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Endangered and Rare Animals

Endangered and Rare Animals

By Bharat Ramanujam

  • Mammalia
    • MAMMAL – INTRODUCTION
    • Carnivora
      • Canidae
        • Wolves
        • Foxes
        • Jackals
        • Coyote
        • Dhole
        • Maned Wolf
        • Dingo
      • Felidae
        • Pantherinae
        • Felinae
      • Ursidae
      • Procyonidae
      • Hyaenidae
      • Eupleridae
      • Mustelidae
    • Even-toed-hoofed
      • Antelope
        • Buck
        • Dwarf Antelope
        • Duiker
        • Gazelle
        • GnuRelated
        • HorseAntelope
        • Kob
      • Goat Antelopes
      • Cattle
      • Cervidae
      • Camelidae
      • Giraffidae
      • Hippopotamidae
    • Odd-toed-hoofed
      • Zebra
      • Equidae
      • Rhino
      • Tapir
    • Primates
      • Apes
      • Old World Monkeys
      • New World Monkeys
      • Prosimians
        • Tarsiers
        • Lemurs
        • Lorises
    • Marsupials
    • Monotremes
    • Proboscideans
    • Xenarthrans
    • Hyrax
    • Rodentia
    • Bat
    • Tree Shrew
  • Marine Mammals
    • Sirenia
    • Cetaceans
    • Pinnepeds
  • Fishes
    • FISH INTRODUCTION
    • Agnatha(jawless)
      • Lampreys
      • Hagfish
    • Chondrichthyes(cartilage)
      • Sharks
        • Carcharhiniformes(GroundSharks)
        • Heterodontiformes(Bullhead)
        • Lamniformes(Mackerel)
        • Orectolobiformes(Carpet)
        • Hexanchiformes(FrilledandCow)
        • Pristiophoriformes(Saw)
        • Squatinidae(Angel)
        • Squaliformes(Dogfish)
      • Rays
        • Myliobatiformes(Stingrays)
        • Pristiformes(Sawfish)
        • Rajiformes(SkateGuitar)
        • Torpediniformes(ElectricRays)
      • Chimaera
        • Actinopterygii
    • Osteichthyes(bony)
      • Actinopterygii(Rayfinnedfishes)
      • PaddleSturgeonBoneBowfinsEels
        • Acipenseriformes(PaddleSturgeon)
        • Albuliformes(Bonefish)
        • Amiiformes(Bowfins)
        • Anguilliformes(Eels)
      • JellynoseRainbowSilversideSalmonToad
        • Ateleopodiformes(Jellynose)
        • Atheriniformes(RainbowSilverside)
        • Aulopiformes(Salmon)
        • Batrachoidiformes(Toad)
      • HalfbkNeedlSquirlLeporinPiranAnchovHerrng
        • Beloniformes(HalfbeekNeedle)
        • Beryciformes(Squirrel)
        • Characiformes(LeporinPiranhas)
        • Clupeiformes(AnchoviesHerrings)
      • MinnowSuckerKillifishGurnardTarpon
        • Cypriniformes(MinnowSucker)
        • Cyprinodontiformes(Killifish)
        • Dactylopteriformes(Gurnard)
        • Elopiformes(Tarpon)
      • MudminowPikeCodHakePipeStickle
        • Esociformes (MudminnowPike)
        • Gadiformes(CodHake)
        • Gasterosteiformes(PipeStickleback)
      • ClingMilkShellearElecteelOpahRibbon
        • Gobiesociformes(Cling)
        • Gonorhynchiformes(MilkShellears)
        • Gymnotiformes(KnifeElectricEel)
        • Lampridiformes(OpahRibbon)
      • AnglerMulletLanternSpnyeelHalosaur
        • Lophiiformes(Angler)
        • Mugiliformes(Mullets)
        • Myctophiformes(Lantern)
        • Notacanthiformes(SpnyeelHalosaur)
      • ArgntSmltBnytongDrgnSeamthPerch
        • Perciformes(Perch-like)
        • Osmeriformes(ArgentinesSmelt)
        • Osteoglossiformes(Bonytongue)
        • Pegasiformes(DragonSeamoth)
      • TrotperchFlndrSoleBeardBirchrLbfinpke
        • Percopsiformes(Trout-perches)
        • Pleuronectiformes(FlounderSole)
        • Polymixiiformes(Beard)
        • Polypteriformes(BircherLobefiinedpike)
      • GulpreelSlmnScrpnSclpnGarCatWhle
        • Saccopharyngiformes(Gulpeel)
        • Salmoniformes(Salmon)
        • Scorpaeniformes(ScorpianSculpin)
        • Semionotiformes(Gar)
        • Siluriformes(Catfish)
        • Stephanoberyciformes(Whalefish)
      • DrgnSwmpeelPipSeahrsePufrTrgrBoarDory
        • Stomiiformes(Dragonfish)
        • Synbranchiformes(SwampEel)
        • Syngnathiformes(PipefishSeahorse)
        • Tetraodontiformes(PufferTriggerfish)
        • Zeiformes(BoarfishDories)
  • Birds (Aves)
    • BIRD – INTRODUCTION
    • RatitesPenguinsPelicansSeabirdsPigeons
      • Struthioniformes(Ratites)
      • Sphenisciformes(Penguins)
      • Pelicaniformes(Pelicans)
      • Procellariiformes(seabirds)
      • Columbiformes(Pigeons)
    • DucksLoonsGullsHeronsCranes
      • Anseriformes(screamersWaterfowls)
      • Gaviiformes(loons)
      • Charadriiiformes(Gulls)
      • Ciconiiformes(herons)
      • Gruiformes(Cranes)
    • HummingbirdKingfisherTuracosWoodpecker
      • Apodiformes(Hummingbirds)
      • Coraciiformes(Kingfisher)
      • Musophagiformes(Turacos)
      • Piciformes(Woodpecker)
    • NightjarBirdsofPreyParrotsOwlsCuckoos
      • Caprimulgiformes(nightjars)
      • Falconiformes(DiurnalbirdsofPrey)
      • Psittachformes(Parrots)
      • Strigiformes(Owls)
      • Cuculiformes(Cuckoos)
    • ChickenSongbirdsGrebesTinamouTrogons
      • Galliformes(Chicken)
      • Passeriformes(songbirds)
      • Podicipediformes(grebes)
      • Tinamiformes(tinamous)
      • Trogoniformes(trogons)
  • Reptilia
    • REPTILE INTRODUCTION
    • Crocodilia
      • Alligators
      • Crocodiles
      • Tomistoma
      • Gharial
    • Squamata
      • Snakes
        • Pythonidae
        • Boidae
        • Viperidae
        • Elapidae
        • Aniliidae(Coral)
        • Blind Snakes
      • Lizards
      • Wormlizards
    • Testudines
      • Tortoises
      • Turtles
  • Amphibia
    • AMPHIBIAN-INTRODUCTION
    • Caudata
    • Annura
    • Caecilia
  • Invertebrates
    • Insecta(Insects)
    • Arachnida(Arachnids)
    • Crustacea(Crustaceans)
    • Mollusca(Molluscs)
    • Myriapoda(Myriapods)
    • Echnodermata(StarfishSeaUrchins)
    • Cnidaria(JellyFishAnemones)
    • Onychophora(VelvetWorms)
    • Xiphosura(HorseShoeCrabs)
    • Ctenophora(CombJellies)

Category: Reptilia

·        Reptiles are the leftovers of the age of dinosaurs
·        They are continuously evolving.
·        They are cold blooded
·        Unlike Mammals and birds they can not regulate body temperate.
·        When it is hot they go inside the shelter to avoid heat and extreme coldness
·        Reptiles scales provide proteins called keratin.
·        All reptiles breathe using lungs.
·        Reptiles have several bones in there jaws where as mammals have a single jawbone.
·        There skin is dry and have no glands.
·        There skin is covered in scales.
·        Reptiles live in deserts, forests, freshwater wetlands , mangroves and open ocean.
·        They breathe air, and lay shelled eggs ( except for vipers and constrictors )
·        Reptiles are Oviparous ( egg laying animals )
·        Reptiles are divided into four  categories

1.     Crocodilian ( Crocodiles Gavials, Caiman and Alligators ) – 23 species
2.     Sphenodontia ( Tuataras from New Zealand ) – 2 species
3.     Squamata ( Lizard, Snakes, Worm lizards ) – about 7,900 species
4.     Testudines ( Turtles, Terrapins, Tortoises ) – About 300 species

AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

January 8, 2020 Bharat Ramanujam Alligators

  Physical Description Legs of American alligators are short, the front legs have five toes while the back legs have only four. The snout of

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ALLIGATORIDAE

January 8, 2020 Bharat Ramanujam Reptilia

  Alligators differ from crocodiles principally in having wider and shorter heads, with more awkward snouts; in having the fourth, enlarged tooth of the under

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