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of Endemic Reptile Species This list of reptile species found exclusively in Haiti 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/ Amphisbaena caudalis (Squamata Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Cayemite Long-tailed Amphisbaena Ialtris parishi (Squamata Ophidia - Colubridae) Tiburon Banded Racer Leptotyphlops leptipilepta (Squamata Ophidia - Leptotyphlopidae) Haitian Border Threadsnake Typhlops capitulatus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Haitian Pale-lipped Blindsnake Typhlops gonavensis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Gonave Blindsnake Typhlops tetrathyreus (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Port-au-Prince Blindsnake Celestus macrotus (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) La Selle Galliwasp Celestus warreni (Squamata Sauria - Anguidae) Hispaniolan Giant Galliwasp Sphaerodactylus asterulus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Haitian Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus elasmorhynchus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Marche Leon Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus lazelli (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Cap-Haitien Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus nycteropus (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Morne Dubois Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus omoglaux (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Fond Parisien Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus sommeri (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Terre Nueve Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus williamsi (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Haitian Striped Least Gecko Sphaerodactylus zygaena (Squamata Sauria - Gekkonidae) Dame-Marie Least Gecko Anolis caudalis (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Gonave Gracile Anole Anolis darlingtoni (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) La Hotte Twig Anole Anolis dolichocephalus (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) La Hotte Long-snouted Anole Anolis eugenegrahami (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Black Stream Anole Anolis haetianus (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) La Hotte Stout Anole Anolis hendersoni (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) La Selle Long-snouted Anole Anolis koopmani (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Brown Red-bellied Anole Anolis marron (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Jacmel Gracile Anole Anolis monticola (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Foothill Anole Anolis rimarum (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Artibonite Bush Anole Anolis rupinae (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Banded Red-bellied Anole Anolis websteri (Squamata Sauria - Polychrotidae) Yellow-bellied Desert Anole Leiocephalus endomychus (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Hinche Curlytail Leiocephalus melanochlorus (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Tiburon Curlytail Leiocephalus pratensis (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Haitian Striped Curlytail Leiocephalus rhutidira (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Black-throated Curlytail Leiocephalus vinculum (Squamata Sauria - Tropiduridae) Gonave Curlytail Additional endemic reptile species that were 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 33 endemic reptile species listed above, these additional 4 species total 37 species of reptiles known solely from Haiti. Amphisbaena cayemite (Squamata Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Cayemite Short-tailed Amphisbaena 2006 Amphisbaena leali (Squamata Amphisbaenia - Amphisbaenidae) Pestel Amphisbaena 2006 Typhlops agoralionis (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) La Hotte Blindsnake 2007 Typhlops sylleptor (Squamata Ophidia - Typhlopidae) Pestel Blindsnake 2007 |