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List Of Least Concern Reptiles
As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 2,900 Least-concern species, least concern Reptilia, reptile species. 56% of all evaluated reptile species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists two reptile subspecies as least concern. Of the subpopulations of reptiles evaluated by the IUCN, six species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern. This is a complete list of least concern reptile species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have least concern subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated. Turtles and tortoises Species Subspecies *Emydura macquarii signata, Brisbane short-necked turtle (''Emydura macquarii signata'') Crocodilia species Tuatara *Sphenodon punctatus, Cook Strait tuatara (''Sphenodon punctatus'') Lizards There are 1657 species and one subspecies of lizard assessed as least concern. Anguidae, Anguids Diplodactylidae, Diplodactylids Cordylidae, Girdled lizard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beastie Bot
Beastie may refer to: Entertainment * Beastie (Alton Towers), a roller coaster previously located at Alton Towers in Staffordshire, England * The Beastie (Kings Island), a previous name for the Woodstock Express roller coaster located at Kings Island in Mason, Ohio * The Beastie (Wonderland Sydney), a roller coaster that previously existed at Wonderland Sydney in Australia * The Beasties, a nickname for the hip hop musical group Beastie Boys * Beastie, a female professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling * "Beastie", a song by Jethro Tull from ''Broadsword and the Beast'' Fiction * ''Beasties'' (film), a 1989 comedy horror film * ''The Beasties'' (book), a 2010 children's book by Jenny Nimmo * ''The Beasties'' (novel), a 1997 young-adult novel by William Sleator * Beasties, a type of creature in the role-playing game '' Changeling: The Dreaming'' * ''Beast Wars'' (Canadian title: ''Beasties''), a Transformers toy line and animated television series Other uses * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graptemys Pseudogeographica
The false map turtle (''Graptemys pseudogeographica'') is a species of turtle endemic to the United States. It is a common pet species. Two subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecies described here. Description Also known as a "sawback" turtle, the turtle has a carapace featuring a vertebral row of low spines, and is serrated on the posterior rim. The carapace is olive to brown in color with light yellowish markings with dark borders. The plastron color varies from cream to yellow and is patterned with dark lines along the seams in juveniles. The body color of the false map turtle is grayish brown to blackish and is marked with light brown, yellow, or whitish stripes. The eye can be brown, light yellow, white, or green and is crossed with a dark bar. Narrow hooked marks behind the eye fuse with dorsal lines on the head and neck. Also, small light-colored spots occur below the eye and on the chin. Geographic range The false map turtle lives in large stream ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pelusios Castanoides
The yellow-bellied mud turtle (''Pelusios castanoides'') is a species of turtle in the family Pelomedusidae. It is found in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Seychelles, South Africa, and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands .... Subspecies * ''P. c. castanoides'' * ''P. c. intergularis'' References *Hewitt, John 1931. Descriptions of some African tortoises. ''Annals of the Natal Museum'' 6:461-506, pls. XXXVI–XXXVIII. * Tortoise & Freshwater Turtle Specialist Group 1996.''Pelusios castanoides'' 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Downloaded on 29 July 2007. Bibliography * {{Taxonbar, from=Q545765 yellow-bellied mud turtle Reptiles of East Africa Reptiles of Madagascar yellow-bellied mud turtle Taxonomy articles created by Polbot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lissemys Punctata
The Indian flapshell turtle (''Lissemys punctata'') is a freshwater species of turtle found in South Asia. The "flap-shelled" name stems from the presence of femoral flaps located on the plastron. These flaps of skin cover the limbs when they retract into the shell. It is unclear what protection the flaps offer against predators. Indian flapshell turtles are widespread and common in the South Asian provinces. It is morphologically an evolutionary link between the softshell and hardshell aquatic turtles. Exploitation for profit and habitat change are threats to their survival. Description The carapace of ''L. punctata'' viewed from above is broadly oval in adults, but more circular in young, widest just anterior to hind limbs. The width of the disc is 77-86% of its length, the carapace is moderately arched, shell height is 35.0-40.5% of carapace length, the margin of the carapace is smooth and slightly flared posteriorly, the marginal bones are not united with the pleurals, the pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Subrubrum
The eastern mud turtle (''Kinosternon subrubrum'') or common mud turtle is a common species of turtle in the Family (biology), family Kinosternidae. The species is Endemism, endemic to the United States. There are two recognized subspecies. Description The eastern mud turtle is a small and often hard to identify species. It measures in carapace length. The carapace is keelless, lacks any pattern, and varies in color from yellowish to black. The plastron is large and double hinged, and can be yellowish to brown, and may sometimes have a dark pattern. The chin and throat are a yellowish grey, streaked and mottled with brown, while the limbs and tail are grayish. The eye, or Iris (anatomy), iris, of the eastern mud turtle is yellow with dark clouding, and its feet are webbed. Diet The eastern mud turtle is omnivorous and feeds on insects, crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, carrion, and aquatic vegetation. Smaller eastern mud turtles prey on small aquatic insects, algae, and carrio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Integrum
The Mexican mud turtle (''Kinosternon integrum''),Liner, Ernest A. and Gustavo Casas-Andreu. 2008. ''Standard Spanish, English and scientific names of the amphibians and reptiles of Mexico.'' Society for the Study Amphibians and Reptiles. Herpetological Circular 38: iv, 162 pp. (page 157) is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. Endemic to Mexico, it is found in Aguascalientes, Colima, Durango, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, México, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ... and Zacatecas, where they inhabit moist environments, such as shallow ponds, lakes, rivers or intermediate temp. tropical forest areas. Reproduction The Mexican mud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Hirtipes
The rough-footed mud turtle (''Kinosternon hirtipes'') is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Geographic range ''K. hirtipes'' is found in the United States in Texas, and it is also found in Mexico in the Mexican states: Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Mexico DF, Durango, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, and Zacatecas. Diet As omnivores, the diet of ''K. hirtipes'' primarily consists of vegetation and insects including filamentous algae, seeds and fruits, aquatic, terrestrial, flying arthropods, as well as aquatic gastropods. ''K. hirtipes'' undergoes a dietary shift from insects to vegetation as body size increases which facilitates rapid growth. Although male ''K. hirtipes'' are larger in size than females, both sexes share a dietary overlap consuming similar foods. Predation Based on tracks around kill sites, bite marks and shell damage it has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Flavescens
The yellow mud turtle (''Kinosternon flavescens''), also commonly known as the yellow-necked mud turtle, is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the Central United States and Mexico. Distribution *Northeastern Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León, and Tamaulipas. *Midwestern and Southwestern United States: Arizona, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas. Its current presence is uncertain in Veracruz (Mexico) and Arkansas (United States). Description The yellow mud turtle is a small, olive-colored turtle. Both the common name, yellow mud turtle, and the specific name, ''flavescens'' (Latin: yellow), refer to the yellow-colored areas on the throat, head, and sides of the neck. The bottom shell ( plastron) is yellow to brown with two hinges, allowing the turtle to close each end separately. The male's tail has a blunt spine on the end, but the female's tail does not. Lifespan The ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Creaseri
Creaser's mud turtle (''Kinosternon creaseri'') is a species of mud turtle in the family Kinosternidae. The species is endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in southeastern Mexico. Geographic range ''K. creaseri'' is found in the Mexican states of Campeche, Quintana Roo, and Yucatan. www.reptile-database.org. Habitat The preferred natural habitat of ''K. creaseri'' is ponds, both permanent and temporary, in forest, shrubland, and freshwater wetlands. Behavior ''K. creaseri'' aestivates most of the year, and is only active during the rainy season, which occurs in June through October. Reproduction ''K. creaseri'' is oviparous. Clutch size is one or two eggs, and each female lays more than one clutch per year. Sex of the hatchlings is determined by temperature. Etymology The specific name, ''creaseri'', is in honor of American zoologist Zoology ()The pronunciation of zoology as is usually regarded as nonstandard, though it is not uncommon. is the branch of biology that stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kinosternon Chimalhuaca
The Jalisco mud turtle (''Kinosternon chimalhuaca'') is a species of mud turtle in the Kinosternidae family endemic to Mexico. It is found in Colima and Jalisco Jalisco (, , ; Nahuatl: Xalixco), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Jalisco ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Jalisco ; Nahuatl: Tlahtohcayotl Xalixco), is one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal En .... References * Berry, Seidel & Iverson, 1996 : '' inosternon chimalhuaca' ''in'' Rogner, 1996 : ''Schildkröten'' (p. 23-24). Kinosternon Turtles of North America Endemic reptiles of Mexico Natural history of Colima Natural history of Jalisco Least concern biota of North America Reptiles described in 1996 {{Turtle-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
