Trinidad Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Zoology== {{Further|Natural history of Trinidad and Tobago}} The island of Trinidad has a rich biodiversity.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sta.uwi.edu/fst/lifesciences/uwi-zoology-museum|title=UWI Zoology Museum - The Department of Life Sciences|website=sta.uwi.edu}}</ref> The fauna is overwhelmingly of South American origin. There are about 100 species of mammals including the [[Guyanese red howler]] monkey, the [[collared peccary]], the [[red brocket deer]], the [[ocelot]] and about 70 species of [[bat]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.trinibats.com/the-bats-of-trinidad.html | title=Bats of Trinidad | publisher=TriniBats.com | access-date=2016-11-27}}</ref> There are over 400 species of birds including the endemic [[Trinidad piping-guan]]. Reptiles are well represented, with about 92 recorded species including the largest species of snake in the world, the [[green anaconda]], the [[spectacled caiman]], and one of the largest lizards in the Americas, the [[green iguana]]. Trinidad is also the largest [[leatherback turtle]] nesting site in the western hemisphere; they nest on Trinidad's eastern and northern beaches. There are 37 recorded frog species, including the tiny [[El Tucuche golden tree frog]], [[Mannophryne trinitatis|Trinidad poison frog]], and the more widespread huge [[marine toad|cane toad]].<ref>Jowers, M., & Downie, J. (2004). Distribution of the frog Mannophryne trinitatis (Anura: Dendrobatidae) in Trinidad, West Indies. ''Living World'', ''2004''.</ref> About 43 species of freshwater fish are known from Trinidad, including the well known [[guppy]]. It is estimated that there are at least 80,000 arthropods, and at least [[List of butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago|600 species of butterflies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zstt.org/|title=Zoological Society of Trinidad and Tobago Inc. - Official Website|website=www.zstt.org}}</ref> The William Beebe Tropical Research Station (founded by [[William Beebe]]), also known as Simla, lies {{convert|8|km|0}} north of [[Arima]]. Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page