Photos / Sounds
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Turtles and Tortoises (Order Testudines)Observer
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A small turtle was observed captive. By the morphology of the abdomen and the length of the tail, I presume the specimen is a male. The animal measured around 4-6 inches in length.
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Stenodontes exsertusObserver
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A black beetle was found during the day, around the countryside of the island. It exhibited two pair of wings, one covering the other. Also, antennas and protruding mouthparts where observed.
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Puerto Rican Boa (Chilabothrus inornatus)Observer
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A boa was seen during the night, inside one of the bedrooms of the logging. It was around three feet long, with dark brown pigmentation. A photo of the specimen could no be retrieved, however loose skin was further found near the ceiling of the house.
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Human (Homo sapiens)Observer
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A colorful little frog was seen indoors in a rural mountainous town in the middle of the island. The amphibian exhibited a light green lime pigmentation. The frog was not part of the Eleutherodactylus genus given that the specimen had webbing between toes.
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Nine-armed Sea Star (Luidia senegalensis)Observer
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The lone injured starfish was captured and released near the shore. It exhibited nine arms, three of them not being complete. This could be explained by a failed attempt by a predator or by a previous interaction with a human.
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Genus PeriplanetaObserver
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Six roaches where seen in an outside sink. They where all presumed dead, laying on their backs. All exhibited long antennas, in some almost twice the length of their body.
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Green Iguana (Iguana iguana)Observer
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Few green iguanas where seen around the house, while others laid on tree branches. The one on the photo shows a light yellow color with green covering the most of the top. The tail has a few black lines from beginning to end forming some sort of rings.
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Domestic Chicken (Gallus gallus var. domesticus)Observer
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A few chickens where observed around the house. They where followed by their chicks.
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Domestic Horse (Equus caballus)Observer
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A group of three wild horses where seen eating grass. They all exhibited the same light brown hair color pigmentation. With the exception of one, they also possessed a white mark on their face.