New Caledonia

11901-00501 Kagu (Acionyx jubatus) adult male displaying near nest, Riviere Bleue, New Caledonia *

11901-00512 Kagu (Acionyx jubatus) wild male in forest near nest, Riviere Bleue, New Caledonia *

11901-00509 Kagu (Acionyx jubatus) young chick, hiding in forest litter near nest, Riviere Bleue, New Caledonia *

11901-73501 New Caledonian Red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti) male perched in papaya. Riviere Bleue Reserve, New Caledonia *

11901-73506 New Caledonian Red-crowned parakeet (Cyanoramphus saisseti) male perched in papaya. Riviere Bleue Reserve, New Caledonia *

11903-23006 New Caladonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest living gecko in the world, and considered an example of island gigantism. Local people in New Caledonia call this gecko "the devil in the trees" because of the growling noises it makes *

11903-23004 New Caladonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest living gecko in the world, and considered an example of island gigantism. Local people in New Caledonia call this gecko "the devil in the trees" because of the growling noises it makes *

11903-23002 New Caladonian giant gecko (Rhacodactylus leachianus) is the largest living gecko in the world, and considered an example of island gigantism. Local people in New Caledonia call this gecko "the devil in the trees" because of the growling noises it makes *

11905-03002 Land snail (Placostylus fibratus) pair in forest litter on Isles des Pines, New Caledonia *

11905-16013 Red velvet mite (Trombidium sp.) found in soil litter, these mites are known for their bright red colour and are often mistaken for spiders. This mite is walking across leaf skeleton on forest floor. Isles des Pines, New Caledonia

11905-16002 Redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti) resting on turtle skull on Isles des Pines, New Caledonia

11905-50001 Golden bat fly (Brachytarsina amboinensis) adult on a Miniopterus bat, in Grotte de Hortense, Isles des Pines *

11905-50003 Golden bat flies (Brachytarsina amboinensis) adults on a Miniopterus bat, in Grotte de Hortense, Isles des Pines *

11909-08202 Kaori (Agathis montana) view of trees and other native flora in the mist on Mt Dzumac, New Caledonia

11909-06401Conifer coral tree (Parasitaxus ustus) a unique parasitic podocarp growing on another podocarp (Falcafolium) Montagne des Sources, New Caledonia

11909-09501 Zygoginum (Zygoginum baillonii) opening bud of an archaic flowering plant growing on Montagne des Sources, and which is still pollinated by an archaic micropterigid moth, Sabatinca. New Caledonia

11909-09508 Zygoginum (Zygoginum baillonii) an archaic flowering plant growing on Montagne des Sources, and which is still pollinated by an archaic micropterigid moth, Sabatinca. New Caledonia *

11909-09009 Grevillea (Grevillea exul rubignosa) a shrubby plant endemic to the infertile, arid and toxic serpentine soils of New Caledonia in the south. This plants seeds are 'coated' with the chemical Calcium which appears able to reduce the amount of Nickel entering the developing seed during germination. The plant's mean leaf mineral composition for manganese is around 2,590 mg.kg‒1 (dry matter), with levels up to 6,200 mg.kg‒1 having been recorded! These levels place G. exul var. rubignosa among the plants richest in manganese on the island. It is thought that 'hyperaccumulators' of manganese such as this species, could be used in the revegetation of old nickel mining sites to help restore a manganse-rich biomass which the Nickel mining has destroyed. Montagne des Sources, New Caledonia *

11909-09006 Strasburgeria (Strasburgeria robusta) an island relict of the camelia, surviving on ultramafic soils in montane forests. Montagne des Sources, New Caledonia

11909-09001 Strasburgeria (Strasburgeria robusta) an island relict of the camelia, surviving on ultramafic soils in montane forests. Montagne des Sources, New Caledonia

11911-90002 View of Pandanus at sunset, on the coast of Isles des Pines, New Caledonia *

11909-09014 Ironwood (Gymnostoma chamaecyparis) an endemic 'she oak', growing on the Plane des Lacs, New Caledonia *

11909-06607 Columnar pine (Araucaria columnaris) aerial view of Araucaria pines on raised coral island. Only 19 species of Araucaria survive worldwide, of which 13 are endemic to New Caledonia. Isles des Pines

11909-06602 Columnar pine (Araucaria columnaris) aerial view of trees on raised coral island. Only 19 species of Araucaria survive worldwide, of which 13 are endemic to New Caledonia. Isles des Pines