Wildlife of Réunion
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The wildlife of Réunion is composed of its flora, fauna and funga. Being a small island, it only has nine native species of mammals, but ninety-one species of birds.
Fauna
[edit]Birds
[edit]Mammals
[edit]- Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus niger VU
- Small Mauritian flying fox, Pteropus subniger EX
- Lesser yellow bat, Scotophilus borbonicus CR
- Natal free-tailed bat, Mormopterus acetabulosus VU
- Mauritian tomb bat, Taphozous mauritianus LC
- Southern right whale, Eubalaena australis[1] LC, rarer in today's Réunion
- Humpback whale, Megaptera novaeangliae LC
- Sei whale, Balaenoptera borealis EN
- Southern fin whale, Balaenoptera physalus quoyi EN[1]
- Sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus VU
- Dwarf sperm whale, Kogia sima LR/lc
- Blainville's beaked whale, Mesoplodon densirostris DD
- Gray's beaked whale, Mesoplodon grayi DD
- Short-finned pilot whale, Globicephala macrorhynchus DD
Those mammals not native to Réunion include the tailless tenrec, dog, cat, pig, goat, sheep, rat and cattle.
Reptiles
[edit]Geckos
[edit]Seven species of day geckos and four species of night geckos:
- Réunion Island day gecko, Phelsuma borbonica borbonica, endemic
- Réunion Island ornate day gecko, Phelsuma inexpectata, endemic
- Gold dust day gecko, Phelsuma laticauda, introduced from Madagascar
- Lined day gecko, Phelsuma lineata, introduced from Madagascar
- Blue-tailed day gecko, Phelsuma cepediana, introduced from Mauritius around 1960[2]
- Indopacific tree gecko, Hemiphyllodactylus typus, introduced
- Tropical house gecko, Hemidactylus mabouia, introduced
- Common house gecko, Hemidactylus frenatus, introduced
- Phelsuma madagascariensis, introduced from Madagascar in 1970 by a veterinarian[3]
- Pacific gecko, Gehyra mutilata, introduced
Agamid lizards
[edit]- Oriental garden lizard, Calotes versicolor, introduced
- Rainbow agama, Agama agama, introduced around 1999/2000
Scincidae
[edit]- Bojer's skink, Gongylomorphus bojerii, introduced (originally endemic to Mauritius)
- Mauritius skink, Leiolopisma mauritiana, extinct around 1600
Chameleons
[edit]- Panther chameleon, Furcifer pardalis, introduced from Madagascar
Snakes
[edit]Two introduced species;
- Brahminy blind snake, Typhlops braminus
- Indian wolf snake, Lycodon aulicus, introduced from Mauritius around 1850
Turtles
[edit]Marine turtles
[edit]see also:[4]
- Green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas
- Hawksbill sea turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata
- Loggerhead sea turtle, Caretta caretta
- Olive ridley sea turtle, Lepidochelys olivacea
- Leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea
Land turtles
[edit]- Réunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica, became extinct 1800
- Radiated tortoise, Astrochelys radiata, introduced from Madagascar
Molluscs
[edit]Fungi
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "GLOBICE - Fiches par especes -". Archived from the original on 19 September 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Iledelareunion.net Reptiles (in French)
- ^ [1] Phelsumas - (in French)
- ^ Kelonia.org - Marine Turtle Observatory
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- "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Mammals of Réunion". IUCN. 2001. Retrieved 22 May 2007.[dead link]
- "Mammal Species of the World". Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. 2005. Archived from the original on 27 April 2007. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- "Animal Diversity Web". University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 1995–2006. Retrieved 22 May 2007.
- Lepage, Denis. "Checklist of birds of Réunion". Bird Checklists of the World. Avibase. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 27 April 2007.
- Clements, James F. (2000). Birds of the World: a Checklist. Cornell University Press. p. 880. ISBN 0-934797-16-1.