Deadly_Kermit
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Im back from Union Island! Such a great place for herps!
here is a list of the animals we found:
Mastigodryas bruesi (Windward tree racer)
Corallus grenadensis (Grenada tree boa or Congo snake)
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (Smooth worm lizard)
Hemidactylus mabuya (house gecko)
Mabuya mabouya (Grenada bank skink)
Ameiva ameiva (Ground lizard)
Anolis aeneus (Bronze anole)
Thecadactylus rapicauda (turnip tailed gecko)
Bachia heteropa (earless worm lizard)
Spaerodactylus kirbyi (grenadines dwarf gecko)
Gonatodes daudini (Union Island gecko)
Geochelone carbonaria (red footed tortoise)
Iguana iguana (green iguana, although on the Tobago keys, they are completely black and white)
Typhlops Sp. (blind snake) *These snakes have not been discovered on Union island before, are unidentified as of now. Possibly tasymicris (known from only 3 specimens from Grenada), but it is very likely a new species.
We got a lot accomplished in 3 weeks, and we are analysind data and preparing manuscripts now.
For those interested, there is a pretty good posting on the "Union Island Environmental Attackers" website. There are pics of most of the animals we studied and a short writeup by our own Hayden Hedman. Here is the link:
(Learning about the Reptiles of Union Island)
here is a list of the animals we found:
Mastigodryas bruesi (Windward tree racer)
Corallus grenadensis (Grenada tree boa or Congo snake)
Gymnophthalmus underwoodi (Smooth worm lizard)
Hemidactylus mabuya (house gecko)
Mabuya mabouya (Grenada bank skink)
Ameiva ameiva (Ground lizard)
Anolis aeneus (Bronze anole)
Thecadactylus rapicauda (turnip tailed gecko)
Bachia heteropa (earless worm lizard)
Spaerodactylus kirbyi (grenadines dwarf gecko)
Gonatodes daudini (Union Island gecko)
Geochelone carbonaria (red footed tortoise)
Iguana iguana (green iguana, although on the Tobago keys, they are completely black and white)
Typhlops Sp. (blind snake) *These snakes have not been discovered on Union island before, are unidentified as of now. Possibly tasymicris (known from only 3 specimens from Grenada), but it is very likely a new species.
We got a lot accomplished in 3 weeks, and we are analysind data and preparing manuscripts now.
For those interested, there is a pretty good posting on the "Union Island Environmental Attackers" website. There are pics of most of the animals we studied and a short writeup by our own Hayden Hedman. Here is the link:
(Learning about the Reptiles of Union Island)