Thursday, May 11, 2006

Reptiles: Iberian Rock Lizard

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Status: Iberolacerta cyreni is endemic to the central mountain system of Spain, where it is a reasonably common species in several areas. H...
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Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Birds: Pink Pigeon

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Description An adult pigeon is about 32 cm from beak to tail and 350 gram in weight. Pink pigeons have pale pink plumage on their head, shou...
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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

Mammals: Polar Bear

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Description: The Polar Bear is the largest existant carnivore species residing on land, twice the weight of a Siberian tiger or lion. Most a...
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Thursday, October 13, 2005

Fish: Smalltooth Sawfish

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Description The most eye-catching feature of the sawfish is of course, their saw-like snout; called a rostrum. The rostrum is covered with m...
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Thursday, July 14, 2005

Birds: Sri Lankan frogmouth

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Description The Sri Lanka Frogmouth ( Batrachostomus moniliger ) is a relatively small frogmouth. The frogmouths are a group of tropical noc...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Amphibians: Chinese Giant Salamander

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Description The Giant Salamanders ( Cryptobranchidae ) are aquatic amphibians found in brooks and ponds in Japan, China and with a similar s...
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Monday, July 11, 2005

Invertebrate: Dlinza Forest Pinwheel

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Description Dlinza Forest Pinwheel ( Trachycystis clifdeni ) is a Critically Endangered snail known only from Dlinza forest, South Africa. T...
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Saturday, July 09, 2005

Mammals: Javan Rhinoceros

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Description The Javan Rhinoceros ( Rhinoceros sondaicus ) is one of the rarest and most endangered large mammals anywhere in the world. Acco...
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Friday, July 08, 2005

Invertebrates: American Burying Beetle

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Description Burying beetles or sexton beetles (genus Nicrophorus) are the best-known genus within the family Silphidae of carrion beetles. M...
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Thursday, July 07, 2005

Reptiles: Keeled Box Turtle

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Description: The Keeled Box Turtle ( Pyxidea mouhotii ) inhabits the forest floor leaf litter of localized areas of evergreen forests from n...
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