Notable examples of island gigantism

Connected Sites: 10

Definition

Map

Connected Sites

Lord Howe Island

Australia

Inscribed: 1982

3.53

16

5

Giant Stick Insect
Rainforests of the Atsinanana

Madagascar

Inscribed: 2007

3.49

44

3

Hissing Cockroach
See en.wikipedia.org
Laurisilva of Madeira

Portugal

Inscribed: 1999

3.40

117

7

Giant Parsley
See madeiraislands.net
Galapagos Islands

Ecuador

Inscribed: 1978

4.60

114

9

Tortoises
Vallée de Mai

Seychelles

Inscribed: 1983

2.80

66

4

Coco de Mer (Largest seed in the world)
Socotra Archipelago

Yemen

Inscribed: 2008

3.79

21

3

Dendrosicyos Socotranus, the Cucumber Tree
See www.biologie.uni-rostock.de
Rock Islands

Palau

Inscribed: 2012

4.00

32

6

Giant Clam
Komodo National Park

Indonesia

Inscribed: 1991

3.78

88

7

Komodo dragon
Kinabalu Park

Malaysia

Inscribed: 2000

3.25

93

6

Rafflesia keithii, the biggest flower in the world
See mount-kinabalu-borneo.com
Aldabra Atoll

Seychelles

Inscribed: 1982

3.21

7

13

tortoises