Reptiles of
Jamaica 

 

Bibliography of the reptiles of Jamaica Taxonomic history of the reptiles of Jamaica 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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Crocodilians (Crocodylia)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Crocodylidae (Crocodiles)
Genus Crocodylus (Typical Crocodiles)
 
Crocodylus acutus

American Crocodile

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011

Lizards (Sauria)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Anguidae (Slowworms, etc.)
Genus Celestus (Lesser Forest Lizards)
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Celestus barbouri

Limestone Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus crusculus

Kingston Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus duquesneyi

Blue-tailed Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus fowleri

Bromeliad Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus hewardii

Red-spotted Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus macrolepis

Large-scaled Forest Lizard

Schools & Hedges 2021
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Celestus microblepharis

Small-eyed Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus molesworthi

Portland Coast Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus occiduus

Jamaican Giant Forest Lizard

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schools & Hedges 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Celestus striatus

Golden Forest Lizard

Schools & Hedges 2021
 Family Anolidae (Anoles)
Genus Norops (Brilliant Anoles)
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Norops garmani

Jamaican Giant Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Norops grahami

Jamaican Turqouise Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Norops lineatopus

Jamaican Grey Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Norops opalinus

Opal-bellied Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Norops reconditus

Blue Mountains Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Norops valencienni

Jamaican Twig Anole

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas)
Genus Cyclura (Caribbean Ground Iguanas)
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Cyclura collei

Jamaican Iguana

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos)
Genus Tarentola (Wall Geckos)
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Tarentola albertschwartzi

Jamaican Giant Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Sprackland & Swinney 1998 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Scincidae (Skinks)
Genus Spondylurus (Antillean Four-lined Skinks)
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Spondylurus fulgidus

Jamaican Skink

Hedges & Conn 2012 Miralles 2006 [as Mabuya sloanii] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 [as sloanei] Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 [as Mabuya sloanii]
 Family Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos, etc.)
Genus Aristelliger (Croaking Geckos)
 
Aristelliger praesignis

Jamaican Croaking Gecko

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
Genus Gonatodes (American Padless Geckos)
 
Gonatodes albogularis

Yellow-headed Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
Genus Sphaerodactylus (Least Geckos)
 
Sphaerodactylus argus

Ocellated Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus dacnicolor

Eastern Jamaican Sharp-nosed Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus gilvitorques

Jamaican Collared Least Gecko

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus goniorhynchus

Jamaican Forest Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus oxyrhinus

Western Jamaican Sharp-nosed Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus parkeri

Jamaican Banded Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus richardsoni

Montego Banded Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Sphaerodactylus semasiops

Cockpit Eyespot Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Teiidae (Greater Tejus)
Genus Pholidoscelis (Caribbean Ameivas)
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Pholidoscelis dorsalis

Jamaican Ameiva

Harvey, Ugueto & Gutberlet 2012 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011

Snakes (Serpentes)
= endemicEX = extinct or assumed extinct

Species
References
 Family Boidae (Typical Boas)
Genus Chilabothrus (Slender Boas)
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Chilabothrus subflavus

Jamaican Boa

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Colubridae (Typical Snakes or Colubrids)
Genus Ocyophis (Caribbean Green Racers)
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Ocyophis ater

Jamaican Racer

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
Genus Schwartzophis (Jamaican Ground Snakes)
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Schwartzophis callilaemum

Jamaican Red Ground Snake

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Schwartzophis funereum

Jamaican Black Ground Snake

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Schwartzophis polylepis

Jamaican Long-tailed Ground Snake

Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas)
Genus Tropidophis (Typical Dwarf Boas)
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Tropidophis jamaicensis

Jamaican Brown Dwarf Boa

Hedges 2002 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Tropidophis stejnegeri

Jamaican Eyespot Dwarf Boa

Hedges 2002 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
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Tropidophis stullae

Portland Ridge Dwarf Boa

Hedges 2002 Henderson & Powell 2009 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011
 Family Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes)
Genus Typhlops (Afro-Caribbean Blind Snakes)
  *
Typhlops jamaicensis

Jamaican Blind Snake

Henderson & Powell 2009 McDiarmid, Campbell & Toure 1999 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011

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

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

Green Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
Genus Eretmochelys (Hawksbill Sea Turtle)
 
Eretmochelys imbricata

Hawksbill Sea Turtle

King & Burke 1989 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

Pritchard 1979 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021
 Family Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles)
Genus Trachemys (Slider Turtles)
 
Trachemys terrapen

Jamaican Slider

Fritz & Havas 2006 Henderson & Powell 2009 Iverson 1992 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2021 Schwartz & Henderson 1991 Wilson in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011