a lizard reported in the journal of an expedition in 1935 by James Chapin. The species of the latter was uncertain, but it was thought to be a gecko, possibly either an oceanic gecko (Gehyra oceanica), or a mourning gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris). The 1991–92 Pitcairn Islands Scientific Expedition found specimens of both the mourning gecko and the white-bellied skink. The only mammal known to inhabit Ducie is the Polynesian rat; In 1997, there was a successful project to eradicate these by Brian Bell (WMIL) and Graham Wragg (S/V Te Manu), to aid the conservation of bird species threatened by the rat population. Green sea turtles feed on Ducie, but have not been seen to breed there. See also List of Guano Island claims List of islands Desert island References Bibliography of sources External links A visit to Ducie Island (April 1998) Uninhabited islands of the Pitcairn Islands Pacific islands claimed under the Guano Islands Act Atolls of the Pitcairn Islands Important Bird Areas of the Pitcairn Islands