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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Allobates chalcopis
|
Allobates chalcopis |
Amphibians |
Martinique - West Indies |
2. |
American Mahogany
|
Swietenia mahagoni |
Plants |
Central and South America, Florida |
3. |
Amphicyclotulus perplexus
|
Amphicyclotulus perplexus |
Snails |
West Indies |
4. |
Amphicyclotulus liratus
|
Amphicyclotulus liratus |
Snails |
West Indies |
5. |
Anegada Ground Iguana
|
Cyclura pinguis |
Reptiles |
West Indies (British Virgin Islands - Anegada Island) |
6. |
Barbados Racer
|
Liophis perfuscus |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Barbados) |
7. |
Barbados Yellow Warbler
|
Dendroica petechia petechia |
Birds |
West Indies (Barbados) |
8. |
Big Leaf Mahogany
|
Swietenia macrophylla |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
9. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Black Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca bonaci |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
11. |
Black-capped Petrel
|
Pterodroma hasitata |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
12. |
Brazilian Giant Tortoise
|
Geochelone denticulata |
Reptiles |
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies (Dominica) |
13. |
Brown Pelican
|
Pelecanus occidentalis |
Birds |
Coastal Central and South America, USA (Carolinas to Texas, California, Oregon, Washington), West Indies |
14. |
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
|
Tryngites subruficollis |
Birds |
Africa, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
15. |
Caribbean Coot
|
Fulica caribaea |
Birds |
Central America, North America (United States Territory), South America |
16. |
Caribbean Reef Shark
|
Carcharhinus perezi |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
17. |
Cat Island Turtle
|
Trachemys terrapen |
Reptiles |
Cat Island - West Indies (Bahamas), Jamaica |
18. |
Cigar-box Wood
|
Cedrela odorata |
Plants |
Central America, North America, South America |
19. |
Commoner Lignum Vitae
|
Guaiacum officinale |
Plants |
Central and South America, Puerto Rico, Thailand, Virgin Islands (British and US) |
20. |
Crossband Rockfish
|
Mycteroperca interstitialis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
21. |
Cuban Parrot
|
Amazona leucocephala |
Birds |
West Indies (Cuba, Bahamas, Caymans) |
22. |
Cubera Snapper
|
Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
|
23. |
Dactylolejeunea acanthifolia
|
Dactylolejeunea acanthifolia |
Plants |
West Indies (Dominica) |
24. |
Dominican Myotis
|
Myotis dominicensis |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, West Indies (Dominica) |
25. |
Donkey Fish
|
Dermatolepis inermis |
Fishes |
Central and South America, North America (including United States), Oceanic |
26. |
Elliptical Star Coral
|
Dichocoenia stokesii |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
27. |
Eskimo Curlew
|
Numenius borealis |
Birds |
Alaska and Northern Canada to Argentina |
28. |
Euler's Flycatcher
|
Empidonax euleri johnstonei |
Birds |
West Indies (Grenada) |
29. |
Forest Thrush
|
Cichlherminia lherminieri |
Birds |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat, West Indies (Dominica), West Indies (St. Lucia) |
30. |
Freziera cordata
|
Freziera cordata |
Plants |
Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, West Indies (Dominica) |
31. |
Giant Ditch Frog
|
Leptodactylus fallax |
Amphibians |
Montserrat, West Indies (Dominica) |
32. |
Golden-winged Warbler
|
Vermivora chrysoptera |
Birds |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
33. |
Goliath Grouper
|
Epinephelus itajara |
Fishes |
Africa, Central and South America, Mexico, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
34. |
Grand Cafe Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus pinchoni |
Amphibians |
Guadeloupe |
35. |
Grand Cayman Ground Iguana
|
Cyclura nubila lewisi |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Caymans) |
36. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
37. |
Grenada Dove
|
Leptotila wellsi |
Birds |
West Indies (Grenada) |
38. |
Guadeloupe Big Brown Bat
|
Eptesicus guadeloupensis |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe |
39. |
Guadeloupe Big-eyed Bat
|
Chiroderma improvisum |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat |
40. |
Guadeloupe Woodpecker
|
Melanerpes herminieri |
Birds |
Guadeloupe |
41. |
Gulper Shark
|
Centrophorus granulosus |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), South America |
42. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
43. |
Hogfish
|
Lachnolaimus maximus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
44. |
Hook-billed Kite
|
Chondrohierax uncinatus |
Birds |
West Indies (Cuba and Grenada) |
|
45. |
House Wren
|
Troglodytes aedon |
Birds |
West Indies (Guadeloupe and St. Lucia) |
46. |
Imperial Parrot
|
Amazona imperialis |
Birds |
West Indies (Dominica) |
47. |
Inagua Island Turtle
|
Trachemys stejnegeri malonei |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Bahamas - Great Inagua Island) |
48. |
Inga martinicensis
|
Inga martinicensis |
Plants |
Martinique - West Indies |
49. |
Inga dominicensis
|
Inga dominicensis |
Plants |
West Indies (Dominica) |
50. |
Jamaican Iguana
|
Cyclura collei |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Jamaica) |
51. |
Juniper
|
Juniperus barbadensis |
Plants |
Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, West Indies (St. Lucia) |
52. |
Lacepede's Ground Snake
|
Liophis cursor |
Reptiles |
Martinique - West Indies |
53. |
Lamarck's Sheet Coral
|
Agaricia lamarcki |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central and South America, Europe, North America (including United States) |
54. |
Large Ivory Coral
|
Oculina varicosa |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
55. |
Least Tern
|
Sterna antillarum |
Birds |
Bahamas, Central America (winters), Greater and Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Northern South America, USA (California, including the Miss. R. Basin), Atlantic Gulf Coasts |
56. |
Lesser Antillean Iguana
|
Iguana delicatissima |
Reptiles |
Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, Saint Barthelemy, West Indies (Dominica) |
57. |
Maria Island Ground Lizard
|
Cnemidophorus vanzoi |
Reptiles |
West Indies (St. Lucia - Maria Islands) |
58. |
Maria Island Snake
|
Liophis ornatus |
Reptiles |
West Indies (St. Lucia - Maria Islands) |
59. |
Martinique Oriole
|
Icterus bonana |
Birds |
Martinique - West Indies |
60. |
Martinique Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus martinicensis |
Amphibians |
Antigua, Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Martinique - West Indies, West Indies (Dominica) |
61. |
Martinique Trembler
|
Cinclocerthia ruficauda gutturalis |
Birds |
Martinique - West Indies |
62. |
Matouba Robber Frog
|
Eleutherodactylus barlagnei |
Amphibians |
Guadeloupe |
63. |
Montastraea faveolata
|
Montastraea faveolata |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
64. |
Montastraea annularis
|
Montastraea annularis |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States Territory), South America |
65. |
Mutton Snapper
|
Lutjanus analis |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
66. |
Nassau Grouper
|
Epinephelus striatus |
Fishes |
Central and South America, United States (Florida, Minor Outlying Islands) |
|
67. |
Nectandra krugii
|
Nectandra krugii |
Plants |
Antigua, Barbuda, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, West Indies |
68. |
Oceanic Whitetip Shark
|
Carcharhinus longimanus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
69. |
Orinoco Goose
|
Neochen jubata |
Birds |
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Jamaica, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, West Indies (Barbados) |
70. |
Phycolepidozia exigua
|
Phycolepidozia exigua |
Plants |
West Indies (Dominica) |
71. |
Pillar Coral
|
Dendrogyra cylindrus |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, Europe, North America (including United States), South America |
72. |
Poey's Grouper
|
Epinephelus flavolimbatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
73. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria semecarpifolia |
Plants |
Central America |
74. |
Pouteria Tree
|
Pouteria pallida |
Plants |
Central America |
75. |
Pristimantis Rain Frog
|
Pristimantis euphronides |
Amphibians |
West Indies (Grenada) |
76. |
Queen Triggerfish
|
Balistes vetula |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
77. |
Rainbow Parrotfish
|
Scarus guacamaia |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
78. |
Rainfrog
|
Eleutherodactylus amplinympha |
Amphibians |
West Indies (Dominica) |
79. |
Red Grouper
|
Epinephelus morio |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
80. |
Red-necked Parrot
|
Amazona arausiaca |
Birds |
West Indies (Dominica) |
81. |
Rough Cactus Coral
|
Mycetophyllia ferox |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
82. |
Sandhill Crane
|
Grus canadensis |
Birds |
Mississippi, West Indies (Cuba) |
83. |
Schwartz's Myotis
|
Myotis martiniquensis |
Mammals |
West Indies |
84. |
Seabass
|
Epinephelus niveatus |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
85. |
Semper's Warbler
|
Leucopeza semperi |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Lucia) |
86. |
Sooty Shearwater
|
Ardenna grisea |
Birds |
Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (United States Territory), Oceanic, South America |
87. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
88. |
St. Lucia Black Finch
|
Melanospiza richardsoni |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Lucia) |
|
89. |
St. Lucia Oriole
|
Icterus laudabilis |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Lucia) |
90. |
St. Lucia Parrot
|
Amazona versicolor |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Lucia) |
91. |
St. Vincent Parrot
|
Amazona guildingii |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Vincent) |
92. |
Thomas's Yellow-shouldered Bat
|
Sturnira thomasi |
Mammals |
Guadeloupe, Montserrat |
93. |
Umbrella Tree
|
Schefflera urbaniana |
Plants |
Central America |
94. |
Vitelline Warbler
|
Dendroica vitellina |
Birds |
Honduras, West Indies (Caymans) |
95. |
Watling Island Iguana
|
Cyclura rileyi |
Reptiles |
West Indies (Bahamas) |
96. |
Whale Shark
|
Rhincodon typus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
97. |
White-breasted Thrasher
|
Ramphocinclus brachyurus |
Birds |
West Indies (St. Lucia, Martinique) |
98. |
White-crowned Pigeon
|
Patagioenas leucocephala |
Birds |
Central America, North America (including United States), South America |
99. |
Yellowfin Grouper
|
Mycteroperca venenosa |
Fishes |
Central America, North America (including United States), Oceanic, South America |
100. |
Zamia integrifolia
|
Zamia integrifolia |
Plants |
Central America, North America |
101. |
Zanthoxylum flavum
|
Zanthoxylum flavum |
Plants |
Central America, North America, Oceanic, South America |