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The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo houses over 6,000 animals from more than 900 species. It receives around 2 million visitors each year and is the second most visited zoo in the United States, surpassed only by the San Diego Zoo. [3]
In addition, the Dallas Zoo and Houston Zoo are working to establish a captive colony ... The Texas horned lizard is the state reptile of Texas [33] and, ...
The year 2009 in Archosaur paleontology was eventful. Archosaurs include the only living dinosaur group — birds — and the reptile crocodilians , plus all extinct dinosaurs , extinct crocodilian relatives, and pterosaurs .
Pages in category "2009 in Houston" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
This list of reptiles of Texas includes the snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles native to the U.S. state of Texas.. Texas has a large range of habitats, from swamps, coastal marshes and pine forests in the east, rocky hills and limestone karst in the center, desert in the south and west, mountains in the far west, and grassland prairie in the north.
Downtown Aquarium is a for profit aquarium and restaurant located in Houston, Texas, United States, that was developed from two Houston landmarks: Fire Station No. 1 and the Central Waterworks Building. The aquarium is located on a 6-acre (2.4 ha) site at 410 Bagby Street in downtown Houston.
In 2009, in Svalbard, Norway a new pliosaur was found by Jorn Hurum. It currently is codenamed as "Predator X." O'Keefe, F. R.; Street, H. P. (2009). "Osteology of the cryptocleidoid plesiosaur Tatenectes laramiensis, with comments on the taxonomic status of the Cimoliasauridae". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 29 (1): 48– 57.
Reptile: Texas horned lizard [1] (Phrynosoma cornutum), commonly called the horny toad or horned frog. 1993: Shell: Lightning whelk (Sinistrofulgur perversum pulleyi) 1987: Ship: The battleship USS Texas (BB-35) [1] Shrub: Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia indica) Shrub (native) Texas sage (Leucophyllum frutescens) Slogan "The Friendly State" [1 ...