A biodiversity Profile of St. Kitts and Nevis



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Table of Contents iii

List of Figures and Tables: iv

Introduction 1

Geography and Geology 2

Conservation Status 3

Flora 5

Vegetation Types 5

Floristics 8

Pteridophytes 8

Plants of Special Conservation Concern 9

Biodiversity Implications 11

Services and Benefits 11

Habitat Protection 11



Fauna 14

Invertebrates 14

Terrestrial Biodiversity Implications 20

Marine Invertebrate Biodiversity 20

Vertebrates 24

Freshwater Fish 24

Marine Fish 25

Amphibians 25

Reptiles: Terrestrial 26

Reptiles: Marine 27

Birds 29

Mammals: Terrestrial 39



Mammals: Marine 42

References 43

Appendix A: List of Plants of St. Kitts and Nevis 55

Appendix B: Metadata for St. Kitts-Nevis Vegetation Maps 79



List of Figures and Tables:


Map of the Eastern Caribbean, showing the location of St. Christopher and Nevis. ii

Place Names and Parishes of St. Kitts and Nevis. 1

Table 1. Summary of Pteridophytes of St. Kitts and Nevis. 9

Table 2. Plant Species Known To Be Endemic In St. Kitts and Nevis.* 9

Table 3. Invertebrates: Global and Country Estimates. 16

Table 4. Data from Beetle Studies in the West Indies. 19

Table 5. Summary Coral Reef Threats for Eastern Caribbean States. 22

Table 6. Status of Strategic Environmental Treaties in St. Kitts-Nevis. 23

Table 7. St. Kitts and Nevis Bird Species of Special Conservation Concern. 37

Table 8. Bats of St. Kitts-Nevis 39



Place Names and Parishes of St. Kitts and Nevis.




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