title: List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico
text: 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
  
  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)
  
  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 
  
  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)
  
  See also
  
   List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico
   List of endemic flora of Puerto Rico
   List of Puerto Rican birds
   San Juan Botanical Garden
  
  Footnotes
  
  References
  Sociedad Ornitológica Puertorriqueña 
  Bosque Seco de Guánica 
  Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  Extinct vertebrates of the U.S.A., U.S. territories and Canada since 1492
  
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