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Rediscovery of the Altagracia Giant Galliwasp (Caribicus anelpistus) at Villa Altagracia, Dominican Republic
(2023)
We herein report the rediscovery of the Altagracia Giant Galliwasp (Caribicus anelpistus) for the first time since its original description 44 years ago (Schwartz et al. 1979).
Percepción de apicultores de las plantas melíferas del bosque seco de la Línea Noroeste (República Dominicana)
(2012)
[Español] Se estudiaron la flora melífera y su floración en la zona del bosque seco subtropical de la Línea Noroeste, de República Dominicana. Se aplicó una encuesta a 30 apicultores locales, así como 4 entrevistas ...
Estado de la biodiversidad en la República Dominicana II
(2006)
Biodiversidad amenazada de la República Dominicana: especies botánicas amenazadas; plantas extintas; especies animales amenazadas; animales extintos.
Rosa de Bánica : planta única de la República Dominicana
(2006)
Rosa de Bánica es el nombre común con que se conoce la especie de nombre científico Pereskia marcanoi Areces. Es un árbol que crece de 10 a 12 metros y tiene espinas que se van perdiendo con la avanzada edad de los individuos. ...
Continued survival of Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus in Haiti
(2008)
The Hispaniolan solenodon Solenodon paradoxus, one of only two surviving native Hispaniolan land mammals, has declined drastically in Haiti and has only been recorded from the Duchity region of the Massif de la Hotte in ...
Vitamin D status of wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and captive and wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta) in the Dominican Republic
(2005)
Calcidiol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for 22 wild Ricord's iguanas (Cyclura ricordii) and seven wild rhinoceros iguanas (Cyclura cornuta cornuta). Calcitriol (1,25-hydroxyvitamin D) values are reported for ...
The Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) from late Quaternary underwater cave deposits in the Dominican Republic
(2018)
Late Quaternary fossils representing a locally extinct population of the Cuban crocodile (Crocodylus rhombifer) are reported from two underwater caves in the Dominican Republic. A large fossil sample of C. rhombifer, from ...
Revision of the Drosophila bromeliae species group (Diptera, Drosophilidae) : Central American, Caribbean, and Andean species
(2016)
Species in the Drosophila bromeliae group visit flowers, where most or all of the species probably breed. They are not collected in significant numbers. The group has thus far included five Neotropical species: aguape Val ...
Fossil land tortoises (Testudines: Testudinidae) from the Dominican Republic, West Indies, with a description of a new species
(2018)
A new fossil tortoise, Chelonoidis dominicensis, is described from a flooded cave in La Altagracia Province in the southeastern Dominican Republic on the island of Hispaniola. The holotype, and only known specimen, includes ...
Baseline urinalysis results in 32 healthy Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus)
(2021)
Objective: To describe results of analysis of free-catch urine samples collected from Antillean manatees (Trichechus manatus manatus) under human care in the Caribbean.
Animals: 32 Antillean manatees in 5 Caribbean oceanaria ...