Endemic Animals of Maluku

The Taliabu masked owl (Tyto nigrobrunnea ), also known as the Taliabu owl or the Sula Islands barn owl, is an owl in the barn owl family, Tytonidae. This is one of the two groups of owls, the other being the typical owls, family Strigidae. It is endemic to Taliabu Island of Indonesia.The species is known only from one specimen, an adult female collected in 1938. One recent sighting in 1991 has not been confirmed, leading some experts to doubt ...
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The blue-fronted lorikeet (Charmosynopsis toxopei ) also known as the Buru lorikeet, is a parrot endemic to the Indonesian island of Buru. Less

The Wahai tree frog ("Litoria " vagabunda ) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae, endemic to Indonesia and known from the Vogelkop Peninsula in the north-western New Guinea, and from the Seram Island, one of the Maluku Islands (also known as the Moluccas). Little is known about this lowland species that has not been collected after it was described in 1878. Less

The Aru tree frog (Ranoidea aruensis ) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadinae.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.It was originally described on Aru Islands and Misool and may only exist here; it may also exist on Papua although this is not confirmed. It is threatened by habitat destruction by logging and agriculture. Less

Callulops fuscus is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical swamps.It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Rueppel's big-eyed tree frog (Ranoidea rueppelli ) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae.It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, and rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. Less

Oreophryne frontifasciata is a species of frog of the family Microhylidae.It is endemic to Indonesia.Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. Less

The Samlakki tree frog (Litoria capitula ) is a species of frog in the family Pelodryadidae. It is endemic to Indonesia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests. Less

Idiosepius picteti is a species of bobtail squid native to the Indo-Pacific waters off eastern Indonesia.I. picteti grows to 17 mm in mantle length.The type specimen was collected near Ambon Island in Indonesia and is deposited at the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in Geneva. Less