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Monday, June 13, 2022

Herping in Trinidad and Tobago (Part 1): Environmentally Sensitive Areas

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(Aripo Savannas Environmentally Sensitive Area, Trinidad. Photo by Renoir Auguste). Currently, there are tree designated Environmentally Se...
Friday, May 27, 2022

One of Trinidad's elusive frogs: is it restricted to the southwest of the island?

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(Photograph by Renoir Auguste). Barbour's thin-toed ditch frog ( Leptodactylus insularum ) is widely found across South America. In Tri...
Sunday, January 2, 2022

Conservation of three endemic Pristimantis frogs in Trinidad and Tobago

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Pristimantis is one of the most species rich genus of animals on Earth. Trinidad and Tobago has three species of frogs in that genus. One i...
Thursday, November 4, 2021

Rediscovery of an elusive snake in Tobago

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Snakes are often elusive animals. One can be walking along a forest trail and there could be one hiding in plain sight. The elusiveness of s...
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The importance of surveying Herpetofauna in EIAs

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Painted wood turtle aka Galap (Rhinoclemmys punctularia). Photo by Renoir Auguste. An Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) is an import...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

New Publication

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Conservation status of the Dwarf Marsupial Frog in Trinidad, Tobago, & Venezuela

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  Drawf marsupial frog ( Flectonotus fitzgeraldi ) female with eggs on back. Photo by Renoir Auguste The dwarf marsupial frog is a small fro...
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Rutherford's Vine Snake From Trinidad Specializes In Eating Lizards

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Photo of Rutherford's Vine Snake ( Oxybelis rutherfordi ) predating on a Beachrunner lizard ( Cnemidophorus lemniscatus ). Photo by Mar...
Saturday, May 8, 2021

Boa constrictor feeds on a variety of prey, including doves

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Boa constrictor predating on a Ruddy ground dove. Photos provided by Adam Fifi. || The Boa constrictor, locally known as Macajuel or ...
Sunday, February 28, 2021

A new species of frog re-described from Trinidad

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Photo: ( Elachistocleis nigrogularis sp nov). Photograph by Renoir Auguste. Every year, new species are being described for the first t...
Tuesday, December 29, 2020

A new lizard recorded for Trinidad & the importance of Citizen Science

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  Mourning gecko ( Lepidodactylus lugubris ). Photo by Adam Fifi Among exotic reptiles, lizards are the most abundant group introduced to ne...

Cryptic diversity in the black-headed snake from Trinidad & Tobago?

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Black-headed snake ( Tantilla melanocephala ). Photo by Renoir Auguste Previous studies have shown that some widespread species are in fact ...