 An invasion of Indian Ocean species has begun via the [[Suez Canal]] (see [[Lessepsian migration]]).The [[Indo-Pacific]] is a rich [[biogeography|biogeographic]] region including most part of the Asian seas, comprising the tropical waters of the [[Indian Ocean]], the western and central [[Pacific Ocean]], and the seas connecting the two in the general area of [[Indonesia]] (it does not include the temperate and polar regions of the Indian and Pacific oceans, and the [[Tropical Eastern Pacific]], along the Pacific coast of the [[Americas]], is also a distinct [[marine realm]]).Asia has a rich [[reptile]] fauna.