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, which are in parentheses.

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 Bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican Screech Owl (Megascops 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 Puerto ricos)
• Puerto Rican Vireo (Vireo latimeri)

Crustaceans

• Alloweckelia gurneei
• 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

Mollusks

• Puerto Rico shipworm (Teredo portoricensis)

Myriapoda

• Cylindromus uniporus

Reptiles/Amphibians

• Puerto Rican Racer (Alsophis 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 (Amphisbaena xera)
• Cook's Anole (Anolis cooki)
• Mona Anole (Anolis monensis)
• Puerto Rican Twig Anole (Anolis occultus)
• Ponce Small-Fanned Anole (Anolis poncensis)
• Culebra Island giant anole (Anolis roosevelti)
• Puerto Rican Garden Snake (Arrhyton exiguum)
• Puerto Rican crested toad (Bufo lemur)
• Dryland Grass Anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)
• Mona Ground Iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
• Puerto Rican Galliwasp (Diploglossus pleei)
• Cook's Robber Frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
• Common Coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
• Mottled Coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
• Golden Coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)
• Mona Coquí (Eleutherodactylus monensis)
• Puerto Rican Boa (Epicrates inornatus)
• Monito Gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
• Mona Dwarf Gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis)
• 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

• 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

• Prodidomidae

* Neozimiris nuda

• 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 caesia

* 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)
• Lesser Puerto Rican Ground Sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus)
• Mauge's Parakeet (Aratinga chloroptera maugei)
• Puerto Rican Caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
• Puerto Rican Plate-Tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus)
• Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
• Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
• Puerto Rican long-nosed bat (Monophyllus frater)
• Puerto Rican Nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae)
• Puerto Rican Flower Bat (Phyllonycteris major)
• Corozal Rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
• 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
• Rivero, Juan A. (1998). Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico. San Juan, Puerto Rico: University of Puerto Rico Press. ISBN 0-8477-0243-X.