibians

There are three species of amphibian on Saint Lucia, two of which were introduced.

Frogs (Anura)

Tree frogs (Hylidae)
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Scinax ruber	Red-snouted tree frog	Least concern.^[1]
Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae)
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Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui Antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog	Least concern.
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 Saint Lucia, five of which are endemic and two extinct.

Turtles (Testudines)

Tortoises (Testudinidae)
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Geochelone carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Likely recent introduction, though possibly as long ago as Amerindian settlement of Saint Lucia.^[2] Rarely seen in the wild.
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae)
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Caretta caretta	Loggerhead turtle, channel turtle (local name)	Endangered.
Chelonia mydas	Green turtle	Endangered. Regularly seen in coastal waters; nests on both coasts (though mainly on northern beaches), primarily from June to October.
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill turtle	Critically endangered. Regularly seen in coastal waters; nests on both coasts (though mainly on northern beaches), primarily from May to October.
Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae)
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Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback turtle	Critically endangered. Fairly rare. Nesting recorded from April to June, primarily on south and east (Atlantic) coast beaches.

Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae)
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Hemidactylus mabouia	House gecko	Introduced.
Hemidactylus palaichthus	Antilles leaf-toed gecko	Restricted to offshore islands of Maria Major and Dennery Island.
Sphaerodactylus microlepis	Little-scaled least gecko
Sphaerodactylus vincenti	Vincent's least gecko	Regional endemic.
Thecadactylus rapicauda	Turnip-tailed gecko
Iguanas and anolids (Iguanidae)
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Anolis extremus	Barbados anole	Regional endemic. Introduced from Barbados. Restricted to the area around the capital, Castries.
Anolis luciae	St. Lucia anole, Saint Lucian anole	Endemic. Widespread.
Anolis wattsi	Watts' anole	Regional endemic. Introduced. Restricted to the area around the capital, Castries.
Iguana iguana	Green iguana, common iguana
Whiptails (Teiidae)
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Cnemidophorus vanzoi	St Lucia whiptail, Vanzo's whiptail	Vulnerable. Endemic. The only Cnemidophorus species found in the Caribbean. Extirpated from the main island and now only native to the small islets of Maria Major and Maria Minor, with fewer than 1000 individuals estimated. A third population has been established on nearby Praslin Island through translocation.^[3]
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
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Gymnophthalmus pleii	Martinique spectacled tegu	Regional endemic.
Skinks (Scincidae)
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†Alinea luciae	Saint Lucia skink	Endemic, extinct since the early 20th century.
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae)
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Leptotyphlops breuili^[4]	St. Lucia threadsnake	Endemic. First described as a separate species in 2008.
Boas (Boidae)
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Boa constrictor	Boa constrictor
Colubrids (Colubridae)
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†Clelia errabunda	Underwood's mussurana	Endemic, extinct since the late 19th century.
Liophis ornatus	St Lucia racer	Endangered. Endemic. Probably extirpated from the main island; present on Maria Major but rare.
Vipers (Viperidae)
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Bothrops caribbaeus	Saint Lucia lancehead, fer-de-lance	Endemic. Distributed in lowlands, commonly found along river valleys.

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. Malhotra 2007, p. 182. The authors previously doubted there was a viable natural population, attributing its presence to escaped pets. Malhotra 1999, p. 49.
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4. . Recorded in as Leptotyphlops bilineata.