Endemic Animals of Saint Lucia








Grey trembler
The grey trembler (Cinclocerthia gutturalis ) is a songbird species in the family Mimidae, the mockingbirds and thrashers. It is found only on Martinique and Saint Lucia in the Lesser Antilles of the Caribbean Sea.
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Grey trembler
White-breasted thrasher
The white-breasted thrasher (Ramphocinclus brachyurus ), also known as goj blan in Creole, is a species of bird in the family Mimidae. Semper and Sclater (1872) describe the white-breasted thrasher as an "inquisitive and noisy bird" that would often "keep up a constant warning chatter, and throw itself about in all sorts of contortions" when being disturbed. It is endemic to Martinique and Saint Lucia, found only on these two islands of the ...
Lesser Antilles. This resident species is easy to find within their range; however, it is classified as endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species mainly due to its restricted habitat.
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White-breasted thrasher
Saint Lucia oriole
The Saint Lucia oriole (Icterus laudabilis ) is a species of bird, in the family Icteridae and genus Icterus (or American Orioles). It is endemic to Saint Lucia.
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Saint Lucia oriole
Saint Lucia amazon
The Saint Lucia amazon (Amazona versicolor ) also known as the Saint Lucia parrot is a species of parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is endemic to Saint Lucia and is the country's national bird.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist mountain forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Saint Lucia amazon
Semper's warbler
Semper's warbler (Leucopeza semperi ) is an extremely rare or possibly extinct New World warbler which is endemic to Saint Lucia, part of the Lesser Antilles.The common name and Latin binomial name commemorate Reverend John E. Semper, an amateur ornithologist who lived in St. Lucia.
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Semper's warbler
Saint Lucia warbler
The Saint Lucia warbler (Setophaga delicata ) is a species of bird in the family Parulidae.It is endemic to Saint Lucia. It was once considered a subspecies of the Adelaide's warbler.
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Saint Lucia warbler
Erythrolamprus ornatus
Erythrolamprus ornatus, also known commonly as the ornate ground snake and the Saint Lucia racer, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to the eastern Caribbean. It is the rarest snake on earth with fewer than 20 left in the wild.
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Erythrolamprus ornatus
Saint Lucia whiptail
The Saint Lucia whiptail (Cnemidophorus vanzoi), also known commonly as the Maria Islands whiptail, the Saint Lucian whiptail, and Vanzo's whiptail, is a species of lizard in the family Teiidae. The species is indigenous to the Caribbean.
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Saint Lucia whiptail
Little-scaled least gecko
The little-scaled least gecko (Sphaerodactylus microlepis ) is a gecko species mainly found on the Caribbean island of Saint Lucia, where it was once thought to be endemic. It has falsely been recorded on St. Croix, Martinique, Monito Island, the British Virgin Islands, and Costa Rica, but does not exist there.Both sexes reach a length of 34 mm snout-to-vent. Its color pattern is variable, usually with six or seven dark bands between its limbs ...
and a light brown or gray ground color; these markings may fade in some adults. Its tail is bright pink to pale orange with ladder-shaped markings. Its ventral surface is white or yellow, with dark stripes extending from its chin to its throat or chest. The top of its head is light brown or yellow, with dark stripes extending from behind its eyes and joining behind its neck.
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Little-scaled least gecko