Endangered and Threatened Animals
Animales amenazados y el peligro de extinción
Worldwide there are 1916 species protected by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). In Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands there are 78 protected species including 29 animals.
Recovery Plans for Animals in the Caribbean Go to Plants
E = Endangered Species/Especies en peligro de extinción
T = Threatened Species/Especies amenazadas
| T/E | Scientific Name Nombre Científico |
Picture Fotos |
Common Name in English Nombre Común en Español |
Fact Sheet Información |
| Amphibians/ Amfibios (3) | ||||
| T | Eleutherodactylus jasperi (HC) | view | Golden coqui / coqui dorado | |
| T | Peltrophryne lemur | view | Puerto Rican crested toad/ sapo concho puertorriqueño | pdf (353 KB) |
| T | Eleutherodactylus cooki | view male view female |
Puerto Rican rock frog/ coqui guajón | pdf (209 KB) |
| Reptiles/ Reptiles (11) | ||||
| E | Ameiva polops (HC) | St. Croix ground lizard / Siguana de Santa Cruz | ||
| E | Anolis roosevelti (HC) | view | Culebra giant anole / Lagartijo Gigante de Culebra | pdf (252 KB) |
| T | Caretta caretta | view | Loggerhead sea turtle | pdf (768 KB) |
| T | Chelonia mydas | Green sea turtle / tortuga verde / peje blanco | pdf (353 KB) | |
| T | Cyclura stejnegeri (HC) | view | Mona ground iguana/ iguana de Mona | pdf (303 KB) |
| E | Dermochelys coriacea (HC) | view | Leatherback sea turtle / tinglar | pdf (350 KB) |
| E | Epicrates inornatus | view | Puerto Rican boa/ boa Puertorriqueña | pdf (383 KB) |
| E | Epicrates monensis granti | view | Virgin Islands tree boa / boa de Islas Vírgenes | |
| T | Epicrates monensis monensis (HC) | view | Mona Island boa/ boa de Mona | pdf (306 KB) |
| E | Eretmochelys imbricata (HC) | view | Hawksbill sea turtle / carey /carey de concha | pdf (344 KB) |
| E | Sphaerodactylus micropithecus (HC) | Monito gecko/ Salamanquita de monito | pdf (280 KB) | |
| Birds/ Aves (10) | ||||
| E | Accipiter striatus venator | view | Puerto Rican sharp-shinned hawk / falcón de sierra | pdf (342 KB) |
| E | Agelaius xanthomus (HC) | view | Yellow-shouldered blackbird / mariquita | pdf (374 KB) |
| E | Amazona vittata vittata | view | Puerto Rican parrot / Iguaca / cotorra Puertorriqueña | html |
| E | Buteo platypterus brunnescens | view | Puerto Rican broad-winged hawk / guaraguao de bosque | |
| E | Caprimulgus noctitherus | view | Puerto Rican nightjar / guabairo | pdf (293 KB) |
| T | Charadrius melodus | Piping plover / playero melódico | pdf (304 KB) | |
| E | Columba inornata wetmorei | view | Puerto Rican plain pigeon / paloma sabanera | pdf (763 KB) |
| E | Corvus leucognaphalus | White-necked crow / cuervo pescueciblanco | ||
| E | Pelecanus o. occidentalis | view | Brown pelican / pelicano pardo | pdf (292 KB) |
| T | Sterna d. dougalii | view | Roseate tern / palometa | |
| Mammals/ Mamíferos (5) | ||||
| E | Trichechus manatus manatus | view | West Indian manatee/ manatí antillano | pdf (385 KB) |
| E | Physeter macrocephalus | Sperm whale / Cachalote | pdf (391 KB) | |
| E | Megaptera novaeangliae | Humpback whale / ballena jorobada | pdf (420 KB) | |
| E | Balaenoptera physalus | Finback whale / ballena de aleta | pdf ( 371 KB) | |
| E | Balaenoptera borealis | Sei whale / ballena sei | ||
