Living National Treasures: Dominican Republic |
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Checklists of Endemics Mammal Species 0 Vertebrate Genera 0 Swallowtail & Milkweed Butterfly Species 0 Families & Orders 0 |
Checklist
of Endemic Reptile Species This list of reptile species found exclusively in the Dominican Republic is based on the taxonomy used in the EMBL Reptile Database (2005). For further details on possible inaccuracies in the list see Sources & Caveats. The EMBL Reptile Database CD September 2001 edition. Updated with changes through 2004 making it current to January 2005. http://www.reptile-database.org/db-info/changes2005.html The current version of this database is the TIGR Reptile Database http://www.reptile-database.org/ Ialtris agyrtes (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Barahona Red-headed Racer Leptotyphlops asbolepis (Squamata Ophidia - Leptotyphlopidae) Martin Garcia Threadsnake Leptotyphlops calypso (Squamata Ophidia - Leptotyphlopidae) Samana Threadsnake Typhlops schwartzi (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Hispaniolan Giant Blindsnake Celestus agasepsoides (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Serpentine Four-toed Galliwasp Celestus anelpistus (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Altagracia Giant Galliwasp Celestus carraui (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Puerta Plata Giant Galliwasp Celestus darlingtoni (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Hispaniolan Striped Galliwasp Celestus marcanoi (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Pico Duarte Galliwasp Sphaerodactylus callocricus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Rough-banded Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus clenchi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Orange Spotted Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus cochranae (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Haitises Striped Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus cryphius (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Desert Pygmy Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus darlingtoni (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Northern Forest Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus epiurus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Hispaniolan Tailspot Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus ladae (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Spotted Agave Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus leucaster (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Broken-stripe Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus ocoae (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Ocoa Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus perissodactylius (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Martin Garcia Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus plummeri (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Barahona Big-scaled Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus savagei (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Altagracia Speckled Dwarf Gecko Sphaerodactylus schuberti (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Neiba Agave Dwarf Gecko Cyclura ricordi (Squamata Sauria - Iguanidae) Hispaniolan Ground Iguana Anolis altavelensis (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Alto Velo Gracile Anole Anolis baleatus (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Dominican Giant Anole Anolis etheridgei (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Montane Bush Anole Anolis fowleri (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Green-banded Anole Anolis insolitus (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Cordillera Central Twig Anole Anolis marcanoi (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Red-fanned Stout Anole Anolis placidus (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Neiba Twig Anole Anolis sheplani (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Baoruco Twig Anole Anolis shrevei (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Cordillera Central Stout Anole Anolis strahmi (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Baoruco Stout Anole Leiocephalus lunatus (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Santo Domingo Curly-tailed Lizard Additional endemic reptile species described too recently to be included in the January 2005 version of the EMBL Reptile Database are given below. This list is primarily based on information from the current version of the TIGR Reptile Database (here) and includes species described through 2008. In addition to the 34 endemic reptile species listed above, the additional species listed below gives a total of 35 species of reptiles known solely from the Dominican Republic. Typhlops eperopeus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Bahoruco Blindsnake 2007 |