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©1999-2007 S. Blair Hedges

This database contains information on West Indian amphibians and reptiles. Currently it is primarily a checklist, but is the most up-to-date such list available. Besides an overall checklist it presents for major islands or island groups. Soon, the island lists will be more detailed and include individual islands in Bahamas and Lesser Antilles. Caribherp also includes a web-based identification key (Webkey), biogeographic regions, and a list of Anolis ecomorphs (see Ecology). Other features will be added in the future as the database evolves. I welcome suggestions for improvement. Please do not hesitate to point out errors so that they may be fixed promptly. The database is complementary to a field guide, which is in progress. The guide will have color photos, line drawings, keys, distribution maps, and accounts of each species. PHOTOS (I have most species) will be added to the web site after publication of the guide.    

Copyright: The information contained herein is, of course, free to the public. However, photos of animals, icons, and other graphics should not be copied without permission.

Citation: Hedges, S. B. (Year accessed). Caribherp: database of West Indian amphibians and reptiles (http://evo.bio.psu.edu/caribherp/). Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania (optional: access date).

Acknowledgments: I thank Paul Clegg for his programming skills with WebKey and Anne W. Beausang, Michelle L. Cook, Genna M. Lutz, Rebecca L. Ruskin, Heather M. Saylor, Rebecca L. Stauffer, and Jennifer R. Thompson for their assistance with data compilation. Among the many persons who assisted in fieldwork over the years, I especially thank Richard Thomas. Among the many persons who have shared information on West Indian amphibians and reptiles, I especially thank Alberto R. Estrada, Orlando H. Garrido, Robert W. Henderson, Robert Powell, and Alejandro Sánchez for information pertinent to this database. This database was supported in part by grants from NSF (Biotic Surveys and Inventories Program, Systematic Biology Program, and REU supplements).

Blair Hedges
University Park, Pennsylvania
sbh1-at-psu-dot-edu

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History of updates

21 July 1999: Initial release; Checklist and Island lists complete; Keys complete (except Eleutherodactylus and a few small groups); Anolis ecomorphs (in "Ecology"); Biogeographic Regions and Amphibian Distributions (Biogeography).

5 September 1999: Webkey bug fixed.

27 October 1999: Collection page added to main toolbar; includes localities page and specimens page.

1999-2007: continual revisions to checklist as new taxa are discovered and described.