Indonesia
“Flores is located east of Sumbawa and the Komodo islands, and west of Lembata Island and the Alor Archipelago. To the southeast is Timor. To the south, across the Sumba Strait, is Sumba island and to the north, beyond the Flores Sea, is Sulawesi. Among all islands containing Indonesian territory, Flores is the 10th biggest island of Indonesia.”
“Lombok is an island in West Nusa Tenggara province, Indonesia. It forms part of the chain of the Lesser Sunda Islands, with the Lombok Strait separating it from Bali to the west and the Alas Strait between it and Sumbawa to the east. Lombok shares some cultural heritage with the neighboring Bali, surrounded by smaller islands locally called Gili.”
“Sumbawa is an island located in the middle of the Lesser Sunda Islands chain, with Lombok to the west, Flores to the east, and Sumba further to the southeast. Traditionally, the island is known as the source of sappanwood, as well as honey and sandalwood. Its savanna-like climate and vast grasslands are used to breed horses and cattle, as well as to hunt deer.”
World’s largest living lizard
Rothschild’s Mynah
(Leucopsar rothschildi)
Critically Endangered
Oceanic Sunfish
(Mola mola)
Vulnerable
Komodo Dragon
(Varanus komodoensis)
Vulnerable
Nusa Tenggara Komodomys
(Komodomys rintjanus)
Vulnerable
Nusa Penida Basslet
(Pseudanthias cichlops)
Least Concern
Nusa Penida Viviparous Brotula
(Nielsenichthys pullus)
Data Deficient