Taxonomy
This list's taxonomic treatment (designation and sequence of orders, families, and species) and nomenclature (common and scientific names) follow the conventions of Clements's 5th edition. The family accounts at the beginning of each heading reflects this taxonomy, as do the species counts found in each family account. Introduced, accidental and extirpated species are included in the total species counts for Puerto Rico.
The following tags have been used to highlight certain relevant categories, but not all species fall into one of these categories. Those that do not are common occurring, native species.
- (A) Accidental A species that rarely or accidentally occurs in the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- (E) Endemic A species endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico.
- (Ex) Extirpated A species that no longer occurs in the archipelago Puerto Rico although populations exist elsewhere.
- (I) Introduced A species introduced to the archipelago of Puerto Rico as a consequence, direct or indirect, of human actions.
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