Species with a total habitat of 3 square miles (1920 acres) or less. Mostly island species, pupfish, and troglophiles so far.
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"It was originally found on both the North and South Island of New Zealand, but its range was reduced to a 600 m sq. boulder bank near the summit of Stephens Island." (http://www.edgeofexistence.org/)
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Endemic to Pedra Branca, a 6-acre rock southeast of Tasmania, which is rather remarkable considering that the island is cold, precipitously steep, windswept, subject to freak waves, and sparsely-ve... Más
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Pholidoscelis corax Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahoraActually has 3.1 square miles to live in, but close enough. Endemic to Scrub Island off the coast of Anguilla in the Caribbean.
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Sombrero is a sparsely-vegetated 94-acre island off of Anguilla in the Caribbean. There are three species of lizard, of which this one and probably the gecko are endemic.
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Pholidoscelis atratus Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora
Sometimes described as a separate species, this lizard is endemic to the steep, rocky island Redonda (~400-640 acres), near the Caribbean island Montserrat.
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Endemic to the forested portion of the 110-acre Snake Island in Brazil, upon which they occur in such high concentrations that the island is closed to public access for safety.
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Currently confined to Mangere and Little Mangere in the Chatham Islands.
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Once widespread across New Zealand, these birds eventually only survived on Rangatira Island (539 acres) in the Chatham Islands. In the past few decades they have been reintroduced in small number... Más
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"Formerly widespread on Chatham Island, the taiko is now confined to the forested Tuku valley system on the south-west of the island." (Wikipedia)
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Nests only on Rangatira Island (539 acres) in the Chatham Islands.
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Found over a large area of ocean, but breeds only on The Pyramid, a <0.5 square mile rock spire south of Pitt Island in the Chatham Islands.
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Endemic to Laysan, but another population has been established on Midway as hurricane insurance.
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Once occurred throughout the Chathams but currently restricted to Little Mangere Island. Amazing story-- these birds were reduced to 5 individuals in 1979, of which only one was a fertile female... Más
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Not seen since 2007 and thought extinct due to increased sea level/tides. Endemic to the 8.9-acre Bramble Cay off the northern tip of Queensland. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/radical-con... Más
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Endemic to salty pools in Cottonball Marsh in Death Valley National Park.
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"This fish was first discovered in 1851 at Leon Springs, near Fort Stockton, Texas. Leon Springs was impounded, poisoned, stocked with game fish, and drained, and the fish was considered extinct by... Más
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Endemic to Devil's Hole, a tiny, oxygen-poor, 92°F geothermal pool in Ash Meadows NWR on the Nevada/California border.
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Endemic to the 6.6-acre Saratoga Springs, a marsh in Death Valley National Park.
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Pseudotryonia adamantina Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora -
Endemic to Little Cayman, where it lives in pockets of dry scrub on the western end of the island, feeding only on Evolvulus squamosus.
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Eupelmus nihoaensis Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora
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Plagithmysus nihoae Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora
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Thaumatogryllus conanti Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora
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Banza nihoa Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora
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An insect so large its main predators are owls and hawks. Endemic to several islands in the Poor Knights group: Tawhiti Rahi (374 acres), Aorangi (250 acres), and Archway Island (tiny).
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Found on Herekopare Island (~70 acres), Tihaka/Pig Island (30 acres), and Kundy Island (50 acres), all of which are off Stewart Island or in the Foveaux Strait. Not a plentiful species even in tho... Más
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Amaranthus brownii Todavía no tiene foto predeterminada Añadir una ahora -
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Endemic to Nihoa, introduced to Laysan, and grown in botanic/regular gardens.
