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| | Shark Bay - Fauna |
 | | The islands, peninsulas and gulfs provide a refuge for nine relict or endemic species: pygopodids Aclys concinna major, Aprasia haroldi and Pletholax gracilis edelensis, skinks Ctenotus youngsoni, C. |
 | | zastictus, Egernia stokessi aethiops, Lerista maculosa and Menetia amaura. |
 | | Shark Bay supports populations of at least six sea snake species including the endemic Aipysurus pooleorum (DASETT, 1990). |
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