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Issue Date
2011Editor
Horrocks, JuliaWilson, Byron
Hailey, Adrian
Subject
CARIBBEAN ISLANDSCUBA
FROGS
LIZARDS
SNAKES
TURTLES
MARINE TURTLES
IUCN
RESEARCH
IGUANAS
CONSERVATION
REGULATIONS
Book title
Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West IndiesBegin page
53End page
88
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...The native herpetofauna of The Bahamas is derived primarily from Cuba and Hispaniola, and numbers 46 species comprised of three frogs (including one endemic),25 lizards (13 endemic), 11 snakes (7 endemic), two freshwater turtles, and five sea turtles. Of thenative terrestrial species, 85% are either not assessed or data deficient to affirm IUCN listing, thusstressing the need for more research in The Bahamas. Currently, there are few legislative laws directly protecting the herpetofauna of The Bahamas although all three rock iguanas (Cyclura) are technically given full protection under the Wild Animals (Protection) Act of 1968.....Type
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2011 Brillae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1163/ej.9789004194083.i-439.21
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