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Fauna Of The Cayman Islands
The Fauna of the Cayman Islands include species unique to the islands, including the blue iguana, also known as the Grand Cayman iguana (''Cyclura lewisi'') . See also *List of birds of the Cayman Islands *List of butterflies of the Cayman Islands This is a list of butterfly, butterflies of the Cayman Islands. According to a recent estimate, there are 52 butterfly species found on the Cayman Islands. The abbreviation (Es) is used to indicate Endemism, endemic subspecies. Papilionidae *''B ... References * * External linksCayman Wildlife Connection {{CaymanIslands-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Iguana (Cyclura Lewisi) Male
The blue iguana (''Cyclura lewisi''), also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana, is an endangered species of lizard which is endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Cuban iguana, ''Cyclura nubila'', but in a 2004 article Frederic J. Burton reclassified it as a separate species because according to him the genetic differences discovered four years earlier between the different ''C. nubila'' populations warranted this interpretation. The blue iguana is one of the longest-living species of lizard (possibly up to 69 years). The preferred habitat for the blue iguana is rocky, sunlit, open areas in dry forests or near the shore, as the females must dig holes in the sand to lay eggs in June and July. A possible second clutch is laid in September. The blue iguana's herbivorous diet includes plants, fruits, and flowers. Its color is tan to gray with a bluish cast that is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Iguana
The blue iguana (''Cyclura lewisi''), also known as the Grand Cayman ground iguana, Grand Cayman blue iguana or Cayman Island rock iguana, is an endangered species of lizard which is endemic to the island of Grand Cayman. It was previously considered to be a subspecies of the Cuban iguana, ''Cyclura nubila'', but in a 2004 article Frederic J. Burton reclassified it as a separate species because according to him the genetic differences discovered four years earlier between the different ''C. nubila'' populations warranted this interpretation. The blue iguana is one of the longest-living species of lizard (possibly up to 69 years). The preferred habitat for the blue iguana is rocky, sunlit, open areas in dry forests or near the shore, as the females must dig holes in the sand to lay eggs in June and July. A possible second clutch is laid in September. The blue iguana's herbivorous diet includes plants, fruits, and flowers. Its color is tan to gray with a bluish cast that is m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Birds Of The Cayman Islands
This is a list of the bird species recorded in the Cayman Islands. The avifauna of the Cayman Islands included a total of 267 species, according to ''Bird Checklists of the World'' as of July 2022. Of them, 163 are rare or accidental and eight are introduced. One species ( Grand Cayman thrush) was endemic to the islands but is now extinct, and one species (Jamaican oriole) has been extirpated.Bradley, Patricia E. & Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet (2013) ''A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Cayman Islands'', Christopher Helm, London. BirdLife International has reclassified Grand Cayman's endemic Cuban bullfinch subspecies as a full species, the Grand Cayman bullfinch, but the AOS has not yet accepted this. In addition, the islands hold most of the world population of vitelline warbler which otherwise occurs only on the Swan Islands of Honduras. There are 17 endemic subspecies belonging to 14 different species. This list is presented in the taxonomic sequence of the ''Check-list o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Butterflies Of The Cayman Islands
This is a list of butterflies of the Cayman Islands. According to a recent estimate, there are 52 butterfly species found on the Cayman Islands. The abbreviation (Es) is used to indicate endemic subspecies. Papilionidae *'' Battus polydamas cubensis'' (Dufrane, 1946) – Polydamas swallowtail *'' Heraclides andraemon andraemon'' (Hübner, 1823) – Andraemon swallowtail *'' Heraclides andraemon tailori'' (Rothschild & Jordan, 1906) – Grand Cayman swallowtail (Es) *'' Heraclides aristodemus'' (Esper, 1794) – dusky swallowtail Pieridae *'' Abaeis nicippe'' (Cramer, 1779) – black bordered orange, sleepy orange *''Anteos maerula'' (Fabricius, 1775) – yellow angled sulphur *'' Aphrissa orbis'' (Poey, 1832) – orbed sulphur *'' Aphrissa statira cubana'' (D'Almeida, 1939) – migrant sulphur *'' Ascia monuste eubotea'' (Godart, 1819) – great southern white *'' Eurema daira palmira'' (Godart, 1819) – barred sulphur *''Eurema elathea'' (Cramer, 1777) – false barred su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monographiae Biologicae
''Monographiae Biologicae'' () is a scholarly scientific literature review series, consisting of monographs published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, an imprint of Springer Science+Business Media. The series subject area generally covers ecology, zoology, and biology. More specifically, the book series covers the biogeography of continental areas, including whole continents; differentiated stand-alone ecosystems such as islands, island groups, mountains or mountain chains; aquatic or marine ecosystems such as coastal systems, mangroves, coral reefs, and other related ecosystems. Fresh water environments are also included in this series such as major river basins, lakes, and groups of lakes. Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomic studies include the main groups of animals, plants, fungi and the comparative ecology of major biomes. The series continues ''Physiologia comparata et oecologia'', (). Abstracting and indexing This series is indexed by the following services: * United States D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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