Jamaica’s Endangered Species

Russell A. Mittermeier

doi:10.1017/S0030605300010024

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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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Oryx , Volume 11 , Issue 4 , January 1972 , pp. 258 - 262

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0030605300010024

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