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Welcome to Smiling Lizard Research!

This site is about the natural history of the Virgin Islands, concentrating on the
terrestrial plants and animals.
This online nature guide features
pictures and descriptions of some
of the plants and animals found
in our islands.

Click on the links in the green menu bar
to the left to visit the pages of the
nature guide.
Picture of frangipani caterpillar (Pseudosphinx tetrio) on frangipani tree (Plumeria alba), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Picture of Cuban Tree Frog (Osteopilus septentrionalis), St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.


All the pictures, videos, and information
on this website are free for your use,
provided it's not for financial gain.

Smiling Lizard Research is made
possible by support from
visitors like you!

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resolution images and more!

In the Virgin Islands, there's always
something for the patient observer to experience; from caterpillars in frangipani trees to lizards, snakes, birds, mongooses, deer, and choruses of tree frogs.

Please keep checking back as this online
nature guide grows with more pictures,
videos, and information about the plants
and animals of the Virgin Islands!


Picture of rainbow taken on St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.






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