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Sauromalus ater Taxonomy A taxonomic note: every chuckwalla in the United States was formerly split across S. obesus and its subspecies. All of them are now folded into the single species S. ater, and the older name persists in a
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Meleagris gallopavo Taxonomy Five or six subspecies are recognized: eastern, Osceola (Florida), Rio Grande, Merriam’s, Gould’s, and the south Mexican. Only one other species exists in the genus — the ocellated turkey of the Yucatán. Common Names by Region Why
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Melanotaenia lacustris Taxonomy Melanotaeniidae is a family of small freshwater fishes restricted to Australia, New Guinea, and a few nearby islands. Melanotaenia is the largest genus in it. Common Names by Region A note on the trade names: “blue rainbowfish”
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Puma concolor Taxonomy On subspecies: thirty-two were described in 1946 on the basis of coat and size differences. Genetic work beginning in the 1990s collapsed that to six, only one of which — P. c. couguar — occupies all of
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Astrochelys radiata Taxonomy The genus holds two species, both Malagasy and both critically endangered: this one and the ploughshare tortoise or angonoka, A. yniphora. Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation
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Pygoscelis papua Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any educational purpose.
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Varecia variegata Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Field note on the exhibit sign: the placard in this frame lists “Height 3.3 to 3.9 feet.” That figure is total length including the tail, not standing height. A ruffed
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Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: CharaciformesFamily: CharacidaeGenus: GymnocorymbusSpecies: Gymnocorymbus ternetziBinomial Name: Gymnocorymbus ternetzi (Boulenger, 1895)Ornamental Form: Longfin cultivar (selectively bred; not a distinct taxon) Common Names by Region Black Skirt Tetra (English, North American trade standard)Black Widow Tetra
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Same template, matched to the live format. Eastern American Toad Anaxyrus americanus americanus Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: AmphibiaOrder: AnuraFamily: BufonidaeGenus: AnaxyrusSpecies: Anaxyrus americanusSubspecies: Anaxyrus americanus americanusBinomial Name: Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook, 1836)Synonym: Bufo americanus Holbrook, 1836 Common Names by Region American
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Crotalus Lepidus Klauberi Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Look-alikes Range Habitat & Behavior Diet The diet is one of the better-documented aspects of the subspecies. The principal study, drawing on field and museum specimens, found: Reproduction Venom