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List of amphibians and reptiles of Cuba

This is a list of amphibians and reptiles in the archipelago of Cuba. It includes 27 reptiles and 55 amphibians that are critically endangered. Many of these animals are threatened by loss of habitat and hunting.

[[Reptilia]]
===Turtles=== The island is home to one terrestrial turtle, while marine species often come and go on the beaches. • Cuban slider, Trachemys decussataAntillean terrapin, Pseudemys rugosaGreen sea turtle, Chelonia mydasHawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricataLoggerhead sea turtle, Caretta carettaLeatherback turtle, Dermochelys coriaceaOlive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea ===Crocodilians=== The Cuban crocodile is found in the Zapata Swamp region and the Isla de la Juventud. The spectacled caiman is not native to the island and was introduced by pet traders. ====Crocodiles==== • Cuban crocodile, Crocodylus rhombiferAmerican crocodile, Crocodylus acutus ====Caiman==== • Spectacled caiman, Caiman crocodilus (I) ===Snakes=== • Cuban boa, Chilabothrus anguliferLas Tunas racerlet, Arrhyton ainictumHavana racerlet, Arrhyton dolichuraZapata long-tailed racerlet, Arrhyton procerumOriente brown-capped racerlet, Arrhyton redimitumOriente black racerlet, Arrhyton supernumBroad-striped racerlet, Arrhyton taeniatumGuaniguanico racerlet, Arrhyton tanyplectumCuban short-tailed racerlet, Arrhyton vittatumCuban lesser racer, Caraiba andreaeCuban racer, Cubophis cantherigerusCuban water snake, Tretanorhinus variabilisSalt marsh snake, Nerodia clarkiiCanasi trope, Tropidophis celiaeBroad-banded trope, Tropidophis feickiCuban dusky trope, Tropidophis fuscusEscambray white-necked trope, Tropidophis galacelidusEscambray small-headed trope, Tropidophis hardyiCuban khaki trope, Tropidophis hendersoniSpotted red trope, Tropidophis maculatusGiant trope, Tropidophis melanurusZebra trope, Tropidophis morenoiDark-bellied trope, Tropidophis nigriventrisSpotted brown trope, Tropidophis pardalisOriente white-necked trope, Tropidophis pilsbryiYellow-banded trope, Tropidophis semicinctusSancti Spiritus trope, Tropidophis spiritusGracile banded trope, Tropidophis wrightiGuanahacabibes trope, Tropidophis xanthogasterMaisi blindsnake, Typhlops anchaurusCuban pallid blindsnake, Typhlops anousiusHavana giant blindsnake, Typhlops aratorCuban short-nosed blindsnake, Typhlops contorhinusPinar del Rio giant blindsnake, Typhlops golyathiCuban brown blindsnake, Typhlops lumbricalisImias blindsnake, Typhlops notorachiusGuantanamo Bay blinddsnake, Typhlops perimychusCienfuegos blindsnake, Typhlops satelles ===Lizards=== • Cuban pale-necked galliwasp, Diploglossus delasagraCuban small-eared galliwasp, Diploglossus garridoiCuban spotted galliwasp, Diploglossus nigropunctatusAhl's anole, Anolis ahliAllison's anole, Anolis allisoniAnfiodlul anole, Anolis anfiloquioiBaracoa anole, Anolis baracoaeBay anole, Anolis argillaceusBlack-cheeked bush anole, Anolis macilentusBlue-eyed grass-bush anole, Anolis alutaceusBranch anole, Anolis biramaBueycito anole, Anolis allogusCabo Cruz banded anole, Anolis guafeCabo Cruz bearded anole, Anolis agueroiCabo Cruz pallid anole, Anolis ruibaliCabo Cruz trunk anole, Anolis confususCave anole, Anolis luciusCayko Frances anole, Anolis pigmaequestrisCentral anole, Anolis centralisCuban brown anole, Anolis sagreiCuban green anole, Anolis porcatusCuban spiny-plant anole, Anolis pumilusCuban twig anole, Anolis angusticepsCubitas anole, Anolis jubarCupeyal anole, Anolis cupeyalensisEscambray bearded anole, Anolis guamuhayaFinca Ceres anole, Anolis juangundlachiFive-striped grass anole, Anolis ophiolepisGuamuhaya anole, Anolis delafuenteiGarrido's anole, Anolis garridoiGray-banded green anole, Anolis toldoGuantanamo anole, Anolis argenteolusGuantanamo twig anole, Anolis alayoniHabana anole, Anolis homolechisHerradura anole, Anolis bremeriHolguin anole, Anolis nobleiImias anole, Anolis imiasJatibonico anole, Anolis isolepisKnight anole, Anolis equestrisMatanzas anole, Anolis spectrumMoa anole, Anolis fugitivusMountain anole, Anolis clivicolaNueva Gerona anole, Anolis paternusOriente bearded anole, Anolis porcusOriente pallid anole, Anolis litoralisPeach anole, Anolis loysianaPeninsula anole, Anolis quadriocelliferPimienta green anole, Anolis oporinusPinardei Rio anole, Anolis mestreiPineland bush anole, Anolis inexpectatusPurial bush anole, Anolis vescusSagua de Tánamo anole, Anolis rubribarbusSantiago grass anole, Anolis rejectusShort-bearded anole, Anolis chamaeleonidesSierra anole, Anolis guazumaSmall-fanned bush anole, Anolis alfaroiSmallwood's anole, Anolis smallwoodiTurquino emerald anole, Anolis incredulusTurquino green-mottled anole, Anolis altitudinalisTurquino white-fanned anole, Anolis turquinensisVanidicus anole, Anolis vanidicusVinales anole, Anolis vermiculatusWest Cuban anole, Anolis bartschiWestern bearded anole, Anolis barbatusWestern giant anole, Anolis luteogularisYateras anole, Anolis cyanopleurusYellow-fanned pallid anole, Anolis terueliCuban iguana, Cyclura nubilaCuban night lizard, Cricosaura typicaUnderwood's Spectacled Tegu, Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (I) • Tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia (I) • Mediterranean house gecko, Hemidactylus turcicus (I) • American wall gecko, Tarentola americanaTuberculate gecko, Tarentola crombieiReyes' Caribbean gecko, Aristelliger reyesiAshy gecko, Sphaerodactylus elegansBaracoan eyespot sphaero, Sphaerodactylus celicaraBlack-spotted least gecko, Sphaerodactylus nigropunctatusBarbour's least gecko, Sphaerodactylus torreiCabo Cruz banded sphaero, Sphaerodactylus docimusCamaguey least gecko, Sphaerodactylus scaberEl Yunque least gecko, Sphaerodactylus bromeliarumGuantanamo collared sphaero, Sphaerodactylus schwartziGuantanamo least gecko, Sphaerodactylus armasiIsle of Pines sphaero, Sphaerodactylus storeyaeJuventud least gecko, Sphaerodactylus oliveriMantanzas least gecko, Sphaerodactylus intermediusOcellated gecko, Sphaerodactylus argusPepper sphaero, Sphaerodactylus pimientaRamsden's least gecko, Sphaerodactylus ramsdeniReef gecko, Sphaerodactylus notatusRichard's banded sphaero, Sphaerodactylus richardiRuibal's least gecko, Sphaerodactylus ruibaliSantiago de Cuba sphaero, Sphaerodactylus dimorphicusSiboney gray-headed sphaero, Sphaerodactylus siboneySierra Maestra three-banded sphaero, Sphaerodactylus ocujalTurquino collared sphaero, Sphaerodactylus cricoderusYellow-headed gecko, Gonatodes albogularisCabo Corrientes curlytail lizard, Leiocephalus stictigasterCuban curlytail lizard, Leiocephalus cubensisMonte Verde curlytail lizard, Leiocephalus macropusMountain curlytail lizard, Leiocephalus ravicepsNorthern curly-tailed lizard, Leiocephalus carinatusSierra curlytail lizard, Leiocephalus onaneyiAuber's ameiva, Pholidoscelis auberi ===Amphisbaenia=== • Cuban many-ringed amphisbaena, Amphisbaena barbouriCuban worm lizard, Amphisbaena cubanaCuban pink amphisbaena, Amphisbaena carlgansiSpotted amphisbaena, Cadea blanoidesSharp-nosed amphisbaena, Cadea palirostrata ==Amphibia==
[[Amphibia]]
===Frogs=== • American bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana (I) • Baracoa dwarf frog, Eleutherodactylus orientalisBarred rock frog, Eleutherodactylus klinikowskiiBoca de Yumuri frog, Eleutherodactylus bartonsmithiBreasts-of-Julie frog, Eleutherodactylus tetajuliaCabo Cruz frog, Eleutherodactylus tonyiCamarones red-legged frog, Eleutherodactylus erythroproctusCanasi frog, Eleutherodactylus blairhedgesiCuban bromeliad frog, Eleutherodactylus variansCuban butterfly frog, Eleutherodactylus mariposaCuban cave frog, Eleutherodactylus thomasiCuban Colin frog, Eleutherodactylus eileenaeCuban giant frog, Eleutherodactylus zeusCuban gray frog, Eleutherodactylus greyiCuban groin-spot frog, Eleutherodactylus atkinsiCuban khaki frog, Eleutherodactylus ronaldiCuban long-legged frog, Eleutherodactylus dimidiatusCuban pineland frog, Eleutherodactylus pinarensisCuban red-rumped frog, Eleutherodactylus acmonisCuban stream frog, Eleutherodactylus ripariusCuban telegraph frog, Eleutherodactylus auriculatusCuban tree frog, Osteopilus septentrionalisDark-faced bromeliad frog, Eleutherodactylus melacaraDwarf grass frog, Eleutherodactylus adelusEastern Cuba grass frog, Eleutherodactylus feichtingeriGreenhouse frog, Eleutherodactylus planirostrisGuanahacabibes frog, Eleutherodactylus guanahacabibesGuaniguanico yellow-mottled frog, Eleutherodactylus goiniGuantanamera frog, Eleutherodactylus guantanameraIsla de la Juventud bromeliad frog, Eleutherodactylus staurometoponMiranda robber frog, Eleutherodactylus pezopetrusMaisi frog, Eleutherodactylus bressleraeMonte Iberia dwarf frog, Eleutherodactylus iberiaNipe frog, Eleutherodactylus pezopetrusOrange long-nosed frog, Eleutherodactylus jaumeiOriente coastal frog, Eleutherodactylus etheridgeiOriente greenish-yellow frog, Eleutherodactylus principalisOriente mottled frog, Eleutherodactylus simulansOriente pallid frog, Eleutherodactylus toaOriente stream frog, Eleutherodactylus cuneatusOriente tree frog, Eleutherodactylus ionthusOriente yellow-bellied frog, Eleutherodactylus leberiOriente yellow-mottled frog, Eleutherodactylus ricordiiPico Turquino robber frog, Eleutherodactylus intermediusPinar del Rio bromeliad frog, Eleutherodactylus olibrusRosario red-legged frog, Eleutherodactylus zugiShort-legged stream frog, Eleutherodactylus rivularisSierra Maestra blotched frog, Eleutherodactylus michaelschmidiSierra Maestra long-legged frog, Eleutherodactylus maestrensisTrinidad flathead frog, Eleutherodactylus caspariiTrinidad groin-spot frog, Eleutherodactylus emiliaeTurquino fern frog, Eleutherodactylus glamyrusTurquino red-armed frog, Eleutherodactylus cubanusTurquino spiny frog, Eleutherodactylus gundlachiTurquino stream frog, Eleutherodactylus turquinensisTurquino white-footed frog, Eleutherodactylus albipesWestern Cuba grass frog, Eleutherodactylus varleyiWestern spiny frog, Eleutherodactylus symingtoniYellow-striped pygmy eleuth, Eleutherodactylus limbatus ===Toads=== • Western giant toad, Peltophryne fustigerEastern giant toad, Peltophryne peltocephalaCuban high-crested toad, Peltophryne gundlachiCuban small-eared toad, Peltophryne empusaZapata toad, Peltophryne florentinoiCuban long-nosed toad, Peltophryne longinasusCuban pine toad, Peltophryne cataulacicepsCuban spotted toad, Peltophryne taladai ==References==
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