Reptiles of
Dominica 

 

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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 oculatus

Dominica Anole

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Gymnophthalmidae (Scaly-tongued Spectacled Tejus)
Genus Gymnophthalmus (Snake-eyed Tejus)
 
Gymnophthalmus pleei

Rough-scaled Snake-eyed Teju

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Brooks 1983 Cole, Dessauer, Townsend & Arnold 1990 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Iguana (Green Iguanas)
 
Iguana delicatissima

Caribbean Green Iguana

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Breuil, Day & Knapp 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Thecadactylus (Turnip-tailed Geckos)
 
Thecadactylus rapicauda

Northern Turnip-tailed Gecko

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Mabuya (Antillean Two-lined Skinks)
  *
Mabuya dominicana

Dominica Skink

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 [as "bistratia"] Hedges & Conn 2012 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as mabouya] Miralles & Carranza 2010 [as mabouya] Miralles 2005 [as mabouya] Miralles, Chaparro & Harvey 2009 [as mabouya] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as mabouya]
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)
 
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus

Southern Leeward Least Gecko

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 
Sphaerodactylus vincenti

Windward Least Gecko

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Pholidoscelis (Caribbean Ameivas)
  *
Pholidoscelis fuscatus

Dominican Ameiva

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Boa (Red-tailed Boas)
  *
Boa nebulosa

Clouded Boa

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Stimson 1969
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Alsophis (Eastern Caribbean Racers)
  *
Alsophis sibonius

Dominican Racer

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 [as antillensis] Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as antillensis] Muelleman, White, Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wallach, Williams & Boundy 2014
Genus Erythrolamprus (Neotropical Smooth Snakes)
 
Erythrolamprus juliae

Leeward Smooth Snake

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Dixon 1989 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Muelleman, White, Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Torres-Carvajal & Hinojosa 2020
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Antillotyphlops (Eastern Antillean Blind Snakes)
  *
Antillotyphlops dominicanus

Dominica Blind Snake

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Henderson & Powell 2009 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Rudman & Powell 2010 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

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

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Chelonia (Green Sea Turtle)
 
Chelonia mydas

Green Sea Turtle

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 King & Burke 1989 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 King & Burke 1989 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Lepidochelys (Ridley Sea Turtles)
 
Lepidochelys olivacea

Olive 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

Alexander, Woolley & Wharton 2007 King & Burke 1989 Malhotra, Thorpe, Hypolite & James in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021