# List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico

This is a list of the endemic fauna of Puerto Rico. This list is sorted in alphabetical order by the scientific name of the species.

## Birds

* Yellow-shouldered blackbird (Agelaius xanthomus)
* Puerto Rican parrot (Amazona vittata)
* Green mango (Anthracothorax viridis)
* Puerto Rican nightjar (Caprimulgus noctitherus)
* Puerto Rican emerald (Chlorostilbon maugeaus)
* Puerto Rican lizard‑cuckoo (Coccyzus vieilloti)
* Puerto Rican pewee (Contopus portoricenis)
* Adelaide's warbler (Dendroica adelaidae)
* Elfin-woods warbler (Dendroica angelae)
* Puerto Rican oriole (Icterus portoricensis)
* Puerto Rican bullfinch (Loxigilla portoricensis)
* Puerto Rican owl (Gymnasio nudipes)
* Puerto Rican woodpecker (Melanerpes portoricensis)
* Puerto Rican flycatcher (Myiarchus antillarum)
* Puerto Rican tanager (Nesospingus speculiferus)
* Puerto Rican spindalis (Spindalis portoricensis)
* Puerto Rican tody (Todus mexicanus)
* Puerto Rican vireo (Vireo latimeri)
* Puerto Rican euphonia (Chlorophonia sclateri)

## Crustaceans

* Buruquena (Epilobocera sinuatifrons)
* Puerto Rican sand crab (Emerita portoricensis)

## Insects

* Camponotus kaura- was first described by Roy R. Snelling & Juan A. Torres
* Solenopsis torrei- was first described by Juan A. Torres
* Puerto Rican cave cockroach (Aspiduchus cavernicola)

## Myriapoda

* Cylindromus uniporus
* Anadenobolus arboreus
* Rhinocricus parcus

## Reptiles/amphibians

* Puerto Rican racer (Borikenophis portoricensis)
* Mona ameiva (Ameiva alboguttata)
* Desecheo ameiva (Ameiva desechensis)
* Puerto Rican ground lizard (Ameiva exsul)
* Blue-tailed ground lizard (Ameiva wetmorei)
* Baker's worm lizard (Amphisbaena bakeri)
* Puerto Rican worm lizard (Amphisbaena caeca)
* Schmidt's worm lizard (Amphisbaena schmiditi)
* Puerto Rican dryland worm lizard, North American worm lizard (Amphisbaena xera)
* Guánica pallid anole, Cook's pallid anole, Cook's anole (Anolis cooki)
* Puerto Rican giant anole (Anolis cuvieri)
* Mona anole (Anolis monensis)
* Dwarf anole, pygmy anole, Puerto Rican twig anole (Anolis occultus)
* Ponce anole (Anolis poncensis), which is the same as the Dryland grass anole (Ctenonotus poncensis)
* Puerto Rican garden snake (Magliophis exiguus subspadix)
* Puerto Rican crested toad, ridge-headed toad, lowland Caribbean toad, Puerto Rican toad and sapo concho (Bufo lemur)
* Mona ground iguana (Cyclura cornuta stejnegeri)
* Puerto Rican galliwasp (Diploglossus pleei)
* Puerto Rican cave dwelling frog (Eleutherodactylus cooki)
* Common coquí (Eleutherodactylus coqui)
* Mottled coquí (Eleutherodactylus eneidae)
* Golden coquí (Eleutherodactylus jasperi)
* Mona coquí (Eleutherodactylus monensis)
* Melodius coquí (Eleutherodactylus wightmanae)
* Puerto Rican boa (Chilabothrus inornatus)
* Mona Island boa (Chilabothrus monensis)
* Monito gecko (Sphaerodactylus micropithecus)
* Mona dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus monensis)
* Puerto Rico upland gecko (Sphaerodactylus klauberi)
* Desecheo dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus levinsi)
* Gaige's least gecko (Sphaerodactylus gaigeae)
* Townsend's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus townsendi)
* Nichols' dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus nicholsi)
* Puerto Rican dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus grandisquamis)
* Isla Vieques dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus inigoi)
* Roosevelt's dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus roosevelti)
* Mona blindsnake (Typhlops monensis)
* Puerto Rican wetland blind snake (Typhlops rostellatus)

## Spiders

This is a list of all spiders endemic to Puerto Rico, according to Platnick.
* Anyphaenidae
   * Anyphaena decora
   * Wulfila coamoanus
   * Wulfila inconspicuus
   * Wulfila isolatus
   * Wulfila macropalpus
   * Wulfila tropicus
* Araneidae
   * Araneus adjuntaensis
   * Lewisepeira maricao
   * Metazygia silvestris
* Clubionidae
   * Clubiona desecheonis
   * Elaver portoricensis
* Corinnidae
   * Abapeba guanicae
   * Abapeba wheeleri
   * Corinna javuyae
   * Phrurolithus insularis
   * Phrurolithus portoricensis
   * Trachelas borinquensis
* Ctenidae
   * Celaetycheus modestus
   * Celaetycheus strenuus
   * Oligoctenus ottleyi
   * Trujillina isolata
* Dipluridae
   * Masteria petrunkevitchi
* Gnaphosidae
   * Camillina desecheonis
   * Neozimiris nuda
* Hahniidae
   * Hahnia naguaboi
* Ixodidae (ticks)
   * Amblyomma arianae
* Linyphiidae
   * Lepthyphantes microserratus
* Lycosidae
   * Agalenocosa yaucensis
* Mimetidae
   * Mimetus portoricensis
* Oonopidae
   * Oonops delegenus
   * Oonops ebenecus
   * Oonops viridans
   * Stenoonops econotus
   * Stenoonops phonetus
   * Stenoonops portoricensis
* Pholcidae
   * Modisimus cavaticus
   * Modisimus coeruleolineatus
   * Modisimus montanus
   * Modisimus montanus dentatus
   * Modisimus sexoculatus
   * Modisimus signatus
* Salticidae
   * Agobardus blandus
   * Corythalia gloriae
   * Corythalia tristriata
   * Emathis luteopunctata
   * Emathis minuta
   * Emathis portoricensis
   * Emathis tetuani
   * Eris illustris
   * Habronattus ensenadae
   * Habronattus facetus
   * Hentzia squamata
   * Jollas minutus
   * Neonella mayaguez
   * Sidusa mona
   * Siloca monae
* Scytodidae
   * Scytodes dissimulans
* Sparassidae
   * Olios bicolor
   * Olios darlingtoni
   * Pseudosparianthis jayuyae
   * Stasina portoricensis
* Tetragnathidae
   * Chrysometa hamata
   * Chrysometa jayuyensis
   * Chrysometa yunque
   * Glenognatha gloriae
   * Tetragnatha bryantae
* Theraphosidae
   * Avicularia laeta
   * Cyrtopholis culebrae
   * Cyrtopholis portoricae
   * Holothele culebrae
* Theridiidae
   * Dipoena puertoricensis
   * Styposis lutea
   * Theridion ricense
* Theridiosomatidae
   * Baalzebub albonotatus
   * Ogulnius gloriae
* Thomisidae
   * Misumenops bubulcus
   * Rejanellus mutchleri
   * Tmarus vertumus
* Uloboridae
   * Miagrammopes animotus

## Extinct animals

* Greater Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus major) - The greater Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
* Lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth (Acratocnus odontrigonus) - The lesser Puerto Rican ground sloth became extinct approximately 3000–4000 years ago.
* Puerto Rican caracara (Caracara latebrosus)
* Puerto Rican plate-tooth (Elasmodontomys obliquus) - The Puerto Rican plate-tooth, giant hutia or Puerto Rican paca became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
* Greater Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys antillensis)
* Lesser Puerto Rican agouti (Heteropsomys insulans)
* Puerto Rican nesophontes (Nesophontes edithae) - The Puerto Rican nesophontes became extinct approximately in the early 16th century.
* Corozal rat (Puertoricomys corozalus)
* Puerto Rican parakeet, Mauge's parakeet (Psittacara chloroptera maugei syn. Psittacara maugei)
* Puerto Rican barn owl (Tyto cavatica)