This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the island of

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, located in the Lesser Antilles chain in the

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. Politically, Saint Martin is divided between the Collectivity of Saint Martin on the northern half of the island, which is an overseas collectivity of France, and Sint Maarten on the southern half, which is part of the

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Amphibians

There are three species of amphibian on Saint Martin, two of which were introduced.

Frogs (''Anura'')

Reptiles

Including marine turtles and introduced species, there are 17 reptile species reported on Saint Martin. One species, the Bearded Anole (''

Anolis pogus ''Anolis pogus'', the St. Martin anole or Anguilla Bank bush anole, is a species of anole lizard that is extant to the Caribbean island of Saint Martin, located in the Lesser Antilles. Its range used to include Anguilla, but it is now extirpa ...

''), is endemic to Saint Martin. Its local population of one species, the regionally endemic and endangered Lesser Antillean Iguana (''

Iguana delicatissima The Lesser Antillean iguana (''Iguana delicatissima'') is a large arboreal lizard endemic to the Lesser Antilles. It is one of three species of lizard of the genus ''Iguana'' and is in severe decline due to habitat destruction, introduced feral p ...

''), was recently extirpated..

Turtles (''Testudines'')

Lizards and snakes (''Squamata'')

Notes

References

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

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