List of extinct animals of Martinique and Guadeloupe
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The list of extinct animals in Martinique and Guadeloupe in features the animals that have become extinct in the French Overseas Departments of Martinique and Guadeloupe. 9 animal extinctions have occurred in Martinique, and 9 animal extinction in Guadeloupe. The Lesser Antillean Macaw (Ara guadeloupensis) could be found as well in Guadeloupe as in Martinique, which makes a total of 17 recent animal extinction in these two French overseas departments.
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[edit] Mammals
- Antillean Giant Rice Rat, Megalomys desmarestii (1902, Martinique)
- Caribbean Monk Seal, Monachus tropicalis (1952, Guadeloupe)
[edit] Birds
- Guadeloupe Burrowing Owl, Speotyto cunicularia guadeloupensis
- Guadeloupe Parakeet, Aratinga labati (18th Century)
- Guadeloupe Parrot, Amazona violacea (1779)
- Lesser Antillean Macaw, Ara guadeloupensis (1760)
- Martinique House Wren, Troglodytes aedon martinicensis
- Martinique Parrot, Amazona martinicana (1779)
[edit] Reptiles
- Martinique Giant Ameiva, Ameiva major
- Martinique Lizard, Leiocephalus herminieri (1830s)
[edit] Molluscs
- Ameiva cineracea (early 20th Century, Guadeloupe)
- Amphicyclotulus guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe)
- Incerticyclus cinereus (Martinique)
- Incerticyclus martinicensis (Martinique)
- Oleacina guadeloupensis (Guadeloupe)
- Pleurodonte desidens (Martinique)
