Endemic Animals of Guadeloupe








Guadeloupe woodpecker
The Guadeloupe woodpecker (Melanerpes herminieri ) or Tapeur is a species of bird in the woodpecker family Picidae belonging to the genus Melanerpes. Endemic to the Guadeloupe archipelago in the Lesser Antilles, it is a medium-sized forest woodpecker with entirely black plumage and red-to-purple reflections on its stomach. It lives mainly in the islands' tropical rainforest areas. The woodpecker has no sexual dimorphism. The species has adapted ...
under the pressure of urbanization to more open forest environments. During the breeding season, the Guadeloupe woodpecker is solitary bird that nests in holes it digs with its beak in the trunk of dead trees—mainly coconut—where the female lays three to five eggs. The eggs are incubated for fifteen days before hatching, after which the adult female feeds the chicks in the nest for about a month. Juvenile birds stay with the parents for several months before becoming independent. Guadeloupe woodpeckers are mainly insectivorous, but they also feed on small vertebrates like tree frogs and Anolis marmoratus, as well as a variety of seasonal fruits.The Guadeloupe woodpecker was long considered "near-threatened" according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to its endemism, predation of its eggs and nests by black rats, its relatively low numbers, and the specificities of the archipelago—island topography, habitat fragmentation, and urbanization. It was downgraded to an assessment of "least concern" in July 2019. While the Guadeloupe woodpecker seems relatively protected on the island Basse-Terre, the state of its populations on Grande-Terre—where there are risks of extinction—is much more of a problem. It has become an emblem of Guadeloupean fauna and is now commonly found in the Guadeloupe National Park.
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Guadeloupe woodpecker
Morne Constant anole
Anolis ferreus, the Morne Constant anole, also known as the Marie-Gallant anole, is a species of anole lizard that is endemic to the island of Marie-Galante, which is part of Guadeloupe in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. It has been recorded as an escapee in Fort Myers, Florida, but does not appear to have become established.Males can reach 11.9 cm (4.7 in) in snout-to-vent length, while females are significantly smaller, at 6.5 cm (2.6 in). It has ...
a yellow-green dorsal surface, and a blue-gray head with yellow around the eye. Males have prominent tail crests.It is primarily active during the middle part of the day, retreating to high perches in the late afternoon.It was formerly considered a subspecies of A. marmoratus.
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Morne Constant anole
Antilles racer
There are two species of snake named Antilles racer: Alsophis antillensis, endemic to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe Alsophis sibonius, endemic to the Caribbean island of Dominica
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Antilles racer
Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus
Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus is a small species of gecko endemic to Guadeloupe.
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Sphaerodactylus phyzacinus
Guadeloupe big-eyed bat
The Guadeloupe big-eyed bat (Chiroderma improvisum ) is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae. It is found in Guadeloupe and Montserrat. It is threatened by habitat loss mostly because of Hurricane Hugo, which destroyed 90% of the population of this bat in 1989. The species may be locally extinct in some areas of Guadeloupe.
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Guadeloupe big-eyed bat
Guadeloupe big brown bat
The Guadeloupe big brown bat (Eptesicus guadeloupensis ) is a species of vesper bat. It is found only on the island of Guadeloupe. It is one of the 11 species of bat found on Guadeloupe, and one of the 3 that are endemic.
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Guadeloupe big brown bat
Felimare lalique
Felimare lalique is a species of sea slug or dorid nudibranch, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chromodorididae.
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Felimare lalique
Bellaspira tricolor
Bellaspira tricolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Drilliidae.
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Bellaspira tricolor