Species recorded on Caroline Island, one of the Line Islands in the south-central Pacific Ocean:
Flora Trees
Calophyllum Cocos nucifera Cordia subcordata Hibiscus tiliaceus Morinda citrifolia
Pandanus tectorius Pisonia grandis Thespesia populnea
Shrubs
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)
Sooty tern (Onychoprion fuscata) White tern (Gygis alba)
Other birds
Bristle-thighed curlew (Numenius tahitiensis)
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
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)
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