While bird watching I also saw other animals. Like for the birds, I also saw several endemic species. And of course thee were lots of flower. Unfortunately I didn't see many butterflies and dragonflies.
Pictures of birds in Dominican Republic and other nature pages are separate:
Rainforest. (1472k) Limestone karst formation (reminiscent of Hạ Long Bay in Việt Nam on a smaller scale). (1016k) Limestone karst formation with palm trees. (1212k) Limestone cliff with Spanish Moss. (897k) Sunrise. (806k) Border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic. On the left is the Dominican Republic with dense vegetation, on the right is the denuded Haiti. (1022k)
Flora in Dominican Republic
Christmas Lichen (Herpothallon rubrocinctum). (976k) Flower. (1.6M) Flower. (1388k) Flower. (611k) Flowering plant. (953k) Flower. (808k) Flower. (611k) White Garland Lily (Hedychium coronarium). (510k) Flowers. (672k) Flowers. (1494k) Starrush Whitetop (Rhynchospora colorata). (731k) Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides, german: Spanisches Moos, french: Mousse espagnole). (1462k) Frangipani (Plumeria sp., french: Frangipanier) and Spanish Moss (Tillandsia usneoides, german: Spanisches Moos, french: Mousse espagnole). (1.8M) Large fruit on a tree. (567k) Sensitive Plant (Mimosa pudica, german: Mimose, french: Sensitive). (1123k) Bromeliad. (1397k) Bromeliad. (1444k) Agave (Agave sp., german: Agaven). (1.6M) Tree fern. (1.6M) Necklacelike Pricklypear (Consolea moniliformis). (1340k) Cuban Royal Palm (Roystonea regia, german: Königspalme, french: Palmier royal de Cuba). (1.7M) Cana Palm. (1102k) Guanito Palm (Zombia antillarum). (706k) Cuban Belly Palm (Acrocomia crispa, french: Gastrococos crispa). (1140k) Plant growing out of a woodpecker hole in a palm tree. (744k) West Indian Mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni, german: Westindisches Mahagoni, french: Acajou des Antilles). (1292k) White Mangroves (Laguncularia racemosa, german: Weiße Mangrove, french: Palétuvier blanc), the small roots growing up. (1.6M) Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle, german: Rote Mangrove, french: Palétuvier rouge). (1378k) Red Mangrove roots (Rhizophora mangle, german: Rote Mangrove, french: Palétuvier rouge). (1379k) Flamboyant Tree (Delonix regia, german: Flammenbaum, french: Flamboyant). (1255k) Untouched rain forest in the Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo. (1.6M) Untouched rain forest in the Botanical Garden in Santo Domingo. (1.6M)
Fauna in Dominican Republic
Jibijoa ants nest. (910k) Oysters on mangrove roots. (1109k) Wasp digging a hole in a wooden post. (824k) Two-spotted Prepona (Archaeoprepona demophoon). (620k) Butterfly. (891k) Mangrove Buckeye (Junonia genoveva). (768k) Tropical King Skimmer (Orthemis sp.). (575k) Band-winged Dragonlet (Erythrodiplax umbrata). (549k) Tarantula. (814k) Pigmy Blue-tailed Ameiva (Pholidoscelis lineolatus, french: Pholidoscelis lineolata), endemic to Hispaniola. (960k) Green Bark Anole (Anolis dominicensis, french: Anolis distichus), endemic to Hispaniola. (1133k) Hispaniolan Anole (Anolis hispaniolae), endemic to Hispaniola. (1353k) Hispaniola Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta, german: Nashornleguan, french: Iguane rhinocéros), endemic to Hispaniola. (1.7M) Close-up of Hispaniola Rhinoceros Iguana (Cyclura cornuta cornuta, german: Nashornleguan, french: Iguane rhinocéros), showing the three small horns between eyes and nostrils. (749k) Ricord's Ground Iguana (Cyclura ricordii, german: Hispaniola-Leguan, french: Cyclure de Ricord), endemic to Hispaniola. (1070k)
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