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This is a list of extant snakes, given by their common names. Note that the snakes are grouped by name, and in some cases the grouping may have no scientific basis. Contents:
Frog populations have declined dramatically since the 1950s. More than one-third of frog species are considered to be threatened with extinction, and more than 120 species are believed to have become extinct since the 1980s. [202] Among these species are the gastric-brooding frogs of Australia and the golden toad of Costa Rica.
Image credits: ghgjgmhngbfghc There are over 7,000 frog and toad species on planet Earth, and they have been around for more than 200 million years, at least as long as the dinosaurs!. The world's ...
Edible frog Ätlig groda: Female adults are 5 to 9 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long and males are 6 to 11 centimetres (2 to 4 in) long. It is a fertile hybrid of the Pool Frog and the Marsh Frog. Pelophylax lessonae: Pool frog Gölgroda: Rana arvalis: Moor frog Åkergroda: Rana dalmatina: Agile frog Långbensgroda: Rana temporaria: Common frog ...
Po's tree frog, Hyla perrini (southern Europe) [5] [6] Stripeless tree frog, Hyla meridionalis LC (southern Europe) Iberian tree frog, Hyla molleri (Iberian Peninsula, France) [2] Sardinian tree frog, Hyla sarda LC; Family: Ranidae (true frogs) Typical frogs. Common frog, Rana temporaria LC and: [n 1] Rana parvipalmata [5] [6] Pyrenean frog ...
Sexual selection in snakes is demonstrated by the 3,000 species that each use different tactics in acquiring mates. [91] Ritual combat between males for the females they want to mate with includes topping, a behavior exhibited by most viperids in which one male will twist around the vertically elevated fore body of its opponent and force it ...
Species Common name(s) Notes Image †Alinea luciae: Saint Lucia skink Endemic, extinct since the early 20th century. Worm snakes (Typhlopidae) Species Common name(s) Notes Image Leptotyphlops breuili [4] St. Lucia threadsnake: Endemic. First described as a separate species in 2008. Boas Species Common name(s) Notes Image Boa constrictor: Boa ...
89 species of amphibians (class Amphibia) and reptiles (class Reptilia) are known to inhabit the state of West Virginia. The ranges of some 34 salamander species, 15 species of frogs and toads, 21 species of snakes, 13 turtle species, and 6 lizard species extend into some portion of the state.