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Speyeria cybele Taxonomy A genus in transition. The New World greater fritillaries have long been placed in Speyeria, but their close relationship to European relatives has led many authorities to move them into Argynnis. Both names are in current use,
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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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Calvatia craniiformis Taxonomy Domain: EukaryotaKingdom: FungiDivision: BasidiomycotaClass: AgaricomycetesOrder: AgaricalesFamily: AgaricaceaeGenus: CalvatiaSpecies: Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr. ex De Toni (1888)Synonyms: Bovista craniiformis Schwein. (1832); Calvatia craniiformis (Schwein.) Fr. (1849); Calvatia craniformis (orthographic variant) Type species of the genus — Calvatia was
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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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Balloon Flower Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: AsteralesFamily: CampanulaceaeGenus: PlatycodonSpecies: Platycodon grandiflorus (Jacq.) A.DC. Monotypic genus — one species, no relatives within Platycodon. Its nearest kin are the bellflowers, Campanula. Common Names by Region General / English: Balloon
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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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Kalmia latifolia Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: AsteridsOrder: EricalesFamily: EricaceaeSubfamily: EricoideaeGenus: KalmiaSpecies: Kalmia latifolia L. Seven or eight species in the genus, including sheep laurel (K. angustifolia) and bog laurel (K. polifolia). The family also holds Rhododendron, Erica, blueberries,
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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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Bigleaf Lupine Taxonomy Kingdom: PlantaeClade: TracheophytesClade: AngiospermsClade: EudicotsClade: RosidsOrder: FabalesFamily: FabaceaeGenus: LupinusSpecies: Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl.Garden forms: Russell hybrids, designated Lupinus × russellii hort. or L. × regalis Common Names by Region General / English: Bigleaf lupine, large-leaved lupineUnited States /
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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