Systematic Investigations of Greater Antillean Herpetofauna

西印度群岛拥有世界上其他地方找不到的许多不同类型(物种)的动植物。由于对环境的要求，特别是由于人口密度高而砍伐树木，它们正在迅速消失。重要的是要找出有多少物种存在，以及它们在岛屿上的位置，这样才能建立保护区，如国家公园，以保护它们。加勒比海盆地的四个最大的岛屿，大安的列斯群岛，拥有最多的独特物种。这项研究涉及探索鲜为人知的地区和确定两栖动物(两栖动物和爬行动物)，这是最丰富和多样化的陆地动物的脊椎动物(脊椎动物)。

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).