List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico

This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species.

Birds

• Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
• Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
• Green mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
• Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
• Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus)
• Puerto Rican lizard‑cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)
• Puerto Rican pewee (Contopus portoricenis)
• Adelaide's warbler (Dendroica adelaidae)
• Elfin-woods warbler (Dendroica angelae)
• Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican owl (Gymnasio nudipes)
• Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
• Puerto Rican tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
• Puerto Rican spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus)
• Puerto Rican vireo (Vireo latimeri)
• Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)

Crustaceans

• Buruquena (Epilobocera sinuatifrons)
• Puerto Rican sand crab (Emerita portoricensis)

Insects

• Camponotus kaura- was first described by Roy R. Snelling & Juan A. Torres
• Solenopsis torrei- was first described by Juan A. Torres
• Puerto Rican cave cockroach (Aspiduchus cavernicola)

Myriapoda

• Cylindromus uniporus
• Anadenobolus arboreus
• Rhinocricus parcus

Reptiles/amphibians

• Puerto Rican racer (Borikenophis portoricensis)
• Mona ameiva (Ameiva alboguttata)
• Desecheo ameiva (Ameiva desechensis)
• Puerto Rican ground lizard (Ameiva exsul)
• Blue-tailed ground lizard (Ameiva wetmorei)
• Baker's worm lizard (Amphisbaena bakeri)
• Puerto Rican worm lizard (Amphisbaena caeca)
• Schmidt's worm lizard (Amphisbaena schmiditi)
• Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, North American worm lizard (Amphisbaena xera)
• Guánica pallid anole, Cook's pallid anole, Cook's anole (Anolis cooki)
• Puerto Rican giant anole (Anolis cuvieri)
• Mona anole (Anolis monensis)
• Dwarf anole, pygmy anole, Puerto Rican twig anole (Anolis occultus)
• Ponce anole (Anolis poncensis), which is the same as the Dryland grass anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)
• Puerto Rican garden snake (Magliophis exiguus subspadix)
• Puerto Rican crested toad, ridge-headed toad, lowland Caribbean toad, Puerto Rican toad and sapo concho (Bufo lemur)
• Mona ground iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
• Puerto Rican galliwasp (Diploglossus pleei)
• Puerto Rican cave dwelling frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
• Common coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
• Mottled coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
• Golden coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)
• Mona coquí (Eleutherodactylus monensis)
• Melodius coquí (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)
• Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus)
• Mona Island boa (Chilabothrus monensis)
• Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
• Mona dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis)
• Puerto Rico upland gecko (Sphaerodactylus klauberi)
• Desecheo dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus levinsi)
• Gaige's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae)
• Townsend's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus townsendi)
• Nichols' dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi)
• Puerto Rican dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis)
• Isla Vieques dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus inigoi)
• Roosevelt's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti)
• Mona blindsnake (Typhlops monensis)
• Puerto Rican wetland blind snake (Typhlops rostellatus)

Spiders

This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick.

• Anyphaenidae

* Anyphaena decora

* Wulfila coamoanus

* Wulfila inconspicuus

* Wulfila isolatus

* Wulfila macropalpus

* Wulfila tropicus

• Araneidae

* Araneus adjuntaensis

* Lewisepeira maricao

* Metazygia silvestris

• Clubionidae

* Clubiona desecheonis

* Elaver portoricensis

• Corinnidae

* Abapeba guanicae

* Abapeba wheeleri

* Corinna javuyae

* Phrurolithus insularis

* Phrurolithus portoricensis

* Trachelas borinquensis

• Ctenidae

* Celaetycheus modestus

* Celaetycheus strenuus

* Oligoctenus ottleyi

* Trujillina isolata

• Dipluridae

* Masteria petrunkevitchi

• Gnaphosidae

* Camillina desecheonis

* Neozimiris nuda

• Hahniidae

* Hahnia naguaboi

• Ixodidae (ticks)

* Amblyomma arianae

• Linyphiidae

* Lepthyphantes microserratus

• Lycosidae

* Agalenocosa yaucensis

• Mimetidae

* Mimetus portoricensis

• Oonopidae

* Oonops delegenus

* Oonops ebenecus

* Oonops viridans

* Stenoonops econotus

* Stenoonops phonetus

* Stenoonops portoricensis

• Pholcidae

* Modisimus cavaticus

* Modisimus coeruleolineatus

* Modisimus montanus

* Modisimus montanus dentatus

* Modisimus sexoculatus

* Modisimus signatus

• Salticidae

* Agobardus blandus

* Corythalia gloriae

* Corythalia tristriata

* Emathis luteopunctata

* Emathis minuta

* Emathis portoricensis

* Emathis tetuani

* Eris illustris

* Habronattus ensenadae

* Habronattus facetus

* Hentzia squamata

* Jollas minutus

* Neonella mayaguez

* Sidusa mona

* Siloca monae

• Scytodidae

* Scytodes dissimulans

• Sparassidae

* Olios bicolor

* Olios darlingtoni

* Pseudosparianthis jayuyae

* Stasina portoricensis

• Tetragnathidae

* Chrysometa hamata

* Chrysometa jayuyensis

* Chrysometa yunque

* Glenognatha gloriae

* Tetragnatha bryantae

• Theraphosidae

* Avicularia laeta

* Cyrtopholis culebrae

* Cyrtopholis portoricae

* Holothele culebrae

• Theridiidae

* Dipoena puertoricensis

* Styposis lutea

* Theridion ricense

• Theridiosomatidae

* Baalzebub albonotatus

* Ogulnius gloriae

• Thomisidae

* Misumenops bubulcus

* Rejanellus mutchleri

* Tmarus vertumus

• Uloboridae

* Miagrammopes animotus

Extinct animals

• Greater Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus major) - The greater Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
• Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) - The lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
• Puerto Rican caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
• Puerto Rican plate-tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus) - The Puerto Rican plate-tooth, giant hutia or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
• Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
• Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
• Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) - The Puerto Rican nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
• Corozal rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
• Puerto Rican parakeet, Mauge's parakeet (Psittacara chloroptera maugei syn. Psittacara maugei)
• Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto cavatica)

See also

• List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
• List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican birds
• San Juan Botanical Garden

Footnotes

References

• Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña
• Bosque Seco de Guánica
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System
• Extinct vertebrates of the U.S.A., U.S. territories and Canada since 1492