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The Caribbean Islands biodiversity hotspot boasts exceptionally high levels of both animal and plant biodiiversity. There are 6500 endemic plant species, 409 endemic reptiles, 170 endemic amphibians (100% of species occurring here), 163 endemic birds and 41 endemic mammals. Highlights include the Cuban crocodile, the Cuban bee hummingbird (the world's smallest bird), the St Lucia and St Vincent parrots, and 9 species of rock iguana. Only 10% of original vegetation remains intact, and the Caribbean Islands have been severely impacted by agricultural and tourist development, deforestation and the impact of introduced species.
Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over sea grass, Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.
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Onne van der Wal / Green turtle (Chelonia mydas) swimming over sea grass, Grenadines, Caribbean, February 2010.
Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) and Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.
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Roland Seitre / Hispaniolan woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus) and Palmchats (Dulus dominicus) Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.
Cayman Lucas's Blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon erembis) Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands. Endemic subspecies.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Cayman Lucas's Blue butterfly (Cyclargus ammon erembis) Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands. Endemic subspecies.
Wild jasmine (Plumeria obtusa), Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Wild jasmine (Plumeria obtusa), Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands.
Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena) Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Western Spindalis (Spindalis zena) Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
Hispaniolan stripe-headed tanager (Spindalis dominicensis) in tree, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.
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Roland Seitre / Hispaniolan stripe-headed tanager (Spindalis dominicensis) in tree, Dominican Republic, Hispaniola, Caribbean.
West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) nesting in a dead palm tree, Salina Reserve, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / West Indian Woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris) nesting in a dead palm tree, Salina Reserve, Grand Cayman Island, Cayman Islands.
Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) captive. Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon, Cuba.
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Roland Seitre / Cuban Trogon (Priotelus temnurus) captive. Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon, Cuba.
Toa River en route to Humboldt National Park, near Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, Cuba, November 2011.
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RHONDA KLEVANSKY / Toa River en route to Humboldt National Park, near Baracoa, Guantanamo Province, Cuba, November 2011.
Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) Cayman Islands, Caribbean.
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Roland Seitre / Zenaida dove (Zenaida aurita) Cayman Islands, Caribbean.
Cloud forest, Pic Macaya National Park, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, October 2010
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Claudio Contreras / Cloud forest, Pic Macaya National Park, Massif de la Hotte, Haiti, October 2010
Little Cayman Green Anole (Anolis maynardi) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Endemic species.
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Will Burrard-Lucas / Little Cayman Green Anole (Anolis maynardi) Little Cayman, Cayman Islands. Endemic species.