History of Petite Terre
Located 8km to the East of La Pointe des Chateaux, isles of Petite Terre, represent a wonderful sea and terrestrial ecologian set.
The richness of Petite Terre comes from the presence of the most important population of Iguanas in the Lesser Antilles, nesting area for many species of marine turtles, and small protected trees with very dense wood called « Guaiac », wich seemed to have disappared from the Lesser Antilles.
Petite Terre Island is appreciated for its beaches, sea grass, coral reefs, saline water, submarine fauna :
– Elkhorn Coral
– Brain Coral
– Giant anemone
– Bishop Ray, stingray
– Royal lobster
– Shitty Trooper(black and blue)
– Colas
– Squirrelfish
– Smooth Trunkfish
– Chinese Trumpetfish
– Green Turtle, Hawksbill turtle
– Nursery of Lemon Shark
Terrestrial fauna of Petite Terre
– Iguane ( delicatissima )
– Goldenscale Anole
– Least Tern
– Ruddy Turnstone
– American oyster
– Spotted Sandpiper
– Limicole
– Purslane
– Rosemary
– Seagrape
– Mamaminier
– White Cedar
– Gaïac
History of Petite Terre
Located 8km to the East of La Pointe des Chateaux, isles of Petite Terre, represent a wonderful sea and terrestrial ecologian set.
The richness of Petite Terre comes from the presence of the most important population of Iguanas in the Lesser Antilles, nesting area for many species of marine turtles, and small protected trees with very dense wood called « Guaiac », wich seemed to have disappared from the Lesser Antilles.
Petite Terre Island is appreciated for its beaches, sea grass, coral reefs, saline water, submarine fauna :
– Elkhorn Coral
– Brain Coral
– Giant anemone
– Bishop Ray, stingray
– Royal lobster
– Shitty Trooper(black and blue)
– Colas
– Squirrelfish
– Smooth Trunkfish
– Chinese Trumpetfish
– Green Turtle, Hawksbill turtle
– Nursery of Lemon Shark
Terrestrial fauna of Petite Terre
– Iguane ( delicatissima )
– Goldenscale Anole
– Least Tern
– Ruddy Turnstone
– American oyster
– Spotted Sandpiper
– Limicole
– Purslane
– Rosemary
– Seagrape
– Mamaminier
– White Cedar
– Gaïac