List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico Facts for Kids

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
Crustaceans
Insects
Myriapoda
Reptiles/amphibians
Spiders
Extinct animals
See also

Birds

Elfin-woods warbler

Puerto Rican parrot

Puerto Rican owl, an endemic species found in the western municipality of Aguada.

Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
Green mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus)
Puerto Rican lizard‑cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)
Puerto Rican pewee (Contopus portoricenis)
Adelaide's warbler (Dendroica adelaidae)
Elfin-woods warbler (Dendroica angelae)
Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
Puerto Rican bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis)
Puerto Rican owl (Gymnasio nudipes)
Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
Puerto Rican flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
Puerto Rican tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
Puerto Rican spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus)
Puerto Rican vireo (Vireo latimeri)
Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)

Crustaceans

Buruquena (Epilobocera sinuatifrons)
Puerto Rican sand crab (Emerita portoricensis)

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

Coquí

Mona ground iguana

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

Araneidae

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

Ixodidae (ticks)

Amblyomma arianae

Linyphiidae

Lepthyphantes microserratus

Lycosidae

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

Salticidae

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

Sparassidae

Olios bicolor
Olios darlingtoni
Pseudosparianthis jayuyae
Stasina portoricensis

Tetragnathidae

Chrysometa hamata
Chrysometa jayuyensis
Chrysometa yunque
Glenognatha gloriae
Tetragnatha bryantae

Theraphosidae

Avicularia laeta
Cyrtopholis culebrae
Cyrtopholis portoricae
Holothele culebrae

Theridiidae

Dipoena puertoricensis
Styposis lutea
Theridion ricense

Theridiosomatidae

Baalzebub albonotatus
Ogulnius gloriae

Thomisidae

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)

List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico facts for kids

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