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One of the few public beaches on an island that’s the preserve of luxury beachfront resorts, Matira is technically two beaches, with one on each side of Bora Bora’s southernmost tip. A turquoise lagoon laps the sand while palm trees offer shade.
1,995
Identifications
Identifications
768
Observations
Observations
254
Species
Species
54
People
People
Top Species
1.
Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
90
2.
Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
68
3.
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
62
4.
Lonchura castaneothorax (Gould, 1837)
44
5.
Fregata ariel (G.R.Gray, 1845)
43
6.
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
37
7.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
28
8.
Circus approximans Peale, 1848
28
9.
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
11
10.
Actinopterygii
9
Top Observers
1.
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2.
obsr1325027
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3.
arianwenjones
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4.
remi_bigonneau
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5.
Steven Lamonde
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6.
bertyvanhensbergen
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7.
thadroller
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8.
slamonde
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9.
Enot Poluskuns
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10.
muir
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Top Species
1.
Thalasseus bergii (M.H.K.Lichtenstein, 1823)
90
2.
Geopelia striata (Linnaeus, 1766)
68
3.
Gygis alba (Sparrman, 1786)
62
4.
Lonchura castaneothorax (Gould, 1837)
44
5.
Fregata ariel (G.R.Gray, 1845)
43
6.
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
37
7.
Egretta sacra (Gmelin, 1789)
28
8.
Circus approximans Peale, 1848
28
9.
Gallus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
11
10.
Actinopterygii
9
11.
Pateobatis fai (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
6
12.
Passiflora vesicaria L.
5
13.
Ellochelon vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
5
14.
Coptosoma Laporte, 1833
4
15.
Palpada vinetorum (Fabricius, 1799)
4
16.
Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789)
4
17.
Tringa incana (J.F.Gmelin, 1789)
4
18.
Chaetodon auriga Forsskål, 1775
4
19.
Ptilinopus chrysogaster G.R.Gray, 1854
4
20.
Chaetodon lunulatus
4
21.
Balistapus undulatus (Park, 1797)
4
22.
Rhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
4
23.
Cheilinus chlorourus
3
24.
Bothus pantherinus
3
25.
Pachodynerus nasidens (Latreille, 1812)
3
26.
Dudua aprobola (Meyrick, 1886)
3
27.
Chlorurus spilurus
3
28.
Plumeria obtusa
3
29.
Cordia subcordata
3
30.
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
3
31.
Enteropneusta
3
32.
Pomacentrus pavo
3
33.
Hemidactylus frenatus
3
34.
Acanthurus triostegus
3
35.
Canthigaster solandri
3
36.
Aetobatus ocellatus
3
37.
Gastropoda
2
38.
Dolichopodidae
2
39.
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
2
40.
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801)
2
41.
Octopus cyanea
2
42.
Labroides bicolor
2
43.
Pomacentrus pavo (Bloch, 1787)
2
44.
Stethojulis bandanensis
2
45.
Halichoeres trimaculatus
2
46.
Rhesalides curvata
2
47.
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
48.
Labroides dimidiatus
2
49.
Artocarpus altilis
2
50.
Chaetodon auriga
2
51.
Diptera
2
52.
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
2
53.
Tripneustes gratilla
2
54.
Chromis viridis
2
55.
Bougainvillea
2
56.
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
2
57.
Abudefduf septemfasciatus (Cuvier, 1830)
2
58.
Abudefduf sordidus
2
59.
Zebrasoma scopas
2
60.
Chaetodon lunula
2
61.
Fistularia commersonii
2
62.
Xylocopa sonorina Smith, 1874
2
63.
Mulloidichthys
2
64.
Mimosa pudica L.
2
65.
Dascyllus aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
2
66.
Anous stolidus
2
67.
Caranx melampygus
2
68.
Gardenia taitensis
2
69.
Lepidodactylus lugubris
2
70.
Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838
2
71.
Gymnothorax javanicus
2
72.
Aetobatus ocellatus (Kuhl, 1823)
2
73.
Stromboidea
1
74.
Magnoliopsida
1
75.
Stoeberhinus testaceus Butler, 1881
1
76.
Lepidoptera
1
77.
Evania appendigaster (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
78.
Coenobita rugosus H.Milne-Edwards, 1837
1
79.
Rhinoclavis fasciata
1
80.
Heteropoda venatoria
1
81.
Chaetodon ephippium
1
82.
Mimoseae
1
83.
Manihot esculenta Crantz
1
84.
Arothron stellatus (Anonymous, 1798)
1
85.
Faboideae
1
86.
Tillandsia usneoides
1
87.
Argina astrea
1
88.
Chaetodon unimaculatus
1
89.
Anthozoa
1
90.
Casuarina equisetifolia
1
91.
Amegilla pulchra (Smith, 1854)
1
92.
Corythoichthys conspicillatus
1
93.
Melanacanthus margineguttatus
1
94.
Euphorbia hirta L.
1
95.
Omiodes diemenalis (Guenée, 1854)
1
96.
Barbatia foliata
1
97.
Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
1
98.
Polistes
1
99.
Pocillopora damicornis
1
100.
Caranx sexfasciatus
1
101.
Callechelys marmorata
1
102.
Fragum
1
103.
Moolgarda
1
104.
Hibiscus
1
105.
Portulaca
1
106.
Anous minutus F.Boie, 1844
1
107.
Physalia physalis
1
108.
Cocos nucifera L.
1
109.
Delonix regia
1
110.
Porifera
1
111.
Anterhynchium rufipes (Fabricius, 1775)
1
112.
Protaetia fusca (Herbst, 1790)
1
113.
Chrysosomatini
1
114.
Conus pulicarius
1
115.
Dascyllus trimaculatus (Rüppell, 1829)
1
116.
Microsorum grossum
1
117.
Plumeria rubra L.
1
118.
Microsorum
1
119.
Polistes aurifer de Saussure, 1853
1
120.
Echinothrix calamaris (Pallas, 1774)
1
121.
Colubrina asiatica (L.) Brongn.
1
122.
Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)
1
123.
Labridae
1
124.
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
1
125.
Rhodesiella
1
126.
Polistes olivaceus
1
127.
Salticidae
1
128.
Canthigaster solandri (Richardson, 1845)
1
129.
Conocephalus
1
130.
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka
1
131.
Alpinia purpurata
1
132.
Halichoeres hortulanus (Lacepède, 1801)
1
133.
Coelophora inaequalis
1
134.
Monetaria caputserpentis
1
135.
Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
136.
Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
137.
Juliformia
1
138.
Calcinus latens (J.W.Randall, 1840)
1
139.
Agave americana
1
140.
Anoplolepis gracilipes (Smith, 1857)
1
141.
Caranx
1
142.
Cenchrus echinatus L.
1
143.
Dascyllus trimaculatus
1
144.
Chaetodon ulietensis
1
145.
Sauria
1
146.
Plumeria
1
147.
Chromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830)
1
148.
Thalasseus bergii
1
149.
Caranx ignobilis
1
150.
Kallitaxila
1
151.
Toxopneustidae
1
152.
Psylloidea
1
153.
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
1
154.
Toxorhynchites amboinensis
1
155.
Ocypode ceratophthalmus (Pallas, 1772)
1
156.
Scyphozoa
1
157.
Bougainvillea glabra
1
158.
Stegastes nigricans
1
159.
Chrysodeixis
1
160.
Codakia punctata
1
161.
Chaetodon trichrous
1
162.
Caranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833
1
163.
Coenobita carnescens Dana, 1851
1
164.
Hemiramphidae
1
165.
Abudefduf sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
1
166.
Epinephelus merra Bloch, 1793
1
167.
Cubaris
1
168.
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
1
169.
Scarus psittacus
1
170.
Asplenium
1
171.
Ocypode Weber, 1795
1
172.
Sarcophagidae
1
173.
Calophyllum inophyllum
1
174.
Pisistrata
1
175.
Pocillopora acuta
1
176.
Acanthurus nigricauda
1
177.
Dracaena reflexa angustifolia
1
178.
Chaetodon semeion
1
179.
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857)
1
180.
Acalypha wilkesiana
1
181.
Zizina
1
182.
Hydroclathrus clathratus
1
183.
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783)
1
184.
Coenobita rugosus
1
185.
Terebra subulata
1
186.
Gonocephalum adpressiforme Kaszab, 1951
1
187.
Arothron hispidus
1
188.
Chaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831
1
189.
Chaetodon ornatissimus Cuvier, 1831
1
190.
Gymnodoris ceylonica
1
191.
Terminalia catappa
1
192.
Musa acuminata
1
193.
Siganus spinus (Linnaeus, 1758)
1
194.
Lecanoromycetes
1
195.
Scarus oviceps
1
196.
Ornithuroscincus noctua
1
197.
Monotaxis grandoculis (Forsskål, 1775)
1
198.
Menemerus bivittatus
1
199.
Tridax procumbens L.
1
200.
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus (Wiegmann, 1836)
1
201.
Oopsis
1
202.
Buccinoidea
1
203.
Gibberulus albus
1
204.
Cordia subcordata Lam.
1
205.
Conus tessulatus
1
206.
Myripristis berndti
1
207.
Chaetodon reticulatus Cuvier, 1831
1
208.
Lutjanus fulvus (Forster, 1801)
1
209.
Pateobatis fai
1
210.
Bryophyta
1
211.
Geopelia striata
1
212.
Gampsocoris pacificus
1
213.
Synodus
1
214.
Axiopsis
1
215.
Cosmophasis lami
1
216.
Centropyge flavissima (Cuvier, 1831)
1
217.
Gymnothorax pictus
1
218.
Coenobita
1
219.
Thalassoma hardwicke (Bennett, 1830)
1
220.
Chaetodon citrinellus Cuvier, 1831
1
221.
Pseuderanthemum carruthersii
1
222.
Caenogastropoda
1
223.
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)
1
224.
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus (Rüppell, 1829)
1
225.
Araucaria columnaris
1
226.
Lantana camara L.
1
227.
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
1
228.
Fragum fragum
1
229.
Parupeneus barberinus (Lacepède, 1801)
1
230.
Culcita novaeguineae
1
231.
Cryptoblepharus poecilopleurus
1
232.
Dascyllus flavicaudus Randall & Allen, 1977
1
233.
Callechelys marmorata (Bleeker, 1854)
1
234.
Ocypode pallidula
1
235.
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831)
1
236.
Arothron meleagris
1
237.
Spirobranchus
1
238.
Monetaria
1
239.
Chalinidae
1
240.
Thalassoma amblycephalum (Bleeker, 1856)
1
241.
Grammistes sexlineatus (Thunberg, 1792)
1
242.
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
1
243.
Polistes olivaceus (Deg., 1773)
1
244.
Zebrasoma scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
1
245.
Chelonaplysilla
1
246.
Holothuria atra
1
247.
Platax orbicularis
1
248.
Dascyllus aruanus
1
249.
Heniochus chrysostomus
1
250.
Ralfsiales
1
251.
Acanthurus
1
252.
Pholcidae
1
253.
Conus eburneus
1
254.
Ostracion cubicum
1
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
Steven Lamonde
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6.
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7.
thadroller
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8.
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9.
Enot Poluskuns
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10.
muir
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11.
arleenjan
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12.
obsr456782
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13.
enot_poluskuns
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14.
balazsbuzas
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15.
dcfurey
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16.
Matt Muir
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17.
barbette
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18.
bppking
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19.
prustyilchaun
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20.
obsr2219679
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21.
qbowen
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22.
mathayo
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23.
cedarish
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24.
obsr294601
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25.
jasonagregg
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26.
stephaniesassafras
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27.
miwi2020
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28.
pl_stenger
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29.
shanewellnitz
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30.
kateremsen
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31.
johanna68
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32.
mia_dg
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33.
adrianwang
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34.
marianne35
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35.
obsr545579
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36.
obsr24588
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37.
obsr1053924
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38.
sukha
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39.
obsr1912212
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40.
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41.
rikkesandgaard
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42.
sagar_b1
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43.
werewolf_jones
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44.
Jenny Sweatt
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45.
mfancett
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46.
phantom-sweattb
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47.
francois70
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48.
josue_a-t
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49.
Darren and Claudia
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50.
clalaurie
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51.
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54.
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