Endangered Reptiles of Central America
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| Common Name | Range *** |
|---|---|
| American Crocodile | Caribbean, Central and South America |
| Anegada Ground Iguana | West Indies (British Virgin Islands - Anegada Island) |
| Antiguan Racer | Antigua, Barbuda |
| Bahamas Rock Iguana | Bahamas, Turks and Caicos Islands |
| Barbados Racer | West Indies (Barbados) |
| Cat Island Turtle | Cat Island - West Indies (Bahamas), Jamaica |
| Cayman Islands Ground Iguana | Caymans, Cuba, Puerto Rico |
| Central American River Turtle | Belize, Guatemala |
| Cloud Forest Parrot Snake | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Cuban Crocodile | Cuba |
| Culebra Island Giant Anole | USA (Puerto Rico - Culebra Island) |
| Dary's Burrowing Snake | Guatemala |
| Five-keeled Spiny-tailed Iguana | Costa Rica, Nicaragua |
| Furrowed Wood Turtle | Belize, Guatemala, Honduras |
| Giant Hispaniolan Galliwasp (3) | Belize, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras |
| Guatemalan Spiny-tailed Iguana | Guatemala |
| Hispaniolan Ground Iguana | Dominican Republic, Haiti |
| Honduran Paleate Spiny-tailed Iguana | Honduras |
| Inagua Island Turtle | West Indies (Bahamas - Great Inagua Island) |
| Jamaican Boa | Jamaica |
| Jamaican Iguana | West Indies (Jamaica) |
| Lacepede's Ground Snake | Martinique - West Indies |
| Leeward Island Racer | Anguilla, Netherlands Antilles, Saint Barthelemy, Saint Martin (French area) |
| Loggerhead Sea Turtle | Central and South America |
| Maria Island Ground Lizard | West Indies (St. Lucia - Maria Islands) |
| Maria Island Snake | West Indies (St. Lucia - Maria Islands) |
| Mexican Ground Pit Viper | Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua |
| Mona Blind Snake | Puerto Rico |
| Monito Gecko | Puerto Rico |
| Montserrat Galliwasp | Montserrat |
| Morelet's Crocodile | Belize, Guatemala |
| Puerto Rican Boa | Puerto Rico |
| Red-bellied Racer | Netherlands Antilles |
| Rhinoceros Iguana | Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico |
| Roatan Spiny-tailed Iguana | Honduras |
| St. Croix Ground Lizard | Virgin Islands |
| Virgin Islands Tree Boa | Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
| Watling Island Iguana | West Indies (Bahamas) |
| Xenosaurus grandis | Guatemala |
| Yellow-Blotched Palm Pit Viper | Guatemala |
| Yellowback Spiny-tailed Iguana | El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras |
**What reptiles are listed here?:
The Central America section of this site lists the folllowing reptiles appearing on select endangered species lists:- Reptiles that dwell in or migrate to any region found in Central America and any nearby islands between North and South America.
- Reptiles of the Caribbean Islands or Caribbean Sea.
- Reptiles that dwell in or migrate to the West Indies (Jamaica, Bahamas, Trinidad, etc.).
Disclaimer:
This list combines species from several endangered species lists. Using the total
count of species found on this site as an official count of endangered species of the world is not recommended. For more
information on what creatures are listed on this site, please visit our About EEC page.
