WebHerpetology (from Greek ἑρπετόν herpetón, meaning "reptile" or "creeping animal") is the branch of zoology concerned with the study of amphibians (including frogs, toads, salamanders, newts, and caecilians (gymnophiona)) and reptiles (including snakes, lizards, amphisbaenids, turtles, terrapins, tortoises, crocodilians, and the tuataras).

WebUltraviolet (UV) is a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength from 10 nm (with a corresponding frequency around 30 PHz) to 400 nm (750 THz), shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.UV radiation is present in sunlight, and constitutes about 10% of the total electromagnetic radiation output from the Sun.It is also produced by electric arcs …

WebThe alligator snapping turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a large species of turtle in the family Chelydridae.The species is native to freshwater habitats in the United States. M. temminckii is one of the heaviest freshwater turtles in the world. It is the largest freshwater species of turtle in North America. It is often associated with, but not closely related to, …

WebReptiles, as most commonly defined are the animals in the class Reptilia (/ r ɛ p ˈ t ɪ l i ə / rep-TIL-ee), a paraphyletic grouping comprising all sauropsids except birds. Living reptiles comprise turtles, crocodilians, squamates (lizards and snakes) and rhynchocephalians ().As of March 2022, the Reptile Database includes about 11,700 species. In the traditional …

WebHyla is a genus of frogs in the tree frog family Hylidae.As traditionally defined, it was a wastebasket genus with more than 300 species found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and across the Americas. After a major revision of the family most of these have been moved to other genera so that Hyla now only contains 17 extant (living) species from Europe, northern …

WebExternal links. Brown Snake, Reptiles and Amphibians of Iowa.; Further reading. Behler JL, King FW (1979). The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Reptiles and Amphibians.New York: Knopf. 743 pp. ISBN 0-394-50824-6.(Storeria dekayi, pp. 654–655 + Plate 550).Boulenger GA (1893).Catalogue of the Snakes in the British Museum (Natural …

WebNorthern Ireland (Irish: Tuaisceart Éireann [ˈt̪ˠuəʃcəɾˠt̪ˠ ˈeːɾʲən̪ˠ] (); Ulster-Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Northern Ireland shares an open border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland.

Web分類. 以下の亜種の分類は、Reptile Database(2020)に従う 。. Hebius vibakari vibakari (Boie, 1826) ヒバカリ 日本（本州、四国、九州、壱岐、隠岐、屋久島など） 全長40 - 65センチメートル 。 胴体の斜めに列になった背面の鱗の数（体列鱗数）は19 。 総排出口までの腹面にある幅の広い鱗の数（腹板数）は142 ...

WebGunther Köhler (born 20 May 1965 in Hanau) is a German herpetologist.His research is primarily focused in Central America and in the West Indies.. Career. In 1995, Köhler received a doctorate in natural sciences at the Goethe University Frankfurt with his thesis on the systematics and ecology of black iguanas (genus Ctenosaura).Since November 1995, …

WebThe broad-headed skink or broadhead skink (Plestiodon laticeps) is species of lizard, endemic to the southeastern United States. The broadhead skink occurs in sympatry with the five-lined skink (Plestiodon fasciatus) and Southeastern five-lined skink (Plestiodon inexpectatus) in forest of the Southeastern United States. All three species are …