Puerto Rican Garden Snake
67°0'0"W
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Puerto Rican Garden Snake Culebra de Jardín
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Arrhyton exiguum
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N 68°0'0"W
S E A
Caja de Muertos
67°52'0"W
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Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: 18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
17°30'0"N
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Species Accounts Summary: d
Scientific Name: Arrhyton exiguum Common Name (ENG): Puerto Rican Garden Snake Common Name (SPA): Culebra de Jardín Species ID: ARADB41010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Breeding Resident Occurrence Status: Common NatureServe Global Rank: Not Listed Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
The Puerto Rican Garden Snake is widely distributed across Puerto Rico, and it inhabits mesic and xeric environments2. Although it is characterized by secretive habits, it can occas ionally be seen gliding in the grass, and it is more commonly found under logs, rocks, tree stumps and even under termites nests 1. A. exiguum feeds mainly on coqui frogs (eggs, juveniles and adults), anole lizards, adults of Typhlops and Amphisbaena1.
Photo courtesy of Iván Vicéns
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
1. Rivero, J. A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/ The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720.
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Forest, woodland, shrubland, grassland and pastures. This species habitat includes 57.1% (510750 ha) of the island, of which 9.7% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
Mona
66°30'0"W
66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
Puerto Rican Garden Snake Culebra de Jardín
18°30'0"N
A T L A N T I C
Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project
O C E A N
18°30'0"N
Arrhyton exiguum
Cayos de la Cordillera
Culebra Island
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
Vieques Island
C A R I B B E A N 68°0'0"W
S E A
Caja de Muertos
67°52'0"W
0
5
10
Scale: 1:900,000 20 30
40
50 km
Lambert Conformal Conic Projection NAD 1983 18°8'0"N
18°8'0"N
Monito 67°30'0"W
Species Predicted Habitat: 18°20'0"N
18°20'0"N
18°0'0"N
18°0'0"N
17°30'0"N
Desecheo
Mona and Monito
Species Accounts Summary: d
Scientific Name: Arrhyton exiguum Common Name (ENG): Puerto Rican Garden Snake Common Name (SPA): Culebra de Jardín Species ID: ARADB41010 Taxonomic Class: Reptilia Taxonomic Order: Squamata Residency Status: Breeding Resident Occurrence Status: Common NatureServe Global Rank: Not Listed Federal U.S. ESA Status: Not Listed
Species Predicted Habitat Map 67°0'0"W
The Puerto Rican Garden Snake is widely distributed across Puerto Rico, and it inhabits mesic and xeric environments2. Although it is characterized by secretive habits, it can occas ionally be seen gliding in the grass, and it is more commonly found under logs, rocks, tree stumps and even under termites nests 1. A. exiguum feeds mainly on coqui frogs (eggs, juveniles and adults), anole lizards, adults of Typhlops and Amphisbaena1.
Photo courtesy of Iván Vicéns
Map Date: November 7, 2006 66°30'0"W
1. Rivero, J. A. 1998. Los anfibios y reptiles de Puerto Rico/ The Amphibians and Reptiles of Puerto Rico. Segunda ed. Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. 510 pp. 2. Schwartz, A. and W. R. Henderson 1991. Amphibians and Reptiles of the West Indies. Descriptions, Distributions, and Natural History, Univ. Press Florida, Gainesville, FL. pp. 720.
Product developed by the U.S. Forest Service, International Institute of Tropical Forestry, GIS Remote Sensing Laboratory, Puerto Rico GAP Analysis Project (PRGAP). GIS modeling and cartography by M.Jiménez, S. Martinuzzi, M. Solorzano and B. Fevold. For more information contact Team Leader, W. A. Gould; Jardín Botánico Sur, 1201 Calle Ceiba, San Juan, PR 00926. 787-766-5335; Email: [email protected]. 66°0'0"W
65°30'0"W
17°30'0"N
Predicted habitat model includes the following landcover types: Forest, woodland, shrubland, grassland and pastures. This species habitat includes 57.1% (510750 ha) of the island, of which 9.7% occurs in protected areas (PRGAP Status 1 and 2).
Mona
