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Martinique - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity

Classified animal picture guide. Highlighting the link of species shows the images, and clicking the link shows Evolutionary Tree.
Martinique is an island territory of France in the Lesser Antillean archipelago of the Caribbean Sea and the tropical zone. It is located to the central archipelago, to the south of Dominica and to the north of Saint Lucia. The following shows the distribution of animals in Martinique.
Martinique
Martinique
regionally extinct
in historic age
Rodent Antillean Giant Rice Rat (?~AD1897)
Lizard Martinique Giant Ameiva (?~AD1994)
Parrot Martinique Amazon (?~AD1722)
Bird Martinique Macaw   (?~AD1640), House Wren
Martinique
extant species
Iguana Lesser Antillean Iguana
Snake (CR) Lacépède's Ground Snake
endemic bird Purple-throated Carib, Green-throated Carib, Blue-headed Hummingbird, Gray Trembler, Martinique Oriole
Martinique
marine extant
species
Turtle Green turtle, Hawksbill turtle, Olive Ridley, Leatherback turtle
Frigatebird Magnificent Frigatebird
Shark Whale shark   (12m), Great hammerhead, Shortfin mako
Marlin Atlantic sailfish, Atlantic Blue Marlin, Atlantic White Marlin