The Bahamian dryforests are a Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forest ecoregion in the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands , covering an area of convert 4800 km2 sqmi abbr on . They are found on much of the northern Bahamas, including Andros, Bahamas Andros , Abaco Islands Abaco , and Grand Bahama , ref name wwf cite web url http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0203 full.html title Bahamian dryforests NT0203 work WWF Full Report publisher World Wide Fund for Nature accessdate 2009 12 07 ref where they are known as coppices. ref name commonwealth cite web url http www.bahamas.gov.bs BahamasWeb VisitingTheBahamas.nsf Subjects Ecosystems Of The Bahamas title Ecosystems Of The Bahamas publisher The Commonwealth of The Bahamas accessdate 2009 01 13 ref Dryforests are distributed evenly throughout the Turks and Caicos. ref name wwf Whiteland Coppice Whiteland Coppices are shrubby forests that occur near the ocean. Vegetation occurring in Whiteland Coppice is able to withstand Halophyte salt spray and rocky, calcareous soil . Trees that grow in Whiteland Coppices include Cinnecord Acacia Acacia choriophylla choriophylla , Brasiletto Caesalpinia Caesalpinia vesicaria vesicaria , Haulback tree Mimosa Mimosa bahamensis bahamensis , Autograph tree Clusia Clusia rosea rosea , Manchineel tree Hippomane mancinella , West Indian Mahogany Swietenia mahagoni , Sea Grape Coccoloba uvifera , Gumbo limbo Bursera ... Fauna Fauna that reside within Bahamian dryforests includes the Bahaman Funnel eared Bat Natalus ... wildworld profiles terrestrial nt nt0203.html title Bahamian dryforests NT0203 work WildWorld Ecoregion ... South Florida rocklands References reflist Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ... For this reason some Blackland Coppice exists on hills entirely surrounded by Bahamian pineyards forests ... occurs on limestone outcrop pings between mangrove s and Bahamian pineyards pineyards . These forests ... more details
of influences PuertoRican cuisine has its roots in the cooking traditions and practices of Europe Spain ... PuertoRican cooking is somewhat similar to both Spanish and Latin American cuisine, it is a unique ... title ref The traditional PuertoRican cuisine was well established by the end of the nineteenth ... Rico Traditional and New Dishes from the PuertoRican Community. Penguin group, 1997. P. 3 ref Taino ... European influence See Spanish Cuisine Spanish European influence is also seen in PuertoRican cuisine ... Chinese immigrants influenced not only the culture but PuertoRican cooking as well. This great ... thumb Parcha , PuertoRican name for Passiflora edulis , passion fruit. American bacon has also played a big part in PuertoRican cuisine. It is used in rice, stewed beans, and to stuff mofongo ... the Antilles, breadfruit panap n has also become an indispensable part of the PuertoRican repertoire ... herb Mint Menta Or gano brujo Plectranthus amboinicus . PuertoRican wild oregano. This oregano, with its ... Manihot esculenta dsc07325.jpg thumb Yuca , PuertoRican name for cassava . Apio Root vegetable ... Watercress pumpkin West Indian pumpkin Meats and poultry Beef Butifarra PuertoRican grilled sausage ... Morcilla Moronga Oxtail Pigeon Pork Rabbit Salchichon PuertoRican salami Turkey Image Helmeted ... Chap n Trunkfish Chillo Pargo PuertoRican Red Snapper Clams Cod Conch Dried and salted cod Marlin ... Frambuesas PuertoRican raspberries Rubus rosifolius Grapefruit Guan bana Guava Guineos ni os Ladyfinger ... a la puertorrique a Pique criollo PuertoRican hot condiment Reca to A green cooking base mix of cilantro ... , yellow Spanish onion , recao culantro and garlic . Star anise Vanilla PuertoRican Dishes Image PuertoRicanSofrito.jpg thumb 175px Ingredients for PuertoRican Sofrito PuertoRican dishes are well seasoned with combinations of flavorful spices. The base of many PuertoRican main dishes involves sofrito ... PuertoRican meatloaf . Alcapurrias made from a mixture of mainly yaut a and may contain ground squash ... more details
The Central Indochina dryforests are a large tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests ecoregion in Southeast Asia . Location and description The ecoregion consists of an area of plateau and low river basin in Cambodia , Thailand , Laos , and Vietnam and includes in Thailand the large Khorat Plateau , the higher elevation plains of the Chao Phraya River basin, the foothills of the Tenasserim Hills and other dry areas of the lower slopes of the mountain ranges of the north of the country in central and southern Laos the wide valley of the Mekong river system valley a large area of the dry plains of northern, eastern, and south central Cambodia and finally the uplands of the upper Tonl San and Srepok River s in Vietnam. ref http www.worldwildlife.org wildworld profiles terrestrial im im0202 full.html ref These are the drier areas of Indochina with 1,000 1,500 mm rainfall per year and a long dry season when regular fires occur in the undergrowth, some set intentionally to clear the forest or drive out wildlife for hunters. Much of this ecoregion is densely populated and is used for agriculture or urban development, especially in Thailand. Flora Much of the original deciduous dipterocarp forest has been cleared especially in Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam while large areas do remain in northeastern Cambodia. The remaining woodlands consist of a variety of types of habitat and consequently a wide range of trees and undergrowth plants. Fauna The remaining forests are home to some large mammals including Asian Elephant s Elephas maximus , wild water buffalo Bubalus arnee , Eld s deer Cervus eldii and three species of wild cattle the gaur Bos gaurus , the banteng Bos javanicus and the kouprey Bos sauveli . Large herds of these grazing animals were once widespread across ... full.html Central Indochina dryforests WWF Category Indomalaya ecozone Category Tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests eo Centra hindo inaj sekaj arbaroj ... more details
of Adansonia madagascariensis in a Madagascar dry deciduous forest The Madagascar dry deciduous forests represent a tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forest ecoregion generally ... areas of Amber Mountain National Park Amber Mountain . Description These dry deciduous forests span ... as well as dryforests characterized by upper stories of deciduous canopy biology canopy extending ... to 200 centimeters per annum in the northwest. Flora These dry deciduous forests of Madagascar ... endangered, these are Adansonia grandidieri and Adansonia suarezensis . An interesting feature of these dryforests is the presence of Pachypodium habitats , often associated with the hot dry conditions ... and subtropical dry broadleaf forests is the presence of relatively high densities of mammalian ... Lepilemur edwardsi , and Greater big footed mouse Macrotarsomys ingens . As well as lemurs the dryforests .... The Ankarana Special Reserve is one of the northernmost reaches of the Madagascar dry deciduous forests ... dry broadleaf forests List of national parks of Madagascar External links http taniko.free.fr ... and therefore the World Wide Fund for Nature WWF has designated these forests as a Global 200 ... between October and April. Rainfall is decidedly less than the Madagascar lowland forests eastern ... leaves in the dry winter season May to September to limit evapotranspiration . Moreover, some species ... smaller carnivores. Among reptiles the Angonoka tortoise is also endangered. The lakes and rivers of the dry forest region are homes to most of Madagascar s bird species. Threats and future outlook The dryforests have almost entirely been destroyed by overgrazing and deforestation and there has been ... protection of western forests would assist in preservation of these diverse ecosystem s, which have ... of limestone cave s and virgin forests that shelter the diverse wildlife of the Ankarana .... The Anjajavy Forest is an example of a purely lowland dry deciduous forest in northwest Madagascar ... more details
File LocationZambia.svg thumb The Zambezian Cryptosepalum dryforests consists of two areas of thick forest in Southern Africa and is one of the largest areas of tropical evergreen forest in the world apart from those right on the equator. Location The forest are found on rolling hills of sandy soil drained by the Kabompo River of northern Barotseland in Western Zambia , with one area across the border in Angola . The climate is tropical savanna, with average annual temperature around 21 C. http www.nationalgeographic.com wildworld profiles terrestrial at at0203.html 1& 93 Flora Mainly the tall mukwe trees Crypotsepalum exfoliatum pseudotaxus and the dense undergrowth of creepers and mosses that lie underneath them. Fauna The forests are home to a variety of wildlife including ungulates such Yellow backed Duiker , Blue Duiker and their predator s, as well as other species such as bushpigs . The only two endemic species are a mammal Rosevear s Striped Grass Mouse , and a bird White chested Tinkerbird Pogoniulus makawai . However the latter has not been actually spotted since 1964 and may in fact be a variant of the common and widespread Yellow rumped Tinkerbird Pogoniulus bilineatus . The forests are particularly rich in birdlife with nearly 400 species found here including the Guttera edouardi kathleenae subspecies of the Crested Guineafowl , Olive Long tailed Cuckoo Cercococcyx olivinus , Ross s Turaco Musophaga rossae , Cabanis s Greenbul Phyllastrephus cabanisi , Purple throated Cuckoo shrike Campephaga quiscalina , Boulton s Batis Batis margaritae , African Crested flycatcher Trochocercus cyanomelas , Square tailed Drongo Dicrurus ludwigii , Black fronted Bushshrike Telophorus nigrifrons , Perrin s Bushshrike T. viridis , Olive Sunbird Nectarinia olivacea , Forest Weaver ... and preservation These dryforests stand on infertile sandy soil with little surface water and are therefore ... Category Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests ecoregion stub es Selva seca del Zambeze ... more details
The PuertoRican Arts Alliance is a 501c 3 non profit organization dedicated to preserving PuertoRican culture in Chicago by maintaining the traditions of Puerto Rico by promoting various arts, and providing educational opportunities in arts programming. The PuertoRican Arts Alliance has two locations the first is in Humboldt Park, Chicago Humboldt Park at 1440 N. Sacramento, on the second floor of the Humboldt Park Chicago park Humboldt Park Fieldhouse in the west wing, while the second is in a former fire station firehouse in Avondale, Chicago Avondale at 3000 N. Elbridge. History The PuertoRican Arts Alliance was founded in 1998 to increase awareness, knowledge and access to the arts by Puerto Ricans in Chicago Chicago s PuertoRican community to provide a venue for emerging artists and musicians to showcase their talents ref http www.praachicago.org about praa ref . While the Arts Alliance initially focused in serving the Near Northwest Side, PRAA programs now serve the Greater Chicago Metropolitan Area and the Midwest ref http www.praachicago.org about praa ref . References reflist Chicago DEFAULTSORT PuertoRican Arts Alliance Category PuertoRican culture Category Culture of Chicago, Illinois ... more details
Taxobox name PuertoRican Flycatcher status LC trend status system iucn3.1 status ref ref name IUCN cite web year 2004 url http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 50053 all title Myiarchus antillarum work IUCN List of threatened species publisher IUCN accessdate July 3, 2006 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref image PuertoRican Flycatcher.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata subphylum Vertebrate Vertebrata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Tyrannidae genus Myiarchus species M. antillarum binomial Myiarchus antillarum binomial authority Henry Bryant Bryant , 1866 The PuertoRican Flycatcher Myiarchus antillarum is a tyrant flycatcher endemism in birds endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the 22 species belonging to the Myiarchus genus of the Tyrannidae family. clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of PuertoRican birds List of Vieques birds El Toro Wilderness clr References references external media topic Bird Call audio1 http www.fs.fed.us r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2009 wildlife facts sounds 2009 jui de pr.wav Click here to listen to the PuertoRican Flycatcher Vocals Wikispecies Myiarchus antillarum DEFAULTSORT Flycatcher, PuertoRican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Myiarchus PuertoRican Flycatcher Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species PuertoRicoBiota stub Tyrannidae stub es Myiarchus antillarum fr Tyran de Porto Rico hu Myiarchus antillarum sv Puerto Ricotopptyrann ... more details
Use mdy dates date November 2011 unreferenced date July 2010 Refimprove date July 2010 File FBPR.png thumb Federaci n de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico The Puerto Rican Basketball Federation lang es link no Federaci n de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico or FBPR is the governing body of basketball in Puerto Rico . It selects the Puerto Rico national basketball team Puerto Rican national basketball team , which is the 10th ranked men s team in the world. External links http www.fbpur.com Official site International basketball FIBA Americas associations Category Basketball in Puerto Rico FBPR Category Sports governing bodies in Puerto Rico Category Basketball governing bodies in North America Portal box Puerto Rico Basketball PuertoRico stub basketball stub es Federaci n de Baloncesto de Puerto Rico it Federazione cestistica di Porto Rico ... more details
About the New York City parade the Seinfeld episode The PuertoRican Day Image PuertoRican Day Parade.jpg thumb right 300px The PuertoRican Day Parade in 2004 The PuertoRican Day Parade also known as the National PuertoRican Day Parade takes place annually along Fifth Avenue in New York City, on the second ... of PuertoRican people PuertoRican birth or Puerto Ricans in the United States heritage residing ... Rican Day Parade in New York ref The parade always attracts many celebrities, both PuertoRican and of Puerto ... million spectators annually. History Image Ricky Martin at the National PuertoRican Day Parade.jpg thumb right 370px Ricky Martin as the parade s King in 2007 The first PuertoRican Day Parade was held ... became incorporated as the National PuertoRican Day Parade and expanded beyond the parade itself ... honored several PuertoRican celebrities by naming them International Grand Marshal of the parade ... http www.nationalpuertoricandayparade.org National PuertoRican Day Parade Honorees ref In popular ... The PuertoRican Day . In it, Jerry Seinfeld character Jerry Seinfeld , George Costanza , Elaine ... Rican flag and is chased by a mob of angry Puerto Ricans, NBC refused to air the episode again. ref http gothamist.com 2007 06 09 pr 1.php PuertoRican Day Parade This Sunday from The Gothamist dated ... in the Park with Jorge . Before the National PuertoRican Coalition protested the episode, network executives ...?partner rssnyt&emc rss 208 Arrested at PuertoRican Day Parade, an Increase from the New York Times dated June 12, 2007 ref On June 11, 2000, there were a number of arrests that were PuertoRican ... telenovela actor Osvaldo R os , who served three months in a PuertoRican prison in 2004 for assaulting ... soap star osvaldo rios quits as puertorican parade godfather over his history o.html Soap star Osvaldo Rios quits as PuertoRican parade godfather over his history of violence from the New York Daily ... PuertoRican Day Parade Global Ambassador of the Arts. On June 10, 2011, Leguizamo s father, Albert ... more details
The PuertoRican Cycling Federation in Spanish language Spanish Federaci n de Ciclismo de Puerto Rico is the national sport governing body governing body of bicycle racing cycle racing in Puerto Rico . It is a member of the Union Cycliste Internationale UCI and Confederacion Panamericana de Ciclismo COPACI . External links http www.fecipur.com PuertoRican Cycling Federation official website Confederacion Panamericana de Ciclismo Category Cycle racing organisations Category Cycle racing in Puerto Rico Category Sports governing bodies in Puerto Rico cycling org stub puertoRico stub ... more details
confused large crested toad Taxobox name PuertoRican Crested Toad status CR status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2006 assessors Hedges et al. year 2004 id 54345 title Bufo lemur downloaded 10 May 2006 Database entry includes a range map and justification for why this species is critically endangered ref trend down image PuertoRican crested toad.jpg regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Amphibia ordo Anura familia Bufonidae genus Bufo species B. lemur binomial Bufo lemur binomial authority Cope, 1869 synonyms Peltophryne lemur The PuertoRican Crested Toad or simply PuertoRican Toad Bufo lemur is a species of toad found only in Puerto Rico . It is the only species of toad native to Puerto Rico . The species formerly occurred in Virgin Gorda . ref cite web url http www.fws.gov endangered bulletin 99 05 06 08 09.pdf title Recovery of the PuertoRican Crested Toad accessdate November 27, 2006 author Bob Johnson date year month format work Endangered Species Bulletin publisher ref It is listed as a threatened by the US Fish and Wildlife Service due to habitat loss and introduced species. The IUCN has the species listed as critically endangered, although this classification is in question as recent hurricanes that have produced several inches of precipitation have revealed large populations in suitable habitat. refneeded date January 2011 clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Amphibians and Reptiles List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico clr References reflist External links wikispecies inline Peltophryne lemur commonscat inline Bufo lemur Category Fauna of Puerto Rico Category Bufo PuertoRicoBiota stub Bufonidae stub ca Bufo lemur fa fr Peltophryne lemur hu Puerto Ric i varangy ... more details
Taxobox name PuertoRican Tanagers status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum chordate Chordata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Thraupidae genus Nesospingus genus authority Philip Lutley Sclater P.L. Sclater , 1885 species N. speculiferus binomial Nesospingus speculiferus binomial authority George Newbold Lawrence Lawrence , 1875 The PuertoRican Tanager Nesospingus speculiferus is a small passerine bird Endemic ecology endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico . It is the Monotypic taxon only member of the Nesospingus genus of the tanager family. On average the PuertoRican Tanager measures 16 cm and weights 36 g. These birds are found in groups of about 12 individuals. They are usually found in dense vegetation. This tanager roosts in palm trees or bamboo . The PuertoRican Tanager eats palm fruits, ant s and species from the Cecropia genus. Evidence shows that they also eat spider s, lizard s and frog s. Its cup shaped Bird nest nest is no higher than 9 m in trees. Cream colored Bird egg eggs speckled with a darker shade of brown. The species breeds from January to August. clr See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of PuertoRican birds List of Vieques birds El Toro Wilderness clr References external media topic Bird Call align audio1 http www.fs.fed.us r8 caribbean wildlife facts 2008 wildlife facts sounds 2008 puertorican tanager.wav PuertoRican Tanager Vocals with Coqui ... downloaded 12 May 2006 Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Thraupidae Category Genera of birds Category Birds of Puerto Rico Tanager, PuertoRican Category Higher level bird taxa restricted to the West Indies Tanager, PuertoRican Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species Tanager, PuertoRican Category Monotypic bird genera Category Animals described in 1875 PuertoRicoBiota stub Thraupidae stub fr Tangara de Porto Rico hu Nesospingus speculiferus nl Nesospingus sv Puerto ... more details
PuertoRican citizenship was first legislated by the U.S. Congress in Article 7 of the Foraker Act of 1900 and later recognized by the PuertoRican constitution . ref name lexjuris.com http www.lexjuris.com ... a Puerto Rico PuertoRican citizenship certificate from the Puerto Rico State Department. ref http academic.udayton.edu ... of PuertoRican citizenship File Application Form for Certificate of PuertoRican Citizenship.jpg thumb 300px Front and back pages of a Certificate of PuertoRican Citizenship application form as provided ... Rico with a civil form of government. Section VII of this act created a PuertoRican citizenship ... The PuertoRican citizenship replaced the Spanish citizenship that Puerto Ricans enjoyed at the time of the American invasion in 1898. Such PuertoRican citizenship was granted by Spain in 1897 ... Security Act of 1947 ref , addresses both citizenships, the PuertoRican citizenship and United ... of passports, further evidencing that the PuertoRican citizenship did not disappear when the Americans ... clear that PuertoRican citizenship and PuertoRican nationality were one and the same. ref http ... their PuertoRican citizenship. In 1922, the U.S. Supreme court in the case of Balzac v. Porto ... in favor of PuertoRican citizenship. He declared that if the earth were to swallow the island, Puerto ... existed, the residents preferred PuertoRican citizenship. ref http books.google.com books?id aP2rD2wtmVMC ... Rican citizenship reaffirmed File Brasciudadano.jpg thumb Juan Mari Br s PuertoRican citizenship certificate In 1994, PuertoRican activist Juan Mari Br s flew to Venezuela and renounced his US ... Mari Br s reaffirmed the PuertoRican citizenship by ruling that U.S. citizenship was not a requirement ... Rican citizenship is recognized several times in the PuertoRican constitution including section ..., that the PuertoRican citizenship is separate and different from the United States citizenship. ref ... members of the PuertoRican community. This is the integral juridical tie between the Commonwealth ... more details
Taxobox name PuertoRican Emerald image Chlorostilbon maugaeus.jpg image width 210px status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis bird Aves ordo Trochiliformes familia Trochilidae genus Chlorostilbon species C. maugaeus binomial Chlorostilbon maugaeus binomial authority Jean Baptiste Audebert Audebert & Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot Vieillot , 1801 The PuertoRican Emerald Chlorostilbon maugeaus , or Zumbadorcito de Puerto Rico in Spanish, is an Endemism in birds endemic hummingbird found only in the archipelago of Puerto Rico . The species displays sexual dimorphism with males and females differing in coloration. The male has iridescent green feathers on its body and a black tail while the female has a white breast and white out tail feathers. They measure 9 10 centimetre cm and weigh about 3 kilogram grams . The species is found mainly in mountainous regions of Puerto Rico but also occurs along the southwest coast of the main island. PuertoRican Emeralds are highly territorial, often defending territories with intense aerial pursuits. PuertoRican Emeralds use their long pointed bills and long tubular tongues to probe for insects, spiders and nectar, being especially attracted to red flowers. They can breed year round but breeding is concentrated before ... Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of PuertoRican birds List of Vieques birds El Toro Wilderness clr References IUCN2006 assessors BirdLife ... maugaeus.html Image at ADW http nemcok.sk ?album 1780 Images of PuertoRican Emerald DEFAULTSORT Emerald, PuertoRican PuertoRicoBiota stub Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Chlorostilbon PuertoRican Emerald Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species fr meraude de Porto Rico hu Puerto Ric i smaragdkolibri fi Puertoriconsmaragdikolibri sv Puerto Ricosmaragd ... first Mark year 2003 title Las aves de Puerto Rico en fotograf as publisher Editorial Humanitas isbn ... more details
to the functions assigned to it by Law. Various programs address to the following aspects of the PuertoRican culture promote the arts, archeology, museums, parks, monuments, historic zones, music, teather, dance, and the Archives and the National Library of Puerto Rico. It extends its promotion of these throughout all the municipalities of Puerto Rico through local Cultural Centers. These Cultural Centers are autonomous organizations. ref name gobierno1 Functions The Institute manages the Puerto Rico General Archive as well as the Puerto Rico National Library, has a program on PuertoRican archeology ... Institute of PuertoRican Culture website. ref As an example, as part of a project of restoration of the Ponce Historic Zone , the Institute of PuertoRican Culture assembled a 13 member ... of the prominent PuertoRican sociologist Ricardo Alegr a , There was a need to counteract decades .... ref It was in this social and sociological environment that the Institute of PuertoRican Culture ... PuertoRican politics had been taking in the several years prior to the debate, the bill touched on the very essence of the political status of Puerto Rico . ref name autogenerated1955 Once ... de Cultura Puertorique a DEFAULTSORT Institute Of PuertoRican Culture Category PuertoRican culture ...Deleted image removed File Galer a Nacional Puerto Rico .jpg thumb 250px Side view of Galer a Nacional The Institute of PuertoRican Culture Spanish Language Spanish Instituto de Cultura Puertorrique a , or ICP, for short, is an institution of the Government of Puerto Rico responsible for the establishment ... values of Puerto Rico. ref name gobierno1 http www.icp.gobierno.pr icp index.htm About the ICP ... and parks, and has restored many historic buildings throughout Puerto Rico as part of its historic .... ref http books.google.com books?id KawuqbFxLS0C&pg PT239 Explore Puerto Rico. . By Harry S. Pariser ... which had become deeply rooted in our colonial society, and which led many Puerto Ricans to systematically ... more details
No footnotes date July 2010 Refimprove date July 2010 Taxobox name PuertoRican Crested Anole status image CrestedAnoleDRMay07.jpg image width 250px image caption A. c. cristatellus in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic May 2007. regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata subordo Iguania familia Polychrotidae genus Anolis species A. cristatellus subspecies A. c. cristatellus trinomial Anolis cristatellus cristatellus trinomial authority Andr Marie Constant Dum ril Dum ril and Bibron , 1837 The PuertoRican crested anole Anolis cristatellus cristatellus is the nominate subspecies of a species of anole belonging to the Polychrotidae family of reptile s. Geographic range This lizard is found throughout Puerto Rico and has been introduced into eastern Hispaniola , Dominica , and Florida . Another subspecies, Anolis cristatellus wileyae , is found on islands off the eastern coast of Puerto Rico , such as Culebra, Puerto Rico Culebra and Vieques, Puerto Rico Vieques , and also on the U.S. Virgin Islands . Habitat These normally stay in trees for protective matters. If a predator approaches, the male extends his dewlap and runs away. Some live under the sand , but not many. Description Coloration may vary significantly from a brownish red color to a dark ... their tails. Distribution The PuertoRican Crested Anole is found throughout Puerto Rico except ... Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Category Anoles Category Reptiles of Puerto Rico Anole, PuertoRican Crested Category Fauna of the Dominican Republic Anole, PuertoRican Crested Category Reptiles of the United States Anole, PuertoRican Crested Category Fauna of the United States Virgin Islands Anole, PuertoRican Crested es Anolis cristatellus fr Anolis cristatellus hu Puerto Ric i tarajos ... of Puerto Rico. They have been introduced into southern Florida and eastern Dominican Republic . They are sold ... and reptiles of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of Anolis lizards References ... more details
have never been studied. Since the karst region in which the PuertoRican Boa lives usually has ... inornatus accessdate 24 June 2011 DEFAULTSORT Boa, PuertoRican Category Boinae by common name PuertoRican Boa Category Reptiles of Puerto Rico fr Epicrates inornatus he hu Puerto ...Multiple issues one source July 2010 refimprove July 2010 no footnotes July 2010 Taxobox name PuertoRican Boa image Puertorican boa.jpg status EN status system iucn3.1 regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata classis Reptile Reptilia ordo Squamata familia Boidae subfamilia Boinae genus Epicrates genus Epicrates species E. inornatus binomial Epicrates inornatus binomial authority Reinhardt, 1843 The PuertoRican Boa is a slender, terrestrial animal terrestrial , viviparous boa with a dark brown coloration. It grows up to be about six to nine feet long. It feeds on small mammals, birds and lizards. As a member of the rainbow boas genus Epicrates , it belongs to the family of the true boas Boidae . It is currently on the endangered species list. Distribution The PuertoRican Boa is endemism endemic to the island of Puerto Rico . It is more common on the karst region in the north western tip of the island. The boa feeds by seizing the prey in its jaws, wrapping several coils around the victim, and then constricting until the prey has suffocated. The prey is then swallowed head first. The feeding habits of the very young are unknown. Pregnant females give birth to about twenty three to twenty ... the first few centuries of Spain Spanish colonization in Puerto Rico the boa was relatively abundant ... little natural forest remained. When an expedition from the U.S. Natural Museum visited Puerto Rico ... , introduced into Puerto Rico in the 20th century, has been postulated as a further cause for the boa ... can be dropped. clr See also Portal Puerto Rico Biology Amphibians and Reptiles List of amphibians and reptiles of Puerto Rico Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico clr References ... more details
Taxobox name PuertoRican Vireo status LC status system IUCN3.1 trend status ref ref name IUCN cite web year 2004 url http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 51000 all title Vireo latimeri work IUCN List of threatened species publisher IUCN accessdate July 4, 2006 Dead link date October 2010 bot H3llBot ref image image width regnum Animal ia phylum Chordate Chordata subphylum Vertebrate Vertebrata classis Bird Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Vireonidae genus Vireo species V. latimeri binomial Vireo latimeri binomial authority Spencer Fullerton Baird Baird , 1866 The PuertoRican Vireo Vireo latimeri is a small Vireo true vireo endemism in birds endemic to the archipelago of Puerto Rico and one of the 31 species belonging to the Vireo genus of the Vireonidae family. Its local name is bien te veo see you well , after the call , not to be confused with the unrelated Great Kiskadee Bienteveo tyrant flycatcher which is found elsewhere. The PuertoRican Vireo has a gray head, a white breast and a yellowish belly. The species measures, on average, 12 cm 4.72 in and weighs from 11 to 12 grams 0.388&ndash 0.423 oz . An insectivore, the species s diet consists of grasshoppers, caterpillars, cicadas, beetles and aphids and is complemented with spiders, Anolis , and berries. From ..., and Micheal E. Baltz year 1997 month June title Population declines of the PuertoRican Vireo in the Gu nica ... Click here to listen to the PuertoRican Vireo bien te veo call See also Portal box Puerto Rico Biology Birds Fauna of Puerto Rico List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico List of PuertoRican birds List ... year 2003 title Las aves de Puerto Rico en fotograf as publisher Editorial Humanitas isbn 0 9650104 2 2 es icon DEFAULTSORT Vireo, PuertoRican Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Vireo PuertoRican Vireo Category West Indian restricted range endemic bird species PuertoRicoBiota stub Vireonidae stub es Vireo latimeri eo Portorika vireo fr Vir o de Porto Rico fi Puertoriconvireo sv Puerto Ricovireo ... more details
Multiple issues orphan February 2009 unreferenced July 2010 refimprove July 2010 The PuertoRican Commission was a political group composed of prominent, pro American Puerto Rica n expatriates that accompanied a U.S. Expeditionary warfare expeditionary force sent to assist in the invasion of Puerto Rico during the Spanish American War of 1898. The Commission or volunteers , as they were otherwise known, that landed at Arroyo, Puerto Rico Arroyo on 1 August 1898 consisted of Pedro Juan Besosa, Jos Budet, Domingo Collazo, Hormigueros, Puerto Rico Notable .22Hormiguere.C3.B1os.22 Mateo Fajardo , Emilio Gonz lez, Antonio Mattei Lluberas , Marxuach Rafael Marxuach y Abrams , Rafael Mu oz, and Warren Sutton the only American in the group . Once disembarked, the Commission assisted in effectuating the transition of police, administrative, jurisprudence juridical , and most importantly political power to American military and civilian authority. Many of the original Commission volunteers had, pre war, promoted insurgent and annexation ist causes, as a result of which they had awoken the vigilance of Spain Spanish authorities. The Puerto Rico Commission s 1 August 1898 landing at Arroyo was both the definitive manifestation and the fruition of their annexationist and pro American goals. External links http home.coqui.net sarrasin desembarco.arroyo.fotos.htm anchor437257 The PuertoRican Commission in Spanish http www.proyectosalonhogar.com Enciclopedia Ilustrada Guerra hispanoamericana Guerra hispanoamericana.htm The Spanish American War in Puerto Rico in Spanish Portal Puerto Rico Category Political history of Puerto Rico PuertoRico stub ... more details
unreferenced date October 2011 The following is a list of comedian s who are from Puerto Rico or of PuertoRican descent. dynamic list date November 2011 div col colwidth 30em Jos Miguel Agrelot Raymond Arrieta Jesenia Ortiz Bailey Alba Raquel Barros Yoyo Boing Lou Briel Norma Candal Awilda Carbia Myrna de Casenave Jorge Castro actor Jorge Castro Shorty Castro Melwin Cede o Ivonne Coll Sara Conteras Dagmar Puerto Rico entertainer Dagmar Sammy Davis, Jr. Dreuxilla Divine Lillian Hurst Ra l Juli Juan Manuel Lebr n Sunshine Logro o Machuchal Jimmy Martinez ngela Meyer Ren Monclova Jacobo Morales Alicia Moreda Rita Moreno Tommy Mu iz Rafo Mu iz Efra n L pez Neris Horacio Olivo Marian Pab n Antonio Pantojas Silverio P rez Luis Ra l Carmen Belen Richardson Ricarte Rivera Ram n Rivero Diplo Ram n Rivero Gladys Rodr guez Filipo Tirado Carmen Nydia Vel zquez Luis Vigoreaux Luisito Vigoreaux Otilio Warrington colend See also portal box Biography Comedy Lists Puerto Rico List of comedians List of Puerto Ricans clear Category Lists of comedians Puerto Rica Category PuertoRican comedians Category Puerto Rico related lists Comedians es Anexo Comediantes de Puerto Rico ... more details
Spanish PuertoRican Spanish espa ol puertorrique o IPA es espa ol pwertori ke o is the Spanish language as characteristically spoken in Puerto Rico and by millions of people of PuertoRican people Puerto ... the 15th and 18th centuries came from Andalusia , the basis for most of PuertoRican Spanish is Andalusian ... l instead of r is also a trait of PuertoRican Spanish that has its origin in southern Spain. Canarian Spanish from Spain s Canary Islands also made a major contribution to PuertoRican Spanish as one of the basis of PuertoRican Spanish. Many Canarios came in hopes of establishing a better life in the Americas. Most PuertoRican immigration in the early 19th century involved Canary Islands natives ... that are not part of the international Spanish lexicon. The Ta no influence in PuertoRican Spanish ... by who? date April 2012 to have had the most influence on PuertoRican Spanish. Words like mondongo ... and are of African origin. United States Influences and PuertoRican Anglicisms In 1898, during the armed conflicts of the PuertoRican Campaign , Spain ceded Puerto Rico to the United States as part ... are now found in the PuertoRican vocabulary. American English English has had a fluctuating status ... called code switching , sometimes characterized as Spanglish . PuertoRican writer Giannina Braschi ... characteristic of Spanish or PuertoRican culture. It is merely an occasional ... Spanish speaking countries of Latin America . Accent PuertoRican accents, both in Spanish .... To understand the concept of the PuertoRican accent in Spanish, one must remember that every country ... of words. It has added to PuertoRican Spanish the pleasant speaking tone which is often said ... hundreds of words, colloquialisms, intonations, and rhythm. Chinese PuertoRican s and other Asia ... Asian accent. The PuertoRican accent is very strikingly similar to the accents used by those ... to a non PuertoRican . It also continues to be similar to the accent of the Canarian people Canary ... more details
File Cueva Clara, Puerto Rico, Entrance.jpg thumb left 250px Cueva Clava Cave, type locality of Geotrygon larva Taxobox name PuertoRican Quail Dove image Geotrygon larva.jpg image caption Bones of the PuertoRican Quail Dove status EX status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Columbiformes familia Columbidae genus Geotrygon species G. larva binomial Geotrygon larva binomial authority Alexander Wetmore Wetmore , 1920 synonyms Oreopela larva The PuertoRican Quail Dove Geotrygon larva is an extinct species of dove from the genus of Quail dove s Geotrygon . It is only known by subfossil material from the Holocene . Remains of the PuertoRican Quail Dove were unearthed in the caves Cueva Clara and Cueva Catedral near Morovis, Puerto Rico Morovis , in the cave Cueva Tora o at Utuado, Puerto Rico Utuado and in a kitchen midden near Mayag ez, Puerto Rico Mayag ez on Puerto Rico . The holotype , a tarsometatarsus , was discovered in July 1916 by zoologist Harold Elmer Anthony in the cave Cueva Clara. According to Alexander Wetmore ref Alexander Wetmore Five New Species of Birds from Cave Deposits In Porto Rico In Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington, 1920 p 79 80 ref who described this species it was related to the Grey fronted Quail Dove Geotrygon caniceps which occurs on Cuba and on the Dominican Republic . However, the tarsometatarsus of the PuertoRican Quail Dove is longer than in the Grey fronted Quail Dove. Compared with the Ruddy Quail Dove Geotrygon montana which occurs on Puerto Rico too the tarsometatarsi are more slender. The amount of the unearthed material led to the assumption that the PuertoRican Quail Dove might have ... History No. 46, 1922 p 316 317 Alexander Wetmore An Additional Record for the Extinct Porto Rican .... Category Late Quaternary prehistoric birds Category Birds of Puerto Rico Category Geotrygon Category Extinct birds Category Animals described in 1920 columbiformes stub de Puerto Rico Taube ... more details
Cuisine of China PuertoRican Chinese cuisine is a popular style of food exclusive to restaurants in Puerto Rico developed by its Chinese immigration to Puerto Rico Chinese immigrants . The food is a variation of Cantonese cuisine with some elements of PuertoRican cuisine . A typical dish consists of a fair amount of fried rice , a choice of meat, and French fries . The fried rice itself varies in every restaurant, but can contain many ingredients such as ham, beef, shrimp, egg, lettuce, and onions. File Pollo al ajillo PR.jpg thumb Pollo al ajillo Dishes Popular dishes in many PuertoRican Chinese restaurants are ref http www.restaurantsinpr.com menupage.php?restnum 87 ref ref http www.restaurantsinpr.com menupage.php?restnum 84 ref ref http www.restaurantsinpr.com menupage.php?restnum 29 ref Pollo al Ajillo Chicken and onion slices in garlic and oil. Camarones al Ajillo Shrimp in garlic and oil. Carne Ahumada Pieces of pork drenched in sweet red sauce. It is known in American Chinese Cuisine as Boneless Pork Ribs . Pepper steak Pepper Steak Slices of beef and green pepper in soy sauce based brown sauce. Pepper Chicken Same as Pepper Steak but with Chicken. Broccoli Chicken Chicken and broccoli in soy sauce based brown sauce. Sweet and Sour Chicken Fried chicken Fried Chicken Deep fried breaded chicken that is very popular and inexpensive. Chow mein Chow mein Chop suey Chop suey Mofongo The popular PuertoRican staple is also found in many Chinese restaurants. Egg rolls Egg rolls Portal Puerto Rico Food China References Reflist Category American Chinese cuisine Category PuertoRican cuisine ... more details
No footnotes date July 2010 Taxobox name PuertoRican Nesophontes ref name msw3 MSW3 Soricomorpha id 13700004 page 221 ref status EX status system IUCN3.1 status ref ref IUCN2008 assessors Turvey, S. & Helgen, K. year 2008 title Nesophontes edithae id 41313 downloaded 6 January 2009 ref extinct 1500s image PuertoRican shrew.jpg image width 200px regnum Animal ia phylum Chordata classis Mammal ia ordo Soricomorpha familia Nesophontidae genus Nesophontes species N. edithae binomial Nesophontes edithae binomial authority Harold Elmer Anthony Anthony , 1916 The PuertoRican Nesophontes Nesophontes edithae , or PuertoRican Shrew , is an extinct soricomorph endemic ecology endemic to the island of Puerto Rico . It is believed that the animal was never observed by Europeans. Contemporary fossil s with indigenous artifacts and introduced rat fossils indicate survival into the colonial era, possibly until the 16th century. The shrew lived on the 4 island montane forest brush endemic to western Puerto Rico and was an insectivore . There are fossil specimens located in London . It disappeared after introduction of rats and due to the destruction of its forest habitat. References Biol. Lett. 2007 3, 193 196 doi 10.1098 rsbl.2006.0585 reflist See also List of extinct animals List of endemic fauna of Puerto Rico Portal box Puerto Rico Biology soricomorpha stub PuertoRico stub Category Nesophontes Category Fauna of Puerto Rico Category Mammal extinctions since 1500 fr Nesophontes edithae hu Nesophontes edithae pt Nesophontes edithae ... more details
This is a list of verified PuertoRican people PuertoRican supercentenarian s people from Puerto Rico who have attained the age of at least 110 years . There have been 4 verified supercentenarian s from Puerto Rico. ref name GRG http www.grg.org AdamsB2.HTM Validated supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year. ref The oldest person ever from Puerto Rico was Emiliano Mercado del Toro , who died in 2007 aged 115 years 156 days. As of date , there is no list of living supercentenarians verified living supercentenarian in Puerto Rico. Antonia Ginera Rivera, age age in years and days 1900 5 19 , she now resides in United States . PuertoRican supercentenarians legend2 F9F9F9 Deceased verified border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 99FF99 Living verified border 1px solid AAAAAA class wikitable Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region of birth Region of death 1 Emiliano Mercado del Toro align center M 21 August 1891 24 January 2007 115 years, 156 days Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico Cabo Rojo Isabela, Puerto Rico Isabela 2 Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan align center F 31 August 1889 29 May 2004 114 years, 272 days Utuado, Puerto Rico Utuado R o Piedras, Puerto Rico R o Piedras PuertoRican emigrant supercentenarians legend2 F9F9F9 Deceased verified border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 99FF99 Living verified border 1px solid AAAAAA class wikitable Rank Name Sex Birth date Death date Age Region of birth Country of death 1 Brigida Dearroyo ref name GRG http www.grg.org AdamsB2.HTM GRG Validated supercentenarians The Gerontology Research Group lists persons as living whose age has been validated and confirmed to be alive within the past year. ref align center F 7 October 1888 31 December 2000 112 years, 85 days ? United States bgcolor 99FF99 2 Antonia Gerena Rivera ref name Validated Living ... DEFAULTSORT PuertoRican supercentenarians, List of Category PuertoRican supercentenarians Category ... more details
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