Island endemic reptiles face many threats that potentially have a negative effect on their conservation status, such as habitat loss, interactions with introduced predators and competitors, and stochastic environmental events. Since confirmation of the continued existence of the Barbados Leaf Toed gecko (...
A snake is a common type of reptile, which means it is cold-blooded, has dry and scaly skin and breathes using lungs. A snake has no legs, and is adapted to slithering on the ground for movement. Many snakes are venomous, with fangs that inject venom into their prey....
Learn about the Komodo dragon. Study its characteristics and habitat. Explore Komodo dragon facts and compare its features to those of the monitor...
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The skeleton is a bony framework that supports and protects the frog’s body. With the exception of an expanded area that encases the small brain, a frog’s skull is flat. The frog heart, known as the pericardium, is the only organ enclosed within the coelom that has its own protective...
The top of a segment is called tergite (tergum) while the underside located between the pair of legs is called sternite (sternum). Most species have 25 to 100 segments, wherein each pair of legs move in a wave-like motion. Their body is divided into two: the head and trunk. They ha...
In the Western Himalaya, the seeds of the species are highly valued for their many cultural and medicinal value. Due to conversion of Chilgoza pine forest to agricultural land, excessive seed cone harvesting, overgrazing and overexploitation for firewood population of the species is quickly ...
Here you shall come across some of the rarely known burrowing owl facts including burrowing owl diet, habitat, reproduction, and species. The burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia) is a small owl species found across the landscapes of South and North America
A new species of Phyllurus leaf-tailed gecko (Lacertilia: Carphodactylidae) from The Pinnacles, north-east Australia Recent surveys of rocky rainforest in the Townsville region have found additional populations of Phyllurus geckos. One of these populations was discovered ... CJ Hoskin,LV Bertol...
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