French Southern Territories
Terres australes et antarctiques françaises
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The French Southern Territories has fish native to only that area. Some names of these fish are:
- Deep-water Spiny Plunderfish
- The Kerguelen Sandpaper Skate
- The Sailfish Pike
- The Big-eyed Icefish
- The Charcoal Icefish
- The Red Icefish
- The Aelita Icefish
The Aelita Icefish
The Big-eyed Icefish
The Kerguelen Sandpaper Skate
The French Southern Territories has birds only native to that area. Some of the names of these birds are:
- the Amsterdam Albatross
- the Kerguelen Pintail
- the Kerguelen Shag
The Amsterdam Albatross
The Kerguelen Pintail
The Kerguelen Shag
The French Southern Territories has Reptiles and Amphibians native only to that area. Some of the names of these reptiles and amphibians are:
- Insular Dwarf Gecko
- Mabuya infralineata
- Kergueleniola macra
Insular Dwarf Gecko
Lygodactlus insularis
Mabuya infralineata
In the Lizard family
Kergueleniola Macra
A shrimp-like Creature
The French Southern Territories
Normally the French Southern Territories is used for scientific research and not home to many tourists. However, The Marion Dufresne 2 will take some tourists around the territories in a 28 day tour to all the islands.