Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Insects are actually arthropods that belong to the Insecta class. The adult stage of an insect is characterized by a segmented body of three parts, namely the head, abdomen, and thorax. They also possess a hard exoskeleton and 6 joined legs. This group…
One of Nature’s most intriguing and fascinating insects, and the subject of mankind’s most sublime and ridiculous myths and mythologies, the dragonfly darts around going about its business as usual, blissfully unaware and oblivious to the interest it has generated in us. And perhaps thankfully for us because if the dragonfly were to understand that…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Dactyloidae Genus: Anolus The anoles or anolis belongs to the Dactyloidae family and is a genus of Iguanian (anole) lizards. These lizards are at times referred to as Anoles or Anole Lizards; they are small in size…
The monitor lizard is a member of the order Squamata, the family Varanidae, and the genus Varanus. That specific species of lizard has a variety of subgenres. The Arabic term for dragon or lizard beast is where its name – Varanus, originates from. The monitor lizard’s habit of standing on its hind legs to survey…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania or Sauria Family: Corytophanidae Genus: Basiliscus Species: B. basiliscus Binomial name: Basiliscus basiliscus In the Southern and Central American rainforests, adjacent to the streams you see the common basilisk (Basiliscus Basiliscus) lizards. The basilisk lizard remains part…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Iguania Family: Leiocephalidae Genus: Leiocephalus The curly-tailed lizard belongs to the Lizard family Leiocephalidae, they spread over a wide area in most of the regions of the Caribbean, but not much extensive study has covered these animals… Generally, everyone knows about…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Lacertilia Family: Phrynosomatide Genus: Phrynosoma The horned lizard, belonging to the lizard family Phrynosomatidae, genus Phrynosoma is a well-known lizard known by the names “horned frog”, “horny toad”, or “horned toad”, but it is neither a frog nor a toad. The…
Mountain Horned lizards have slim bodies; their tails are normally longer than their body. They grow to lengths of between 10 – 15 inches which varies according to their species. The color of a healthy Mountain Horned Lizard varies from deep brown to brilliant green, which again differs according to the animal sex and variety. The ridge on…
Thorny Mountain Devil Lizard (Moloch horridus) The thorny dragon a k a thorny devil belongs to the species Moloch horridus. This is basically Australian in origin. They call this lizard by many names. The thorny devil, Thorny lizard, the Moloch, and Mountain devil are a few of them. This is the one and only species of the genus Moloch. Thorny devil…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Lacertidae Tribe: Lacertini Genus: Lacerta Species: L. agilis Binomial name: Lacerta agilis One of the rarest reptiles in the UK is the Sand Lizard Lacerta agilis. They take pleasure in dwelling in sandbanks and moorlands. You can observe them basking on…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Sauropsida Order: Squamata Suborder: Scleroglossa Family: Varanidae Genus: Varanus Species: V. albigularis Subspecies: V. albigularis ionidesi Binomial name: Varanus albigularis The Black-throated monitor Lizard (Varanus Albigularis Ionidesi), otherwise addressed as a Black throat monitor, is a massive lizard possessing a calm temper as…
Scientific Classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Suborder: Sauria Infraorder: Scincomorpha Family: Scincidae Genus: Tribolonotus Species: T. gracilis Binomial name: Tribolonotus gracilis Crocodile Skinks belong to the species Tribolonotus gracilis. They also call it, though rarely, Red-Eyed Crocodile Skinks or bush crocodile skinks. The genus…