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Jamaica’s Endangered Species

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 April 2009

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Abstract

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Man and mongoose between them have decimated several endemic reptile and mammal species in Jamaica. This paper, the result of a survey early last year, describes the present status of the one land mammal, the hutia, and all the reptiles currently recognised as endangered, and suggests a few more to add to the endangered list.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Fauna and Flora International 1972

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