Yap's endemic species include 6 plants, 29 invertebrates, 1 amphibian, 6 reptiles, 5 birds, and 3 mammals
Plants
Araceae
Rhaphidophora kanehira IUCN Classification: Not Listed Flacourtiaceae Casearia cauliflora IUCN Classification: Not Listed Myrtaceae Myrtella bennigseniana IUCN Classification: Not Listed |
Rubiaceae
Hedyotis fruticosa IUCN Classification: Not Listed Timonius albus IUCN Classification: Not Listed Tiliaceae Trichospermum ikutai IUCN Classification: Not Listed |
Invertebrates
Acanthasteridae
Acanthaster planci (crown-of-thorns starfish) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Agariciidae Pachyseris speciosa (Serpent Coral) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Conidae Conus lividus (livid cone) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Conus miles (soldier cone) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Conus rattus (Rat cone) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Diadematidae Diadema setosum (black long spine urchin) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Echinothrix calamaris (Banded sea urchin) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Echinometridae Heterocentrotus mammillatus (Slate pencil urchin) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Faviidae Cyphastrea microphthalma (Lesser star coral) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Goniasteridae Fromia milleporella (Red starfish) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Holothuriidae Actinopyga echinites (Deep water redfish) IUCN Classification: Vulnerable Bohadschia argus (Leopard sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Holothuria atra (Black sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Holothuria axiloga (Sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Holothuria edulis (Pink and black sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern |
Holothuria flavomaculata (Red snake fish)
IUCN Classification: Least Concern Holothuria leucospilota (Black sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Holothuria nobilis (Black teatfish) IUCN Classification: Endangered Ophidiasteridae Linckia laevigata (blue starfish) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Linckia multifora (Dalmation Linckia starfish) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Oreasteridae Culcita novaeguineae (Cushion star) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Protoreaster nodosus (Horned starfish, chocolate ship sea star) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Pocilloporidae Pocillopora damicornis (Cauliflower coral) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Seriatopora hystrix (Birdsnest coral) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Stichopodidae Stichopus chloronotus (Greenfish sea cucumber) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Tegulidae Trochus niloticus (Commercial top shell) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Temnopleuridae Mespilia globulus (Blue tuxedo urchin) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Toxopneustidae Tripneustes gratilla (Parson's hat sea urchin) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Turbinellidae Vasum turbinellus (Top vase) IUCN Classification: Not Listed |
Amphibians
Ranidae
Platymantis pelewensis (Palau Frog)
IUCN Classification: Least Concern
Platymantis pelewensis (Palau Frog)
IUCN Classification: Least Concern
Reptiles
Gekkonidae
Gehyra brevipalmata (Palau Island Dtella) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Lepidodactylus paurolepis (Palau Scaly-toed gecko) IUCN Classification: Data Deficient Perochirus scuttelatus (Atoll giant gecko) IUCN Classification: Not Listed |
Scincidae
Lipinia noctua (Moth Skink) IUCN Classification: Not Listed Sphenomorphus scutatus (Palau ground skink) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Typhlopidae Ramphotyphlops acuticaudus (Palau blind snake) IUCN Classification: Least Concern |
BirdsCampephagidae
Coracina tenuirostris (Slender-billed cicadabird) IUCN Classification: Least Concern Monarchidae Monarcha godeffroyi (Yap Monarch) IUCN Classification: Near Threatened |
Zosteropidae
Zosterops oleagineus (Yap olive-colored white eye) IUCN Classification: Near Threatened Zosterops hypolais (Plain white-eye) IUCN Classification: Near Threatened |
Mammals
Pteropodidae
Pteropus insularis (Ruck/Chuuk flying fox, Carolines fruit bat) IUCN Classification: Critically Endangered Pteropus ualanus (Kosrae flying fox) IUCN Classification: Vulnerable |
Pteropus yapensis (Yap flying fox)
IUCN Classification: Vulnerable |