List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico

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

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)^[1]
• 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)^[2]
• Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
• Puerto Rican flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
• Puerto Rican tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
• Puerto Rican spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)^[3]
• Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus)
• Puerto Rican vireo (Vireo latimeri)
• Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)^[4]

Crustaceans

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

Insects

• Camponotus kaura-^{[page needed]} was first described by Roy R. Snelling & Juan A. Torres
• Solenopsis torrei-^{[page needed]} was first described by Juan A. Torres
• Puerto Rican cave cockroach (Aspiduchus cavernicola)

Myriapoda

• Cylindromus uniporus^{[page needed]}
• Anadenobolus arboreus^{[page needed]}
• Rhinocricus parcus^{[page needed]}

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)
• Puerto Rican giant anole (Anolis cuvieri)
• Mona anole (Anolis monensis)
• Dwarf anole, pygmy anole, Puerto Rican twig anole (Anolis occultus)
• Ponce anole (Anolis poncensis),^[5] which is the same as the Dryland grass anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)^[6]
• 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)^[7]
• 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)
• Melodius coquí (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)
• 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.^[8]

• 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)

See also

• Puerto Rico portal
• Biology portal

• List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
• List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
• List of Puerto Rican birds
• San Juan Botanical Garden