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List of species on Caroline Island

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Summary

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endangered]], Caroline Island hosts a substantial population of the arthropod.

Species recorded on Caroline Island, one of the Line Islands in the south-central Pacific Ocean:

Flora

Trees

Groves of ''[[Pisonia grandis]]'' cover the central portions of many islets.

Calophyllum
Cocos nucifera
Cordia subcordata
Hibiscus tiliaceus
Morinda citrifolia

Although not native, coconut palms were planted on many of Caroline's islets in the 1920s and earlier, but are now largely gone.

Pandanus tectorius
Pisonia grandis
Thespesia populnea

Shrubs

Large stretches of ''[[Heliotropium foertherianum]]'' shrub cover many of Caroline's islets.

Heliotropium foertherianum
Scaevola taccada
Suriana maritima
Ximenia americana

Herbs

Achyranthes canscens
Boerhavia repens
Heliotropium anomalum
Ipomoea macrantha
Ipomoea violacea
Laportea ruderalis
Lepidium bidentatum
Lepturus repens
Lygodium microphyllum
Phyllanthus amarus
Phymatosorus scolopendria
Portulaca lutea
Psilotum nudum
Sida fallax
Tacca leontopetaloides
Tribulus cistoides

Fauna

Nesting seabirds

Black noddy (Anous minutus)
Blue-grey noddy (Procelsterna cerulea) (Kepler)
Brown booby (Sula leucogaster)
Brown noddy (Anous stolidus)
Great frigatebird (Fregata minor)
Lesser frigatebird (Fregata ariel)
Masked booby (Sula dactylatra)
Red-footed booby (Sula sula)
Red-tailed tropicbird (Phaethon rubricauda) (Kepler)

Caroline Island is a major nesting site for the sooty tern.

Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata)
White tern (Gygis alba)

Other birds

Bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)

The bristle-thighed curlew is among the vulnerable species which occasionally visit Caroline Atoll.

Lesser golden-plover (Pluvialis dominica) (Kepler)
Long-tailed cuckoo (Eudynamis taitensis)
Pacific golden plover (Pluvialis fulva)
Reef heron (Egretta sacra) (Kepler)
Ruddy turnstone (Arenaria interpres) (Kepler)
Sanderling (Crocethia alba) (Kepler)
Short-eared owl (Asio flammeus ponapensis)
Wandering tattler (Tringa incana)

Lizards

Azure-tailed skink (Emoia cyanura) (Kepler)
Emoia impar (Kepler)
Moth skink (Lipinia noctua) (Kepler)
Mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) (Kepler)
Polynesian gecko (Gehyra oceanica) (Kepler)

Snake-eyed skink (Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus) (Kepler)

Mammals

Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops gilli) (Kepler)
Polynesian rat (Rattus exulans) (Kepler)

Turtles

The green sea turtle is believed to nest on the beaches of Caroline Island.

Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)

Crabs

Coconut crab (Birgus largo)
Red spotted crab (Carpilius maculatus) (Kepler)
Scarlet crab (Cornobita perlatus) (Kepler)

Polychaetes

Calcareous tubeworm (Serpula tetratropia){{cite book

Notes

References

"Short-eared Owl ssp ponapensis - Asio flammeus ponapensis".

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