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  2. List of reptiles of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), the state snake of Virginia This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia , including both native and introduced species with an established population.

  3. Three monitor lizards wrestle to claim beach deserted ... - AOL

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    This is the incredible moment three monitor lizards wrestled each other to claim ownership of a beach that has been deserted by tourists. The large reptiles ventured onto the beach on the island ...

  4. Monitor lizard - Wikipedia

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    Monitor lizards are lizards in the genus Varanus, the only extant genus in the family Varanidae. They are native to Africa, Asia, and Oceania, and one species is also found in the Americas as an invasive species. [1] About 80 species are recognized. Monitor lizards have long necks, powerful tails and claws, and well

  5. List of endangered species in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia round-leaf birch (Betula uber) Small-anthered bittercress (Cardamine micranthera) Smooth purple coneflower (Echinacea laevigata) Virginia sneezeweed (Helenium virginicum) Swamp pink (Helonias bullata) Peter's mountain mallow (Iliamna corei) Small whorled pogonia (Isotria medeoloides) Eastern prairie fringed orchid (Platanthera leucophaea)

  6. Gigantic marine reptile's fossils found by British girl and ...

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    A fossil jawbone found by a British girl and her father on a beach in Somerset, England belongs to a gigantic marine reptile dating to 202 million years ago that appears to have been among the ...

  7. List of U.S. state reptiles - Wikipedia

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    West Virginia's timber rattlesnake was an early American flag element dating back to 1775. Because of their cold-blooded nature, reptiles are more common in warmer climates, and 19 of the 28 state reptiles represent southern states. Six states chose a species named after the state. A turtle was chosen by more than half of the states.

  8. Invasive lizards the size of dogs are roaming SC. Here’s ...

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    An invasive type of lizard the size of a dog has been spotted in parts of South Carolina. ... Like many non-native species threatening native wildlife, these tegus are out roaming around because ...

  9. Turquoise monitor - Wikipedia

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    Koch A, Arida E, Schmitz A, Böhme W, Ziegler T. 2009. Refining the polytypic species concept of mangrove monitors (Squamata: Varanus indicus group): a new cryptic species from the Talaud Islands, Indonesia, reveals the underestimated diversity of Indo-Australian monitor lizards. Australian Journal of Zoology 57(1): 29-40; Lisle, H. de 2007.