Systematic Investigations of Greater Antillean Herpetofauna

西印度群岛有许多不同种类的 植物和动物在世界其他地方找不到。 他们是 由于对环境的需求而迅速消失， 特别是砍伐树木，因为人口众多， 密度的 重要的是要弄清楚有多少物种存在， 它们位于保护区的岛屿上， 例如国家公园，可以用来保护它们。 的 四个最大的岛屿在加勒比海盆地，大 安的列斯群岛拥有最多的独特物种。 这 研究包括探索鲜为人知的地区， 确定爬虫动物（两栖动物和爬行动物）， 它们是最丰富多样的陆地动物， 脊椎动物（vertebrates）

The West Indies harbor many different types (species) of plants and animals found nowhere else in the world. They are rapidly disappearing because of demands on the environment, especially the felling of trees, due to a high human population density. It is important to find out how many species exist and where they are located on the islands os that conservation areas, such as national parks, can be established to protect them. The four largest islands in the Caribbean basin, the Greater Antilles, have the greatest number of unique species. This research involves exploration of poorly known areas and identification of the herpetofauna (amphibians and reptiles), which are the most abundant and diverse of the land animals with backbones (vertebrates).