Reptiles of
Barbados 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Barbados Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Barbados Introduced species
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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 Dactyloa (Fringe-toed Anoles)
  *
Dactyloa extrema

Barbados Anole

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Grant 1959 Henderson & Powell 2009 Peters & Donoso-Barros 1970 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
  EX
Iguana iguana

South American Green Iguana

Henderson & Powell 2009
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Phyllodactylus (American Leaf-toed Geckos)
  *
Phyllodactylus pulcher

Barbados Leaf-toed Gecko

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Grant 1959 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Williams, Horrocks & Pernetta 2015
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Bergmann & Russell 2007
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Alinea (Caribbean Stripeless Skinks)
  *
Alinea lanceolata

Barbados Skink

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as Mabuya mabouya] Grant 1959 [as Mabuya m. mabouya] Hedges & Conn 2012 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as Mabuya mabouya]
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Kentropyx (Spurred Whiptails)
 
Kentropyx borckiana

Guyana Whiptail

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Gallagher & Dixon 1992 Grant 1959 [as copei] Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Erythrolamprus (Neotropical Smooth Snakes)
  EX
Erythrolamprus perfuscus

Barbados Smooth Snake

Dixon 1989 Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Grant 1959 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes)
Genus Tetracheilostoma (Lesser Antillean Thread Snakes)
  *
Tetracheilostoma carlae

Barbados Thread Snake

Adalsteinsson, Branch, Trape, Vitt & Hedges 2009 Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Grant 1959 [as bilineatum] Hedges 2008 Henderson & Powell 2009 Martins, Koch, Pinto, Folly, Fouquet & Passos 2019 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 [as bilineatum] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as bilineatum]

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

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys kempii

Atlantic Ridley Sea Turtle

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle

Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
Genus Dermochelys (Leatherback Sea Turtle)
 
Dermochelys coriacea

Leatherback Sea Turtle

Caldwell & Rathjen 1969 Fields & Horrocks in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021