Animals of Dominican Republic

Answer 1

The palmchat, Ashy-faced owl, and the Hispaniolan Amazon are the national animals of the Dominican Republic.

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Answer 2

They have several different types of birds there, and two of them would be the Hispaniola parakeet and the Hispaniola amazon. Other animals like the rhinoceros iguana, Hispaniola crestless toad and the American crocodile can be found in the Dominican Republic.

Answer 3

Dominican fauna belongs to the Neotropical and is characterized by lower species: Molluscs, reptiles, and insects, while native mammals are scarce, this is due to the limited land area of ​​the island. Wildlife can be classified into:

• Wildlife native and / or endemic

• Exotic Wildlife

Dominican Fauna:

The Antilles are characterized by high biodiversity , highlighting the Hispaniola to contain the greatest diversity of species on the islands.

Parrot

Major taxonomic groups

In the Dominican Republic are present five classes of vertebrate animals, which are as follows ;

Fish

In the Dominican waters you can find more than 800 species of fish about

Dajao

Anguilla

amphibians

The Eleutherodactulus ( small frogs ) and toad

reptiles

green Snake

Boa Hispaniola

Iguana

crocodile

lizard

chameleon

Turtles

Carey ( endangered )

Turtle

poultry

Birds that can be found in the Dominican territory are:

Flemish

heron

parakeet

Cigua palm ( national bird )

nightingale

swallow

crow

parrot

Cuyaya

owl

Migratory birds like pigeons and ducks are not native , but visit the country annually .

The native mammals are the Jutía and Solenodon

Jutía of Spanish ( aedium plagidontia types ) is a rodent mammal endangered .

Solenodonte (Solenodon paradaxus ) is an insectivorous mammal only in America, it is also an endangered species .

Other mammals are bats Dominican wildlife , ferret and manatee ( large mammal found in the rivers ) .

Moreover we have in greater numbers, though less known , the group of invertebrates that includes:

Crustaceans such as crabs and crabs .

Arachnids : for example , black widow, cockatoo , etc. .

Mollusks , marine and terrestrial , as the conch and snails .

Insects , cockroaches , ants , wasps , etc. .

Native and Endemic Species

Native species are those found naturally in our country but also in other parts of the world.

These species are usually very territorial , that is, that only very powerful for some reason leave their habitat. When these species are found only in our territory and nowhere else is said to endemic species .

The endemism of a species may occur at the level of a particular place. It is also the case of regional endemism as the birds sweep known as coolies only exist in the Caribbean islands.

The endemic fauna of Hispaniola consists of species found exclusively in areas of Haiti and the Dominican Republic including its adjacent islands and keys .

Answer 4

There are several animals that live in the Dominican Republic. A few of the animals are rhinoceros iguana, American crocodile, Hispaniolan emerald, and the West Indian manatee.

Answer 5

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