This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saba, a Dutch municipality in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
Amphibians edit
There is one species of amphibian on Saba.
Frogs (Anura) edit
Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog, Coqui Antillano, Johnstone's Whistling Frog | Least Concern.[1] |
Reptiles edit
Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 11 reptile species reported on Saba. One species, the Saban Anole (Anolis sabanus), is endemic to Saba.
Turtles (Testudines) edit
Tortoises (Testudinidae) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Geochelone carbonaria[2] | Red-Footed Tortoise | ||
Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Caretta caretta | Loggerhead Turtle | Endangered. | |
Chelonia mydas | Green Turtle | Endangered. | |
Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill Turtle | Critically Endangered. | |
Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Turtle | Critically Endangered. |
Lizards and snakes (Squamata) edit
Geckos (Gekkonidae) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Hemidactylus mabouia | House Gecko | Introduced. | |
Sphaerodactylus sabanus | Saba Least Gecko | Regionally endemic. Abundant. | |
Thecadactylus rapicauda | Turnip-Tailed Gecko | Rare. | |
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Anolis sabanus | Saban Anole | Endemic. Widespread and common. | |
Iguana iguana | Green Iguana, Common Iguana | Rare. Population on Saba is possibly a distinct species. | |
Colubrids (Colubridae) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Alsophis rufiventris | Saba Racer, Red-bellied Racer, Orange-bellied Racer | Endangered. Regional endemic. Widespread and abundant on Saba. |
Notes edit
- ^ Conservation status, where available, is from the IUCN Red List and is indicative of the status of the species as a whole, not just populations on Saba.
- ^ Powell 2006, p. 296. Not recorded on Saba in Malhotra & Thorpe 1999.
References edit
Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.
- Malhotra, Anita; Thorpe, Roger S. (1999), Reptiles & Amphibians of the Eastern Caribbean, Macmillan Education Ltd., pp. 61–63, ISBN 0-333-69141-5.
- Powell, Robert (2006), "Conservation of the herpetofauna on the Dutch Windward Islands: St. Eustatius, Saba, and St. Maarten", Applied Herpetology, 3 (4): 293–306, doi:10.1163/157075406778905090