Tuvalu
A
gecko Lepidodactylus
tepukapili (Smithsonian
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Land snails unique to Tuvalu include Sinployea pseudovicaria
(BHL),
Sinployea ellicensis
(BHL),
Vatusila vaitupuensis
(BHL),
and Thaumatodon
decemplicata (BHL).
Endemic jumping spiders include Ascyltus
audax (fig. 4 at NZTEC)
and Ascyltus ferox
(fig.
3 at NZTEC).
Tuvalu
is part of the Western Polynesian Tropical Moist Forests terrestrial
ecoregion (EoE).