Among its rich biota is manatí ans the island's endemic Hispaniolan slider (Trachemys decorata).    From Wordnik.com.  [Haiti] Reference

It turned out to be a strategy the Hispaniolan Ventriloquial frog uses to defend itself against predators.    From Wordnik.com.  [Frogs Hang On in Haiti] Reference

Hispaniolan Crowned Frog - Similar to a crown, this frog has a row of protuberances on the back of its head.    From Wordnik.com.  [PHOTOS: Mozart, 'Ventriloquist' And Other Frogs Found After Missing For Decades] Reference

Source: Mifter/Wikipedia See Hispaniolan moist forests, Hispaniolan pine forests, Enriquillo wetlands, and Greater Antilles mangroves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Haiti] Reference

The Hispaniolan hutia, or zagouti (Plagiodontia aedium) as it is known in Haiti is smaller than the two Capromyids discussed here, weighing just.    From Wordnik.com.  [15 Agouti] Reference

There are also other smaller lakes near Enriquillo, with highly valuable biota, including the manatí in lake Saumatre and the island's endemic Hispaniolan slider (Trachemys decorata), particularly in lake Rincón.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enriquillo wetlands] Reference

Aquatic herpetofauna is represented by the American crocodile (Crocodylus acutus) and a turtle the Hispaniolan slider or "jicotea" (Trachemys decorata) endemic to the island; with its largest population in Lake Rincón.    From Wordnik.com.  [Enriquillo wetlands] Reference

As a member of a distinct lineage which diverged from all other mammal groups almost 80 million years ago, the Hispaniolan solenodon represents a significant amount of unique evolutionary history and is one of the very few venomous mammals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Researchers Help Save Rare Venomous Mammal From Extinction | Impact Lab] Reference

The family Solenodontidae includes two surviving species, the Cuban solenodon (Solenodon cubanus, EN), and Hispaniolan solenodon (S. paradoxus, EN), which are rare giant shrews threatened by human exploitation and invasive species, including mongooses, feral cats, rats and dogs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Biological diversity in the Caribbean Islands] Reference

Hispaniolan Crowned Frog - last seen in 1991 E. corona.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Hispaniolan Ventriloquial Frog - last seen in 1991 Eleutherodactylus dolomedes.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference

Hispaniolan solenodon has been able to survive for so long, while nearly all other life around it has died out.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

Conservationists are in the Dominican Republic attempting to save one of the world's most strange and ancient mammals - the Hispaniolan solenodon.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference

(01 / 09 / 2009) In the journal Oryx researchers from EDGE, a program of the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), have announced the rediscovery of a small population of Hispaniolan solenodons in Haiti.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mongabay.com News] Reference

The Hispaniolan solenodon and the Hispaniolan hutia are two of the few surviving land mammals in the Caribbean Islands, and both are endangered with extinction through habitat loss and introduced mammals.    From Wordnik.com.  [CCNews] Reference

The Hispaniolan solenodon is one of the creatures highlighted by the Zoological Society of London's (ZSL) Edge of Existence programme, which focuses its efforts on conservation plans for animals that are both endangered and evolutionarily distinctive.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rainforest Portal RSS Newsfeed] Reference

ADVERTISEMENT - As a member of a distinct lineage which diverged from all other mammal groups almost 80 million years ago, the Hispaniolan solenodon represents a significant amount of unique evolutionary history and is one of the very few venomous mammals.    From Wordnik.com.  [CCNews] Reference

Striped Gecko Rhinoceros Iguana Bahoruco Twig Anole Pale-bellied Curlytail Hispaniolan Boa various land snails (some quite colorful) Butterflies & Moths - Dragonflies Of the approximately 200 species of diurnal Lepidoptera on Hispaniola, some 75 species are endemic, largely among those groups that are weak fliers.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Brazil's Lula pays tribute to Africa's historic role] Reference

Some of the most characteristic are the Hispaniolan parrot (Amazona ventralis), the parakeet (Aratinga chloroptera), the Hispamiolan lizard cuckoo (Saurothera longirostris), the palm crow (Corvus palmarum), the American kestrel (Falco sparverius), the Vervain hummingbird (Mellisuga minima), the narrow-billed tody or "barrancolí" (Todus angustriostris).    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference

Other notable endemic birds include Hispaniolan hawk (EN) (Buteo ridgwayi), and Hispaniolan parakeet (VU) (Aratinga chloroptera) to name a few of the low to middle altitude species then white-winged warbler (VU) (Xenoligea montana), Hispaniolan emerald (Chlorostilbon swainsonii) and Hispaniolan trogan (Priotelus roseigaster) of the middle to higher elevation parts of the ecoregion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan pine forests] Reference

Hispaniolan moist forest in Dominican Republic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dominican Republic] Reference

Hispaniolan pine forests - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan pine forests] Reference

Hispaniolan moist forests - Encyclopedia of Earth.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference

Hispaniolan dry forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ecoregions of the world (WWF)] Reference

Hispaniolan pine forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan pine forests] Reference

Hispaniolan moist forests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference

(Save the Hispaniolan Solenodon!).    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

"Hispaniolan pine forests.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan pine forests] Reference

"Hispaniolan moist forests.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference

The stolid flycatcher or "manuelito" (Myiarchus stolidus), the endemic peewee or "maroita" (Contopus hispaniolensis), the rufous throated solitaire (Myadestes genibarbis), the woodpecker (Melanerpes striatus), the white necked crow (Corvus leucognaphalus), the palm chat (Dulus dominicus), declared the national bird of the Dominican Republic, the Hispaniolan trogon (Temnotrogon roseigaster), the ruddy quail dove (Geotrygon montana), the red-tailed hawk or "guaraguao" (Buteo jamaicensis), the white-winged warbler (Xeboligea montana), and the green tailed ground warbler (Microligea palusrtris), the antillean siskin (Carduelis dominicensis), the la Selle thrush (Turdus swalesi), the chat-tanager or "chirri de los Bahorucos" (Calyptophilus frugivorus), and white winged crossbills (Loxia leucoptera).    From Wordnik.com.  [Hispaniolan moist forests] Reference