The island of Martinique is an overseas department of France located in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles.

Amphibians There are five species of amphibian on Martinique, three of which were introduced. One species, the Martinique volcano frog (Colostethus chalcopis), is endemic to Martinique.

Frogs (Anura) Poison dart frogs (Dendrobatidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageColostethus chalcopis Martinique volcano frog Vulnerable.Conservation status, where available, is from the IUCN Red List and is indicative of the status of the species as a whole, not just populations on Martinique. Endemic. Tree frogs (Hylidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageScinax ruber. Not recorded on Martinique in . Red-snouted tree frog Least concern. Introduced; first recorded on Martinique in 1997. Tropical frogs (Leptodactylidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageEleutherodactylus johnstonei Lesser Antillean whistling frog, coqui antillano, Johnstone's whistling frog Least concern. Introduced. Eleutherodactylus martinicensis Tink frog, Martinique robber frog Near threatened. Regional endemic. True toads (Bufonidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageBufo marinus Cane toad, giant Neotropical toad, marine toad Least concern. Introduced.

Reptiles Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 19 reptile species reported on Martinique, five of which are endemic.

Crocodilians (Crocodylia) True crocodiles (Crocodylidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Crocodylus acutus American crocodile Vulnerable

Turtles (Testudines) Box turtles and pond turtles (Emydidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Trachemys scripta. Not recorded on Martinique in , which lists it as introduced to the Lesser Antilles only on the main islands of Guadeloupe. Pond slider Near threatened. Introduced. Scaly sea turtles (Cheloniidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Caretta caretta Loggerhead turtle Endangered. Chelonia mydas Green turtle Endangered. Eretmochelys imbricata Hawksbill turtle Critically endangered. Leathery sea turtles (Dermochelyidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageDermochelys coriacea Leatherback turtle Critically endangered.

Lizards and snakes (Squamata)

Geckos (Gekkonidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageGecko gecko. Not recorded on Martinique (or anywhere in the Lesser Antilles) in . Tokay gecko Introduced. Hemidactylus mabouia House gecko Introduced. Sphaerodactylus vincenti Vincent's least gecko Regional endemic. Thecadactylus rapicauda Turnip-tailed gecko Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageAnolis roquet Martinique's anole, savannah anole Endemic. Iguana delicatissima Lesser Antillean iguana, West Indian iguana Vulnerable. Regional endemic. Iguana iguana. Not recorded on Martinique in . Green iguana, common iguana Recently introduced. Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageGymnophthalmus pleii Martinique spectacled tegu Regional endemic. Gymnophthalmus underwoodi. Not recorded on Martinique in . Underwood's spectacled tegu Skinks (Scincidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageMabuya mabouya. instead records M. bistriata as the sole Mabuya species in the Lesser Antilles; many of its Caribbean populations have since been reassigned. Regional endemic. Possibly extirpated. Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageLeptotyphlops bilineata Two-lined blind snake Endemic. Possibly widespread. Populations on Barbados and St. Lucia were described as separate species in 2008, leaving L. bilineata only on Martinique.; see Leptotyphlops breuili and Leptotyphlops carlae. Colubrids (Colubridae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageLiophis cursor. Recorded as extinct in . Lacépède's ground snake Endangered. Endemic. Extirpated from the main island; now remaining only on Diamond Rock. Vipers (Viperidae) Species Common name(s) Notes ImageBothrops lanceolatus Fer-de-lance, Martinican pit viper, Martinique lancehead Endemic. Widespread, though uncommon and confined to wetter regions.

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References Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited.

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