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Biodiversity of the reptile families of the Bahamas excl. introduced, extinct, unconfirmed, and unnamed species | Genera |
Endemic genera |
Endemism (genera) | Species |
Endemic species |
Endemism (species) |
Species in % of all species in the Bahamas | |||
Lizards (Sauria) | ||||||||||
Dactyloidae (Anoles) | 3 | 0 | 0.0 % | 8 | 5 | 62.5 % | 16.7 % | |||
Iguanidae (Greater Iguanas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 2 | 66.7 % | 6.3 % | |||
Leiocephalidae (Curly-tailed Lizards) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 4 | 80.0 % | 10.4 % | |||
Phyllodactylidae (Leaf-toed Geckos) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.1 % | |||
Sphaerodactylidae (Least Geckos. etc.) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 7 | 4 | 57.1 % | 14.6 % | |||
Teiidae (Greater Tejus) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 1 | 50.0 % | 4.2 % | |||
Snakes (Serpentes) | ||||||||||
Boidae (Typical Boas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 4 | 80.0 % | 10.4 % | |||
Colubridae (Typical Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 1 | 33.3 % | 6.3 % | |||
Leptotyphlopidae (Thread Snakes) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 1 | 100.0 % | 2.1 % | |||
Tropidophiidae (Dwarf Boas) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 2 | 100.0 % | 4.2 % | |||
Typhlopidae (Typical Blind Snakes) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 3 | 3 | 100.0 % | 6.3 % | |||
Turtles (Testudines) | ||||||||||
Cheloniidae (Hard-shelled Sea Turtles) | 4 | 0 | 0.0 % | 5 | 0 | 0.0 % | 10.4 % | |||
Dermochelyidae (Leatherback Sea Turtle) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2.1 % | |||
Emydidae (Western Pond Turtles) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 % | 2 | 0 | 0.0 % | 4.2 % |