List of amphibians and reptiles of Saba
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saba, a Dutch municipality in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
Amphibians
There is one species of amphibian on Saba.
Frogs (Anura)
| Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog, Coqui Antillano, Johnstone's Whistling Frog | Least Concern.[1] |  |
Reptiles
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)
| Tortoises (Testudinidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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)
| Geckos (Gekkonidae) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
| Hemidactylus mabouia | House Gecko | Introduced. | .jpg) |
| 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
- ^ 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
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