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Identity and numbers of animals and plants found in luggage seized by H.M. Customs on 30th January 2001, Owen Roberts International Airport, Grand Cayman, from detained outgoing passengers Joachim Schmidt, Harald Endig and Jürgen Geisler.

Full List of Seized Wildlife
 
From Grand Cayman:
Grand Cayman Blue-throated Anoles (Anolis conspersus) 930
Cuban Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei sagrei) 39
Grand Cayman Curly-tailed Lizards ("Lion Lizards") (Leiocephalus carinatus varius) 112
Grand Cayman Ground Geckoes (Sphaerodactylus argivus lewisi) 6
"Wood Slave" Geckoes (Aristelliger praesignis) 5
Sliders ("Hickatees") (Trachemys decussata angusta) 16
Red-eared Sliders (Trachemys scripta) 3
Hybrid Sliders (Trachemys decussata X scripta) 2
Cuban Treefrogs (Osteopilus septentrionalis) 30
Greenhouse Frogs (Eleutherodactylus planirostris) 11
Grand Cayman Racers (Alsophis cantharigerus caymanus) 12
Grand Cayman Ground Boas (Tropidophis caymanensis) 4
Spiders (various species) 10
Snails (various species) 18
Centipedes (Scolopendra morsitans) 4
Hermit ("Soldier") Crabs (Coenobita clypeata) 25
Air Plants (Tillandsia utriculata) 75
Air Plants (Tillandsia setacea) 30
Air Plants (Tillandsia balbisiana) 12
Air Plants (Tillandsia flexuosa) 8
Cayman Banana Orchids (Schomburgkia thomsoniana) 13
Vine Pear Cacti (Selenicereus grandiflorus) 9
Lion's Tongue Ferns (Polypodium phyllitidis) 9
Spanish Moss Lichens (Ramelina cf. Usnea) 2
Cockspur seeds (Caesalpinia bonduc) 15
Red Mangrove propagule (Rhizophora mangle) 1
Sea Anenomes (decomposing mass)
Red Algae (Rhodophyta) (decomposing mass)
Green Algae (Chlorophyta) (decomposing mass)
Penicillum sp. (decomposing mass)
Halimeda sp. (decomposing mass)
Sargassum mats 2
Brittle stars (Ophiocoma sp.) (decomposing mass)
Feather-duster worms (Sabellidae) 4
Pencil Urchin (Eucidae) 1
Sponges and coralline algae on a dead Gorgonian skeleton 1
Rock with encrusting green & coralline algae 1
Gorgonian skeletons 14
Freshwater fish larvae (Gambusia puncticulata or Limia caymanensis) 30

From the Bahamas:
Curly-tailed Lizards (Leiocephalus carinatus) 140
Cuban Brown Anoles (Anolis sagrei) 54
Cuban Twig Anoles (Anolis angusticeps) 4
Hispaniolan Gracile Anoles (Anolis distichus) 6
Unidentified Anole (Anolis sp. indet.) 1
Bahamian Green Anoles (Anolis smaragdinus) 4
Cuban Ameivas (Ameiva auberi) 3
Common House Geckoes (Hemidactylus mabouia) 5

Of uncertain origin:
Jamaican Treefrog (Calyptahyla crucialis) 1

 

 

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