Status report Dutch biodiversity 2026
Status report Dutch biodiversity 2026
How are the species in the Caribbean part of the Dutch Kingdom (and in the rest of The Netherlands) faring...
News
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Easy come, easy go - a new species lost
Easy come, easy go - a new species lost
The description of a new species is an important moment in the life of a biologist. He or she does not just...
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Six hundred new species for Bonaire
Six hundred new species for Bonaire
The Bonaire Estafette Expeditie (BEE), organised by Naturalis Biodiversity Center in Leiden, The Netherlands...
State of affairs
9.939
Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which
| 5.327 | marine |
| 4.655 | terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water |
| 649 | introduced species |
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Species per island2.477 Aruba 3.149 (Klein) Bonaire 5.333 (Klein) Curaçao 2.253 Saba 839 Saba Bank 2.977 St. Eustatius 2.432 St. Maarten -
1.002 Dutch names -
5.834 English names
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2.932 Papiamento names
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1.618 Literature references -
69 Photographers -
1.288 (Sub)species with photos -
5.527 Photos -
83 Identification specialists
Recently added picture
Triops longicaudatus
- Photographer Michiel Oversteegen
- Picture date 8 October 2022
- Validator Martin Soesbergen
- Location California lighthouse, Aruba