List of reptiles of Puerto Rico
This is a list of the reptiles of the archipelago of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rican archipelago consists of the main island of Puerto Rico, two island municipalities, Vieques and Culebra, one minor uninhabited island, Mona and several smaller islands and cays.
This list only includes animals with verifiable established populations in the archipelago of Puerto Rico. Many species of reptiles are imported, both legally and illegally, to the archipelago of Puerto Rico every year, with some of these species being subsequently released into the wild. However, non-viable introduced species do not constitute a breeding population and hence they lack inclusion in this list.
The following tags help provide additional information regarding the status of each species.
- Endemic species.
- Introduced species.
- Extinct species.
- Extirpated species
Reptiles
Family Emydidae
Family Dermochelyidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Dermochelys coriacea coriacea | Leatherback sea turtle | X | X |
Family Cheloniidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Caretta caretta caretta | Loggerhead sea turtle | X | ||||
| Chelonia mydas mydas | Green sea turtle | X | X | X | X | X |
| Eretmochelys imbricata imbricata | Hawksbill sea turtle | X | X | X | X | |
| Lepidochelys olivacea | Olive Ridley sea turtle | X |
Family Testudinidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Geochelone monensis | X | |||||
| Geochelone denticulata | South American Yellow-footed tortoise | X |
Infraorder Gekkota
Family Teiidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Pholidoscelis exsul | Greater Puerto Rican Ameiva | X | X | X | X | |
| Pholidoscelis wetmorei | Blue-tailed Ground Lizard | X | X | |||
| Ameiva alboguttata | Mona Ameiva | X | ||||
| Ameiva desechensis | Desecheo Ameiva | X |
Family Scincidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Mabuya mabouya sloani | X | X | X | X | X |
Family Anguinidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Diploglossus pleei | Puerto Rican Galliwasp | X |
Family Iguanidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Anolis cuvieri | Puerto Rican Giant Anole | X | X | |||
| Anolis roosevelti | Culebra Island Giant Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis occultus | Puerto Rican Twig Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis evermanni | Emerald Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis stratulus | Barred Anole | X | X | X | X | |
| Anolis gundlachi | Yellow-Chinned Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis cristatellus cristatellus | Puerto Rican Crested Anole | X | X | X | X | |
| Anolis cristatellus wileyae | Eastern Puerto Rican Crested Anole | X | X | X | ||
| Anolis desechensis | Desecheo Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis cooki | Cook's Anole | X | X | |||
| Anolis monensis | Mona Anole | X | X | |||
| Anolis pulchellus | Puerto Rican Anole | X | X | X | X | |
| Anolis krugi | Upland Grass Anole | X | ||||
| Anolis poncensis | Dryland Grass Anole | X | ||||
| Cyclura pinguis | Anegada Ground Iguana | X | ||||
| Cyclura portoricensis | Puerto Rican Iguana | X | ||||
| Cyclura nubila nubila | Cuban Ground Iguana | X | ||||
| Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri | Mona Ground Iguana | X | ||||
| Iguana iguana | Green Iguana | X | X | X | ||
| Iguana delicatissima | Lesser Antillean Iguana | X |
Family Amphisbaenidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Amphisbaena bakeri | Baker's Worm Lizard | X | ||||
| Amphisbaena caeca | Puerto Rican Worm Lizard | X | ||||
| Amphisbaena schmidti | Schmidt's Worm Lizard | X | ||||
| Amphisbaena xera | Puerto Rican Dryland Worm Lizard | X | X |
Family Typhlopidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Typhlops platycephalus | Flat-headed Blindsnake | X | X | |||
| Typhlops richardi | Richard's Blind Snake | X | X | |||
| Typhlops rostellatus | Puerto Rican Wetland Blind Snake | X | ||||
| Typholps granti | Grant's Blind Snake | X | ||||
| Typhlops monensis | Mona Blind Snake | X | ||||
| Typhlops hypomethes | Coastal Blindsnake | X |
Family Boidae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Chilabothrus inornatus | Puerto Rican Boa | X | ||||
| Chilabothrus monensis | Mona Boa | X | ||||
| Chilabothrus granti | Virgin Island Tree Boa | X | X |
Family Colubridae
| Species | Common name | Puerto Rico | Culebra | Vieques | Mona | Other |
| Borikenophis portoricensis | Puerto Rican Racer | X | X | X | X | X |
| Magliophis exiguus exiguum | Virgin Islands Miniracer | X | X | |||
| Magliophis exiguus subspadix | Puerto Rican Garden Snake | X |
Footnotes
- This species is endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- This species is extinct.
- This species no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico but other populations exist elsewhere.
- This species was introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- This species occurs in Caja de Muertos Island.
- This species occurs in Cayo Batata.
- This species occurs in Cayo Santiago.
- This species occurs in the island of Desecheo.
- This species occurs in Magueyes island.
- This species occurs in the island of Monito.
- This species occurs in the island of Culebrita.