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Coordinates: 11°21′N 60°31′W / 11.350°N 60.517°W / 11.350; -60.517
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The '''St Giles Islands''' are small islands off the northeast tip of [[Tobago]]. It is the northernmost point in [[Trinidad and Tobago]].
{{Short description|Island off the northeast tip of Tobago}}
'''Saint Giles Island''' is the largest in a group of small islands off the northeast tip of [[Tobago]]. It is very steep sided and hosts [[tropical dry forest]] and wind-swept littoral scrub.

The main island is very steep sided, and hosts [[tropical dry forest]] and wind-swept littoral scrub.


At least five species of reptiles have been recorded for the island. One is a snake - Boddaert's tropical racer (''[[Mastigodryas boddaerti]]''), and four are lizards - [[Green iguana]]s, [[Turnip-tailed gecko]]s, Ocellated geckos (''[[Gonatodes]] ocellatus''), and an unidentified species of [[skink]] in the sub-family Mabuyinae.
At least five species of reptiles have been recorded for the island. One is a snake - Boddaert's tropical racer (''[[Mastigodryas boddaerti]]''), and four are lizards - [[Green iguana]]s, [[Turnip-tailed gecko]]s, Ocellated geckos (''[[Gonatodes]] ocellatus''), and an unidentified species of [[skink]] in the sub-family Mabuyinae.

Latest revision as of 01:45, 8 December 2023

Saint Giles Island is the largest in a group of small islands off the northeast tip of Tobago. It is very steep sided and hosts tropical dry forest and wind-swept littoral scrub.

At least five species of reptiles have been recorded for the island. One is a snake - Boddaert's tropical racer (Mastigodryas boddaerti), and four are lizards - Green iguanas, Turnip-tailed geckos, Ocellated geckos (Gonatodes ocellatus), and an unidentified species of skink in the sub-family Mabuyinae.

St. Giles Island - Northernmost land area of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Protected bird sanctuary. Scuba diving nearby.
London Bridge Rock - St. Giles Island, Tobago, West Indies

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11°21′N 60°31′W / 11.350°N 60.517°W / 11.350; -60.517

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