Geckos (Gekkonidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Hemidactylus mabouia | House gecko | Introduced. Widespread, usually around human populations. |  |
Sphaerodactylus fantasticus | Fantastic least gecko | Found at scattered locations along west (Caribbean) coast. Regional endemic; Dominica population has been described as subspecies S. f. fuga. |  |
Sphaerodactylus vincenti | Vincent's least gecko | Confined to wet high elevations. Endemic to the Windward islands.[6] |  |
Thecadactylus rapicauda | Tree gecko, turnip-tailed gecko | Widespread |  |
Iguanas and Anolids (Iguanidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Anolis cristatellus | Puerto Rican crested anole | Recent introduction (between 1997 and 2002); range limited to southwest (Caribbean) coast around capital of Roseau.[7] |  |
Anolis oculatus | Dominican anole, eyed anole, tree lizard | 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. |  |
Iguana delicatissima | Lesser Antillean iguana, West Indian iguana | Vulnerable. Regional endemic. Common on Dominica in certain areas on both east (Atlantic) and west (Caribbean) coasts; occasionally seen in rain forest. |  |
Whiptails (Teiidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Pholidoscelis fuscatus | Dominican ground lizard, Dominican ameiva | Endemic. Found in dry coastal woodland and associated cultivated areas below 300 m elevation. |  |
Microteiids (Gymnophthalmidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi | Underwood's spectacled tegu | Very similar to G. pleii 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[8] | |
Gymnophthalmus pleii | Martinique spectacled tegu | Officially recorded only at Cabrits National Park and Dominica Botanical Gardens in Roseau, but likely more widespread, and probably with other Gymnophthalmus species present.[9] | |
Skinks (Scincidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Mabuya dominicana | Dominica skink | Island endemic. Widespread in coastal regions and in cultivated areas at higher elevations.[10] |  |
Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Typhlops dominicanus | Dominican blind snake, worm snake | Local population either described as endemic species, or endemic subspecies T. d. dominicana, with sister subspecies present on Guadeloupe. | |
Boas (Boidae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Boa constrictor | Boa constrictor; Dominican clouded boa | 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. | |
Colubrids (Colubridae) |
Species | Common name(s) | Notes | Image |
Alsophis antillensis | Antilles racer, island racer, leeward racer, Dominican racer | 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. |  |
Liophis juliae | Julia's ground snake, grove snake | Present everywhere except highest elevations. Local population described as endemic subspecies L. j. juliae, with two sister subspecies present on islands of Guadeloupe. |  |