Species

FAUNA
Terrestrial Reptiles
1. Antiguan ground snake (Alsophis antillensis antiguae) (Great Bird Island)
2. Dwarf Woodslave (Sphaerodactylus elegantulus) (Antigua and Barbuda)
3. Green lizard (Anolis bimaculatus leachi) (Antigua and Barbuda)
4. Lizard (Anolis wattsi wattsi) (Antigua)
5. Lizard (Anolis nubilus) (Redonda)
6. Ground lizard (Ameiva griswoldi) (Antigua and Barbuda)
7. Ground lizard (Ameiva pluvianotata atrata) (Redonda)

BIRDS
1. Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus insulicola) (Antigua)
2. Adelaide’s Warbler (Dendroica adelaidae) (Barbuda)

Mammals
1. Pig-faced or Rat Bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) (Antigua)

All species are important to the country’s biodiversity considering its small size. They provide a good basis for research into their evolution over time. Great Bird Island and the other North Sound Islands have been proposed as a reserve and the development and implementation of a management plan for area could be a best practice case study for the region.
IUCN Listed species: Nil

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