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Tree Frog

Tree Frog

Tree frogs spend the most part of their life in trees, a situation referred to as the arboreal state. Many divisions of the Neobatrachia contribute to different types of tree frogs, although no close link exists between them. The Neobatrachia is a suborder of the Anura, under the order of frogs and toads This suborder is the…

Black Mamba Snake

Black Mamba Snake

Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Animalia Phylum:     Chordata Subphylum:     Vertebrata Class:       Reptilia Order:        Squamata Family:        Elapidae Subfamily:        Elapinae Genus:        Dendroaspis Species:        D. Polylepis Binomial name:        Dendroaspis Polylepis The black mamba snake (Dendroapis Polylepis) also commonly known as the common black mamba or the black-mouthed mamba is a very highly venomous…

Saffron

Saffron

Scientific Classification Kingdom:   Plantae Order:    Asparagales (unranked):     Angiosperms (unranked):     Monocots Family:    Iidaceae Subfamily:    Crocoideae Genus:    Crocus Species:    C. Sativus Binomial Name:    Crocus Sativus Saffron is a variety that originated from the Crocus sativus flower. The usual name is the saffron crocus. Crocus belongs to the…

Siberian Chipmunk

Siberian Chipmunk

Scientific Classification Kingdom:  Animalia Phylum:  Chordata Class:  Mammalia Order:  Rodentia Suborder:  Sciuromorpha Family:  Sciuridae Tribe:  Marmotini Subtribe:  Tamiina Genus:  Tamias Chipmunks belong to the family of rodents. Anatomy The Siberian chipmunks are typical of having five dark and white stripes, 18 to 25 cm long on their backs; the middle stripe is continuous along the…