Reptiles introduced to
Turks & Caicos Islands 

 

Checklist of the native reptiles of Turks & Caicos Islands
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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Lizards (Sauria)

Deiroptyx equestris

Knight Anole

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Reynolds, Riggs, Hibbert & Salamanca 2011

Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Iguana iguana

Common Green Iguana

Edgar 2010 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Reynolds & Riggs 2011

Sceloporus sp.

(Spiny Lizard)

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Sphaerodactylus mariguanae

Southern Bahamas Least Gecko

Edgar 2010 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Varanus exanthematicus

Western Savanna Monitor

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
Snakes (Serpentes)

(Unidentified genus and species)

(Unidentified genus and species)

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 [(Uromacer catesbyi or Opheodrys aestivus, ID unclear)]

Pantherophis guttatus

Red Corn Snake

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Reynolds & Riggs 2011

Indotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Reynolds, Batchasingh & Riggs 2011
Turtles (Testudines)

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Reynolds, Riggs, Hibbert & Salamanca 2011

Trachemys stejnegeri

Central Antillean Slider

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012