Polynesian rat
Noteworthy fauna includes several species of seabirds, including the red-footed booby ("Sula sula"), great frigatebird ("Fregata minor"), lesser frigatebird ("F. ariel"), black noddy ("Anous minutus"), white tern ("Gygis alba"), masked booby ("Sula dactylatra"), brown booby ("S. leucogaster") and brown noddy ("Anous stolidus"). The Polynesian rat and the azure-tailed skink ("Emoia cyanura"), together with coconut crabs and green turtles, completes the known land fauna.