Fuagea
Fuagea is an islet located in the archipelago of Tuvalu in the south-western part of the atoll of Funafuti.[1][2][3]
Fuagea (also known as Fuakea), is part of the Funafuti Conservation Area, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.[4]
Lepidodactylus tepukapili is a species of gecko, which has been located on Fuagea and on Tepuka.[5][6]
References
- Map of Funafuti. Tuvaluislands.com.
- Admiralty Nautical Chart 2983 Tuvalu - Funafuti atoll. United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO).
- Lal, Andrick. South Pacific Sea Level & Climate Monitoring Project - Funafuti atoll (PDF). SPC Applied Geoscience and Technology Division (SOPAC Division of SPC). p. 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-02-03.
- Kogatabu Funafuti Conservation Area
- George R. Zug; Dick Watling; Tataua Alefaio; Semese Alefaio & Claudia Ludescher (2003). "A new gecko (Reptilia: Squamata: Genus Lepidodactylus) from Tuvalu, South-central Pacific". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116 (1): 38–46. S2CID 38959270.
- "Lepidodactylus tepukapili Zug, Watling, Alefaio, Alefaio & Ludescher" (PDF). polynesian diversity. 12 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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