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Abundant [n 3] The taxonomy of the genus Pantherophis, and especially P. alleghaniensis and P. quadrivittatus, are in flux, and the names and validity of this species are prone to change Generally west of the Appalachians: Eastern hog-nosed snake: Heterodon platirhinos Latreille, 1801: Species of special concern Central and eastern counties ...
Legless lizard may refer to any of several groups of lizards that have independently lost limbs or reduced them to the point of being of no use in locomotion. [1] It is the common name for the family Pygopodidae. [2] These lizards are often distinguishable from snakes on the basis of one or more of the following characteristics: possessing eyelids
The genus name means "lizard born from fire" from Tupi ara "born" and atá "fire," and Greek saurus "lizard". The name refers to the National Museum of Brazil fire, which the holotype survived unscathed. The species name also is the Portuguese name of the museum. [23] Aratinga: parakeet: Tupi: Ará tinga means "bright bird" or "bright parrot". [24]
Lizards of Central America (36 P) Pages in category "Lizards of North America" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total.
The Eastern glass lizard is one of three legless lizards that can be found in North Carolina.
The snapping turtle (New York) was the central feature of a famous American political cartoon. Published in 1808 in Federalist protest of the Jeffersonian Embargo Act of 1807, the cartoon showed a snapping turtle, jaws locked fiercely to the rear of an American trader, who was attempting to carry a barrel of goods onto a British ship. The ...
This is a checklist of American reptiles found in Northern America, based primarily on publications by the Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles (SSAR). [1] [2] [3] It includes all species of Bermuda, Canada, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and the United States including recently introduced species such as chameleons, the Nile monitor, and the Burmese python.
A FedEx driver spotted an unusual creature on the road — and Pennsylvania rescuers say the scaly critter is “actually pretty darn cool.”. The reptile — a lizard measuring in at about two ...