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Trivi stilt-legged (Taeniaptera trivittata)
Common tagasta (Tagasta marginella)
Long-tailed grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus)
Tegenaria
Jayamangali jumping spider (Tenkana jayamangali)
Japanese giant mantis (Tenodera aridifolia)
Purple-winged mantis (Tenodera australasiae)
Costa mantis (Tenodera costalis)
Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis)
Dark color parasitoid wasp (Taphaeus obscurus)
Ming bug (Tetroda minggir)
Katydids (Tettigoniidae)
Fuwen Wei forester moth (Thibetana weii)
Yarang crab spider (Thomisus yarang)
Foliaceous coastal worm (Thoracophelia foliformis)
Blue tiger (Tirumala limniace)
Collared kingfisher (Todiramphus chloris)
Torodora
Torrenticola
Trachelas
Javan lutung (Trachypithecus auratus)
Bright white flat-backed millipede (Trichopeltis jiyue)
Triplophysa
Mashpi walkingstick (Trychopeplus mashpiensis)
Horsfield's treeshrew (Tupaia javanica)
Doi Soi Malai crocodile newt (Tylototriton soimalai)
Southern blind tree mouse (Typhlomys taxuansis)

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