The
fauna of the western end is abundant and diverse, there are two
species of wild rodents: the jutía conga (Capromys pilorides)
and the jutía carabalí (Capromys prehensilis); several
species of bat, numberless birds like the endemic partridge (Starnoenas
cyanocephala), the woodpecker species (Colaptes fernandinae), the
fly bird (Mellisuga helenae) and two restricted endemic species:
the chillina(Teretistris fernandiane) and the pitirre guatíbere(Tyrannus
caudifasciatus flabescens),the parrot (Amazona leucocephala leucocephala),
and many other bird species. Several mammals, like deer and wild
boar, and others, have been introduced in the area for cynegetic
practices.
Among terrestrial reptiles, it is common to find the jicotea (Trachemis
decussate), the iguana (Cydura nubila), and the snake (Epicrates
angulifer) among other ophidians and lizards.
