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| | Species Name | Scientific Name | Group |
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| 1. | Adiantum vivesii | Adiantum vivesii | Plants |
| 2. | Antirhea sintenisii | Antirhea sintenisii | Plants |
| 3. | Antirhea portoricensis | Antirhea portoricensis | Plants |
| 4. | Arana | Schoepfia arenaria | Plants |
| 5. | Banara vanderbiltii | Banara vanderbiltii | Plants |
| 6. | Beautiful Goetzea | Goetzea elegans | Plants |
| 7. | Bicknell's Thrush | Catharus bicknelli | Birds |
| 8. | Black Rail | Laterallus jamaicensis | Birds |
| 9. | Black Rockfish | Mycteroperca bonaci | Fishes |
| 10. | Black-tailed Godwit | Limosa limosa | Birds |
| 11. | Brown Pelican | Pelecanus occidentalis | Birds |
| 12. | Brunfelsia portoricensis | Brunfelsia portoricensis | Plants |
| 13. | Buff-breasted Sandpiper | Tryngites subruficollis | Birds |
| 14. | Buxus vahlii | Buxus vahlii | Plants |
| 15. | Cana Gorda Girdlepod | Mitracarpus polycladus | Plants |
| 16. | Capa rosa | Callicarpa ampla | Plants |
| 17. | Caribbean Coot | Fulica caribaea | Birds |
| 18. | Cayey Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus jasperi | Amphibians |
| 19. | Cayman Islands Ground Iguana | Cyclura nubila | Reptiles |
| 20. | Chase's Threeawn | Aristida chaseae | Plants |
| 21. | Chrysophyllum pauciflorum | Chrysophyllum pauciflorum | Plants |
| 22. | Chupacallos | Pleodendron macranthum | Plants |
| 23. | Cobana Negra | Stahlia monosperma | Plants |
| 24. | Coccoloba rugosa | Coccoloba rugosa | Plants |
| 25. | Commoner Lignum Vitae | Guaiacum officinale | Plants |
| 26. | Cook's Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus cooki | Amphibians |
| 27. | Cordia wagnerorum | Cordia wagnerorum | Plants |
| 28. | Cordia bellonis | Cordia bellonis | Plants |
| 29. | Cricket Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus gryllus | Amphibians |
| 30. | Crossband Rockfish | Mycteroperca interstitialis | Fishes |
| 31. | Cubera Snapper | Lutjanus cyanopterus | Fishes |
| 32. | Culebra Island Giant Anole | Anolis roosevelti | Reptiles |
| 33. | Cyathea dryopteroides | Cyathea dryopteroides | Plants |
| 34. | Daphnopsis hellerana | Daphnopsis hellerana | Plants |
| 35. | Donkey Fish | Dermatolepis inermis | Fishes |
| 36. | Dwarf Coqui | Eleutherodactylus unicolor | Amphibians |
| 37. | Elfin-woods Warbler | Dendroica angelae | Birds |
| 38. | Erythrina eggersii | Erythrina eggersii | Plants |
| 39. | Eskimo Curlew | Numenius borealis | Birds |
| 40. | Eugenia woodburyana | Eugenia woodburyana | Plants |
| 41. | Eugenia haematocarpa | Eugenia haematocarpa | Plants |
| 42. | Golden-winged Warbler | Vermivora chrysoptera | Birds |
| 43. | Gulper Shark | Centrophorus granulosus | Fishes |
| 44. | Hammerhead Shark | Sphyrna mokarran | Fishes |
| 45. | Hedrick's Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus hedricki | Amphibians |
| 46. | Henriettea membranifolia | Henriettea membranifolia | Plants |
| 47. | Higuero de sierra | Crescentia portoricensis | Plants |
| 48. | Hispaniolan Amazon | Amazona ventralis | Birds |
| 49. | Hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | Fishes |
| 50. | Holly | Ilex sintenisii | Plants |
| 51. | Holly | Ilex cookii | Plants |
| 52. | Holywood Lignum Vitae | Guaiacum sanctum | Plants |
| 53. | Hooded Seal | Cystophora cristata | Mammals |
| 54. | Interior Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus locustus | Amphibians |
| 55. | Jamaican Broom | Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis | Plants |
| 56. | Karl's Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus karlschmidti | Amphibians |
| 57. | Least Tern | Sterna antillarum | Birds |
| 58. | Lidflower | Calyptranthes luquillensis | Plants |
| 59. | Lidflower | Calyptranthes kiaerskovii | Plants |
| 60. | Lidflower | Calyptranthes thomasiana | Plants |
| 61. | Lidflower | Calyptranthes portoricensis | Plants |
| 62. | Logwood | Xylosma pachyphyllum | Plants |
| 63. | Luquillo Mountain Babyboot Orchid | Lepanthes eltoroensis | Plants |
| 64. | Lyonia truncata var. proctorii | Lyonia truncata var. proctorii | Plants |
| 65. | Maiden Fern | Thelypteris verecunda | Plants |
| 66. | Maiden Fern | Thelypteris inabonensis | Plants |
| 67. | Maiden Fern | Thelypteris yaucoensis | Plants |
| 68. | Maxwell's Girdlepod | Mitracarpus maxwelliae | Plants |
| 69. | Maytenus cymosa | Maytenus cymosa | Plants |
| 70. | Minor Red Bat | Lasiurus minor | Mammals |
| 71. | Mona Blind Snake | Typhlops monensis | Reptiles |
| 72. | Mona Cave Shrimp | Typhlatya monae | Crustaceans |
| 73. | Mona Coqui | Eleutherodactylus monensis | Amphibians |
| 74. | Monito Gecko | Sphaerodactylus micropithecus | Reptiles |
| 75. | Monte Guilarte Hollyfern | Polystichum calderonense | Plants |
| 76. | Mutton Snapper | Lutjanus analis | Fishes |
| 77. | Myrcia paganii | Myrcia paganii | Plants |
| 78. | Nassau Grouper | Epinephelus striatus | Fishes |
| 79. | Nectandra krugii | Nectandra krugii | Plants |
| 80. | Oceanic Whitetip Shark | Carcharhinus longimanus | Fishes |
| 81. | Palo de jazmin | Styrax portoricensis | Plants |
| 82. | Palo de nigua | Cornutia obovata | Plants |
| 83. | Palo de rosa | Ottoschulzia rhodoxylon | Plants |
| 84. | Pelos del diablo | Aristida portoricensis | Plants |
| 85. | Plain Pigeon | Patagioenas inornata | Birds |
| 86. | Poey's Grouper | Epinephelus flavolimbatus | Fishes |
| 87. | Pouteria Tree | Pouteria hotteana | Plants |
| 88. | Psidium sintenisii | Psidium sintenisii | Plants |
| 89. | Puerto Rican Boa | Epicrates inornatus | Reptiles |
| 90. | Puerto Rican Broad-winged Hawk | Buteo platypterus brunnescens | Birds |
| 91. | Puerto Rican Crested Toad | Peltophryne lemur | Amphibians |
| 92. | Puerto Rican Nightjar | Caprimulgus noctitherus | Birds |
| 93. | Puerto Rican Parrot | Amazona vittata | Birds |
| 94. | Puerto Rican Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus portoricensis | Amphibians |
| 95. | Puerto Rican Sharp-shinned Hawk | Accipiter striatus venator | Birds |
| 96. | Puerto Rican Wetland Frog | Eleutherodactylus juanariveroi | Amphibians |
| 97. | Puerto Rico Helmet Orchid | Cranichis ricartii | Plants |
| 98. | Queen Triggerfish | Balistes vetula | Fishes |
| 99. | Radiator Plant | Peperomia wheeleri | Plants |
| 100. | Rainbow Parrotfish | Scarus guacamaia | Fishes |
| 101. | Red Fruit Bat | Stenoderma rufum | Mammals |
| 102. | Red Grouper | Epinephelus morio | Fishes |
| 103. | Red-crowned Parrot | Amazona viridigenalis | Birds |
| 104. | Rhinoceros Iguana | Cyclura cornuta | Reptiles |
| 105. | Richmond's Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus richmondi | Amphibians |
| 106. | Ridgway's Hawk | Buteo ridgwayi | Birds |
| 107. | Roseate Tern | Sterna dougallii dougallii | Birds |
| 108. | Sebucan | Leptocereus quadricostatus | Plants |
| 109. | Sebucan | Leptocereus grantianus | Plants |
| 110. | Solanum drymophilum | Solanum drymophilum | Plants |
| 111. | Sooty Shearwater | Puffinus griseus | Birds |
| 112. | Spotted Eagle Ray | Aetobatus narinari | Fishes |
| 113. | Tectaria estremerana | Tectaria estremerana | Plants |
| 114. | Ternstroemia subsessilis | Ternstroemia subsessilis | Plants |
| 115. | Ternstroemia luquillensis | Ternstroemia luquillensis | Plants |
| 116. | Tonguefern | Elaphoglossum serpens | Plants |
| 117. | Trichilia triacantha | Trichilia triacantha | Plants |
| 118. | Trindade Petrel | Pterodroma arminjoniana | Birds |
| 119. | Tropical Lilythorn | Catesbaea melanocarpa | Plants |
| 120. | Turtlefat | Auerodendron pauciflorum | Plants |
| 121. | Vernonia proctorii | Vernonia proctorii | Plants |
| 122. | Villalba Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus eneidae | Amphibians |
| 123. | Virgin Islands Tree Boa | Epicrates monensis granti | Reptiles |
| 124. | West Indian Manatee  | Trichechus manatus | Mammals |
| 125. | West Indian Walnut | Juglans jamaicensis | Plants |
| 126. | West Indian Whistling-duck | Dendrocygna arborea | Birds |
| 127. | Whale Shark | Rhincodon typus | Fishes |
| 128. | White-crowned Pigeon | Patagioenas leucocephala | Birds |
| 129. | White-necked Crow | Corvus leucognaphalus | Birds |
| 130. | Wightman's Robber Frog | Eleutherodactylus wightmanae | Amphibians |
| 131. | Yellow-shouldered Blackbird | Agelaius xanthomus | Birds |
| 132. | Yellowfin Grouper | Mycteroperca venenosa | Fishes |
| 133. | Zamia portoricensis | Zamia portoricensis | Plants |
| 134. | Zanthoxylum thomasianum | Zanthoxylum thomasianum | Plants |
