Bismarck Archipelago

Bothrochilus

Bothrochilus boa

The Bismarck ringed python (Bothrochilus boa ) is a species of snake in the genus Bothrochilus found on the islands of the Bismarck Archipelago. No subspecies are currently recognized.

Mangrove Monitor

Varanus indicus

The Mangrove monitor (Varanus indicus) is a member of the monitor lizard family with a large distribution. It was first described by the French herpetologist François Marie Daudin in 1802. The Mangrove monitor is also known as Mangrove goanna or...

D'Albertis python

Leiopython albertisii

D'Albertis' python (Leiopython albertisii), also known commonly as D'Albert's water python or the northern white-lipped python, is a species of python, a non-venomous snake in the family Pythonidae. The species is endemic to New Guinea. There are no...

Sepia latimanus

Sepia latimanus, also known as the broadclub cuttlefish, is widely distributed from the Andaman Sea, east to Fiji, and south to northern Australia. It is the most common cuttlefish species on coral reefs, living at a depth of up to 30 m.

Geoffroy's rousette

Rousettus amplexicaudatus

Geoffroy's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus ) is a species of megabat or Old World fruit bats. It is one of 10 species in the genus Rousettus.

Emoia impar

Emoia impar, also known as the dark-bellied copper-striped skink, or the azure-tailed skink is a species of skink that is widespread in the Pacific, especially Polynesia and Micronesia.While common throughout its range, it is threatened by habitat...

Silky shark

Carcharhinus falciformis

The silky shark (Carcharhinus falciformis), also known by numerous names such as blackspot shark, gray whaler shark, olive shark, ridgeback shark, sickle shark, sickle-shaped shark and sickle silk shark, is a species of requiem shark, in the family...

Bluespotted ribbontail ray

Taeniura lymma

The bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. Found from the intertidal zone to a depth of 30 m (100 ft), this species is common throughout the tropical Indian and western Pacific Oceans in...

Island tube-nosed fruit bat

Nyctimene major

The island tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene major ) is a species of bat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon islands.

Admiralty flying fox

Pteropus admiralitatum

The Admiralty flying fox (Pteropus admiralitatum ) is a species of fruit bat in the family Pteropodidae, the megabats. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Pantala flavescens

Pantala flavescens, the globe skimmer, globe wanderer or wandering glider, is a wide-ranging dragonfly of the family Libellulidae. This species and Pantala hymenaea, the "spot-winged glider", are the only members of the genus Pantala. It was first...

Gehyra oceanica

Gehyra oceanica, also known as the Oceania gecko or Pacific dtella, is a species of gecko in the genus Gehyra. The larger Gehyra vorax (voracious gecko) of Fiji, Vanuatu and New Guinea has sometimes been included in this species, but is now treated...

Dendrelaphis calligastra

Dendrelaphis calligastra, also called green tree snake and northern green tree snake is a colubrid snake native to Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia.It is a slender, large-eyed, nonvenomous, diurnal snake, which grows up to 1.2 m in length...

Smaller horseshoe bat

Rhinolophus megaphyllus

The smaller horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus megaphyllus ) is a species of bat in the family Rhinolophidae. It is found in Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Large-footed bat

Myotis adversus

The large-footed bat, large-footed mouse-eared bat, or large-footed myotis (Myotis adversus ) is a species of vesper bat (family Vespertilionidae). It can be found in the following countries: Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea,...

Finsch's monitor

Varanus finschi

Finsch's monitor (Varanus finschi ) is a species of monitor lizard in the family Varanidae. The species is found in New Guinea and Australia.

African pompano

Alectis ciliaris

The African pompano (Alectis ciliaris), also known as the pennant-fish or threadfin trevally, is a widely distributed species of tropical marine fish in the jack family, Carangidae. The species is found in tropical waters worldwide, with adults...

Emoia caeruleocauda

Emoia caeruleocauda, commonly known as the Pacific bluetail skink, is a species of lizard in the family Scincidae.

Bigeye trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

The bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus), also known as the bigeye jack, great trevally, six-banded trevally and dusky jack, is a species of widespread large marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The bigeye trevally is distributed...

Rohu's bat

Philetor brachypterus

Rohu's bat (Philetor brachypterus ) is a species of vesper bat. It belongs to the monotypic genus Philetor. It is found in Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines.

Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat

Nyctimene vizcaccia

The Umboi tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene vizcaccia ) is a species of megabat in the family Pteropodidae. It is found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Great bent-winged bat

Miniopterus tristis

The great bent-winged bat (Miniopterus tristis ) is a species of vesper bat in the family Miniopteridae.It can be found in the following countries: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu.

Bluespotted cornetfish

Fistularia commersonii

The bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth, is a marine fish which belongs to the family Fistulariidae. This very long and slender reef-dweller belongs to the same order as the...

Angulate pipistrelle

Pipistrellus angulatus

The angulate pipistrelle (Pipistrellus angulatus ), also known as the New Guinea pipistrelle, is a species of vesper bat found in Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.

Seri's sheath-tailed bat

Emballonura serii

Seri's sheath-tailed bat (Emballonura serii ) is a species of sac-winged bat in the family Emballonuridae. It is found in the Bismarck Archipelago (Papua New Guinea) and Yapen Island (Indonesia). Its natural habitat is caves.

Black-backed thrush

Zoothera talaseae

The black-backed thrush or New Britain thrush (Zoothera talaseae ) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea where it occurs on the islands of New Britain, Umboi and Bougainville. Its natural habitats are...

Treasury Island tree frog

Litoria thesaurensis

The Treasury Island tree frog (Litoria thesaurensis ) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae.It is found in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical...

Bismarck sharp-nosed blind snake

Acutotyphlops subocularis

The Bismarck sharp-nosed blind snake (Acutotyphlops subocularis ) is a species of snake in the Typhlopidae family. It is found in the Bismarck Archipelago and the Solomon Islands.

Cornufer schmidti

Cornufer schmidti is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It was first described as a subspecies of Platymantis papuensis (now Cornufer papuensis ). It is the type species of the subgenus Aenigmanura within Cornufer. It is endemic to...

Chinese trumpetfish

Aulostomus chinensis

The Chinese trumpetfish, Aulostomus chinensis, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Aulostomidae.

Conus tenuistriatus

Conus tenuistriatus, common name the thin-line cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They...

Cornufer mimicus

Cornufer mimicus is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae.It is endemic to Papua New Guinea.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and plantations.

Cornufer macrosceles

Cornufer macrosceles is a species of frog in the family Ceratobatrachidae. It is endemic to the island of New Britain, Papua New Guinea. It is only known from the Nakanai Mountains in the central part of the island. Only three specimens are known....

Doryrhamphus excisus

Doryrhamphus excisus is a species of flagtail pipefish from the genus Doryrhamphus. Its common names include blue-striped pipefish and blue-and-orange cleaner pipefish. The fish is found throughout much of the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Pacific.

Conus edaphus

Conus edaphus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails, cone shells or cones.These snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans.

Blue riverdamsel

Pseudagrion microcephalum

The blue riverdamsel, Pseudagrion microcephalum is a common species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.It is also known as the blue sprite and blue grass dart.

Sailback houndshark

Gogolia filewoodi

Sharks portalThe sailback houndshark (Gogolia filewoodi) is a houndshark of the family Triakidae, and the only member of the genus Gogolia. It is found in the deep waters of continental shelf off northern Papua New Guinea. Only one specimen has...

Hippocampus pontohi

Hippocampus pontohi, also known as Pontoh's pygmy seahorse or the weedy pygmy seahorse, is a seahorse of the family Syngnathidae native to the central Indo-pacific. Named after Hentje Pontoh, the Indonesian dive guide from Bunaken (Manado) who first...

Conus sertacinctus

Conus sertacinctus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans,...