List of amphibians and reptiles of the Grenadines

Map of the Grenadines, between Saint Vincent and Grenada.

This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in the Grenadines, a chain of over 600 small islands located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. Politically, the northern two-thirds of the Grenadines are part of the nation Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; the remainder is part of Grenada.

Amphibians

There are two species of amphibian in the Grenadines, one of which was introduced.

Frogs (Anura)

Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei	Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog, Coqui Antillano, Johnstone's Whistling Frog	Least Concern.[1] Recently introduced.
Leptodactylus validus	Windward Ditch Frog	Least Concern. Regional endemic. Recorded only on Bequia.

Reptiles

Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 18 reptile species reported in the Grenadines.

Turtles (Testudines)

Tortoises (Testudinidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Chelonoidis carbonaria	Red-Footed Tortoise, Morrocoy
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.

Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Gonatodes species[2]		As yet undescribed; restricted to leaf litter in mature upland dry forest on Union Island.
Hemidactylus mabouia	House Gecko	Introduced.
Sphaerodactylus kirbyi		Endemic; found only on Bequia.
Thecadactylus rapicauda	Turnip-Tailed Gecko
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Anolis aeneus	Bronze Anole	Found throughout the Grenadines.
Anolis richardii	Grenada Tree Anole	Found on Carriacou and Bequia.
Iguana iguana	Green Iguana, Common Iguana
Whiptails (Teiidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Ameiva ameiva	Giant Ameiva	Found throughout the Grenadines.
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Bachia heteropa	LaGuaira Bachia	Recorded on Canouan and Bequia.
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi	Underwood's Spectacled Tegu	Recorded on Bequia.
Skinks (Scincidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Mabuya mabouya[3]		Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated.
Boas (Boidae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Corallus grenadensis[4]	Grenadian Tree Boa	Recorded on Bequia, Isle de Quatre, Union Island, Carriacou, and Petit Martinique.
Colubrids (Colubridae)
Species	Common name(s)	Notes	Image
Mastigodryas bruesi	Barbour's Tropical Racer	Regional endemic. Widespread, in xeric habitats.

See also

• List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Vincent
• List of amphibians and reptiles of Grenada

Notes

1. 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 the Grenadines.
2. Powell & Henderson 2005, p. 72.
3. 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.
4. Powell & Henderson 2005, p. 74. Recorded in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999 as Corallus hortulanus.

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. 103–104, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
• Powell, Robert; Henderson, Robert W. (2005), "Conservation Status of Lesser Antillean Reptiles", Iguana 12 (2): 63–77