Conservation Of amphibians And reptiles In The Bahamas
dc.contributor.author | Buckner, Sandra D. | |
dc.contributor.author | Knapp, Charles R. | |
dc.contributor.author | Cant, Shelley V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Iverson, John B. | |
dc.contributor.editor | Horrocks, Julia | |
dc.contributor.editor | Wilson, Byron | |
dc.contributor.editor | Hailey, Adrian | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-02-10T00:30:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-02-10T00:30:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 978-90-04-19408-3 978-90-04-19409-0 | |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1163/ej.9789004194083.i-439.21 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12634/859 | |
dc.description.abstract | ...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..... | |
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dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.publisher | Brill | |
dc.relation.url | https://brill.com/view/book/edcoll/9789004194090/Bej.9789004194083.i-439_005.xml | |
dc.rights | 2011 Brill | |
dc.subject | CARIBBEAN ISLANDS | |
dc.subject | CUBA | |
dc.subject | FROGS | |
dc.subject | LIZARDS | |
dc.subject | SNAKES | |
dc.subject | TURTLES | |
dc.subject | MARINE TURTLES | |
dc.subject | IUCN | |
dc.subject | RESEARCH | |
dc.subject | IGUANAS | |
dc.subject | CONSERVATION | |
dc.subject | REGULATIONS | |
dc.title | Conservation Of amphibians And reptiles In The Bahamas | |
dc.type | Book Chapter | |
dc.source.booktitle | Conservation of Caribbean Island Herpetofaunas Volume 2: Regional Accounts of the West Indies | |
dc.source.beginpage | 53 | |
dc.source.endpage | 88 | |
html.description.abstract | ...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..... |
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