Virgin Islands Dwarf Gecko
Tiny guardian of Virgin Islands leaf litter
Animal Habitats
Mangrove
Coastal forests of salt-tolerant trees serving as nurseries for marine life
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Mangrove Animals
Crab Spider
Side-stepping ambush artists
Bonnethead Shark
Little hammerhead, big bay hunter
Spinner Shark
Spin, surge, strike-coastal hunter
Babirusa
The pig with deer-like tusks
Huntsman Spider
Sideways legs. Lightning-fast hunters.
Rodents
Born to gnaw, built to adapt
Maltese Shih Tzu
Tiny friend, big heart.
Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
Wiry coat, soft heart, hard worker
Carpenter Ant
Big ants, smooth galleries, no wood-eating.
Great Blue Heron
Stand still. Strike fast. Fly blue.
Ghost Crab
The night sprinters of the sand
Key Deer
Small deer, big Keys legacy
Anglerfish
Lure, lunge, and vanish.
Parrotlet
Small body, big parrot attitude
Chinese Geese
The Upright, Noisy Farm Sentinel
Banana Spider
Golden webs, gentle giant.
Turtles
Armored travelers of sea and land
Frogfish
Walk, vanish, lure, gulp.
Stone crabs
Big claws. Coastal powerhouses.
Reef Shark
Reef patrols of the open sea
Labahoula
Two working legends, one powerhouse pup
Sea Anemone
Stinging "flowers" of the seafloor
Squirrelfish
Big eyes, night bites, reef grunts.