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What is the name of this snake?
This baby snake just came inside my house in Sri Lanka, and I'm wondering whether it is venomous. Do you know this snake?
I am posting this from my phone so I am unable to format properly. And I have ...
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Identification of this species of Toad
I found a short video on the Internet of a toad and I wonder if anybody could identify it?
It was posted on a social-media/blogging website called 'Tumblr',
so I don't know much about it (e.g., ...
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What kind of tortoise is this?
Can you help me to ID this tortoise? It was walking around near to my house and then my mom found it, so we'd like to know more info. Its Straight Carapace Length is about 5+ inches. Found it in mid-...
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Plural of "dibamus"
Migrated from English site.
Dibamus is a genus of legless lizards in the family Dibamidae, of the infraorder Dibamia.
Genera are usually given in singular, so what is the correct plural of Dibamus?
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What is this snake
I took a picture of this snake in Switzerland (Geneva Area):
It looks to be an adder but cannot be sure about which species.
In Switzerland we have two kinds of adder:
Vipera berus
Vipera aspis
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Identification of this Salamander
This salamander was found in a small forest pond somewhat near the Oregon coast. In the area are many rough skinned newts and a small number of another type of salamander that I still can't find the ...
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