Category: Reptiles and Amphibians

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Fugitive on the Crawl

Red-eared Slider in the Caroni Swamp” A Red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Caroni Swamp…

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Photo Gallery by Jerome Foster

Breeding Crested Caracaras: A Growing Presence in Trinidad Crested caracaras (Caracara cheriway) are still considered…

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Chillin Under the AC: The Cane Toad’s Ingenious Heat Escape

Amidst the scorching Trinidadian heat during what seems to be another hot spell, a fascinating…

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Tropical Mockingbird attacking a Parrot Snake

The Parrot Snake (Leptophis ahaetulla), being a good climber, was observed stealing eggs from the…

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Why is this diurnal lizard active at night?

The streak or striped gecko (Gonatodes vittatus) is perhaps one of the most common native…

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Trinidad Black-Back Snake consuming a Skink

The Trinidad Black-Back Snake or Erythrolamprus melanotus nesos is endemic to Trinidad and Tobago. In…

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Photo Gallery by Shane Manchouck

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Asa Wright’s Legacy

One of my fond memories as a child was reading an article written by Williams…