BULLETIN ISLAND LISTS OF WEST INDIAN AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Robert Powell and Robert W. Henderson, Editors Vol. 51, No. 2, pp. 85–166 2012 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA GAINESVILLE The FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is Florida’s state museum of natural history, dedicated to understanding, preserving, and interpreting biological diversity and cultural heritage. The BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY is a peer-reviewed journal that publishes results of original research in zoology, botany, paleontology, archaeology, and museum science. The Bulletin is published at irregular intervals, and volumes are not necessarily completed in any one year. Volumes contain between 150 and 300 pages, sometimes more. The number of papers contained in each volume varies, depending upon the number of pages in each paper, but four numbers is the current standard. Multi-author issues of related papers have been published together, and inquiries about putting together such issues are welcomed. 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Box 117800 Gainesville, FL 32611-7800 USA FAX: 352-846-0287 Email: bulletin flmnh.ufl.edu mailto:bulletin@flmnh.ufl.edu ISLAND LISTS OF WEST INDIAN AMPHIBIANS AND REPTILES Robert Powell1 and Robert W. Henderson2, Editors 1Department of Biology, Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri 64145-1698, USA 2Section of Vertebrate Zoology, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, USA Powell, R., and R. W. Henderson, Eds. 2012. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Bulletin of the Florida Museum of Natural History 51(2):85– 166. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction by Robert Powell and Robert W. Henderson .....................................86 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Swan Islands by Robert Powell and Robert W. Henderson ....................................91 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Bahama Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands by Sandra D. Buckner, Richard Franz, and R. Graham Reynolds ..........................................................93 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Cayman Islands by Arthur C. Echternacht ............................................................ 111 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i The Cuban Archipelago by Alberto R. Estrada ..................................................... 113 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Jamaica by Byron S. Wilson, Thera Edwards, and Robert Powell .......................126 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Hispaniola and Navassa by Robert Powell ...........................................................129 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands by Gregory C. Mayer ....................................136 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i Lesser Antilles by Robert W. Henderson and Michel Breuil ................................148 Literature Cited ..........................................................................................................i POWELL AND HENDERSON: Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles 91 The Swan Islands consist of three “major” islands (including Booby Cay [= El Cayo Pájaro Bobo], with an area of <0.01 km2) and several even smaller satellites. Herpetological records exist only for Great Swan and Little Swan islands. Nine species of reptiles have been documented, but the lack of recent surveys and the questionable nature of several records suggest that only six species are present. Ameiva ameiva fuliginosa has not been collected on Great Swan Island since 1884; Barbour (1914) reported that this population was extirpated and Schwartz and Henderson (1988) suggested that the original record might have been a locality error. Schwartz and Thomas (1975) and MacLean et al. (1977) listed Cnemidophorus lemniscatus lemniscatus from Great Swan Island, but we can find no other records of the species from the islands. Cubophis brooksi was described on the basis of two specimens (MCZ 7893) by Barbour (1914), and Kardong (1980) described the musculature of a female (MCZ 11979) donated to the museum in 1916. We have deleted Cnemidophorus lemniscatus from our list (following Schwartz & Henderson 1988 and subsequent checklists), but tentatively retain A. ameiva fuliginosa and Cubophis brooksi. (formerly considered a subspecies of Cubophis cantherigerus.) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Larry David Wilson, James R. McCranie, and Josiah Townsend provided valuable insights on an early draft of this list. SWAN ISLAND BANK (= Islas del Cisne/Islas Santanilla) Great Swan ISland (= Cisne Grande/Isla Grande) (17.41°/-83.93°) (5.5 km²) Ameiva ameiva fuliginosa (PX) Anolis nelsoni Aristelliger nelsoni SWAN ISLANDS Robert Powell1 and Robert W. Henderson2 1Department of Biology, Avila University, Kansas City, Missouri 64145-1698, USA 2Section of Vertebrate Zoology, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53233, USA Figure 2. Map of the Swan Islands. 92 BULLETIN FLORIDA MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY VOL. 51(2) Iguana iguana Leiocephalus varius Sphaerodactylus exsul Epictia magnamaculata lIttle Swan ISland (= Cisne Pequeño/Isla Pequeño) (17.41°/-83.90°) (2.5 km²) Anolis nelsoni Aristelliger nelsoni Iguana iguana Leiocephalus varius Sphaerodactylus exsul Cubophis brooksi Epictia magnamaculata i BULLETIN FLORIDA MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY VOL. 51(2) LITERATURE CITED Barbour, T. 1914. A contribution to the zoögeography of the West Indies, with especial reference to amphibians and reptiles. Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoology 44:205–359. Kardong, K. V. 1980. Jaw musculature of the West Indian snake Alsophis cantherigerus brooksi (Colubridae, Reptilia). Breviora 463:1–26. MacLean, W. P., R. Kellner, & H. Dennis. 1977. Island lists of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Smithsonian Herpetological Information Service(40:1–47. Schwartz, A., & R. W. Henderson. 1988. West Indian amphibians and reptiles: A check-list. Milwaukee Public Museum Contributions in Biology and Geology (74):1–264. Schwartz, A., & R. Thomas. 1975. A check-list of West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 1:1–216. Powell and Henderson-LitCit-91-92.pdf Powell and Henderson-TOC.pdf Vol51-No2-91-92.pdf covervol51no2covers vol51no2 covervol51no2covers