Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West IndiesAdrian Hailey, Byron Wilson, Julia Horrocks BRILL, 7 apr 2011 - 448 pagina's Most of the islands of the Caribbean have long histories of herpetological exploration and discovery, and even longer histories of human-mediated environmental degradation. Collectively, they constitute a major biodiversity hotspot – a region rich in endemic species that are threatened with extinction. This two-volume series documents the existing status of herpetofaunas (including sea turtles) of the Caribbean, and highlights conservation needs and efforts. Previous contributions to West Indian herpetology have focused on taxonomy, ecology and evolution, particularly of lizards. This series provides a unique and timely review of the status and conservation of all groups of amphibians and reptiles in the region. This volume provides regional accounts of the islands of the West Indies biogeographic region. |
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Preface | 1 |
Conserving the herpetofauna of Anguilla | 3 |
An introduction to the herpetofauna of Antigua Barbuda and Redonda with some conservation recommendations | 17 |
Conservation of amphibians and reptiles in The Bahamas | 53 |
Anthropogenic impacts and conservation status | 89 |
Status and patterns | 105 |
Conservation issues in the face of invasions | 129 |
A report on the status of the herpetofauna of the Commonwealth of Dominica West Indies | 149 |
Conservation concerns | 239 |
An annotated checklist of the amphibians and terrestrial reptiles of the Grenadines with notes on their local natural history and conservation | 259 |
Conservation of Jamaican amphibians and reptiles | 273 |
Past present future | 311 |
Conserving the Puerto Rican herpetofauna | 339 |
Conservation concerns | 359 |
Status conservation and introduction of amphibians and reptiles in the Turks and Caicos Islands British West Indies | 377 |
Conservation status of reptiles and amphibians in the US Virgin Islands | 407 |
Conservation of the herpetofauna of the Dominican Republic | 167 |
St Eustatius Saba and St Maarten | 189 |
Inventory threats and conservation | 205 |
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abundant Alsophis Ameiva amphibians amphibians and reptiles Anguilla anole Anolis Antiguan Racer Bahamas Bahamian Bank Barbados beaches biodiversity Biol Breuil Caicos Caretta Carib Caribbean cats Cayman Islands Censky coastal comm distribution Dominica ecology endangered endemic environmental Epicrates Eretmochelys imbricata extinct extirpated fauna feral forest French West Indies frog gecko genus Grand Cayman green turtles Grenada Grenadines Guadeloupe Gymnophthalmus habitat hawksbill turtles Hedges Hemidactylus mabouia herpetofauna Herpetol Herpetology human iguana Cyclura Iguana delicatissima Iguana iguana impact introduced species invasive species IUCN Red List Iverson Jamaica Lazell leatherback Leiocephalus Leptodactylus Lesser Antillean Lesser Antilles lizard Lorvelec Maarten Mabuya marine turtles Martinique mongoose monitoring National Park native species natural Osteopilus Petite Terre population predators protected areas Puerto Rico recent reported reptiles rock iguana Schwartz sea turtles snakes Sphaerodactylus subspecies terrestrial Thecadactylus rapicauda threats tourism Trachemys Turks turtle nesting unpubl USVI Vincent Virgin Islands wildlife