Herptiles are vertebrates and include both reptiles and amphibians. The animal world is inhabited with approximately 58,000 species of vertebrates, which seems like a lot, yet is only about 3% of all animal species. Invertebrates make up the bulk of the animals at 97% of the species.
There are 220 lane miles in the City of Freeport in which our Street Department maintains. The population of Freeport is 25,638 (2010 Census) The following information is from the 2008-2010 American Community Survey.
The main tourist centers are New Providence (Nassau and Paradise Island) and Grand Bahama Island (Freeport), both of which have several luxury hotels and casinos. Not coincidentally, about 75% of the 250,000 Bahamas population lives on these two islands (145,000 on New Providence and 50,000 on Grand Bahama).