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Seychelles - Animals in the Habitats, and Biodiversity
Seychelles consist of an archipelago of about 100 islands in the Indian Ocean northeast of Madagascar. Seychelles is famous as the beautiful nature and a tourist destination. One of typical endemics is Giant tortoise. The following shows the distribution of animals in Seychelles.
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Seychelles
regionally extinct
in historic age |
 | Turtle |
Arnold's Giant Tortoise ,
Seychelles giant tortoise ,
Daudin's giant tortoise,
Seychelles mud turtle (13.65 Mya～1994) |  | Pelican |
Pink-backed Pelican |  | Parrot |
Seychelles Parakeet (？～1883),
Madagascar Lovebird |  | bird |
Aldabra Brush-warbler (？～1984) |
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Seychelles
extant species |
 | Megabat |
Aldabra Flying Fox ,
Seychelles fruit bat | | Turtle |
Aldabra Giant Tortoise |  | Ibis |
Madagascar Sacred Ibis |  | Raptor |
Seychelles Kestrel | | Parrot |
Lesser Vasa Parrot ,
Rose-ringed Parakeet |  | Owl |
Simeulue Scops-owl ,
African Scops-owl ,
Biak Scops-owl ,
Seychelles Scops-owl ,
Barn Owl | | endemic bird |
Seychelles Sunbird | | bird (CR) |
Seychelles Paradise-flycatcher | | bird (EN) |
Madagascar Pond Heron ,
Seychelles White-eye |
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Seychelles
marine extant
species |
 | Whale |
Eden's Whale ,
Dwarf Sperm Whale ,
Pygmy Sperm Whale ,
Cuvier's Beaked Whale ,
Gray's Beaked Whale ,
Blainville's Beaked Whale |  | Dolphin |
Bottlenose Dolphin ,
Pantropical Spotted Dolphin ,
Spinner Dolphin ,
Striped Dolphin ,
Risso's Dolphin ,
Melon-headed Whale ,
Orca ,
Short-finned Pilot Whale | | Turtle |
Green turtle ,
Hawksbill turtle |  | Frigatebird |
Great Frigatebird ,
Lesser Frigatebird |  | Ray |
Manta ray |  | Shark |
Great hammerhead ,
Great white shark |  | Marlin |
Indo-Pacific sailfish ,
Black Marlin |  | Crab |
Coconut crab (４０cm) |
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Seychelles
small extant
species |
| Bat (CR) |
Seychelles Sheath-tailed Bat |  | Chameleon (EN) |
Seychelles tiger chameleon |  | Snake (EN) |
Seychelles House Snake ,
Seychelles Wolf Snake |
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