Dardanus megistos was reported from 41 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 41 of them (endemic, native, introduced);
Table 2: possible in 0 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: East Africa to Hawaii.
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Table 1: Present in 41 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 2885
Oceania Australia AUS native 2888
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 106224
Asia China CHN native 106226
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 3208
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 8423
Africa Comoros COM native 106229
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 101422
Oceania Fiji FJI native 106227
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 96667
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 106331
Oceania Guam GUM native 106232
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 8423
Asia India IND native 106226
Asia Indonesia IDN native 106230
Asia Japan JPN native 81753
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 106236
Africa Kenya KEN native 74671
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2884
Asia Malaysia MYS native 81753
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 106231
Africa Mauritius MUS native 3334
Africa Mayotte MYT native 96667
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 3612
Asia Myanmar MMR native 106226
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 100477
Oceania Palau PLW native 78407
Asia Philippines PHL native 81840
Africa Reunion I. REU native 96667
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 106229
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 95875
Africa Seychelles SYC native 106224
Asia Singapore SGP native 81883
Africa Somalia SOM native 74671
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 106226
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 2885
Africa Tanzania TZA native 74671
Asia Thailand THA native 106237
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 81753
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 81845
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 96667

Table 4: Reported from 41 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 2885
Oceania Australia AUS native 2888
Asia Chagos Is. CHG native 106224
Asia China CHN native 106226
Asia Chinese Taipei TWN native 3208
Asia Cocos Is. (Keel) CCK native 8423
Africa Comoros COM native 106229
Oceania Cook Is. COK native 101422
Oceania Fiji FJI native 106227
Oceania French Polynesia PYF native 96667
Africa Glorieuses Is. GLI native 106331
Oceania Guam GUM native 106232
Oceania Hawaii HWI native 8423
Asia India IND native 106226
Asia Indonesia IDN native 106230
Asia Japan JPN native 81753
Africa Juan de Nova I. JDN native 106236
Africa Kenya KEN native 74671
Africa Madagascar MDG native 2884
Asia Malaysia MYS native 81753
Oceania Marshall Is. MHL native 106231
Africa Mauritius MUS native 3334
Africa Mayotte MYT native 96667
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 3612
Asia Myanmar MMR native 106226
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 100477
Oceania Palau PLW native 78407
Asia Philippines PHL native 81840
Africa Reunion I. REU native 96667
Africa Rodriguez I. ROD native 106229
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 95875
Africa Seychelles SYC native 106224
Asia Singapore SGP native 81883
Africa Somalia SOM native 74671
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 106226
Oceania Tahiti TIT native 2885
Africa Tanzania TZA native 74671
Asia Thailand THA native 106237
Oceania Tuamotu Is. TUA native 81753
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 81845
Oceania Wallis Futuna WLF native 96667
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