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Trinidad & Tobago
Flora & Fauna
Flora
Trinidad: The natural vegetation of Trinidad is remarkable for its diversity: 2300 flowering plants, including 700 orchids; native species and exotic species; 300 species of ferns and their allies; 370 species of trees, including the native purpleheart, mora and crappo. Savannahs, frequently flooded in the rainy season and parched in the dry season, produce remarkable islands of vegetation with adaptable endemic forms. Evergreen seasonal forests, common in such areas as Matura and the Central Range and characterized by high rainfall, give rise to trees such as blackheart, guatacare and bois mulatre, trees which failure to shed leaves seasonally gives shade to rare exotic plants.
Trinidad: The natural vegetation of Trinidad is remarkable for its diversity: 2300 flowering plants, including 700 orchids; native species and exotic species; 300 species of ferns and their allies; 370 species of trees, including the native purpleheart, mora and crappo. Savannahs, frequently flooded in the rainy season and parched in the dry season, produce remarkable islands of vegetation with adaptable endemic forms. Evergreen seasonal forests, common in such areas as Matura and the Central Range and characterized by high rainfall, give rise to trees such as blackheart, guatacare and bois mulatre, trees which failure to shed leaves seasonally gives shade to rare exotic plants.
Fauna
Trinidad: Home of almost 400 bird species (more than any other Caribbean island), including purple honeycreepers, tufted coquettes and blue-and-yellow macaws. There are 620 butterfly species, 108 recorded mammal species (57 of them bats), 70 different reptiles (including mapipire, iguanas and skinks), and 30 amphibian species including the endemic golden tree frog. Insect groups, including beetles, grasshoppers and caterpillars, are too numerous for accurate records, and it is safe to say that all insect orders are represented, including some undocumented species. A few animal species have been introduced by humans, like the mongoose and much of our livestock.
Mammals include agouti, anteater, armadillo, capuchin monkey, deer, howler monkey, tree porcupine, manatee, manicou (opossum), ocelot, quenk (peccary or wild pig), squirrel. Reptillian life includes anaconda, cayman, iguana, and leatherback turtles.
Trinidad: Home of almost 400 bird species (more than any other Caribbean island), including purple honeycreepers, tufted coquettes and blue-and-yellow macaws. There are 620 butterfly species, 108 recorded mammal species (57 of them bats), 70 different reptiles (including mapipire, iguanas and skinks), and 30 amphibian species including the endemic golden tree frog. Insect groups, including beetles, grasshoppers and caterpillars, are too numerous for accurate records, and it is safe to say that all insect orders are represented, including some undocumented species. A few animal species have been introduced by humans, like the mongoose and much of our livestock.
Mammals include agouti, anteater, armadillo, capuchin monkey, deer, howler monkey, tree porcupine, manatee, manicou (opossum), ocelot, quenk (peccary or wild pig), squirrel. Reptillian life includes anaconda, cayman, iguana, and leatherback turtles.
Tobago: In Tobago, a mixture of sunshine, rain, humidity and early morning dew produces a lush, island-wide garden of thriving flora. Various ecosystems support a persistent variety of plant species. They include tropical rain forest, lower mountain rain forest, swamp communities, mangroves, seasonal evergreen forest, deciduous seasonal forest, rocky coastlines, and even overhanging phone cables. Tobago’s (geologically recent) separation from the South American continent means that Tobago has fewer endemic species than islands further north, and the flora is similar to that found on the continental mainland.
Tobago: A high percentage of Tobago’s original fauna was lost during colonial times, but there is still much to see, including 12 species of mammals, five species of marine turtles (including the endangered giant leatherback), 16 species of lizard, 14 species of frog, 17 species of bats, 133 species of butterflies including the impressive Blue Emperor, and 25 species of snake (none of them poisonous). And with 210 recorded bird species, sanctuaries like the island of Little Tobago off the northeast coast, a large migratory seabird population and a variety of colorful human-friendly species like the bananaquit, blue tanager and mot-mot, Tobago is a favorite of ornithologists.
