The pelagic cormorant, also known as Baird's cormorant, is a small member of the cormorant family Phalacrocoracidae. Analogous to other smallish cormorants, it is also called the pelagic shag occasionally. This seabird lives along the coasts of the northern Pacific; during winter it can also be found in the open ocean. Pelagic cormorants have relatively short wings due to their need for economical movement underwater, and consequently have the highest flight costs of any bird.
Gekkonidae is the largest family of geckos, containing over 950 described species in 64 genera. Members of the Gekkonidae comprise many of the most widespread gecko species, including house geckos (Hemidactylus), tokay geckos (Gekko), day geckos (Phelsuma), mourning geckos (Lepidodactylus) and dtellas (Gehyra). Gekkonid geckos occur globally and are particularly species-rich in tropical areas.
Nactus is a genus of geckos, lizards in the family Gekkonidae. The genus is endemic to Oceania.
The Mauritian Wildlife Foundation (MWF) is a non-governmental, non-profit conservation agency working in Mauritius to save threatened endemic local flora and fauna.
The pelagic thresher is a species of thresher shark, family Alopiidae; this group of sharks is characterized by the greatly elongated upper lobes of their caudal fins. The pelagic thresher occurs in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, usually far from shore, but occasionally entering coastal habitats. It is often confused with the common thresher, even in professional publications, but can be distinguished by the dark, rather than white, color over the bases of its pectoral fins. The smallest of the three thresher species, the pelagic thresher typically measures 3 m (10 ft) long.
Leo Daniel Brongersma was a Dutch zoologist, herpetologist, author, and lecturer.
The common house gecko, is a gecko native to Southeast Asia. It is also known as the Asian house gecko, Pacific house gecko, wall gecko, house lizard, or moon lizard.
The lesser night gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Mauritius.
The Serpent Island gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to Mauritius.
Pteropus pelagicus is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae. It includes two subspecies that were formerly recognized as full species— Pteropus insularis and Pteropus phaeocephalus. It is endemic to Micronesia. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Île Plate, also known as Flat Island, is a small island off the north coast of Mauritius.
Falcaustra tannaensis is the 87th discovered species of the nematode genus Falcaustra. It has been identified in geckos from Tanna Island, Vanuatu. Species of Falcaustra have been known parasites that occur in the digestive tracts of fish, amphibians, and mammals. Until 2010, none had ever been identified in the South Pacific Islands.
Nactus kunan is an extant species of slender-toe geckos described in 2012, and indigenous to the Admiralty Islands of Papua New Guinea. It is brightly coloured, and its specific name means "bumblebee" in the local Nali language.
Ngandeli is one of the Reef Islands located in Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
Nactus cheverti, also known as Chevert's gecko or southern Cape York nactus, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Nactus galgajuga, also known as the Black Mountain gecko or Black Mountain slender-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Queensland in Australia.
Vankampen's gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea.
The Kamiali slender-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
The Louisiade slender-toed gecko is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.
