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The Saint Lucia whiptail (Cnemidophorus vanzoi), also known commonly as the Maria Islands whiptail, the Saint Lucian whiptail, and Vanzo's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is indigenous to the Caribbean .
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Location of Dominica in the Caribbean. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on Dominica, a Caribbean island-nation in the Lesser Antilles.Dominica is one of the few islands in that chain that has retained its original amphibian and reptile fauna over the last 200 years, and reptiles in particular form a significant part of its fauna.
Saint Croix ground lizard The wildlife refuge preserves habitat for the largest remaining population of the endangered Saint Croix ground lizard . Much smaller populations of ground lizards live on nearby Protestant Cay ( 17°44′59″N 64°42′10″W / 17.74972°N 64.70278°W / 17.74972; -64.70278 ) and on Ruth Island
Cnemidophorus arubensis, commonly known as the Aruba whiptail or cododo, is a species of whiptail lizard in the genus Cnemidophorus.The female and young lizards are known as Lagadishi (English: Lizard), while the mature males are called Blòblò (English: Blue-blue). [1]
A herbivorous species with a thick tail and spiked jowls, it is one of the largest lizards in the Caribbean. The Cuban iguana is distributed throughout the mainland of Cuba and its surrounding islets with a feral population thriving on Isla Magueyes, Puerto Rico. A subspecies is found on the Cayman Islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac.
Matt Goetz was able to find 120 nests on West Point beach on Little Cayman in 2010. The International Iguana Foundation searched the same area in 2015 and 2016, and found 78 and 62 nests respectively. Iguanas were pit-tagged on the island by the foundation in 2015 and 2016, over 900 iguanas were pit-tagged in total. [14]
The Dominican anole is restricted to the island of Dominica, one of the few islands in the Lesser Antilles to have retained its original reptile and amphibian fauna over the last 200 years. [21] It is one of two lizard species endemic to Dominica, the other being the Dominican ground lizard. [22] It is the only native anole species on Dominica ...