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The flora of New Guinea is unique because it has two sources of origin; the Gondwana flora from the south and flora with Asian origin from the west. [3] As a result, New Guinea shares major families and genera with Australia and East Asia, but is rich in local endemic species.
Fauna of Papua New Guinea (7 C, 10 P) ... Platydemus manokwari as an invasive species This page was last edited on 27 November 2021, at 16:47 (UTC). ...
As Papua New Guinea drifted north, it collided with the Pacific Plate as well as a number of oceanic islands. Although no land connection with Asia was ever formed (see Wallace line), the proximity between the land masses, via the many small islands of the Indonesian archipelago, allowed some Asian species to migrate to Papua New Guinea. This ...
This is a list of the mammal species recorded in Papua New Guinea. There are 244 mammal species in Papua New Guinea , of which seven are critically endangered, twelve are endangered and forty are vulnerable.
Platydemus manokwari, also known as the New Guinea flatworm, is a large predatory land flatworm that has become an invasive species in many countries. [1] [2] Platydemus manokwari, invasive in Florida, US. Native to New Guinea, it was accidentally introduced to the soil of many countries.
The Tonda Wildlife Management Area is a wetland of international importance [3] and the largest protected area in Papua New Guinea. [4] It is located in the south-western corner of the Western Province and is contiguous with Wasur National Park of Indonesia. It forms part of the Trans Fly savanna and grasslands ecoregion.
Papurana novaeguineae is the smallest Papurana species in New Guinea: males reach maturity below 36 mm (1.4 in) and females below 43 mm (1.7 in) in snout–vent length; [3] these lengths have also been interpreted as the maximum sizes. [4]
It includes the introduced invasive plant and animal species naturalized within the nations of Australia and New Zealand; the international island of New Guinea, within the nation of Papua New Guinea and in Western New Guinea province of Indonesia; and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean.