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Common and Samoan names |
Scientific name |
Origin1 |
MAMMALS |
| Bats |
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Samoan fruit bat2 (pe’a vao) |
Pteropus samoensis |
N |
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White-naped fruit bat2,3 (pe’a
fanua) |
Pteropus tonganus |
N |
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Sheath-tailed bat (pe’ape’avai) |
Emballonura semicaudata |
N |
| Rodents |
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Polynesian rat (isumu) |
Rattus exulans |
PI |
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Roof rat (isumu) |
Rattus rattus |
MI |
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Norway rat (isumu) |
Rattus norvegicus |
MI |
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House mouse (isumu) |
Mus musculus |
MI |
| Others |
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Pig (pua’a) |
Sus scrofa |
PI |
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Dogs |
Canis familiaris |
PI |
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Cats |
Felis domesticus |
MI |
|
Marine mammals (incomplete listing) |
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Humpback whale (tafola) |
Megaptera novaeangliae |
N |
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Sperm whale |
Physeter catodon |
N |
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Dolphins |
|
N |
REPTILES |
| Sea turtles |
|
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Hawksbill sea turtle (laumei uga) |
Eretmochelys imbricata |
N |
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Green sea turtle (laumei ena’ena, fonu) |
Chelonia mydas |
N |
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Leatherback sea turtle4 |
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| Geckos |
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Pelagic gecko (mo'o) |
Cyrtodactylus pelagicus |
N |
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Polynesian gecko (mo'o) |
Gehyra oceanica |
N |
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Mourning gecko (mo'o) |
Lepidodactylus lugubris |
N |
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Stump-toed gecko (mo'o) |
Peropus mutilatus |
N |
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House gecko (mo'o) |
Hemidactylus frenatus |
MI |
| Skinks |
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Snake-eyed skink (pili) |
Ablepharus boutonii |
N |
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Micronesian skink (pili) |
Emoia adspersa |
N |
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Azure-tailed skink (pili) |
Emoia cyanura |
N |
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Lawes skink (pili oua) |
Emoia lawesii |
N |
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Black skink (pili uli) |
Emoia nigra |
N |
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Samoan skink (pili lape) |
Emoia samoensis |
N |
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Moth skink (pili) |
Lipinia noctua |
N |
| Snakes |
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Pacific boa5 (gata) |
Candoia bibroni |
N |
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Blind burrowing snake6 |
Typhlops braminus |
MI |
AMPHIBIANS |
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Marine toad6(lage) |
Bufo marinus |
MI |
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Footnotes:
1 N = native, PI = Polynesian introduction, MI =
modern introduction
2 Also known as flying foxes
3Also known as white-necked, Tongan or insular fruit
bat
4A juvenile was caught on longline gear near Swains in
1993.
5Ta'u Island
6 Tutuila Island
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