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Diurnality, plant or animal behavior characterized by activity during the day and sleeping at night. Cathemeral, a classification of organisms with sporadic and random intervals of activity during the day or night. Matutinal, a classification of organisms that are only or primarily active in the pre-dawn hours or early night.
Night lizards (family Xantusiidae) are a group of small scincomorph lizards, averaging from less than 4 cm (1.6 in) to over 12 cm (4.7 in) snout–vent length. Most species are viviparous (live-bearing), with the exception of those in the genus Cricosaura. The family has only three living genera, with approximately 34 [1] living species.
Apart from the relevance to predation, crepuscular activity in hot regions also may be the most effective way of avoiding heat stress while capitalizing on available light. Crepuscular flight activity is preferred by some animals, such as the walnut twig beetle , due to warmer temperatures, moderate wind speeds, and low barometric pressure.
Reptiles are tetrapod animals in the class Reptilia, comprising today's turtles, crocodilians, snakes, amphisbaenians, lizards, tuatara, and their extinct relatives. The study of these traditional reptile orders, historically combined with that of modern amphibians, is called herpetology.
The wildlife photographer embarks on night safaris to seek out Hong Kong’s ... Hong Kong is a diverse home to over 1,000 animal species, and boasts one third of all bird species in China. Many ...
The common slow worm, i.e. the species Anguis fragilis, is often called simply "slow-worm", though the entire species complex Anguis is also called "slow-worms". Common slow worms are semifossorial [2] (burrowing) lizards, spending much of their time hiding underneath objects. The skin of slow worms is smooth with scales that do not overlap one ...
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.
The small species has a wide, irregularly shaped base that stems into a smooth column with rows of two or three raised pores, the study said. Lightbulb anemone have “stout” tentacles in groups ...