Video: Endemic Three-scaled ground snake actively hunts for invasive Cuban Tree frog

A video illustrating ongoing adaptations in nature, where an endemic Three-scaled Ground snake on Curaçao actively hunts for invasive Cuban Tree Frogs.

Island endemics – land snail: Tudora megacheilos

Curaçao has no fewer than 31 species of land snails, 28 of which are native, meaning they are native to the area and haven’t been imported, for example, with plants and bags of soil from abroad. One of the most striking and well-known species is the Tudora megacheilos, the snails that suddenly appear on house walls or fences and can remain there for days, sometimes weeks, stuck to the material.

Butterfly species: Basilides hairstreak

The Basilides hairstreak also called the Megarus Scrub-Hairstreak (Strymon megarus) is a rare butterfly species only found on Curaçao.

Tiny critters: Ultramarine Hover Fly

During the large-scale biodiversity study conducted a couple of years ago by various scientists, primarily on Bonaire, a considerable number of small creatures were found and identified.

Fish: Green Moray eel

A strikingly large moray eel species is the Green Moray eel (Gymnothorax funebris), a species found in large parts of the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Se

Video snippet: migratory waterbirds in Curaçao

he fall bird migration, in which millions of birds travel from North America to the Caribbean and South America to overwinter, is in full swing and the ABC-islands are the host for some of these species to overwinter on, or to use as a resting point before continuing their journey south.

Moth species: Nepheloleuca politia

The Nepheloleuca politia is a moth species belonging to the Geometridae family.

Young and adult – Yellow-crowned night heron

The Yellow-crowned Night Heron (Nyctanassa violacea) is one of 2 species of night herons living and breeding on the islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao.

Fish: The Stoplight Parrotfish

While snorkelling in the clear sea of ​​the ABC Islands, if you’re lucky, you might encounter several parrotfish species underwater. One of these is the so-called Stoplight Parrotfish (Sparisoma viride).

Video snippet: Atlantic Ghost Crab munching

Food choices of wildlife can be very diverse. Some species are very specific, only eating a certain type of food, making them specialists in searching for and capturing their food.…

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