Search
Now showing items 1-10 of 17
History and conservation status of the Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Hispaniola
(2021)
To summarize the state of knowledge of the Endangered Antillean manatee Trichechus manatus manatus in Hispaniola, which comprises the Dominican Republic and Haiti, I reviewed documentary archives from pre-Columbian times ...
Endemic rodents of the West Indies : the end of a splendid isolation
(1989)
The objective of this paper is to summarize the status of endangered, vulnerable, or rare rodents in the Middle American Region. This region includes Mexico, all of Central America south to the Colombian border, and the ...
Last endemic mammals in Hispaniola
(1981)
After searching many remote regions in the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the author discovered that the island's last two endemic mammals, formerly believed to be rare, are in fact common in some areas. But human pressures ...
Amphibians and reptiles of the Dominican Republic : species of special concern
(2000)
The Dominican Republic faces multiple threats to biodiversity. A list of native species of amphibians and reptiles (excluding sea turtles) is presented. Some may have become extinct recently, substantial populations of ...
Osteopilus pulchrilineatus, Hispaniolan Yellow Treefrog
(2013)
Artículo que resume los resultados de una evaluación sobre el estado de conservación de la Rana Arborícola Amarilla de la Hispaniola (Osteopilus pulchrilineatus) publicado en la «Lista Roja de Especies Amenazadas» de la ...
Using the past to contextualize anthropogenic impacts on the present and future distribution of an endemic Caribbean mammal
(2019)
Island species are difficult to conserve because they face the synergy of climate change, invasive species, deforestation, and increasing human population densities in areas where land mass is shrinking. The Caribbean ...
Mitogenomic sequences support a north–south subspecies subdivision within Solenodon paradoxus
(2017)
Solenodons are insectivores found only in Hispaniola and Cuba, with a Mesozoic divergence date versus extant mainland mammals. Solenodons are the oldest lineage of living eutherian mammal for which a mitogenome sequence ...
An update on the distribution of threatened odonate species from the Greater Antilles
(2015)
The Antilles harbour several island endemic odonate species, including some palaeoendemics, within a relatively small and anthropized area. Such attributes give this archipelago a special significance for the conservation ...
Solenodon paradoxus (Soricomorpha: Solenodontidae)
(2015)
Solenodon paradoxus, Brandt, 1833, is a large lipotyphlan insectivore commonly called the Hispaniolan solenodon. S. paradoxus is 1 of 2 extant species in the genus Solenodon, and 2 subspecies are recognized. The species ...
Discovery of a giant chameleon-like lizard (Anolis) on Hispaniola and its significance to understanding replicated adaptive radiations
(2016)
We report a new chameleon-like Anolis species from Hispaniola that is ecomorphologically similar to congeners found only on Cuba. Lizards from both clades possess short limbs and a short tail and utilize relatively narrow ...