Dutch Caribbean Species Register

Overview of the biodiversity of Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten

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Two new species of land mollusks on Sint Maarten

21 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

Two new species of land mollusks on Sint Maarten

21 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

In follow-up of a species list of Sint Maarten, Anguilla and St.

Update of species with conservation value in the Dutch Caribbean Species Register

7 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

Update of species with conservation value in the Dutch Caribbean Species Register

7 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

The Special Species List was last updated in December of 2020.

New subspecies of a non-marine mollusk found on Sint Maarten

7 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

New subspecies of a non-marine mollusk found on Sint Maarten

7 October 2021 - Sytske de Waart

The non-marine malacofauna of St. Maarten is critically revised.

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State of affairs

9.335 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which

5.197	marine
4.235	terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
532	introduced species

Species per island

2.365 Aruba

2.664 (Klein) Bonaire

4.949 (Klein) Curaçao

2.108 Saba

839 Saba Bank

2.869 St. Eustatius

2.346 St. Maarten
1.235 (Sub)species with photos
5.204 Photos
880 Dutch names
5.625 English names
2.575 Papiamento names
77 Identification specialists
63 Photographers
1.393 Literature references

Recently added picture

Podilymbus podiceps

Podilymbus podiceps

Author Hans Smulders
Picture date 18 September 2021
Validator Guido Keijl
Location LVV, Bonaire

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