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| Species Name | Scientific Name | Group | Range |
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1. |
Acrosorium papenfussii
|
Acrosorium papenfussii |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
2. |
Austrofolium equatorianum
|
Austrofolium equatorianum |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
3. |
Barrington Land Iguana
|
Conolophus pallidus |
Reptiles |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
4. |
Bigeye Tuna
|
Thunnus obesus |
Fishes |
Africa, American Samoa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America - Including United States (Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
5. |
Black-blotched Stingray
|
Taeniura meyeni |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Middle East, Oceanic, South America |
6. |
Bursera malacophylla
|
Bursera malacophylla |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
7. |
Cordia scouleri
|
Cordia scouleri |
Plants |
South America |
8. |
Darwiniothamnus alternifolius
|
Darwiniothamnus alternifolius |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
9. |
Devil Fish
|
Manta birostris |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Hawaii, Middle East, North America, Oceanic, South America |
10. |
Dictyota galapagensis
|
Dictyota galapagensis |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
11. |
Drymaria monticola
|
Drymaria monticola |
Plants |
Ecuador |
12. |
Fernandina Galapagos Mouse
|
Nesoryzomys fernandinae |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
13. |
Fernandina Island Galapagos Mouse
|
Nesoryzomys narboroughi |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
14. |
Floreana Coral
|
Tubastraea floreana |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
15. |
Froelichia nudicaulis
|
Froelichia nudicaulis |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
16. |
Froelichia juncea
|
Froelichia juncea |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
17. |
Galapagos Coral
|
Polycyathus isabela |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
18. |
Galapagos Hawk
|
Buteo galapagoensis |
Birds |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
19. |
Galapagos Islands Fur Seal
|
Arctocephalus galapagoensis |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
20. |
Galapagos Kelp
|
Eisenia galapagensis |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
21. |
Galapagos Land Iguana
|
Conolophus subcristatus |
Reptiles |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
22. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus blombergi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
|
23. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus deridderi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
24. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus indefatigabilis |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
25. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus perrus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
26. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'josevillani' |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
27. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus ustulatus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
28. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus amastroides |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
29. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus darwini |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
30. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus hoodensis |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
31. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus olla |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
32. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sculpturatus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
33. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus unifasciatus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
34. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus alethorhytidus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
35. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus curtus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
36. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus hirsutus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
37. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus ochsneri |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
38. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus saeronius |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
39. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus tortuganus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
40. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus akamatus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
41. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus cucullinus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
42. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus habeli |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
43. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus nux |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
44. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus rugulosus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
|
45. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus tanneri |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
46. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus adserseni |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
47. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus cinerarius |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
48. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus galapaganus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
49. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus nesioticus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
50. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus reibischi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
51. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'vanmoli' |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
52. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus adelphus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
53. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus chemitzioides |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
54. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus eschariferus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
55. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus lycodus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
56. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus rabidensis |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
57. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'tuideroyi' |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
58. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus achatellinus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
59. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus cavagnaroi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
60. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus eos |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
61. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus jervisensis |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
62. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus planospira |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
63. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'nilsodhneri' |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
64. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus calvus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
65. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus duncanus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
66. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus jacobi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
|
67. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus perspectivus |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
68. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus sp. nov. 'krameri' |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
69. |
Galapagos Land Snail
|
Bulimulus wolfi |
Snails |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
70. |
Galapagos Marine Iguana
|
Amblyrhynchus cristatus |
Reptiles |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
71. |
Galapagos Penguin
|
Spheniscus mendiculus |
Birds |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
72. |
Galapagos Petrel
|
Pterodroma phaeopygia |
Birds |
Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Philippines |
73. |
Galapagos Rice Rat
|
Aegialomys galapagoensis |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
74. |
Galapagos Shark
|
Carcharhinus galapagensis |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, North America (Hawaii/US Territory), Oceanic, South America |
75. |
Galapagos Stringweed
|
Bifurcaria galapagensis |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
76. |
Galapagos Tortoise
|
Geochelone elephantopus |
Reptiles |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
77. |
Gray Matplant
|
Tiquilia nesiotica |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
78. |
Great White Shark
|
Carcharodon carcharias |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Europe, Middle East, North America (including United States and Hawaii), Oceanic, South America |
79. |
Hammerhead Shark
|
Sphyrna mokarran |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central and South America, Middle East, Oceanic, United States |
80. |
Harmles Serotine
|
Eptesicus innoxius |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Peru |
81. |
Heliotropium anderssonii
|
Heliotropium anderssonii |
Plants |
Ecuador |
82. |
Laurencia oppositocladia
|
Laurencia oppositocladia |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
83. |
Lava Cactus
|
Brachycereus nesioticus |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
84. |
Lecocarpus lecocarpoides
|
Lecocarpus lecocarpoides |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
85. |
Linum cratericola
|
Linum cratericola |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
86. |
Lithophila subscaposa
|
Lithophila subscaposa |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
87. |
Myriogramme kylinii
|
Myriogramme kylinii |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
88. |
Phycodrina elegans
|
Phycodrina elegans |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
|
89. |
Pleuropetalum darwinii
|
Pleuropetalum darwinii |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
90. |
Prickly Pear
|
Opuntia megasperma |
Plants |
Ecuador |
91. |
Prickly Pear
|
Opuntia helleri |
Plants |
Ecuador |
92. |
Prickly Pear
|
Opuntia echios |
Plants |
Ecuador |
93. |
Pseudolaingia hancockii
|
Pseudolaingia hancockii |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
94. |
Santiago Galapagos Mouse
|
Nesoryzomys swarthi |
Mammals |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
95. |
Scalesia aspera
|
Scalesia aspera |
Plants |
Ecuador |
96. |
Scalesia stewartii
|
Scalesia stewartii |
Plants |
Ecuador |
97. |
Scalesia retroflexa
|
Scalesia retroflexa |
Plants |
Ecuador |
98. |
Scalesia pedunculata
|
Scalesia pedunculata |
Plants |
Ecuador |
99. |
Scalesia incisa
|
Scalesia incisa |
Plants |
Ecuador |
100. |
Scalesia helleri
|
Scalesia helleri |
Plants |
Ecuador |
101. |
Scalesia crockeri
|
Scalesia crockeri |
Plants |
Ecuador |
102. |
Scalesia baurii
|
Scalesia baurii |
Plants |
Ecuador |
103. |
Scalesia atractyloides
|
Scalesia atractyloides |
Plants |
Ecuador |
104. |
Scalesia villosa
|
Scalesia villosa |
Plants |
Ecuador |
105. |
Speckled Smoothhound
|
Mustelus mento |
Fishes |
Chile, Ecuador (Galapagos Islands), Peru |
106. |
Spotted Eagle Ray
|
Aetobatus narinari |
Fishes |
Africa, Asia, Australia, Central America, Middle East, North America (including United States and US Island Territory and Hawaii), Oceans, South America |
107. |
String Sargassum
|
Sargassum setifolium |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
108. |
Tournefortia rufo-sericea
|
Tournefortia rufo-sericea |
Plants |
Ecuador |
109. |
Tropical Acidweed
|
Desmarestia tropica |
Plants |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
110. |
Wellington's Solitary Coral
|
Rhizopsammia wellingtoni |
Corals, Jellyfish, and Sea Anemones |
Ecuador (Galapagos Islands) |
|