Dutch Caribbean Species Register

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

Marine research by Naturalis and partners

Photos: Jaaziel Garcia-Hernandez and Simone Montano

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News - 2018

35 endemic species for Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and the Saba Bank

17 December 2018 - Hannco Bakker

35 endemic species for Saba, Sint Eustatius, Sint Maarten and the Saba Bank

17 December 2018 - Hannco Bakker

In a new report published by various authors from Wageningen University & Research and Naturalis...

Yellow-green Vireo and Aplomado Falcon new for Aruba

14 November 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Yellow-green Vireo and Aplomado Falcon new for Aruba

14 November 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Every now and then birds not previously recorded in the Dutch Caribbean are observed and photographed...

Various new records of ants from Curaçao

3 September 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Various new records of ants from Curaçao

3 September 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Various new records of ants have been added to the species register, bringing the total number of (sub)...

Nearly every week a new species

21 August 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Nearly every week a new species

21 August 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Nearly every week a new species is reported from one or several of the Dutch Caribbean Islands. These are...

Legislation and policy information now available

1 August 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Legislation and policy information now available

1 August 2018 - Hannco Bakker

The Dutch Caribbean Species Register can now capture precious species information regarding leglislation and...

Share your images of Dutch Caribbean biodiversity

22 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Share your images of Dutch Caribbean biodiversity

22 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

We can proudly announce that since this week a new photo upload/validation module has been added to the Dutch...

10 new species of calcareous sponges from Curaçao

16 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

10 new species of calcareous sponges from Curaçao

16 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

The calcareous sponge diversity is poorly studied from the Dutch Caribbean Islands. Especially the calcareous...

New Palm species discovered in Dutch Caribbean

16 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

New Palm species discovered in Dutch Caribbean

16 March 2018 - Hannco Bakker

The Dutch Caribbean Species Register contains many species records the former Netherlands Antilles. These...

Various new records of molluscs

5 January 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Various new records of molluscs

5 January 2018 - Hannco Bakker

Just before the end of the last year a new issue of Vita Malacologica was published by the Dutch...