Dutch Caribbean Species Register

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

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Leeward blindsnake discovered on Sint Eustatius

22 April 2020 - Alice van Duijn

Leeward blindsnake discovered on Sint Eustatius

22 April 2020 - Alice van Duijn

On Sint Eustatius a new endemic vertebrate for the Dutch Caribbean was recently discovered: the Leeward...

A new melanistic endemic iguana from Saba and Montserrat islands

22 April 2020 - Alice van Duijn

A new melanistic endemic iguana from Saba and Montserrat islands

22 April 2020 - Alice van Duijn

A newly discovered endemic species of melanistic black iguana (Iguana melanoderma) was discovered...

Arachnid survey of ABC islands reveals new records and species

28 December 2019 - Sander Pieterse

Arachnid survey of ABC islands reveals new records and species

28 December 2019 - Sander Pieterse

A 2004-2005 arachnid survey on Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao resulted in a spectacular 25 new species records...

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State of affairs

8.294 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which

4.580	marine
3.830	terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
505	introduced species

Species per island

2.114 Aruba

2.486 (Klein) Bonaire

4.160 (Klein) Curaçao

1.968 Saba

830 Saba Bank

2.619 St. Eustatius

2.291 St. Maarten
1.174 (Sub)species with photos
4.682 Photos
766 Dutch names
5.373 English names
2.459 Papiamento names
61 Identification specialists
51 Photographers
1.273 Literature references

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Iguana iguana

Author Hans Smulders
Picture date 8 December 2019
Validator Gerard van Buurt
Location Curaçao

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