This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found in the

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Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...

, located in the

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chain in the

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. It comprises the main island of Anguilla, and many much smaller islands and cays that have no permanent human population.

Amphibians

There are two species of amphibian on Anguilla, both of which were introduced.

Frogs (''Anura'')

Reptiles

Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 19 reptile species reported on Anguilla. Two are endemic and are restricted to small, uninhabited satellite islands: Censky's Ameiva ('' Pholidoscelis corax'') and the Sombrero Ameiva ('' Pholidoscelis corvina'').

Turtles (''Testudines'')

Lizards and snakes (''Squamata'')

Notes

References

Note: All species listed above are supported by Malhotra & Thorpe 1999, unless otherwise cited. *. * * * {{North America topic, List of amphibians of Amphibians Reptiles

Amphibians and reptiles Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arboreal ...