Reptiles introduced to
Bahamas 

 

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Introduced species(confirmed and presumed introductions, incl. both surviving and extirpated populations, excl. unpublished records)


Species

References
Crocodilians (Crocodylia)

Alligator mississippiensis

American Alligator

Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
Lizards (Sauria)

Basiliscus sp.

(Typical Basilisk)

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Anolis carolinensis

Common Green Anole

Norval, Mao & Goldberg 2012

Anolis sp.

(Typical Anole)

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 [(A. carolinensis or A. smaragdinus)]

Deiroptyx equestris

Knight Anole

Johnson & Knowles 2017 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Hemidactylus garnotii

Fox Gecko

Buckner & Franz 1994 Henderson & Powell 2009 Lee 2004 Meshaka 1995 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Hemidactylus mabouia

Cosmopolitan House Gecko

Buckner & Franz 1994 Franz, Dodd & Buden 1993 Geneva, Reynolds, Herrmann, Puente-Rólon & Avilés-Rodríguez 2016 Griffing & Bauer 2016 Henderson & Powell 2009 Krysko & Thomas 2007 Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Lepidodactylus lugubris

Common Mourning Gecko

Krysko & MacKenzie-Krysko 2016

Ctenosaura similis

Central American Black Iguana

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Iguana iguana

Common Green Iguana

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Plestiodon inexpectatus

Southeastern Five-lined Skink

Krysko, Albury & Steadman 2012 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 [as Plestiodon sp.]

Sphaerodactylus copei

Haitian Big-scaled Least Gecko

Henderson & Powell 2009 Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Sphaerodactylus notatus

Reef Gecko

Schwartz & Henderson 1991
Snakes (Serpentes)

Antillophis parvifrons

Hispaniolan Lesser Racer

Henderson & Powell 2009 Knapp, Iverson, Buckner & Cant in Hailey, Wilson & Horrocks 2011 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Schwartz & Henderson 1991

Opheodrys aestivus

Rough Green Snake

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Pantherophis alleghaniensis

Eastern Rat Snake

Lee 2004 [as Elaphe obsoleta] Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Pantherophis guttatus

Red Corn Snake

Johnson & Woods 2016 Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Storeria dekayi

Common Brown Snake

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Storeria victa

Florida Brown Snake

Lee 2004

Thamnophis saurita

Eastern Ribbon Snake

Buckner & Franz 1998 Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Thamnophis sirtalis

Common Garter Snake

Buckner & Franz 1998 Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Indotyphlops braminus

Brahminy Blind Snake

Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012
Turtles (Testudines)

Terrapene carolina

Eastern Box Turtle

Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Trachemys decorata

Hispaniolan Slider

Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012

Trachemys scripta

Common Slider

Lee 2004 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017

Trachemys terrapen

Jamaican Slider

Henderson & Powell 2009 Iverson 1992 Powell & Henderson (eds.) 2012 Rhodin, Iverson, Bour, Fritz, Georges, Shaffer & Dijk 2017 Schwartz & Henderson 1991