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Reptiles and Amphibians of the Marshall IslandsContents:  Class Amphibia (amphibians)Order Anura (frogs and toads)Class Reptilia (reptiles)Order Testudines (turtles and tortoises)Family Chelonidae (marine turtles)Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtles)Suborder Lacertilia (lizards)Family Gekkonidae (geckos)Family Scincidae (skinks)Family Varanidae (monitor lizards)Suborder Serpentes (snakes)Family Colubridae (advanced snakes)Family Typhlopidae (blind worm snakes)REFERENCESClass Amphibia (amphibians) Order Anura (frogs and toads) Scientific name: Bufo marinus English name: marine toad Marshallese name: porok Status or range: periodically brought in; no evidence of breeding population Class Reptilia (reptiles) Order Testudines (turtles and tortoises)  Family Chelonidae (marine turtles) Scientific name: Chelonia mydas English name: green turtle Marshallese name: won, won-waan, jebake (brown colored) Status or range: nests, endangered species, RMI, globally Atoll workshop: Lae, Lib, Likiep, Mejit (has decreased during the past 5 years), Namdrik Traditional use: food, eggs, pet, handicraft, to sell, medicine, to win a lover's heart Scientific name: Caretta caretta English name: loggerhead turtle Marshallese name: won Status or range: transient, endangered in Hawaii, threatened worldwide Scientific name: Eretmochelys imbricata English name: hawksbill turtle Marshallese name: jebake Status or range: transient, endangered species, RMI, globally Atoll workshop: Lib, Likiep, Mejit (has decreased during the past 5 years) Traditional use: food, to sell, handicraft, medicine Scientific name: Lepidochelys olivacea English name: Pacific Ridley turtle Marshallese name: won Status or range: transient, threatened worldwide Family Dermochelyidae (leatherback turtles) Scientific name: Dermochelys coriacea English name: leatherback turtle Marshallese name: won Status or range: transient, threatened worldwide Order Squamata (scaled reptiles) Suborder Lacertilia (lizards) Family Gekkonidae (geckos) Scientific name: Gehyra oceanica English name: oceanic gecko Marshallese name: korab kiro Status or range: introduced, widespread Scientific name: Gehyra mutilata English name: stump-toed gecko Marshallese name: korab Status or range: widespread in Oceania Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Hemiphyllodactylus typus English name: four-fingered gecko Marshallese name: korab Status or range: widespread Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Hemidactylus renatus English name: house gecko Marshallese name: korab Status or range: widely introduced Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Lepidodactylus lugubris English name: mourning gecko Marshallese name: korab Status or range: parthegenetic, originated on Amo Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Lepidodactylus moestus English name: ? Marshallese name: korab Status or range: Micronesia to Amo Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Lepidodactylus sp. English name: ? Marshallese name: korab Status or range: Amo to Tuamotus Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Nactus pelagicus English name: Pacific slender toed gecko Marshallese name: kirabro Status or range: parthegenetic Scientific name: Perochirus ateles English name: Micronesian gecko Marshallese name: korab Status or range: spotty in Oceania, on Amo Atoll workshop: Namdrik (no distinction made as to species) Traditional use: medicine Family Scincidae (skinks) Scientific name: Emoia arnoensis English name: Amo skink Marshallese name: ? Status or range: endemic Micronesia Scientific name: Emoia boettgeri English name: Boettger's skink Marshallese name: ? Status or range: endemic Marshalls, Carolines Scientific name: Emoia caeruleocauda English name: Pacific blue-tailed skink Marshallese name: karable (brown), aoeb (black) Atoll workshop: Namdrik Traditional use: medicine Scientific name: Emoia cyanura English name: brown-tailed copper striped skink Marshallese name: kiruble (juveniles) Scientific name: Emoia jakati English name: Jakoti skink Marshallese name: ? Scientific name: Eugongylus albofacsiolatus English name: white-striped sand skink Marshallese name: menuel Status or range: large, diurnal, ground lizard Scientific name: Cryptoblepharus boutoni English name: snake-eyed skink Marshallese name: ? Status or range: widespread in Oceania, reported on Bokar, Bikar Scientific name: Lamprolepis smaragdina English name: green tree skink, emerald skink Marshallese name: kilij (green), aoeb (black) Status or range: strictly arboral, widespread Scientific name: Lipinia noctua English name: moth skink Marshallese name: ? Status or range: diurnal, partly arboral Family Varanidae (monitor lizards) Scientific name: Varanus indicus English name: mangrove monitor lizard Marshallese name: tokake, kutiltil Status or range: introduced by Japanese; currently only Aur, Wotje, Enewetak Atoll workshop: Namdrik Traditional use: medicine Suborder Serpentes (snakes) Family Colubridae (advanced snakes) Scientific name: Boiga irregularis English name: brown tree snake Marshallese name: jedpanit Status or range: introduced, Wake, Kwajelein, no breeding population recorded, serious pest on Guam Family Typhlopidae (blind worm snakes) Scientific name: Ramphotyphlops braminus English name: Brahminy blind snake Marshallese name: majlol? Status or range: parthegenetic, presumably introduced, possibly prehistorically Atoll workshop: Namdrik? Traditional use: medicine? REFERENCES Abo, Takaji, Byron W. Bender, Alfred Capelle, and Tony DeBrum 1985. Marshallese-English Dictionary, third edition. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii Brown, Walter C. 1991. Lizards of the Genus Emoia (Scincidae) with Observations on Their Evolution and Biogeography. Memoirs of the California Academy of Science, No. 15 Buden, Donald W. 1995. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Mokil and Pingelap Atolls, Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 28(1), pp. 9-23 ________ 1996a. Distribution of Reptiles of Pohnpei, Federated Stales of Micronesia, with a Guide to Identification of Species. [Unpushing project report submitted to South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Apia, Western Samoa] ________ 1996b. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Ant Atoll, 1996c. Reptiles, Birds and Mammals of Pakin Atoll, Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 29(1), pp. 37-48 Frank, Norman and Erica Ramus, 1996. A Complete Guide to Scientific and Common Names of Reptiles and Amphibians of the World. N. G. Publishing, Pottsville, Pennsylvania Gressitt, J. L, 1961. Terrestrial Fauna, in Blumenstock, David I. (ed) A report on typhoon effects upon Jaluit Atoll. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 75 Kiester, A. Ross 1983. Zoogeography of Skinks (Sauria: Scincidae) of Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands, pp. 359-363. in Rhodin, A. G. J. and K. Miyata (eds.) Advances in Herpetology and Evolutionary Biology. Museum of Compariative Zoology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Eastern Caroline Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 29 (1), pp. 21-36 Lamberson, Janet O. 1987. "Reptiles of Enewetak Atoll" in Devaney, Dennis M. et al "The Natural History of Enewetak Atoll", United States Department of Energy Loveridge, Arthur 1945. Reptiles of the Pacific World, The MacMillan Company, New York, New York Marshall, Joe T. Jr. 1950. Vertebrate Ecology of Arno Atoll. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 3, pp. 1-38 ________ 1957. Atolls visited during the first year of the Pacific Rat Ecology Project. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 56, pp.1-11 National Research Council 1990. Decline of the Sea Turtles, Causes and Prevention. National Academy Press, Washington, D.C. Nelling, Chris 1995. Mangrove Monitors. Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Jan./Feb., pp. 30-35 Ota, Hidetoshi, Robert N. Fisher, Ivan Ineich, and Ted. J. Case 1995. Geckos of the Genus Lepidodacylus (Sqamata: Reptilia) in Micronesia: Description of a New Species and Reevaluation of the Status of Gecko moestus Peters, 1867. Copeia, 1995 (1), pp.183-195 Radtkey, R. R., S. C. Donnellan, R. N. Fisher. C. Moritz, K. A. Hanley and T. J. Case 1995. When Species Collide; the origin and spread of an asexual species of gecko. Pro. R. Soc. Lon. B., 259,pp.145-152 Spennemann, Dirk H. R. 1997. Distribution of Rat Species (Rattus spp.) on the Atolls of the Marshall Islands: Past and Present Dispersal. Atoll Research Bulletin, No. 446, pp. 1-18 Wiles, Gary J., A. Binion Amerson Jr. and Robert E. Beck 1989. Notes on the Herpetofauna of Tinian, Mariana Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 22 (1), pp. 107-118 __________ 1990. The Mammals of Tinian, Mariana Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 23 (2), pp. 167-180 Wiles, Gary J., Gordon H. Rodda, Thomas H. Fritts and Estanislao M, Taisacan 1990. Abundance and Habitat Use of Reptiles on Rota, Mariana Islands. Micronesica, Vol. 23 (2), pp.153-165 Wright, Kevin 1993. The Marine Toad (Bufo marinus). Reptile & Amphibian Magazine, Jan./Feb., pp. 43-46 Zug, George R. 1991. Lizards of Fiji: Natural History and Systematics. Bishop Museum Bulletin in Zoology 2, pp. 50-53 Zug, George R. and Brad R. Moon 1995. Systematics of the Pacific Slender-toed Geckos, Nactus Pelagicus Complex: Oceania, Vanuatu, and Solomon Islands Populations. Herpetologica, Vol. 51 (1), pp. 87-89 Biodiversity Atoll Workshop notes personal communication: Buden, Donald W., College of Micronesia, Pohnpei Wiles, Gary J.; wildlife biologist, Department of Agriculture, Guam |
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