Reptiles of
Anguilla 

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Citation: Midtgaard, Rune. RepFocus - A Survey of the Reptiles of the World. www.repfocus.dk (Compilation date: 14th April, 2023).


Checklist
General remarks: The list includes only formally described species. Newly discovered, but still unnamed species are excluded. However, unnamed species or species unassigned to species level are included, if they are the only representatives of their genus in the region. Species counts exclude extinct and introduced species. Doubtful records, typically older voucher specimens of uncertain origin, have been excluded if considered questionable, as are records based on sources considered unreliable or controversial.
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Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Ctenonotus (Lesser Antillean Anoles)
 
Ctenonotus gingivinus

Anguilla Bank Tree Anole

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Lazell 1964 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
 
Iguana delicatissima

Caribbean Green Iguana

Breuil, Day & Knapp 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Spondylurus (Antillean Four-lined Skinks)
 
Spondylurus powelli

Anguilla Bank Skink

Edgar 2010 [as sloanii complex] Hedges & Conn 2012 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as Mabuya sp.] Miralles 2006 [as Mabuya sloanii] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 [as Mabuya mabouya] Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as Mabuya mabouya]
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)
 
Sphaerodactylus macrolepis

Virgin Islands Eyespot Least Gecko

Questel 2018
 
Sphaerodactylus parvus

Anguilla Bank Least Gecko

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Nava, Shew & Powell 2001 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 
Sphaerodactylus sputator

Leeward Banded Least Gecko

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Nava, Hodge, Shew & Powell 2001 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Questel 2018 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Pholidoscelis (Caribbean Ameivas)
  *
Pholidoscelis corax

Anguilla Black Ameiva

Censky & Paulson 1992 Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
  *
Pholidoscelis corvinus

Sombrero Ameiva

Edgar 2010 Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Lazell 1964 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 
Pholidoscelis pleii

Anguilla Bank Ameiva

Censky & Paulson 1992 Edgar 2010 Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Powell, Henderson & Parmerlee 2015 Schwartz & Henderson 1988 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Alsophis (Eastern Caribbean Racers)
 
Alsophis rijgersmaei

Anguilla Bank Racer

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Hodge, Powell & Censky in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Howard, Eaton, Larimer & Townsend 2001 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014

Turtles (Testudines)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles)
Genus Caretta (Loggerhead Sea Turtle)
 
Caretta caretta

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

Edgar 2010 King & Burke 1989 Maylan 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Edgar 2010 Maylan 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Edgar 2010 King & Burke 1989 Maylan 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys kempii

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle

Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Edgar 2010 Maylan 1983 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021