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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora palmata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
2. |
Acropora Coral
|
Acropora cervicornis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Gulf of Mexico, North America (United States Territory) |
3. |
American Mahogany
|
Swietenia mahagoni |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida |
4. |
Amphicyclotulus perplexus
|
Amphicyclotulus perplexus |
Snails |
West Indies |
5. |
Big Leaf Mahogany
|
Swietenia macrophylla |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
6. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
7. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
8. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
9. |
Caribbean Coot
|
Fulica caribaea |
Birds |
Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America |
10. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora inflata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America, South America |
11. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora eydouxi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Cauliflower Coral
|
Pocillopora elegans |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
13. |
Commoner Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum officinale |
Plants |
Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
14. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
16. |
Dominican Myotis
|
Myotis dominicensis |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, West Indies (Dominica) |
17. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
18. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
19. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
20. |
Forest Thrush
|
Cichlherminia lherminieri |
Birds |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat, West Indies (Dominica), West Indies (St. Lucia) |
21. |
Freziera cordata
|
Freziera cordata |
Plants |
Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, West Indies (Dominica) |
22. |
Fungia curvata
|
Fungia curvata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
|
23. |
Grand Cafe Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus pinchoni |
Amphibians |
Guadeloupe |
24. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
25. |
Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat
|
Eptesicus guadeloupensis |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe |
26. |
Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat
|
Chiroderma improvisum |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat |
27. |
Guadeloupe Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes herminieri |
Birds |
Guadeloupe |
28. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
29. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
30. |
House Wren
|
Troglodytes aedon |
Birds |
West Indies (Guadeloupe and St. Lucia) |
31. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
32. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
33. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
34. |
Lesser Antillean Iguana
|
Iguana delicatissima |
Reptiles |
Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, Saint Barthelemy, West Indies (Dominica) |
35. |
Martinique Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis |
Amphibians |
Antigua, Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, West Indies (Dominica) |
36. |
Matouba Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus barlagnei |
Amphibians |
Guadeloupe |
37. |
Millepora striata
|
Millepora striata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America, South America |
38. |
Montastraea franksi
|
Montastraea franksi |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
39. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
40. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
41. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
42. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
43. |
Nectandra krugii
|
Nectandra krugii |
Plants |
Antigua, Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, West Indies |
44. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
|
45. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
46. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
47. |
Porites lobata
|
Porites lobata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
48. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria pallida |
Plants |
Central America |
49. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria semecarpifolia |
Plants |
Central America |
50. |
Psammocora stellata
|
Psammocora stellata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Mexico, Oceanic, South America, United States/US Territory |
51. |
Psammocora obtusangula
|
Psammocora obtusangula |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Mexico, Oceanic, United States/US Territory |
52. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
53. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
54. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
55. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
56. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
57. |
Thin Leaf Lettuce Coral
|
Agaricia tenuifolia |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America (including United States Territories), South America |
58. |
Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
|
Sturnira thomasi |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat |
59. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
60. |
White-crowned Pigeon
|
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
61. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |