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This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species.

Birds

Elfin-woods warbler perched on a tree branch
Elfin-woods warbler
Amazona vittata
Puerto Rican parrot
Megascops nudipes-Mucarito-Screech Owl of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican owl, an endemic species found in the western municipality of Aguada.

Crustaceans

Insects

  • Camponotus kaura- was first described by Roy R. Snelling & Juan A. Torres
  • Solenopsis torrei- was first described by Juan A. Torres

Myriapoda

  • Cylindromus uniporus
  • Scolopendra alternans

Reptiles/amphibians

Common Coquí
Coquí
Moniguana
Mona ground iguana
Puerto Rican Boa
Puerto Rican boa
  • Puerto Rican racer (Borikenophis portoricensis)
  • Mona ameiva (Ameiva alboguttata)
  • Desecheo ameiva (Ameiva desechensis)
  • Puerto Rican ground lizard (Ameiva exsul)
  • Blue-tailed ground lizard (Ameiva wetmorei)
  • Baker's worm lizard (Amphisbaena bakeri)
  • Puerto Rican worm lizard (Amphisbaena caeca)
  • Schmidt's worm lizard (Amphisbaena schmiditi)
  • Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, North American worm lizard (Amphisbaena xera)
  • Guánica pallid anole, Cook's pallid anole, Cook's anole (Anolis cooki)
  • Mona anole (Anolis monensis)
  • Dwarf anole, pygmy anole, Puerto Rican twig anole (Anolis occultus)
  • Ponce anole (Anolis poncensis), which is the same as the Dryland grass anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)
  • Puerto Rican garden snake (Magliophis exiguus subspadix)
  • Puerto Rican crested toad, ridge-headed toad, lowland Caribbean toad, Puerto Rican toad and sapo concho (Bufo lemur)
  • Mona ground iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
  • Puerto Rican galliwasp (Diploglossus pleei)
  • Puerto Rican cave dwelling frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
  • Common coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
  • Mottled coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
  • Golden coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)
  • Mona coquí (Eleutherodactylus monensis)
  • Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus)
  • Mona Island boa (Chilabothrus monensis)
  • Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
  • Mona dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis)
  • Puerto Rico upland gecko (Sphaerodactylus klauberi)
  • Desecheo dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus levinsi)
  • Gaige's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae)
  • Townsend's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus townsendi)
  • Nichols' dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi)
  • Puerto Rican dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis)
  • Isla Vieques dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus inigoi)
  • Roosevelt's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti)
  • Mona blindsnake (Typhlops monensis)
  • Puerto Rican wetland blind snake (Typhlops rostellatus)

Spiders

This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick.

  • Anyphaenidae
  • Anyphaena decora
  • Wulfila coamoanus
  • Wulfila inconspicuus
  • Wulfila isolatus
  • Wulfila macropalpus
  • Wulfila tropicus
  • Araneus adjuntaensis
  • Lewisepeira maricao
  • Metazygia silvestris
  • Clubionidae
  • Clubiona desecheonis
  • Elaver portoricensis
  • Corinnidae
  • Abapeba guanicae
  • Abapeba wheeleri
  • Corinna javuyae
  • Phrurolithus insularis
  • Phrurolithus portoricensis
  • Trachelas borinquensis
  • Ctenidae
  • Celaetycheus modestus
  • Celaetycheus strenuus
  • Oligoctenus ottleyi
  • Trujillina isolata
  • Dipluridae
  • Masteria petrunkevitchi
  • Gnaphosidae
  • Camillina desecheonis
  • Neozimiris nuda
  • Hahniidae
  • Hahnia naguaboi
  • Amblyomma arianae
  • Lepthyphantes microserratus
  • Agalenocosa yaucensis
  • Mimetidae
  • Mimetus portoricensis
  • Oonopidae
  • Oonops delegenus
  • Oonops ebenecus
  • Oonops viridans
  • Stenoonops econotus
  • Stenoonops phonetus
  • Stenoonops portoricensis
  • Pholcidae
  • Modisimus cavaticus
  • Modisimus coeruleolineatus
  • Modisimus montanus
  • Modisimus montanus dentatus
  • Modisimus sexoculatus
  • Modisimus signatus
  • Agobardus blandus
  • Corythalia gloriae
  • Corythalia tristriata
  • Emathis luteopunctata
  • Emathis minuta
  • Emathis portoricensis
  • Emathis tetuani
  • Eris illustris
  • Habronattus ensenadae
  • Habronattus facetus
  • Hentzia squamata
  • Jollas minutus
  • Neonella mayaguez
  • Sidusa mona
  • Siloca monae
  • Scytodidae
  • Scytodes dissimulans
  • Olios bicolor
  • Olios darlingtoni
  • Pseudosparianthis jayuyae
  • Stasina portoricensis
  • Tetragnathidae
  • Chrysometa hamata
  • Chrysometa jayuyensis
  • Chrysometa yunque
  • Glenognatha gloriae
  • Tetragnatha bryantae
  • Avicularia laeta
  • Cyrtopholis culebrae
  • Cyrtopholis portoricae
  • Holothele culebrae
  • Dipoena puertoricensis
  • Styposis lutea
  • Theridion ricense
  • Theridiosomatidae
  • Baalzebub albonotatus
  • Ogulnius gloriae
  • Misumenops bubulcus
  • Rejanellus mutchleri
  • Tmarus vertumus
  • Uloboridae
  • Miagrammopes animotus

Extinct animals

  • Greater Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus major) - The greater Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
  • Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) - The lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
  • Puerto Rican caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
  • Puerto Rican plate-tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus) - The Puerto Rican plate-tooth, giant hutia or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
  • Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
  • Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
  • Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) - The Puerto Rican nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
  • Corozal rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
  • Puerto Rican parakeet, Mauge's parakeet (Psittacara chloroptera maugei syn. Psittacara maugei)
  • Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto cavatica)

See also

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