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The shovelnose sturgeon (Scaphirhynchus platorynchus) [5] is the smallest species of freshwater sturgeon native to North America. It is often called hackleback , sand sturgeon , or switchtail . Switchtail refers to the long filament found on the upper lobe of the caudal fin (often broken off as adults).
Dusky leaf monkeys (Trachypithecus obscurus). Cercopithecoidea is a superfamily of primates.Members of this family are called cercopithecoids, or Old World monkeys, and include baboons, colobuses, guenons, lutungs, macaques, and other types of monkeys.
Many of these birds are uncommon in other parts of Kansas or even the central part of the continent. On January 29, 2008, Quivira NWR and Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area were jointly named as one of the 8 Wonders of Kansas. Quivira NWR is one of 29 places in the United States on the Ramsar list as a wetland of international importance. [2]
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The IUCN Red List considers threats to this species as minimal due to its large distribution in low human populated areas. [1] Furthermore, in New South Wales its distribution covers a small area of its total range and threats are largely described as habitat fragmentation and damage to soil from undulates and farming practices. [ 6 ]
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Colorado Desert shovelnose snake: SE California, Arizona, Baja California Sonora cincta (Cope, 1861) Arizona ground snake, banded burrowing snake, horse snake, red and black ground snake, Sonora ringed snake [1] USA (S Arizona), Mexico (N Baja California Sur, W Sonora) Sonora episcopa (Kennicott, 1859) ground snake
Brachyurophis incinctus is a species of snake from the family Elapidae, commonly named the unbanded shovel-nosed snake, and is a species endemic to Australia. [3] Its common name reflects its shovel nose specialisation, burrowing behaviour and the fact that it is not banded on its body.