<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Geckos ( Gekkonidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hemidactylus mabouia </Td> <Td> House gecko </Td> <Td> Introduced . Widespread , usually around human populations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sphaerodactylus fantasticus </Td> <Td> Fantastic least gecko </Td> <Td> Found at scattered locations along west ( Caribbean ) coast . Regional endemic ; Dominica population has been described as subspecies S. f. fuga . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sphaerodactylus vincenti </Td> <Td> Vincent 's least gecko </Td> <Td> Confined to wet high elevations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thecadactylus rapicauda </Td> <Td> Tree gecko , turnip - tailed gecko </Td> <Td> Widespread </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Iguanas and Anolids ( Iguanidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anolis cristatellus </Td> <Td> Puerto Rican crested anole </Td> <Td> Recent introduction ( between 1997 and 2002 ) ; range limited to southwest ( Caribbean ) coast around capital of Roseau . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anolis oculatus </Td> <Td> Dominican anole , eyed anole , tree lizard </Td> <Td> Endemic . Four subspecies described ( A. o. oculatus , A. o. cabritensis , A. o. montanus , A. o. winstoni ) now recognized as ecotypes . Widespread and abundant in all areas below 900 m elevation . South Caribbean ecotype is being displaced by competition from invasive A. cristatellus . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iguana delicatissima </Td> <Td> Lesser Antillean iguana , West Indian iguana </Td> <Td> Vulnerable . Regional endemic . Common on Dominica in certain areas on both east ( Atlantic ) and west ( Caribbean ) coasts ; occasionally seen in rain forest . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Whiptails ( Teiidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ameiva fuscata </Td> <Td> Dominican ground lizard , Dominican ameiva </Td> <Td> Endemic . Found in dry coastal woodland and associated cultivated areas below 300 m elevation . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Microteiids ( Gymnophthalmidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gymnophthalmus underwoodi </Td> <Td> Underwood 's spectacled tegu </Td> <Td> Very similar to G. pleei known to be extant on Dominica ; variability of scale counts of collected specimens suggest G. underwoodi ( or other Gymnophthalmus species ) is also present . Presence confirmed 2008 by Turk , Wyszynski , Powell , and Henderson at Batali Beach </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gymnophthalmus pleei </Td> <Td> Martinique spectacled tegu </Td> <Td> Officially recorded only at Cabrits National Park and Dominica Botanical Gardens in Roseau , but likely more widespread , and probably with other Gymnophthalmus species present . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Skinks ( Scincidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mabuya dominicana </Td> <Td> Dominica skink </Td> <Td> Island endemic . Widespread in coastal regions and in cultivated areas at higher elevations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Worm snakes ( Typhlopidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Typhlops dominicanus </Td> <Td> Dominican blind snake , worm snake </Td> <Td> Local population either described as endemic species , or endemic subspecies T. d. dominicana , with sister subspecies present on Guadeloupe . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Boas ( Boidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boa constrictor </Td> <Td> Boa constrictor ; Dominican clouded boa </Td> <Td> Local population sometimes described as endemic subspecies B. c. nebulosa . Widely distributed in Dominica , though vulnerable to persecution , road accidents , and hunting for snake oil derived from its fat . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Colubrids ( Colubridae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alsophis antillensis </Td> <Td> Antilles racer , island racer , leeward racer , Dominican racer </Td> <Td> Regional endemic . Local population described as endemic subspecies A. a . sibonius or as separate species , A. sibonius . Present everywhere except highest elevations ; most abundant in dry woodland on west ( Caribbean ) coast
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Geckos ( Gekkonidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hemidactylus mabouia </Td> <Td> House gecko </Td> <Td> Introduced . Widespread , usually around human populations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sphaerodactylus fantasticus </Td> <Td> Fantastic least gecko </Td> <Td> Found at scattered locations along west ( Caribbean ) coast . Regional endemic ; Dominica population has been described as subspecies S. f. fuga . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sphaerodactylus vincenti </Td> <Td> Vincent 's least gecko </Td> <Td> Confined to wet high elevations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thecadactylus rapicauda </Td> <Td> Tree gecko , turnip - tailed gecko </Td> <Td> Widespread </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Iguanas and Anolids ( Iguanidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anolis cristatellus </Td> <Td> Puerto Rican crested anole </Td> <Td> Recent introduction ( between 1997 and 2002 ) ; range limited to southwest ( Caribbean ) coast around capital of Roseau . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Anolis oculatus </Td> <Td> Dominican anole , eyed anole , tree lizard </Td> <Td> Endemic . Four subspecies described ( A. o. oculatus , A. o. cabritensis , A. o. montanus , A. o. winstoni ) now recognized as ecotypes . Widespread and abundant in all areas below 900 m elevation . South Caribbean ecotype is being displaced by competition from invasive A. cristatellus . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Iguana delicatissima </Td> <Td> Lesser Antillean iguana , West Indian iguana </Td> <Td> Vulnerable . Regional endemic . Common on Dominica in certain areas on both east ( Atlantic ) and west ( Caribbean ) coasts ; occasionally seen in rain forest . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Whiptails ( Teiidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Ameiva fuscata </Td> <Td> Dominican ground lizard , Dominican ameiva </Td> <Td> Endemic . Found in dry coastal woodland and associated cultivated areas below 300 m elevation . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Microteiids ( Gymnophthalmidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gymnophthalmus underwoodi </Td> <Td> Underwood 's spectacled tegu </Td> <Td> Very similar to G. pleei known to be extant on Dominica ; variability of scale counts of collected specimens suggest G. underwoodi ( or other Gymnophthalmus species ) is also present . Presence confirmed 2008 by Turk , Wyszynski , Powell , and Henderson at Batali Beach </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Gymnophthalmus pleei </Td> <Td> Martinique spectacled tegu </Td> <Td> Officially recorded only at Cabrits National Park and Dominica Botanical Gardens in Roseau , but likely more widespread , and probably with other Gymnophthalmus species present . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Skinks ( Scincidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Mabuya dominicana </Td> <Td> Dominica skink </Td> <Td> Island endemic . Widespread in coastal regions and in cultivated areas at higher elevations . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Worm snakes ( Typhlopidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Typhlops dominicanus </Td> <Td> Dominican blind snake , worm snake </Td> <Td> Local population either described as endemic species , or endemic subspecies T. d. dominicana , with sister subspecies present on Guadeloupe . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Boas ( Boidae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Boa constrictor </Td> <Td> Boa constrictor ; Dominican clouded boa </Td> <Td> Local population sometimes described as endemic subspecies B. c. nebulosa . Widely distributed in Dominica , though vulnerable to persecution , road accidents , and hunting for snake oil derived from its fat . </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="4"> Colubrids ( Colubridae ) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Species </Th> <Th> Common name ( s ) </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> <Th> Image </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alsophis antillensis </Td> <Td> Antilles racer , island racer , leeward racer , Dominican racer </Td> <Td> Regional endemic . Local population described as endemic subspecies A. a . sibonius or as separate species , A. sibonius . Present everywhere except highest elevations ; most abundant in dry woodland on west ( Caribbean ) coast
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