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This is a list of taxa whose location or distribution is notably difficult to explain; e.g., species which came to occupy a range distant from that of their closest relatives by a process or history that is not understood, or is a subject of controversy.

Specific taxa

• Mammals
  • Falkland Islands wolf
  • Gansu mole
  • Pennant's colobus
• Birds
  • Elephant birds
  • Moa
  • Nicobar megapode
• Reptiles
  • Brachylophus
  • Lapitiguana
  • Phelsuma andamanense

Assemblages of taxa

• Lusitanian flora

References

1. Yong, Ed (2013-03-05). "The Origin of the Friendly Wolf that Confused Darwin". National Geographic. Archived from the original on May 9, 2021. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
2. "Phelsuma andamanensis". www.phelsuma.org. Retrieved 2018-01-22.

• Biogeography
• Lists of animals