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Panther chameleon
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
Birds
Mammals
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
Geckos
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
Scincidae
Chameleons
Snakes
Two introduced species;
Turtles
Marine turtles
see also:
[4]
Land turtles
Molluscs
Fungi
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See also
References
Sovereign states States with limited recognition
Dependencies and other territories