This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of Saba, a Dutch municipality in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
There is one species of amphibian on Saba.
Tropical frogs ( Leptodactylidae ) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Eleutherodactylus johnstonei | Lesser Antillean Whistling Frog, Coqui Antillano, Johnstone's Whistling Frog | Least Concern. [1] |
Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 11 reptile species reported on Saba. One species, the Saban Anole ( Anolis sabanus ), is endemic to Saba.
Tortoises ( Testudinidae ) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Geochelone carbonaria [2] | Red-Footed Tortoise | ||
Scaly sea turtles ( Cheloniidae ) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Caretta caretta | Loggerhead Turtle | Endangered. | |
Chelonia mydas | Green Turtle | Endangered. | |
Eretmochelys imbricata | Hawksbill Turtle | Critically Endangered. | |
Leathery sea turtles ( Dermochelyidae ) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Dermochelys coriacea | Leatherback Turtle | Critically Endangered. |
Geckos ( Gekkonidae ) | |||
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Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Hemidactylus mabouia | House Gecko | Introduced. | |
Sphaerodactylus sabanus | Saba Least Gecko | Regionally endemic. Abundant. | |
Thecadactylus rapicauda | Turnip-Tailed Gecko | Rare. | |
Iguanas and Anolids ( Iguanidae ) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Anolis sabanus | Saban Anole | Endemic. Widespread and common. | |
Iguana iguana | Green Iguana, Common Iguana | Rare. Population on Saba is possibly a distinct species. | |
Colubrids ( Colubridae ) | |||
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Alsophis rufiventris | Saba Racer, Red-bellied Racer, Orange-bellied Racer | Endangered. Regional endemic. Widespread and abundant on Saba. |
The red-bellied racer is a species of Colubrid snake that is endemic to the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, where it is found on the islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, Saint Kitts, and Nevis.
The Barbados racer, also commonly known as the tan ground snake, was a species of colubrid snake that was endemic to Barbados.
The Sombrero ameiva is a lizard species in the genus Ameiva. It is endemic to Sombrero, a small, uninhabited island in the Lesser Antilles under the jurisdiction of Anguilla.
The Barbados anole is a species of anole lizard that is native to Barbados, an island-nation in the Caribbean. Originally endemic to Barbados, it has since been introduced to Saint Lucia and Bermuda. It was previously treated as a subspecies of Martinique's anole, A. roquet.
Anolis gingivinus, also known as the Anguilla Bank tree anole, Anguilla bank anole, and Anguilla anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the Caribbean Lesser Antilles islands of Anguilla and its satellites, such as Saint Martin, and Saint Barthélemy.
Anolis sabanus, the Saba anole or Saban anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the island of Saba, a Dutch municipality in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.
Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.