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)