The Cozumel Thrasher

Created by Robert L. Curry

Last modified: 06 Jun 2010

Herpetofauna of Cozumel

Endemic species

Cozumel whiptail (Cnemidophorus cozumela)

Other resident amphibians and reptiles

Amphibians

White-lipped frog (Leptodactylus labialis)
Cane toad (Bufo marinus)
Gulf coast toad (Bufo valliceps)
Yellow treefrog (Hyla microcephala)
Stauffer's treefrog (Scinax staufferi)
Common Mexican treefrog (Smilisca baudinii)

Reptiles

American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus)
Loggerhead (Caretta caretta)
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata)
Leatherback (Dermochelys coriacea)
Scorpion mud turtle (Kinosternon scorpiodes)
Furrowed wood turtle (Rhinoclemmys areolata)
Slider (Trachemys scripta)
Dwarf gecko (Sphaerodactylus glaucus)
Spotted gecko (Sphaerodactylus millepunctatus)
House gecko (Hemidactylus frenatus)
Brown basilisk (Basiliscus vittatus)
Black iguana (Ctenosaura similis)
Green iguana (Iguana iguana)
Cozumel spiny lizard (Sceloporus cozumelae) Endemic to Cozumel and northern coasts of Yucatán peninsula
Crested anole (Anolis cristellatus) Status on Cozumel uncertain; known from single specimen collected in 1899
Smooth anole (Norops rodriquezii)
Brown anole (Norops sagrei)
Schwartze's skink (Eumeces schwartzei)
Central American mabuya (Mabuya unimarginata)
Black blind snake (Leptotyphlops goudotii)
Boa constrictor (Boa constrictor) Introduced on Cozumel in 1971
Rain forest cat-eyed snake (Leptodeira frenata)
Green vine snake (Oxybelis fulgidus)
Western ribbon snake (Thamnophis proximus)

References

Lee, J. C. 2000. A field guide to the reptiles and amphibians of the Maya world. Comstock/Cornell, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Martínez-Morales, M. A., and A. D. Cuarón. 1999. Boa constrictor, an introduced predator threatening the endemic fauna on Cozumel Island, Mexico. Biodiversity and Conservation 8:957-963. (abstract)