List of species on Caroline Island
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Species recorded on Caroline Island:
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[edit] Flora
[edit] Trees
- Cocos nucifera
- Cordia subcordata
- Pandanus tectorus
- Hibiscus tiliaceus
- Thesoesia oopulnea
[edit] Shrubs
- Tournefortia argentea
- Suriana maritima
- Ximenia americana
- Scaevola taccada
[edit] Herbs
- Heliotropium anomalum
- Boerhavia repens
- Portulaca lutea
- Laportea ruderalis
- Achyranthes canscens
- Lepturus repens
- Phymatosorus scolopendria
- Ipomoea macrantha
- Tacca leontopetaloides
- Psilotum nudum
- Phyllanthus amarus
- Tribulus cistoides
- Sida fallax
- Lepidium bidentatum
- Ipomea tuba
[edit] Fauna
[edit] Nesting Seabirds
- Sooty Tern (Onychoprion fuscata)
- Great Frigatebird (Fregata minor)
- Masked Booby (Sula dactylatra)
- Brown Booby (Sula leucogaster)
- Red-footed Booby (Sula sula)
- Lesser Frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
- Brown Noddy (Anous stolidus)
- Black Noddy (Anous minutus)
- White Tern (Gygis alba)
- Red-tailed Tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) (Kepler)
- Blue-grey Noddy (Procelsterna cerulea) (Kepler)
[edit] Other birds
- Pacific Golden Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
- Bristle-thighed Curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
- Wandering Tattler (Heteroscelus incanum)
- Long-tailed Cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis)
- Reef Heron (Egretta sacra) (Kepler)
- Lesser Golden-Plover (Pluvialis dominica) (Kepler)
- Ruddy Turnstone (Arenaria interpres) (Kepler)
- Sanderling (Crocethia alba) (Kepler)
[edit] Lizards
- Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) (Kepler)
- Polynesian gecko (Gehyra oceanica) (Kepler)
- Snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus) (Kepler)
- Moth skink (Lipinia noctua) (Kepler)
- Azure-tailed skink (Emoia cyanura) (Kepler)
- Emoia impar (Kepler)
[edit] Mammals
- Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) (Kepler)
- Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops gilli) (Kepler)
[edit] Turtles
- Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
[edit] Crabs
- Cococut crab (Birgus largo)
- Red spoted crab (Carpilius maculatus) (Kepler)
- Scarlet crab (Cornobita perlatus) (Kepler)
[edit] References
- Kepler, A.K.; C.B. Kepler (February 1994). "The natural history of the Caroline Atoll, Southern Line Islands". Atoll Research Bulletin 397-398.