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Martinique - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
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.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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