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{{Short description|Island off the northeast tip of Tobago}} |
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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. |
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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.
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11°21′N 60°31′W / 11.350°N 60.517°W
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