Megalaspis cordyla was reported from 56 countries/islands


Table 1: the species is currently present in 56 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-West Pacific: East Africa to Japan and Australia.
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Table 1: Present in 56 countries/islands (endemic, native, introduced)
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3287
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3287
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3287
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3287
Asia China CHN native 3287
Africa Comoros COM native 3287
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3287
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
Oceania Fiji FJI native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 3287
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3287
Asia Iran IRN native 3287
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3287
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3287
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 3287
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3287
Oceania Palau PLW native 3287
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 3287
Africa Réunion REU native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3287
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3287
Asia Singapore SGP native 3287
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3287
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3287
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3287
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3287
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287

Table 4: Reported from 56 countries/islands.
Continent Country Occurrence Main Ref.
Oceania Admiralty Is. ADM native 3287
Oceania American Samoa ASM native 592
Asia Andaman Is. ANI native 87596
Oceania Australia AUS native 78751
Asia Bahrain BHR native 3287
Asia Bangladesh BGD native 3287
Asia Cambodia KHM native 3287
Asia China CHN native 3287
Africa Comoros COM native 3287
Africa Djibouti DJI native 3287
Africa Egypt EGY native 3287
Africa Eritrea ERI native 3287
Oceania Fiji FJI native 37816
Oceania Guam GUM native 3287
Asia Hong Kong HKG native 31075
Asia India IND native 45255
Asia Indonesia IDN native 3287
Asia Iran IRN native 3287
Asia Iraq IRQ native 3287
Asia Japan JPN native 559
Africa Kenya KEN native 3287
Asia Korea (South) KOR native 77001
Asia Kuwait KWT native 3287
Africa Madagascar MDG native 3287
Asia Malaysia MYS native 5756
Asia Maldives MDV native 3287
Africa Mauritius MUS native 33390
Africa Mozambique MOZ native 5213
Asia Myanmar MMR native 5736
Oceania New Caledonia NCL native 9070
Asia Oman OMN native 11441
Asia Pakistan PAK native 3287
Oceania Palau PLW native 3287
Oceania Papua New Guinea PNG native 6192
Asia Philippines PHL native 2858
Asia Qatar QAT native 3287
Africa Réunion REU native 33390
Asia Ryukyu Is. RYU native 3287
Oceania Samoa WSM native 592
Asia Saudi Arabia SAU native 3287
Africa Seychelles SYC native 3287
Asia Singapore SGP native 3287
Oceania Solomon Is. SLB native 3287
Africa Somalia SOM native 30573
Africa South Africa ZAF native 3197
Asia Sri Lanka LKA native 3287
Africa Sudan SDN native 3287
Asia Taiwan TWN native 5193
Africa Tanzania TZA native 2871
Asia Thailand THA native 37773
Oceania Tokelau TKL native 3287
Oceania Tonga TON native 53797
Asia United Arab Em. ARE native 3287
Oceania Vanuatu VUT native 3287
Asia Viet Nam VNM native 46893
Asia Yemen YEM native 3287
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