![]() Nesting recorded from April to June, primarily on south and east (Atlantic) coast beaches. ![]() Fairly rare, mainly recorded from Martinique and Guadeloupe Channels. ![]() Regularly seen in coastal waters nests on both coasts (though mainly on northern beaches), primarily from May to October.Ĭritically endangered. Regularly seen in coastal waters nests on both coasts (though mainly on northern beaches), primarily from June to October.Ĭritically endangered. Not recorded nesting on Dominica.Įndangered. Rare in Dominican waters mainly recorded around Soufriere Bay and from Martinique and Guadeloupe Channels. Loggerhead turtle, channel turtle (local name)Įndangered. Likely recent introduction, though possibly as long ago as Amerindian settlement of Dominica. ![]() Turtles ( Testudines) Tortoises ( Testudinidae) dominicanus) and the Dominican clouded boa ( Boa constrictor nebulosis) may also be designated as endemic, though their status as distinct subspecies is unresolved. The Dominican blind snake ( Typhlops dominicanus or T. Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are a total of 19 confirmed species of reptiles.Įndemic reptile species include the Dominican anole ( Anolis oculatus), the Dominican ground lizard ( Ameiva fuscata) and the Dominica skink ( Mabuya dominicana). Two of the four extant orders of reptile are represented on Dominica: Squamata and Testudines. Widely eaten in Dominica as a novelty food prior to its legal protection in 2002. Populations are infected with chytridiomycosis and are in severe decline. Natural range on the western (Caribbean) side of Dominica from sea level to 400 m elevation. johnstonei along part of the west (Caribbean) coast. Local populations are being displaced by E. Abundant in rain forest uncommon in dry coastal forest. Widespread throughout the Lesser Antilles. Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog Most abundant in transition zone between montane rainforest and elfin woodland, but range also extends over broader range of altitudes, coexisting with E. Three are native, and one, Eleutherodactylus amplinympha, is endemic to Dominica.įrogs ( Anura) Tropical frogs ( Leptodactylidae)Įndangered. There are four species of amphibians on Dominica, all from the frog family Leptodactylidae. Dominica is one of the few islands in that chain that has retained its original amphibian and reptile fauna over the last 200 years, and reptiles in particular form a significant part of its fauna. "It's an honour to be able to lend a hand to animals in desperate need and we hope people enjoy seeing some of the weird and wonderful places animals have found themselves in need of our help.This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on Dominica, a Caribbean island-nation in the Lesser Antilles. Warning over exotic pets after seven snakes abandoned at homeįrog takes giant leap across continents by taking 6,000-mile tripĭog has half a kilo of matted hair like 'hardened shell' shaved offĭermot Murphy, from the RSPCA, said: "With our teams out rescuing animals from danger and suffering 365 days a year, we are often their only hope. Rescuer Jonny Wood said the frog was in good condition despite the long journey. Iain Holloway, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, said: "We were unpacking the shopping in the kitchen and my wife turned to me and said 'look there's a frog in the bananas' and I said 'sorry, there's a what in the bananas?'" The RSPCA was called in September after a Hispaniolan common tree frog travelled 4,300 miles from the Dominican Republic in the Caribbean to the UK on a bunch of bananas. Then in September, the fire service was called after another hedgehog fell 25ft into a historic ice house on the Dawnay Estates near Scarborough, North Yorkshire. In August, RSPCA rescuers used barbecue tongs to pull a hedgehog from an open drain in Hull, East Yorkshire. ![]() Image: A 5ft-long boa constrictor was found slithering through a McDonald's restaurant in Bognor Regis, West Sussex ![]()
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