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Pages in category "Reptiles of Jamaica" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. American crocodile;
Category pertaining to animals found in Jamaica. Particularly those which are endemic to the country. ... Reptiles of Jamaica (34 P) Pages in category "Fauna of Jamaica"
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Jamaica. Of the mammal species in Jamaica, one is endangered, four are vulnerable, and two are considered to be extinct. [1] The following tags are used to highlight each species' conservation status as assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature:
Reptiles of Jamaica (34 P) M. Reptiles of Montserrat (7 P) R. Reptiles of Puerto Rico (50 P) S. ... List of amphibians and reptiles of Saint Kitts and Nevis;
The Jamaican iguana is the second-largest land animal native to Jamaica, with only the Jamaican boa weighing more. Males can grow to over 2 kilograms (4.4 lb) and 428 millimetres (16.9 in) in length whereas females are slightly smaller, growing to 378 millimetres (14.9 in) in length. [ 1 ]
A Check-list of West Indian Amphibians and Reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication No. 1. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Natural History. 216 pp. (Anolis garmani, p. 83). Stejneger L (1899). "A New Name for the Great Crested Anolis of Jamaica". American Naturalist 33: 601–602. (Anolis garmani, new name ...
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders , historically combined with that of modern amphibians , is called herpetology .
Desmarest's hutia (Capromys pilorides), a member of a rodent family known only from the Caribbean.. The Caribbean region is home to a diverse and largely endemic rodent fauna. . This includes the endemic family Capromyidae (hutias), which are largely limited to the Greater Antilles, and two other groups of endemic hystricognaths, the heteropsomyines and giant hutias, including the extinct bear ...