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Caribbean Wildlife Animals and Insects Caribbean Wildlife Animals, Insects and Reptiles This document is a compilation of wildlife pictures from The Caribbean, taken from holidays and cruise visits. Species identification can be frustratingly difficult and our conclusions must be checked via whatever other resources are available. We hope this publication may help others having similar problems. While every effort has been taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in this document, the authors cannot be held re- sponsible for any errors. Copyright © John and Diana Manning, 2018 1 ANIMALS (Animalia) INSECTS 16 Mammals (Mammalia) Butterflies (Lepidoptera) Agoutis (Dasyprocta) 5 Brush footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) 16 Central American agouti 5 Banded peacock 16 (Dasyprocta punctata) (Anartia fatima) Scarlet peacock 17 Anteaters and Sloths (Pilosa) 6 (Anartia amathea) Giant anteater 6 White peacock 18 (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) (Anartia jatrophae semifusca) Sloths (Bradypodidae) 7 Antillean daggerwing 19 Brown throated three toed sloth 7 (Marpesia eleuchea) (Bradypus variegatus) Ruddy daggerwing 19 Two-toed sloth 8 (Marpesia petreus) (Choloepus hoffmanni) Common buckeye 20 (Junonia coenia) Primates (Family Atelidae) 9 Queen 20 Central American squirrel monkey 9 (Danaus gilippus) (Saimiri oerstedii) Monarch 21 Cotton-top tamarin 9 (Danaus plexippus) (Saguinus oedipus) Julia 22 Guatemalan black howler monkey 10 (Dryas iulia) (Alouatta pigra) Gulf fritillary 23 Mantled howler monkey 10 (Agraulis vanillae) (Alouatta palliata) Common mestra 24 Vervet monkey 11 (Mestra amymone) (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) Crimson-patched longwing 25 (Heliconius erato) Carnivores (Carnivora) Zebra longwing 26 Mongooses (Herpestidae) (Heliconius charithonia) Small Asian mongoose 12 Double-banded banner 27 (Herpestes javanicus) (Pyrrhogyra otolais) (Suborder Caniformia / Procyonidae) Grey cracker 27 White-nosed coati 12 (Hamadryas februa) (Nasua narica) Pale banded crescent 28 (Anthanassa frisia tulcis) Rodents (Rodentia) Plain satyr 28 (Family Sciuridae) (Cissia pompilia) Grey squirrel 13 (Sciurus carolinensis) Southern Amazon red squirrel 13 Hairstreaks Coppers and Blues 29 (Sciurus spadiceus) (Lycaenidae) (Subclass Theria Genus Rattus) Eastern tailed-blue 29 Brown rat 14 (Cupido comyntas) (Rattus norvegicus) Western tailed-blue 29 (Hystricomorpha / Capromyidae) (Cupido amyntula) Cuban hutia 14 (Capromys pilorides) Metalmarks (Colianidae) 30 Red-bordered metalmark 30 Tayassuidae (Caria ino) Collared peccary 15 Unidentified possibly metalmark 30 (Tayassu tajacu) Aquatic mammals (Sirenia) Manatees (Trichechidae) West Indian manatee 15 (Trichechus manatus) 2 Skippers (Hesperidae) 31 Dragonflies (Odonata) 45 Branded skipper 31 Band-winged dragonlet 45 (Rhinthon cubana cubana) (Erythrodipax umbrata) Clouded skipper 31 Red-faced dragonlet 45 (Lerema accius) (Erythrodiplax fusca) Common long-tailed skipper 32 Carmine skimmer 46 (Urbanus proteus domingo) (Orthemis discolor) Turk's-cap white-skipper 32 Slaty skimmer 46 (Heliopetes macaira) (Libellula incesta) Fiery skipper 33 Brown setwing 47 (Hylephila phyleus) (Dythemis sterilis) Golden-snout scallopwing 34 Orange bluet 47 (Urbanus proteus) (Enallagma signatum) (Coenagrionidae) Possibly Singularis skipper 34 Pin-tailed pondhawk 48 (Euphyes singularis) (f) (Erythemis plebeja) Southern broken dash 35 Unidentified possibly Tawny pennant 48 (Wallengrenia otho) (Brachymesia herbida) Two-barred flasher 36 (Astraptes fulgerator) Moths (Lepidoptera) 49 Unidentified possibly Hooktip moth 49 Swallowtails (Papilionidae) 37 Tetrio sphinx 49 Dark kite-swallowtail 37 (Pseudosphinx tetrio) caterpillar (Eurytides philolaus) King swallowtail or Thoas swallowtail 37 Spiders (Arachnids) 50 (Papilio thoas) Silver argiope 50 Lime swallowtail 38 (Argiope argentata) (Papilio demoleus demoleus) Spiny orb weaver 50 Pipevine swallowtail 39 (Gasteracantha cancriformis) (Battus philenor) Golden silk orb-weaver 51 Polydamas swallowtail 40 (Nephila clavipes) Jamaica 2018 (Battus polydamas) Grasshoppers (Orthoptera) 52 Whites and Sulphurs (Pieridae) 41 (Caelifera_ Great southern white 41 Red eyed Grasshopper 52 (Ascia monuste) (Coscineuta coxalis) Cabbage butterfly 41 (Pieris rapae) Apricot sulphur 42 (Phoebis argante) Large orange sulphur 42 (Phoebis agarithe) Little yellow or Little sulphur 43 (Eurema lisa) Lyside sulphur or Guayacan sulphur 43 (Kricogonia lyside) White angled-sulphur 44 (Anteos clorinde) 3 REPTILES (Reptilia) 53 Hispaniolan green anole 68 Crocodiles, Gharials, Caimans, Alliga- 53 (Anolis chlorocyanus) tors (Crocodilia) Jamaican giant anole 69 Cuban crocodile 53 (Anolis garmani) (Crocodylus rhombifer) Martinique's anole 69 (Anolis roquet) Iguanas (Iguanidae) 54 Panther anole 70 Black spiny-tailed iguana 54 (Anolis bimaculatus) (Ctenosaura similis) Smooth Anole 70 Mexican spiny-tailed iguana 55 (Anolis rodriguezi) (Ctenosaura pectinata) Southern green anole 71 Green iguana 56/7 (Anolis carolinensis) (Iguana iguana) Saint Vincent bush anole 71 (Anolis trinitatis) Lizards (Lacertilia) 58 Watt's anole 72 Ameivas and whiptails (Teiidae) 58 (Anolis wattsi) Anguilla Bank ameiva 58 (Possibly) Peters' lava lizard 72 (Ameiva plei) (Tropidurus hispidus) Arizona striped whiptail 58 (Aspidoscelis arizonae) Basilisks (Basiliscus) 73 Aruban Whiptail Lizard 59 Brown basilisk or Striped basilisk 73 (Cnemidophorus arubensis) (Basiliscus vittatus) Dominican ground lizard (ameiva) 59 Green basilisk 74 (Ameiva fuscata) (Basiliscus plumifrons) Giant ameiva 60 (Ameiva ameiva) Tree frogs (Hylidae) 74 Hispaniolan Giant Ameiva 60 Red-eyed tree frog 74 (Ameiva chrysolaema) (Agalychinis Callidryas) Hispaniolan Maskless Curlytail 61 Misc. frogs 75 (Leiocephalus lunatus) Jamaican Ameiva 61 (Ameiva dorsalis) Northern curlytail lizard 62 (Leiocephalus carinatus) Orange-faced Ameiva 62 (Ameiva erythrocephala) Anoles (Dactyloidae) 63 Anguilla bank anole or Anguilla anole 63 (Anolis gingivinus) Antiguan anole 64 (Anolis leachii) Barbados anole 65 (Anolis extremus) Bark anole 65 (anolis distichus) Bronze anole 66 (Anolis aeneus) Brown anole 66 (Anolis sagrei) Crested anole 67 (Anolis cristatellus wileyae) Ernest's Anole 67 (Anolis ernestwilliamsi) Tortola 2013 Graham's anole 68 (anolis grahami) 4 Mammals (Mammalia) Agoutis (Dasyprocta) Central American agouti (Dasyprocta punctata) Mexico 2012 5 Anteaters and Sloths (Pilosa) Giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) Costa Rica 2018 6 Sloths (Pilosa folivora) Brown throated three toed sloth (Bradypus variegatus) Belize 2015 7 Two-toed sloth (Choloepus hoffmanni) Costa Rica 2018 8 Primates: Cotton-top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) Colombia 2018 C. American squirrel monkey (Saimiri oerstedii) Colombia 2018 9 Primates - Guatemalan black howler monkey (Alouatta pigra) Belize 2015 Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) Costa Rica 2018 10 Vervet monkey (Chlorocebus pygerythrus) St Kitts 2017 11 Carnivores - Small Asian mongoose (Herpestes javanicus) Jamaica 2015 White-nosed coati (Nasua narica) Lamanai Belize 2015 12 Rodents - S Amazon red squirrel (Sciurus spadiceus) Colombia 2018 Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) Mexico 2012 13 Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) St Lucia 2014 Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) Cuba 2018 14 Cuban hutia (Capromys pilorides) Cuba 2016 Aquatic mammals (Sirenia) West Indian manatee (Trichechus manatus) Mexico 2016 15 INSECTS - Brush footed butterflies (Nymphalidae) Banded peacock (Anartia fatima) Mexico 2007 16 Scarlet peacock (Anartia amathea) Grenada 2014 17 White peacock (Anartia jatrophae semifusca) Altun Ha Belize 2016 White peacock (Anartia jatrophae semifusca) Grenada 2014 18 Antillean daggerwing (Marpesia eleuchea) Dom. Rep. 2004 Ruddy daggerwing (Marpesia petreus) Mexico 2012 19 Common buckeye (Junonia coenia) Cozumel 2016 Queen (Danaus gilippus) Cozumel 2015 20 Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Aruba 2013 Monarch (Danaus plexippus) Curacao 2013 21 Julia (Dryas iulia) Cozumel 2015 Julia (Dryas iulia) Jamaica 2015 22 Gulf fritillary (Agraulis vanillae) Cuba 2016 23 Common mestra (Mestra amymone) Mexico 2012 24 Crimson-patched longwing (Heliconius erato) Cozumel 2016 25 Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia) Cozumel 2015 Zebra longwing (Heliconius charithonia)Jamaica 2016 26 Double-banded banner (Pyrrhogyra otolais) Mexico 2012 Grey cracker (Hamadryas februa) Kohunlich Mexico 2015 27 Pale banded crescent (Anthanassa frisia tulcis) Cozumel 2015 Plain satyr (Cissia pompilia) Mexico 2012 28 (Lycaenidae) Eastern tailed-blue (Cupido comyntas) Mexico 2012 Western tailed-blue (Cupido amyntula) Costa Maya 2016 29 Metalmarks - Red-bordered metalmark (Caria ino) Mexico 2007 Unidentified Cozumel 2015 ?metalmark 30 Skippers - Branded skipper (Rhinthon cubana cubana) Jamaica 2018 Clouded Skipper (Lerema accius) Mexico 2007 31 Common long-tailed skipper (Urbanus proteus domingo) Dominica 2012 Turk's-cap White-Skipper (Heliopetes macaira) Mexico 2012 32 Fiery skipper (Hylephila phyleus) Tortola 2012 33 Golden-snout scallopwing (Staphylus vulgata) Mexico 2012 Possibly Singularis skipper (Euphyes singularis) (f) 34 Southern broken dash (Wallengrenia otho) Grenada 2014 35 Two-barred flasher (Astraptes fulgerator) Cuba 2016 36 Swallowtails - Dark kite-swallowtail (Eurytides philolaus) Mexico 2007 King or Thoas swallowtail (Papilio thoas) Mexico 2006 37 Lime swallowtail (Papilio demoleus demoleus) Jamaica 2018 38 Pipevine swallowtail (Battus philenor) Cozumel 2015 39 Polydamas swallowtail (Battus polydamas) Jamaica 2018 40 Whites/Sulphurs (Pieridae) Great southern white (Ascia monuste) Margarita 2015 Cabbage butterfly (Pieris rapae)
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