List of amphibians and reptiles of Guadeloupe

Location of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean

Map of Guadeloupe and dependencies

This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in Guadeloupe, an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. Guadeloupe includes the main Guadeloupe island ( forming by Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre), and dependencies (Îles des Saintes, La Désirade, and Marie-Galante).

Amphibians

There are six species of amphibian in Guadeloupe, three of which were introduced. Two species of frog, Eleutherodactylus barlagnei and Eleutherodactylus pinchoni, are endemic to Guadeloupe.

Frogs (Anura)

Tree frogs (Hylidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Scinax x-signatus[1]	Venezuela snouted treefrog	Least concern.[2] Introduced; first recorded on Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre in 2003. Native to South America.
Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Eleutherodactylus barlagnei	Matouba robber frog	Endangered. Endemic to the highlands of Basse-Terre.
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog	Least concern. Introduced.
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis	Tink frog, Martinique robber frog	Near threatened. Regional endemic.
Eleutherodactylus pinchoni	Grand Cafe robber frog	Endangered. Endemic to the highlands of Basse-Terre.
True toads (Bufonidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Bufo marinus	Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad	Least concern. Introduced on main islands.

Reptiles

Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 21 reptile species reported in Guadeloupe. Four species are endemic.

Turtles (Testudines)

Box turtles and pond turtles (Emydidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Geochelone carbonaria	Red-footed tortoise	Present on Îles des Saintes[3]
Trachemys scripta	Pond slider	Near threatened. Introduced.
Trachemys stejnegeri	Central Antillean slider	Near threatened. Introduced.
African side-necked turtles (Pelomedusidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Pelusios subniger[4]	East African black mud turtle	Introduced.
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Caretta caretta	Loggerhead turtle	Endangered.
Chelonia mydas	Green turtle	Endangered.
Eretmochelys imbricata	Hawksbill turtle	Critically endangered.
Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback turtle	Critically endangered.

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Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Hemidactylus mabouia	House gecko	Introduced.
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus	Fantastic least gecko
Thecadactylus rapicauda	Turnip-tailed gecko
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Anolis ferreus	Morne Constant anole	Endemic. Formerly described as a subspecies of A. marmoratus.
Anolis marmoratus	Leopard anole, Guadeloupean anole	Endemic.
Anolis terraealtae	Les Saintes anole	Endemic to Îles des Saintes. Highly abundant. Formerly described as a subspecies of A. marmoratus.
Iguana delicatissima	Lesser Antillean iguana, West Indian iguana	Vulnerable. Regional endemic. Highly abundant on the Petite Terre Islands off the coast of Grand-Terre.
Iguana iguana	Green iguana, common iguana
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Gymnophthalmus pleei	Martinique spectacled tegu	Regional endemic.
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi	Underwood's spectacled tegu
Skinks (Scincidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Mabuya mabouya[6]		Regional endemic.
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Typhlops guadeloupensis[7]	Guadeloupe blind snake	Endemic. Alternately described as endemic subspecies of Typhlops dominicanus, with sister subspecies present on Dominica.
Colubrids (Colubridae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Alsophis antillensis	Antilles racer, island racer, leeward racer	Regional endemic.
Alsophis sanctonum	Terre-de-Haut racer	Endemic to Îles des Saintes. Two subspecies: Alsophis sanctonum sanctonum and Alsophis sanctonum danforthi Endangered
Liophis juliae	Julia's ground snake, grove snake	Subspecies L. j. copeae is endemic to numerous Guadeloupean islands; subspecies L. j. mariae is found only on Marie-Galante.

Disputed or unconfirmed species

Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Leptotyphlops bilineata	Two-lined blind snake	Record considered questionable.

Species by island

Amphibians

Family	Species	Basse-Terre	Grande-Terre	Îles des Saintes	La Désirade	Marie-Galante
Hylidae	Scinax x-signatus	X	X
Leptodactylidae	Eleutherodactylus barlagnei	X
Leptodactylidae	Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	X	X	X	X	X
Leptodactylidae	Eleutherodactylus martinicensis	X	X	X	X	X
Leptodactylidae	Eleutherodactylus pinchoni	X
Bufonidae	Bufo marinus	X	X

Reptiles

Family	Species	Basse-Terre	Grande-Terre	Îles des Saintes	La Désirade	Marie-Galante
Emydidae	Trachemys scripta	X	X			X
Emydidae	Trachemys stejnegeri	X	X	X		X
Pelomedusidae	Pelusios subniger	X	X	?
Cheloniidae	Caretta caretta	X	X	X	X	X
Cheloniidae	Chelonia mydas	X	X	X	X	X
Cheloniidae	Eretmochelys imbricata	X	X	X	X	X
Dermochelyidae	Dermochelys coriacea	X	X	X	X	X
Gekkonidae	Hemidactylus mabouia	X	X	X	X	X
Gekkonidae	Sphaerodactylus fantasticus	X	X	X	X	X
Gekkonidae	Thecadactylus rapicauda	X	X	X	X	?
Iguanidae	Anolis ferreus					X
Iguanidae	Anolis marmoratus	X	X		X
Iguanidae	Anolis terraealtae			X
Iguanidae	Iguana delicatissima	X	X	X	X
Iguanidae	Iguana iguana	X	X	X		X
Gymnophthalmidae	Gymnophthalmus pleii	?	?	?	?	?
Gymnophthalmidae	Gymnophthalmus underwoodi	X	X	?	X	X
Scincidae	Mabuya mabouya	?	X	?	X	?
Typhlopidae	Typhlops guadeloupensis	X	X	?	?	?
Colubridae	Alsophis antillensis	X	X		?	?
Colubridae	Alsophis sanctonum			X
Colubridae	Liophis juliae	X	X	?	?	?

Notes

1. Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 140. Not recorded in Guadeloupe in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999.
2. Conservation status, where available, is from the IUCN Red List and is indicative of the status of the species as a whole, not just populations in Guadeloupe.
3. http://sxm.fauna.free.fr/Rep/R-Chelonoidis-carbonaria.htm
4. Recorded as Pelusios castaneus in Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 137.
5. http://sxm.fauna.free.fr/Rep/R-Chelonoidis-carbonaria.htm
6. Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 136. Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 instead records M. bistriata as the sole Mabuya species in the Lesser Antilles; many of its Caribbean populations have since been reassigned.
7. Lorvelec et al. 2007, p. 136, 141. Recorded in Guadeloupe in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 as Typhlops dominicana.

References

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

• Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 75–88, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
• Lorvelec, Olivier; Pascal, Michel; Pavis, Claudie; Feldmann, Philippe (2007), "Amphibians and reptiles of the French West Indies: Inventory, threats and conservation", Applied Herpetology 4: 131–161, doi:10.1163/157075407780681356.