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Terrestrial Wildlife of Seychelles

Terrestrial mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians of the Seychelles Islands. Marine reptiles and birds are included.

Seychelles Tree Frog
Tachycnemis seychellensis
Sooglossus sechellensis
Sooglossus thomasseti
Sechellophryne gardineri
Seychelles Palm Frog
Sechellophryne pipilodryas
Mascarene ridged frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Grandisonia alternans
Grandisonia brevis
Grandisonia larvata
Grandisonia sechellensis
Frigate Island Caecilian
Hypogeophis rostratus
Praslinia cooperi
Oriental Garden Lizard 1
Calotes versicolor
Tiger Chameleon
Archaius tigris
Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko
Urocotyledon inexpectata
Abbott's Day Gecko
Phelsuma abbotti
Seychelles Small Day Gecko 2
Phelsuma astriata
Gold Dust Day Gecko 3
Phelsuma laticauda
La Digue Day Gecko
Phelsuma sundbergi
Tropical House Gecko 4
Hemidactylus mabouia
Seychelles Bronze Gecko 2
Ailuronyx seychellensis
Dwarf Bronze Gecko
Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus
Giant Bronze Gecko
Ailuronyx trachygaster
Madagascar Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus madagascariensis
Seychelles Skink 2
Trachylepis sechellensis
Wright's Skink 2
Trachylepis wrightii
Gardiner's Burrowing Skink
Pamelaescincus gardineri
Brauer's Burrowing Skink
Janetaescincus braueri
Vesey-fitzgerald's Burrowing Skink
Janetaescincus veseyfitzgeraldi
Seychelles Wolf Snake
Lycognathophis seychellensis
Yellow-bellied Sea Snake 5
Hydrophis platurus
Seychelles House Snake
Lamprophis geometricus
Green Turtle 6
Chelonia mydas
Hawksbill Sea Turtle 7
Eretmochelys imbricata
Domed Mauritius Giant Tortoise 2
Dipsochelys dussumieri
East African Black Mud Turtle 8
Pelusios subniger
Madagascar Coucal
Centropus toulou
Black Parrot 9
Coracopsis nigra
Seychelles Scops-Owl
Otus insularis
Moluccan Scops-Owl
Otus magicus
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Madagascar Turtle-Dove 2
Streptopelia picturata
Seychelles Blue-Pigeon 2
Alectroenas pulcherrimus
Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini
Eurasian Moorhen 10
Gallinula chloropus
White-throated Rail 2
Dryolimnas cuvieri
Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus
Gray Francolin 11
Francolinus pondicerianus
Sanderling 12
Calidris alba
Curlew Sandpiper 13
Calidris ferruginea
Little Stint 13
Calidris minuta
Common Greenshank 14
Tringa nebularia
Eurasian Curlew 15
Numenius arquata
Whimbrel 16
Numenius phaeopus
Ruddy Turnstone 17
Arenaria interpres
Bar-tailed Godwit 18
Limosa lapponica
Grey-hooded Gull 19
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Sooty Tern 20
Onychoprion fuscatus
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Lesser Crested Tern 21
Thalasseus bengalensis
Crested Tern 22
Thalasseus bergii
Roseate Tern 23
Sterna dougallii
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Lesser Noddy 24
Anous tenuirostris
White Tern 25
Gygis alba
Common Ringed Plover 26
Charadrius hiaticula
Black-bellied Plover 27
Pluvialis squatarola
Crab Plover 28
Dromas ardeola
Flesh-footed Shearwater 29
Puffinus carneipes
Wedge-tailed Shearwater 29
Puffinus pacificus
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
Jouanin's Petrel
Bulweria fallax
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel 30
Oceanodroma matsudairae
Wilson's Storm-Petrel 31
Oceanites oceanicus
White-faced Storm-petrel 32
Pelagodroma marina
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel 33
Fregetta tropica
Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis bernieri
Grey Heron 28
Ardea cinerea
Madagascar Pond Heron 34
Ardeola idae
Yellow Bittern 35
Ixobrychus sinensis
Cattle Egret 36
Bubulcus ibis
Striated Heron 8
Butorides striata
White-tailed Tropicbird 37
Phaethon lepturus
Seychelles Kestrel
Falco araea
Madagascan Kestrel
Falco newtoni
Madagascar Nightjar
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Garganey 38
Anas querquedula
Black Kite 39
Milvus migrans
Masked Booby 25
Sula dactylatra
Red-footed Booby 40
Sula sula
Lesser Frigatebird 41
Fregata ariel
Great Frigatebird 42
Fregata minor
Seychelles Magpie-Robin 2
Copsychus sechellarum
Seychelles Sunbird 2
Cinnyris dussumieri
Souimanga Sunbird
Cinnyris souimanga
Red-whiskered Bulbul 15
Pycnonotus jocosus
Seychelles Bulbul 2
Hypsipetes crassirostris
Madagascar Bulbul 43
Hypsipetes madagascariensis
Common Myna 19
Acridotheres tristis

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