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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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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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Larinioides cornutus Taxonomy The species carries an unusually long synonymy — Epeira apoclisa, Araneus cornutus, Nuctenea cornuta, and dozens more. It has been described and redescribed repeatedly across two and a half centuries of European arachnology. Common Names by Region
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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