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Little Tobago

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The sea between Tobago and Little Tobago is shallow, and glass-bottomed boats enable the attractive corals and brightly coloured tropical fish to be seen on the crossing. It is a popular area for snorkelling and diving, especially on Angel Reef in front of Goat Island.
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After Ingram's death in 1924 his heirs deeded the island to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago as a wildlife sanctuary. The birds survived on the island until at least 1958 when they were filmed by a
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also nest there. It is also a good site from which to see birds which breed on neighbouring islets, including
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Boodram, Natalie. 2001. The ecology of plant species on Little Tobago, Tobago, W.I. M.Phil. Thesis,
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A few species of reptiles have been recorded on Little Tobago. Among them are lizards such as
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Among the more conspicuous of the invertebrate fauna on the island are large terrestrial
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because, as well as breeding seabirds, it supports significant populations of
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hit the island and the population is presumed to be extinct.
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crew. There are no reliable records after 1963 when
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Snakes include 364:rainbow whiptails 323:. 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Little Tobago, British Virgin Islands

Saint Giles Island
Little Tobago is located in Trinidad and Tobago
Caribbean Sea
11°18′N 60°31′W / 11.300°N 60.517°W / 11.300; -60.517
Lesser Antilles
Atlantic Ocean
Trinidad and Tobago
Tobago
Time zone
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC-4
Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago

dry forest
seabirds
red-billed tropicbirds
Audubon's shearwaters
brown boobies
laughing gulls
brown noddies
sooty
bridled terns
white-tailed tropicbirds
red-footed boobies
magnificent frigatebirds
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International

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