Terrestrial Wildlife of Seychelles

Seychelles Tree Frog
Tachycnemis seychellensis
Sooglossus sechellensis
Sooglossus sechellensis
Sooglossus thomasseti
Sooglossus thomasseti
Sechellophryne gardineri
Sechellophryne gardineri
Seychelles Palm Frog
Sechellophryne pipilodryas
Mascarene ridged frog
Ptychadena mascareniensis
Grandisonia alternans
Grandisonia alternans
Grandisonia brevis
Grandisonia brevis
Grandisonia larvata
Grandisonia larvata
Grandisonia sechellensis
Grandisonia sechellensis
Frigate Island Caecilian
Hypogeophis rostratus
Praslinia cooperi
Praslinia cooperi
Oriental Garden Lizard
Calotes versicolor 1
Tiger Chameleon
Archaius tigris
Seychelles Sucker-tailed Gecko
Urocotyledon inexpectata
Abbott's Day Gecko
Phelsuma abbotti
Seychelles Small Day Gecko
Phelsuma astriata 2
Gold Dust Day Gecko
Phelsuma laticauda 3
La Digue Day Gecko
Phelsuma sundbergi
Tropical House Gecko
Hemidactylus mabouia 4
Seychelles Bronze Gecko
Ailuronyx seychellensis 2
Dwarf Bronze Gecko
Ailuronyx tachyscopaeus
Giant Bronze Gecko
Ailuronyx trachygaster
Madagascar Girdled Lizard
Zonosaurus madagascariensis
Seychelles Skink
Trachylepis sechellensis 2
Wright's Skink
Trachylepis wrightii 2
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
Hydrophis platurus 5
Seychelles House Snake
Lamprophis geometricus
Green Turtle
Chelonia mydas 6
Hawksbill Sea Turtle
Eretmochelys imbricata 7
Domed Mauritius Giant Tortoise
Dipsochelys dussumieri 2
East African Black Mud Turtle
Pelusios subniger 8
Madagascar Coucal
Centropus toulou
Black Parrot
Coracopsis nigra 9
Seychelles Scops-Owl
Otus insularis
Moluccan Scops-Owl
Otus magicus
Barn Owl
Tyto alba
Madagascar Turtle-Dove
Streptopelia picturata 2
Seychelles Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas pulcherrimus 2
Comoro Blue-Pigeon
Alectroenas sganzini
Eurasian Moorhen
Gallinula chloropus 10
White-throated Rail
Dryolimnas cuvieri 2
Seychelles Swiftlet
Aerodramus elaphrus
Gray Francolin
Francolinus pondicerianus 11
Sanderling
Calidris alba 12
Curlew Sandpiper
Calidris ferruginea 13
Little Stint
Calidris minuta 13
Common Greenshank
Tringa nebularia 14
Eurasian Curlew
Numenius arquata 15
Whimbrel
Numenius phaeopus 16
Ruddy Turnstone
Arenaria interpres 17
Bar-tailed Godwit
Limosa lapponica 18
Grey-hooded Gull
Chroicocephalus cirrocephalus 19
Bridled Tern
Onychoprion anaethetus
Sooty Tern
Onychoprion fuscatus 20
Saunders's Tern
Sternula saundersi
Lesser Crested Tern
Thalasseus bengalensis 21
Crested Tern
Thalasseus bergii 22
Roseate Tern
Sterna dougallii 23
Black-naped Tern
Sterna sumatrana
Lesser Noddy
Anous tenuirostris 24
White Tern
Gygis alba 25
Common Ringed Plover
Charadrius hiaticula 26
Black-bellied Plover
Pluvialis squatarola 27
Crab Plover
Dromas ardeola 28
Flesh-footed Shearwater
Puffinus carneipes 29
Wedge-tailed Shearwater
Puffinus pacificus 29
Bulwer's Petrel
Bulweria bulwerii
Jouanin's Petrel
Bulweria fallax
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrel
Oceanodroma matsudairae 30
Wilson's Storm-Petrel
Oceanites oceanicus 31
White-faced Storm-petrel
Pelagodroma marina 32
Black-bellied Storm-Petrel
Fregetta tropica 33
Malagasy Sacred Ibis
Threskiornis bernieri
Grey Heron
Ardea cinerea 28
Madagascar Pond Heron
Ardeola idae 34
Yellow Bittern
Ixobrychus sinensis 35
Cattle Egret
Bubulcus ibis 36
Striated Heron
Butorides striata 8
White-tailed Tropicbird
Phaethon lepturus 37
Seychelles Kestrel
Falco araea
Madagascan Kestrel
Falco newtoni
Madagascar Nightjar
Caprimulgus madagascariensis
Garganey
Anas querquedula 38
Black Kite
Milvus migrans 39
Masked Booby
Sula dactylatra 25
Red-footed Booby
Sula sula 40
Lesser Frigatebird
Fregata ariel 41
Great Frigatebird
Fregata minor 42
Seychelles Magpie-Robin
Copsychus sechellarum 2
Seychelles Sunbird
Cinnyris dussumieri 2
Souimanga Sunbird
Cinnyris souimanga
Red-whiskered Bulbul
Pycnonotus jocosus 15
Seychelles Bulbul
Hypsipetes crassirostris 2
Madagascar Bulbul
Hypsipetes madagascariensis 43
Common Myna
Acridotheres tristis 19
Madagascar White-eye
Zosterops maderaspatanus 44
Seychelles White-eye
Zosterops modestus
Seychelles Brush Warbler
Acrocephalus sechellensis
Aldabra Drongo
Dicrurus aldabranus
Common Waxbill
Estrilda astrild 45
Nutmeg Mannikin
Lonchura punctulata 13
Seychelles Paradise-Flycatcher
Terpsiphone corvina 46
Red-throated Pipit
Anthus cervinus 15
Tree Pipit
Anthus trivialis 19
Red-headed Fody
Foudia eminentissima
Madagascar Fody
Foudia madagascariensis 2
Seychelles Fody
Foudia sechellarum 2
Madagascar Cisticola
Cisticola cherina
Yellow-fronted Canary
Serinus mozambicus 47
Aldabra flying fox
Pteropus aldabrensis 48
Seychelles flying fox
Pteropus seychellensis 46
Mauritian tomb bat
Taphozous mauritianus 49
Seychelles sheath-tailed bat
Coleura seychellensis
Paratriaenops pauliani
Paratriaenops pauliani
Trouessart's trident bat
Triaenops furculus
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