# Is there a good online resource about Turks and Caicos wildlife? (need answer fastish) **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 12, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-online-resource-about-turks-and-caicos-wildlife-need-answer-fastish/788810 "2017-06-12T22:23:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2017, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-online-resource-about-turks-and-caicos-wildlife-need-answer-fastish/788810/1 "2017-06-12T22:23:44Z")
Hi from the Caribbean! Anyway, there’s a lot of cool stuff running around here. Lizards, bats, crabs, giant moths, giant spiders- it would be awesome if I knew exactly what those critters were called. But most of the websites seem to focus on the charismatic touristfauna, or just talk about “crabs” and “fish” without giving enough detail to really help me figure out which crab or fish I’ve seen. (It doesn’t help that the internet connection here is glacial, so what might take half an hour to search at home can take hours here). Help please? ---
**Author:** ![GiantRat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@GiantRat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GiantRat)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-online-resource-about-turks-and-caicos-wildlife-need-answer-fastish/788810/2 "2017-06-13T03:40:41Z")
> **[Flora and Fauna of the Turks and Caicos Islands](https://www.visittci.com/nature-and-history/flora-and-fauna)** > > Overview of the plant and animal life in the Turks and Caicos. Learn about indigenous and introduced flora and fauna. Google does amazing things. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-online-resource-about-turks-and-caicos-wildlife-need-answer-fastish/788810/3 "2017-06-13T06:57:00Z")
I can’t find anything that is particularly exhaustive as a resource. The only advice I have (and it’s not brilliant advice if you are on a slow connection) is to subdivide your search, and do image searches to try to find a match to what you’ve seen. That is, rather than looking for a source that covers ‘fauna’, do specific image searches such as: [moth turks and caicos](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=insects+of+turks+and+caicos&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb-PvQnbrUAhXiIMAKHWJpAEQQ_AUIBigB&biw=1920&bih=950#tbm=isch&q=moth+turks+and+caicos) or [spider turks and caicos](https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=insects+of+turks+and+caicos&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb-PvQnbrUAhXiIMAKHWJpAEQQ_AUIBigB&biw=1920&bih=950#tbm=isch&q=spider+turks+and+caicos) Then follow the matches back to (hopefully) a page with more information. Doesn’t look like there’s anywhere that has it all in one place (except academic studies, which are behind paywalls) ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [June 13, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-good-online-resource-about-turks-and-caicos-wildlife-need-answer-fastish/788810/4 "2017-06-13T10:19:49Z")
Here’s photos of the [reptiles and amphibians.](https://www.gov.tc/dema/reptiles-and-amphibians)