The mangrove snake is a slender black snake with narrow – This nocturnal species spends its days coiled among mangrove
snake Boiga dendrophila The mangrove snake is a
There the prothonotary inhabits another watery realm, mangrove
It has been a busy field season tracking the ecology of migratory birds down here at the long-term study site at the Font Hill Nature Preserve in southwest Jamaica.
and conducting vegetation surveys in logwood and mangrove
American yellow warblers are one of North America’s most widely-distributed warblers. Male members of this species are often seen singing at the tops of small trees.
Mangrove yellow warblers’ faces are chestnut-colored
From reptiles and amphibians to fish, birds and mammals, meet the animals at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.
Mangrove snake Scientific Name: Boiga dendrophila
One of the world’s largest land tortoises, Aldabra tortoises can reach sizes of up to 550 pounds and ages of up to 150 years old. They are native to Aldabra Island, one of the Seychelles northeast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean.
limestone and small beaches and encloses a large mangrove-bordered
Every winter, Smithsonian scientists head to Jamaica to see how North America’s migratory birds fare during their nonbreeding season.
SMBC researchers head to Jamaica’s coastal black mangrove
As the world prepares to celebrate Global Tiger Day this Saturday, July 29, Great Cats keepers have some big news to share about the 2-week-old Sumatran tiger cub in their care: it appears to be a boy!
In the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh, camera
Reptile Discovery Center staff at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo are mourning the loss of Alex, an elderly male Aldabra tortoise who was humanely euthanized Aug. 7. At the time of his death, animal care staff estimated Alex to be about 100 years old.
largest land tortoises, and they inhabit scrub lands, mangrove
Among the largest species of cats in the world, tigers are powerful hunters with sharp teeth, strong jaws and agile bodies. They range across Asia from Russia all the way to Sumatra and mainland Southeast Asia. Scientists still have much to learn about these beautiful, endangered cats.
thrive in temperate, tropical or evergreen forests, mangrove
