Squamata
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A western fence lizard or A.K.A Blue belly” is resting on a bleached coral Consider these photographes as companions. :-)
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Gopher Snake close-up on Figueroa Mountain, Santa Ynez, CA One of the most widespread snakes in North America, its range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as far north as southern Canada, and as far south as Veracruz, Mexico. This species can reach five to six feet in length, and are among the more “human-friendly” species of North American snakes, mainly due to the fact that they are not venomous, hunt vermin (hence the name) and are easily raised and bred in captivity. When startled or angry, they will hiss very loud and rattle their tails. This is why they are sometimes mistaken for a rattlesnake.Habitat: Found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, prairies, woodlands, brushlands, coniferous forests, and even cultivated land. Gopher snakes often live in discarded or conquered gopher holes. —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Consider these images as companions. :-)
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Central Netted Dragon (Ctenophorus nuchalis) week old hatchling. Native to the arid regions of Central Australia. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is an agamid lizard occurring in arid regions of Australia. Popular as pets. Also known as the Inland Bearded Dragon. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Eastern Blue-Tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) native to eastern Australia. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Pogona henrylawsonii are a small species of bearded dragon native to Australia. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Eastern Blue-Tongued Skink (Tiliqua scincoides scincoides) native to eastern Australia. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps) is an agamid lizard occurring in arid regions of Australia. Popular as pets. Also known as the Inland Bearded Dragon. ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Jungle Python (Morelia spilota cheynei) is a non-venomous python subspecies found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / / www.centralnetteddragon.com / /
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Inland Carpet Python (Morelia spilota metcalfei) is a non-venomous python subspecies found in Australia. ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Jungle Python (Morelia spilota cheynei) is a non-venomous python subspecies found in the rainforests of Queensland, Australia. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia bredli) is a non-venomous python species found in Australia. Also known as Bredl’s Python or a Bredli. This individual is hypomelanistic meaning it has reduced black pigment. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com / /
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Inland Carpet Python (Morelia spilota metcalfei) is a non-venomous python subspecies found in Australia. ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Scrub Python (Morelia amethistina kinghorni) is a non-venomous python species found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and Australia. Largest snake in Australia. Also known as the Amethystine Python. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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Female looking up at male. ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / North-western Carpet Python (Morelia spilota variegata) is a non-venomous python subspecies found in New Guinea and Australia. Also known as the Darwin Carpet Python / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Centralian Carpet Python (Morelia bredli) is a non-venomous python species found in Australia. Also known as Bredl’s Python or a Bredli. This individual is hypomelanistic meaning it has reduced black pigment. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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Western Green Mamba – Colouration is usually lime green with yellow on the tail … scales create a fishnet effect. Length is 78 inches on average. Their bite can be rapidly fatal (≈30 minutes) if envenomation occurs. They are listed in the same family as coral snakes. Classification / Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Class: Reptilia / Order: Squamata / Suborder: Serpentes / Family: Elapidae / Genus: Dendroaspis / Species: Dendroaspis viridis Camera Info: / Sony FD97 / 24mm / F/2.8 / ISO 131 / 1/30 sec. Location: Jacksonville, Florida (USA) Zoo Found in the RB PAX Mosaic.
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Centralian Rough Knobtail Gecko (Nephrurus amyae) is native to Central Australia. They are the largest gecko in the Nephrurus genus. Also known as the Spiny Knobtail Gecko. / / ©2007-2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Female Boyd’s Forest Dragon (Hypsilurus boydii) is a nocturnal arboreal lizard native to northern Queensland, Australia. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Rough Scaled Python (Morelia carinata) is possibly the rarest snake in Australia. Only discovered in 1976, this is the only python species to have keeled or ‘rough’ scales, hence its common name. Endemic to northern Western Australia. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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From the PX3 awarded series – ORDER:SQUAMATA / / Woma Python (Aspidites ramsayi), Uluru locality. A non-venomous python found in Australia. Listed as Endangered by IUCN 2.3. / / ©2008 Shannon Plummer. All Rights Reserved. / www.shannonplummerphotography.com / www.centralnetteddragon.com
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Rhinocerous viper ~ Bitis nasicornis Kingdom: Animalia / Phylum: Chordata / Subphylum: Vertebrata / Class: Reptilia / Order: Squamata / Suborder: Serpentes / Family: Viperidae / Subfamily: Viperinae / Genus: Bitis / Species: B. nasicornis / / Large and stout, ranging in length from 72 cm to 107 cm. Females become larger than males. / / B. nasicornis, adult.The head is narrow, flat, triangular and relatively small compared to the rest of the body. The neck is thin. They have a distinctive set of 2-3 horn-like scales on the end of their nose, the front pair of which may be quite long. The eyes are small and set well forward. The fangs are not large: rarely more than 1.5 cm in length. Midbody there are 31-43 dorsal scale rows. These are so rough and heavily keeled that they sometimes inflict cuts on handlers when the snake struggles. There are 117-140 ventral scales and the anal scale is single. The color pattern consists of a series of 15-18 blue or blue-green oblong markings, each with a lemon-yellow line down the center. These are enclosed within irregular black rhombic blotches. A series of dark crimson triangles run down the flanks, narrowly bordered with green or blue. Many of the lateral scales have white tips, giving the snake a velvety appearance. The top of the head is blue or green, overlaid with a distinct black arrow mark. The belly is dull green to dirty white, strongly marbled and blotched in black and gray. Western specimens are more blue, while those from the east are more green. After they shed their skin, the bright colors fade quickly as silt from their generally moist habitat accumulates on the rough scales. Primarily nocturnal, they hide during the day in leaf litter, in holes, around fallen trees or tangled roots of forest trees. Their vivid coloration actually gives them excellent camouflage in the dappled light conditions of the forest floor, making them almost invisible. Although mainly terrestrial, they are also known to climb into trees and thickets where they have been found up to 3 m above the ground. This climbing behavior is aided by a tail that is prehensile to a certain extent. They are sometimes found in shallow pools and have been described as powerful swimmers. / / B. nasicornis, juvenile.They are slow moving, but capable of striking quickly, forwards or sideways, without coiling first or giving a warning. Holding them by the tail is not safe; as it is somewhat prehensile, they can use it to fling themselves upwards and strike. They have been described as generally placid creatures; less so than B. gabonica, but not as bad-tempered as B. arietans. When approached, they often reveal their presence by hissing. Said to produce the loudest hiss of any African snake—almost a shriek.
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A closeup of a Gopher Snake coiled around itself on a branch in the wilderness of Santa Ynez mountains, in Southern California One of the most widespread snakes in North America, its range extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific, as far north as southern Canada, and as far south as Veracruz, Mexico. This species can reach five to six feet in length, and are among the more “human-friendly” species of North American snakes, mainly due to the fact that they are not venomous, hunt vermin (hence the name) and are easily raised and bred in captivity. When startled or angry, they will hiss very loud and rattle their tails. This is why they are sometimes mistaken for a rattlesnake.Habitat: Found in a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, prairies, woodlands, brushlands, coniferous forests, and even cultivated land. Gopher snakes often live in discarded or conquered gopher holes. Featured: Creatures that Slither and Slide group, October 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- Consider these images as companions. :-)
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