Fuagea is an islet located in the archipelago of Tuvalu in the south-western part of the atoll of Funafuti. Fuagea (also known as Fuakea), is part of the

Funafuti Conservation Area The Funafuti Conservation Area is a marine conservation area covering 33 square kilometers (12.74 square miles) of reef, lagoon and ''motu'' (islets) on the western side of Funafuti atoll in Tuvalu. The marine environment of the conservation area ...

, established in 1996 with the aim of preserving the natural fauna and flora of the area.

Lepidodactylus tepukapili ''Lepidodactylus tepukapili'' is a species of gecko, which is known as the Tuvalu forest gecko and is known in the Tuvaluan language as ''moko'' or ''pili''. It is the only recorded vertebrate that is endemic to Tuvalu. It has been located on Fua ...

is a species of

gecko Geckos are small, mostly carnivorous lizards that have a wide distribution, found on every continent except Antarctica. Belonging to the infraorder Gekkota, geckos are found in warm climates throughout the world. They range from . Geckos ar ...

, which has been located on Fuagea and on

Tepuka Tepuka is an island eighteen kilometers west of Fongafale, in the northwest of Funafuti, the main atoll of the Oceanian nation of Tuvalu. Te puka, or Pouka, is the name of a tree - ''Hernandia peltata''.There is a well-preserved underground bunke ...

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Islands of Tuvalu Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act Funafuti {{tuvalu-geo-stub