Category: Chordata


Western Lowland Gorilla

Posted by:admin Posted On:30 Jul 2026

Gorilla gorilla gorilla Taxonomy Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: PrimatesFamily: HominidaeGenus: GorillaSpecies: Gorilla gorillaSubspecies: Gorilla gorilla gorilla (Savage, 1847) Common Names by Region Western Lowland Gorilla — international / scientific useLowland Gorilla — common shorthand in zoological collectionsGorille des plaines de


Panther Grouper

Posted by:admin Posted On:28 Jul 2026

Cromileptes altivelis Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits & the Aquarium Trade All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use


Central Bearded Dragon

Posted by:admin Posted On:27 Jul 2026

Pogona Vitticeps Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance The bearded dragon occupies a specific niche in the arid interior — a mid-sized


Indian Peafowl (Pied Black-Shoulder)

Posted by:admin Posted On:26 Jul 2026

Pavo Cristatus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Genetics Two separate recessive traits are stacked in this individual. Black shoulder (nigripennis) is a simple autosomal


Greater Kudu

Posted by:admin Posted On:25 Jul 2026

Tragelaphus strepsiceros 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.


Golden Poison Frog

Posted by:admin Posted On:25 Jul 2026

Phyllobates terribilis 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.


Rex Rabbits

Posted by:admin Posted On:24 Jul 2026

Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticus Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaOrder: LagomorphaFamily: LeporidaeGenus: OryctolagusSpecies: Oryctolagus cuniculusDomestic form: Oryctolagus cuniculus domesticusBreed: Rex — standard or full-size Rex The domestic rabbit remains biologically part of the European rabbit species, Oryctolagus cuniculus. The designation domesticus


Mountain Horned Dragon

Posted by:admin Posted On:22 Jul 2026

Acanthosaura capra Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Look-alikes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance In Exhibits Field Note All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for


Bar Headed Goose

Posted by:admin Posted On:21 Jul 2026

Anser Indicus Taxonomy Common Names by Region Description Quick ID Range Habitat & Behavior Diet Reproduction Threats / Conservation / Notes Additional Notes Ecology & Significance Field Note All Cernunnos Foundation materials are free to use for any educational purpose.


Red Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish

Posted by:admin Posted On:20 Jul 2026

Neochirus brachypterus X Dendrochirus brachypterus Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesSuborder: ScorpaenoideiFamily: ScorpaenidaeSubfamily: PteroinaeTribe: PteroiniGenus: NeochirusSpecies: Neochirus brachyptera (Cuvier, 1829) This species was originally described as Pterois brachyptera and spent most of its modern scientific history as Dendrochirus brachypterus.