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  Online Guide to Chek Jawa
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Introduction
Mangroves
Mangrove tree adaptations

MOLLUSCS
Molluscs in general
Gastropods in general

Gastropods
Snails
Mussels (Family Mytilidae)
Nerites (Nerita sp.)
Periwinkle (Family Lottorinidae)
Telescopium shell (Telescopium telescopium)
Whelk (Nassarius sp.)
Slugs
Sea slug (Onchidium sp.)


CRUSTACEANS
True Crabs
About crab moulting
Purple climber crab (Metopograpsus sp.)
Stone or Thunder crab (Myomenippe hardwickii)
Other crabs
Hermit crabs in general (Suborder Anomura)
Hermit crabs of Chek Jawa
Mud lobster (Thalassina anomala)
Other crustaceans
Barnacles in general (Class Cirripedia)
Barnacles of Chek Jawa and barnacle zonation
Prawns and shrimps
Sea slaters (Ligia sp.)
Snapping Shrimp or Pistol Prawn (Alpheus sp.)


OTHER INVERTEBRATES

Horseshoe crabs
Horseshoe crabs in general
Horseshoe crabs of Chek Jawa
Coastal horseshoe crab (Tachypleus gigas)
Mangrove horseshoe crab (Carcinoscorpius rotundicauda)

Spiders and Insects
Heavy jumping spider (Hyllus diardii)
Cotton-stainer bugs (Dysdercus decussatus)
VERTEBRATES

Fishes
Mudskippers in general
Giant mudskipper (Periophthalmodon schlosseri)
Gold-spotted mudskipper (Periophthalmus chrysospilos)
Dusky-gilled mudskipper (Periophthalmus novemradiatus)
Gobies (Family Gobiidae)


Birds
Migratory shorebirds, seabirds and birds of prey
Shorebirds of Chek Jawa and their feeding adaptations

Collared kingfisher (Todirhamphus chloris)
Osprey (Pandion haliaetus)
Striated heron (Butorides striatus)
White-bellied fish-eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster)


OTHER VERTEBRATES
Dog-faced watersnake (Cerberus rynchops)


TREES and shrubs
Api-api (Avicennia sp.)
Bakau (Rhizophora sp.)
Buta-buta or Blind-your-eye (Excoecaria agallocha)
Nipah palm (Nypa fruticans)
Perepat (Sonneratia alba)
Sea hibiscus (Hibiscus tiliaceus)
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Plants and animals
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coastal hill forest
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