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The delicate skink, aka dark-flecked garden sun skink, garden skink, delicate garden skink, rainbow skink, plague skink, or metallic skink, while native to Australia, are invasive in New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, and Hawaii. These lizards face the threats of feral and domestic cats, that can sometimes wipe out entire […]

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Making its way into today’s article, it’s the cleaner wrasse, aka bluestreak cleaner wrasse (featured left in the picture and cleaning the host’s gills). These wrasses can be found in the warmer tropical waters of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, around southeast Asia, Australia, Australasia, Africa, and Hawaiian Islands. […]

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The red junglefowl is the closest relative of the domestic chicken. They can be found throughout southern and southeastern Asia, Australasia, Australia, and Hawaii. These birds prefer tropical moist forests, scrub habitats, mangroves, palm oil plantations, tea plantations, and agricultural regions. Due to the lack of threats, sans habitat loss, […]

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The ‘Ākohekohe, aka crested honeycreeper, can only be found on the island of Maui, in Hawaii. These birds prefer wet forests populated by Acacia koa and ʻōhiʻa lehua on the windy side of Haleakalā. Unfortunately, due to habitat destruction at the hands of farming, ranching, and logging; invasive species, and […]

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The Polynesian rat, aka little rat, Pacific rat, or kiore, got its beginnings in Southeast Asia. however, like the brown rat and black rat, they have spread to many other locales. These are the third most invasive rat species, after the brown and black rats. They have spread throughout southeast […]

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The yellow tang, a member of the surgeonfish family, can be found among the reef ecosystems, from 3 – 151 feet deep, in the Pacific Ocean. More specifically in the reefs of Marcus, Mariana, Marshall, Ryukyu, Wake, and the Hawaiian islands. They prefer warmer, shallow waters. Even though they are […]

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The common coquí frog, aka coquí, is native to the islands of Culebra, Puerto Rico, and Vieques. But they have been introduced to several other locales, like east Hawaii; from Glenwood to Kalapana, and throughout North Hilo. They have also been discovered in California. These noisy amphibians currently only face […]

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The saffron finch hails from South America yet has been introduced to Hawaii, Panama, Puerto Rico, and more locales. These pretty birds prefer open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside of the Amazonian Basin. They also inhabit gardens and backyard bird feeders. Due to stable numbers these birds are listed […]

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The mongoose is famous in real life and in literature. These feisty critters are even able to stand their ground against venomous snakes. There are 30+ known species of mongooses in the world and all are tough. These creatures can be found in Asia, Africa, Europe, and some islands like […]

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The bizarre and prehistoric looking Jackson’s chameleon, aka Kikuyu three-horned chameleon or 3 horned chameleon, can be found in south-central Kenya, northern Tanzania, and they have been introduced to Hawaii and California. They prefer woodlands and montane forests. There are 3 subspecies of these chameleons: The Jackson’s, dwarf Jackson’s, and […]

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