Urogymnus asperrimus was reported from 30 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 28 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 2 of them (stray, questionable);
Table 3: absent from 0 of them (extirpated, not established, misidentification, error).
Table 4: all reports listed together.

Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and coast of East Africa to the Marshall Islands and Fiji, south to northern Australia (Ref. 2334). Eastern Atlantic: Senegal, Guinea, and Côte d'Ivoire (Ref. 4438).
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Table 1: Present in 28 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 6871
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Africa Guinea GIN native 81259
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8630
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4438
Africa Kenya KEN native 3263
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 5579
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 2334
Africa Senegal SEN native 4438
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705

Table 2: Possible in 2 countries/islands (stray, questionable)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Africa Cameroon CMR questionable 51193
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 57683

Table 4: Reported from 30 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 118627
Oceania Australia AUS native 75154
Africa Cameroon CMR questionable 51193
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 27307
Asia China CHN native 57879
Oceania Fiji FJI native 6871
Oceania Guam GUM native 37816
Africa Guinea GIN native 81259
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 8630
Africa Ivory coast CIV native 4438
Africa Kenya KEN native 3263
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 5579
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 1602
Africa Mayotte MYT native 97629
Oceania Micronesia FSM native 37816
Africa Mozambique MOZ questionable 57683
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Oceania North Marianas MNP native 37816
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Oceania Palau PLW native 37816
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6993
Asia Philippines PHL native 2334
Africa Senegal SEN native 4438
Africa Seychelles SYC native 1623
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 5578
Asia Thailand THA native 1632
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 9705
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