ENDANGERED AND THREATENED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS  

PLANTS Federal List1     Family   Species Common Name Comments2 Buxaceae   Buxus vahlii** Vahl's boxwood C Rutaceae   Zanthoxyllum thomasianum** Prickly ash JT Myrtaceae   Calyptranthes thomasiana** St. Thomas lidflower JT Virgin Islands' List     Family   Species Common Name Comments2 Agavaceae   Agave eggersiana Egger's agave C Aizoaceae   Cypselia humifusa   JT Aquifoliaceae   Ilex sideroxyloides Central American oak J   Ilex urbaniana Urban's holly J Bromeliaceae   Tillandsia lineatispica Pinon JT Cactaceae   Mammilaria nivosa Wooly nipple CJT   Opuntia triacantha   CT Celastraceae   Maytenus cymosa   CT Convolvulaceae   Operculina triquetra   CT Euphorbiaceae   Croton fishlockii   J Fabaceae   Erythrina eggersii Egger's cockspur CJT   Galactia eggersii Egger's galactia JT Malphighiaceae   Byrsonima lucida x B. spicata   J   Malpighia coccigera   J   Malpighia infestissima Stinging bush C   Malpighia linearis   CJT   Malpighia woodburyana Cowage cherry JT Malvaceae   Eugenia xerophytica   J   Psidium amplexicaule   J   Sida eggersii   ? Myrtaceae   Eugenia earhartii   J Olacaceae   Schoepfia schreberi   CJT Orchidaceae   Brassavola cuccullata   T   Epidendrum bifidum       Epidendrum ciliare       Epidendrum cochleatum       Habenaria alata   T   Oncidium prionochilum       Oncidium variegatum       Polystachya concreta   T   Ponthieva racemosa       Prescottia oligantha       Prescottia stachyoides       Spiranthes elata       Tetramicra canaliculata       Tetramicra canaliculata alba   W   Vanilla barbellata Vanilla orchid   Piperaceae   Peperomia myrtifolia Myrtle-leaved peperomia CJ Polygonaceae   Coccoloba rugosa   Extinct? Rubiaceae   Catesbaea melanocarpa   C   Machaonia woodburyana   J Sapotaceae   Manilkara bidentata Bulletwood JT Solanaceae   Solanum conocarpum   extinct?   Solanum mucronatum   JT Urticaceae   Pilea richardii Richard's clearweed T Verbenaceae   Callicarpa ampla Capa rosa     Nashia inaguensis   C Zygophyllaceae   Guaiacum officinale Lignum vitae CJTW

ANIMALS Federal List     Family   Species Common Name3 Comments4 REPTILIA Cheloniidae   Chelonia mydas* Green turtle (Green sea turtle) res. breeding   Eretmochelys imbricata** Hawksbill turtle (Hawksbill) res. breeding Dermochelyidae   Dermochelys coriacea** Leatherback turtle (Leatherback) mig. breeding Teiidae   Ameiva polops** St. Croix ground lizard res. breeding Boidae   Epicrates monensis granti** VI Tree boa res. breeding AVES Pelicanidae   Pelecanus occidentalis** Brown Pelican res. breeding Falconidae   Falco peregrinus** Peregrine Falcon winter migrant Laridae   Sterna dougallii* Roseate Tern mig. breeding Virgin Islands' List     Family   Species Common Name Comments4 ANTHOZOA   Order Antipatharia Black coral Marine benthic PISCES Serranidae   Epinephelus itajara Jewfish Marine REPTILIA   Mabuya mabouia Slipperyback skink Res. breeding AVES Podicipedidae   Podiceps dominicus Least Grebe Res. breeding? Procellariidae   Puffinus lherminieri Audubon Shearwater (Audubon's Shearwater) Mig. breeding Phaethontidae   Phaethon lepturus White-tailed Tropicbird Res. breeding Ardeidae   Ardea herodius Great Blue Heron Res. breeding   Casmerodius albus Great Egret Res. breeding   Egretta thula Snowy Egret Res. breeding   Nycticorax nycticorax Black-crowned Night Heron Res. breeding   Ixobrychus exilis Least Bittern Res. breeding? Anatidae   Anas bahamensis Bahama Duck (White-cheeked Pintail) Res. breeding   Oxyura jamaicensis Ruddy Duck Peripheral res. Rallidae   Fulica caribea Caribbean Coot Res. breeding   Rallus longirostris Clapper rail Res. breeding Charadriidae   Charadrius alexandrinus Snowy Plover Res. breeding? Scolopacidae   Catoptrophorus semipalmatus Willet Res. breeding Laridae   Sterna antillarum Least Tern Mig. breeding Psittacidae   Aratinga pertinax Brown-throated Parakeet Res. breeding Strigidae   Otus nudipes newtoni VI Screech Owl Res. breeding Caprimulgidae   Chordeiles gundlachii West Indian Nighthawk (Antillean Nighthawk) Res. breeding? Trochilidae   Anthracothorax dominicus Antillean Mango Res. breeding? Columbidae   Columba leucocephala White-crowned Pigeon Res. breeding   Geotrygon mystacea Bridled Quail-Dove Res. breeding Tyrannidae   Myiarchus stolidus Stolid Flycatcher Res. breeding MAMMALIA Noctilionidae   Noctilio leporinus Fisherman bat (Greater bulldog bat) Res. breeding Phyllostomidae   Stenoderma rufum Red fruit bat (Red fig-eating bat) Res. breeding   Brachyphylla cavernarum Cave bat (Antillean fruit-eating bat) Res. breeding

¹* = Threatened, ** = Endangered
²C = St. Croix, J= St. John, T = St. Thomas, W = Water Island
³Common names in parentheses from Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada, edited by Richard C. Banks, Roy W. McDiarmid, and Alfred L. Gardner, Published by the United States Department of the Interior, 1987 (Resource Publication 166)
⁴Res. = Resident, Mig. = Migrant



SOURCE: ENDANGERED PLANTS AND ANIMALS OF THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS, Compiled by the Division of Fish and Wildlife (DPNR), the UVI Cooperative Extension Service, Eleanor Gibney (Caneel Bay), Gary Ray (Univ. of Wisconsin) and William McLean (UVI).
Published by Roy E. Adams, Commissioner, DPNR, June 5, 1991.

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