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Note/Disclaimer: This list is made possible through a database keyword search/filtering process which may not be 100% accurate. Therefore, all endangered species of Puerto Rico may not be listed here. For a complete list of endangered species in North America, browse the North America endangered species list or see the complete United States List.

Endangered species found in Puerto Rico:

	Species Name	Scientific Name	Group	Range
1.	Adiantum vivesii	Adiantum vivesii	Plants	Puerto Rico
2.	Arana	Schoepfia arenaria	Plants	Puerto Rico
3.	Banara vanderbiltii	Banara vanderbiltii	Plants	Puerto Rico
4.	Beautiful Goetzea	Goetzea elegans	Plants	Puerto Rico
5.	Black-tailed Godwit	Limosa limosa	Birds	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic
6.	Brown Pelican	Pelecanus occidentalis	Birds	Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies
7.	Buxus vahlii	Buxus vahlii	Plants	Puerto Rico
8.	Cana Gorda Girdlepod	Mitracarpus polycladus	Plants	Puerto Rico, Saba
9.	Capa rosa	Callicarpa ampla	Plants	Puerto Rico
10.	Cayey Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus jasperi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
11.	Chase's Threeawn	Aristida chaseae	Plants	Puerto Rico
12.	Chupacallos	Pleodendron macranthum	Plants	Puerto Rico
13.	Cobana Negra	Stahlia monosperma	Plants	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
14.	Coccoloba rugosa	Coccoloba rugosa	Plants	Puerto Rico
15.	Commoner Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum officinale	Plants	Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US)
16.	Cordia bellonis	Cordia bellonis	Plants	Puerto Rico
17.	Cordia wagnerorum	Cordia wagnerorum	Plants	Puerto Rico
18.	Cricket Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus gryllus	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
19.	Culebra Island Giant Anole	Anolis roosevelti	Reptiles	USA (Puerto Rico - Culebra Island)
20.	Cyathea dryopteroides	Cyathea dryopteroides	Plants	Puerto Rico
21.	Daphnopsis hellerana	Daphnopsis hellerana	Plants	Puerto Rico
22.	Donkey Fish	Dermatolepis inermis	Fishes	Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic
23.	Erythrina eggersii	Erythrina eggersii	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
24.	Eskimo Curlew	Numenius borealis	Birds	Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina
25.	Eugenia woodburyana	Eugenia woodburyana	Plants	Puerto Rico
26.	Eugenia haematocarpa	Eugenia haematocarpa	Plants	Puerto Rico
27.	Hammerhead Shark	Sphyrna mokarran	Fishes	Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States
28.	Hedrick's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus hedricki	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
29.	Henriettea membranifolia	Henriettea membranifolia	Plants	Puerto Rico
30.	Higuero de sierra	Crescentia portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
31.	Hispaniolan Amazon	Amazona ventralis	Birds	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
32.	Holly	Ilex sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
33.	Holly	Ilex cookii	Plants	Puerto Rico
34.	Holywood Lignum Vitae	Guaiacum sanctum	Plants	Central and South America, Florida, Mexico, Puerto Rico
35.	Interior Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus locustus	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
36.	Jamaican Broom	Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis	Plants	Puerto Rico
37.	Karl's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
38.	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
39.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes thomasiana	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
40.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
41.	Lidflower	Calyptranthes kiaerskovii	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
42.	Logwood	Xylosma pachyphyllum	Plants	Puerto Rico
43.	Luquillo Mountain Babyboot Orchid	Lepanthes eltoroensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
44.	Lyonia truncata var. proctorii	Lyonia truncata var. proctorii	Plants	Puerto Rico
45.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris inabonensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
46.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris yaucoensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
47.	Maiden Fern	Thelypteris verecunda	Plants	Puerto Rico
48.	Maxwell's Girdlepod	Mitracarpus maxwelliae	Plants	Puerto Rico
49.	Maytenus cymosa	Maytenus cymosa	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
50.	Mona Blind Snake	Typhlops monensis	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
51.	Monito Gecko	Sphaerodactylus micropithecus	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
52.	Monte Guilarte Hollyfern	Polystichum calderonense	Plants	Puerto Rico
53.	Myrcia paganii	Myrcia paganii	Plants	Puerto Rico
54.	Nassau Grouper	Epinephelus striatus	Fishes	Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands)
55.	Nectandra krugii	Nectandra krugii	Plants	Antigua, Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, West Indies
56.	Palo de jazmin	Styrax portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
57.	Palo de nigua	Cornutia obovata	Plants	Puerto Rico
58.	Palo de rosa	Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon	Plants	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
59.	Pelos del diablo	Aristida portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
60.	Pouteria Tree	Pouteria hotteana	Plants	Haiti, Puerto Rico
61.	Psidium sintenisii	Psidium sintenisii	Plants	Puerto Rico
62.	Puerto Rican Boa	Epicrates inornatus	Reptiles	Puerto Rico
63.	Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk	Buteo platypterus brunnescens	Birds	Puerto Rico
64.	Puerto Rican Crested Toad	Peltophryne lemur	Amphibians	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
65.	Puerto Rican Nightjar	Caprimulgus noctitherus	Birds	Puerto Rico
66.	Puerto Rican Parrot	Amazona vittata	Birds	Puerto Rico
67.	Puerto Rican Plain Pigeon	Columba inornata wetmorei	Birds	Puerto Rico
68.	Puerto Rican Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus portoricensis	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
69.	Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk	Accipiter striatus venator	Birds	Puerto Rico
70.	Puerto Rican Wetland Frog	Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
71.	Puerto Rico Helmet Orchid	Cranichis ricartii	Plants	Puerto Rico
72.	Puerto Rico Raintree	Brunfelsia portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
73.	Radiator Plant	Peperomia wheeleri	Plants	Puerto Rico
74.	Red-crowned Parrot	Amazona viridigenalis	Birds	Mexico, Puerto Rico, US (TX, FL, CA)
75.	Richmond's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus richmondi	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
76.	Ridgway's Hawk	Buteo ridgwayi	Birds	Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico
77.	Roseate Tern	Sterna dougallii dougallii	Birds	Northeastern USA
78.	Sebucan	Leptocereus quadricostatus	Plants	British Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico
79.	Sebucan	Leptocereus grantianus	Plants	Puerto Rico
80.	Solanum drymophilum	Solanum drymophilum	Plants	Puerto Rico
81.	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
82.	Tectaria estremerana	Tectaria estremerana	Plants	Puerto Rico
83.	Ternstroemia subsessilis	Ternstroemia subsessilis	Plants	Puerto Rico
84.	Ternstroemia luquillensis	Ternstroemia luquillensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
85.	Tonguefern	Elaphoglossum serpens	Plants	Puerto Rico
86.	Trichilia triacantha	Trichilia triacantha	Plants	Puerto Rico
87.	Tropical Lilythorn	Catesbaea melanocarpa	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands
88.	Turtlefat	Auerodendron pauciflorum	Plants	Puerto Rico
89.	Vernonia proctorii	Vernonia proctorii	Plants	Puerto Rico
90.	Villalba Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus eneidae	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
91.	Virgin Islands Tree Boa	Epicrates monensis granti	Reptiles	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands (British and US)
92.	West Indian Manatee	Trichechus manatus	Mammals	Caribbean Sea, South America, Southeastern USA
93.	West Indian Walnut	Juglans jamaicensis	Plants	Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico
94.	White-necked Crow	Corvus leucognaphalus	Birds	Dominican Republic, Haiti, Puerto Rico
95.	Wightman's Robber Frog	Eleutherodactylus wightmanae	Amphibians	Puerto Rico
96.	Yellow-shouldered Blackbird	Agelaius xanthomus	Birds	Puerto Rico
97.	Zamia portoricensis	Zamia portoricensis	Plants	Puerto Rico
98.	Zanthoxylum thomasianum	Zanthoxylum thomasianum	Plants	Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands