Common name : Texas newt Scientific name : Notophthalmus meridionalis Family : Salamandridae Native to : North-Eastern Mexico and Southern Texas Interesting fact : They expose their orange bellies when threatened to warn predators Conservation status : Endangered The newt is quite stylish with its smooth, silver or green body covered in black or yellow […]
Common name : Black-legged poison frog Scientific name : Phyllobates bicolor Family : Dendrobatidae Native to : Western Columbia Interesting fact : Highly toxic; only 15 micrograms of toxin is enough to kill a human. Conservation status : Near Threatened These are one of the few poison dart frogs that can secrete skin toxin on
Common name : Black-mouthed mamba, Southern brown mamba, Swart mamba Scientific name : Dendroaspis polylepis Family : Elapidae Native to : Sub-Saharan Africa Interesting fact : It is the second-longest venomous snake in the world measuring 2 to 3 metres. Conservation status : Least Concern One of the world’s deadliest and fastest snakes, it gets
Scientific name : Hyla avivoca Family : Hylidae Native to : United States Interesting fact : They make a sweet-sounding, high-pitched bird-like call and hence their name. Conservation status : Least Concern Its bird-like call can be heard during spring and summer. These small (5cm) frogs get down from trees only to breed. They come
Scientific name : Plethodon sherando Family : Plethodontidae Native to : United States Interesting fact : They are lungless and breathe through their moist skins. Conservation status : Vulnerable The moist and shiny-skinned salamanders can be found in rocky and forested areas under logs and other debris. They occur as striped and unstriped morphs. The
Scientific name : Platysternon megacephalum Family : Platysternidae Native to : South-East Asia and Southern China Interesting fact : The turtle can climb up trees using its beak and tail. Conservation status : Endangered Five sub-species have been identified. It has a large, triangular head which cannot be withdrawn into the shell. But the head’s
Common name : Mexican plateau slider Scientific name : Trachemys gaigeae Family : Emydidae Native to : South-Western United States and Northern Mexico Interesting fact : Young ones are carnivores and gradually become herbivores when they grow older. Conservation status : Vulnerable They are called sliders as they quickly slide into water from rocks or
Common name : Green tree python, Chondro Scientific name : Morelia viridis Family : Pythonidae Native to : Biak Island in New Guinea Interesting fact : They have a typical way of resting on trees with loops forming a saddle over the branch and the head in the middle. Conservation status : Least Concern Found
Common name : Barbour’s sawback Scientific name : Graptemys barbouri Family : Emydidae Native to : South-Eastern United States Interesting fact : Egg temperature of 25 degrees Celsius or less produces males and 30 degrees Celsius or more produces females. Conservation status : Vulnerable They are found near water bodies like rivers and are aggressive
Common name : Japalura tree dragon, Chinese tree dragon, Dragon agama, Neon tree dragon Scientific name : Japalura splendida Family : Agamidae Native to : South-Western China and South-East Tibet Interesting fact : They love to bathe often and hence pets require a bowl of water in the vivarium. Conservation status : Not Assessed Apt
The Ashmolean Museum is Britain’s first public museum. It is the oldest university museum in the world. In 1677, it received its first collection, the cabinet of curiosities, from Elias Ashmole. The museum finished its collection in 1683. It has the world-famous collection ranges from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art. Its collections represent most of
Common name : Harlequin toads, Stubfoot toads, Clown frog Scientific name : Atelpus Limosus Family : Bufonidae Native to : American tropics Interesting fact : Its only predator is the Sarcophagid fly. The larvae are laid on the frog’s burrow inside and slowly kill by feeding on the frog. Conservation status : Endangered The genus
The Baysports Inflatable Water Park is a giant inflatable island. It is located in Hodson Bay near Athlone, Ireland. It has its own jungles, towers, trampolines, slides, water-based obstacle courses and even a castle. It contains the tallest floating slide in the world. It measures 6.52 metres from the ground to the top of the
Common name : Chusan Island toad Scientific name : Bufo gargarizans Family : Bufonidae Native to : East Asia Interesting fact : The toxin derived from its body is used in ancient Chinese medicine and is gaining popularity in modern medicine too. Conservation status : Least Concern They are identified by their warts which have
Common name : Armadillo spiny-tailed lizard Scientific name : Cordylus cataphractus Family : Cordylidae Native to : Deserts of west coast of South Africa Interesting fact : It can roll into a ball like an armadillo when threatened. Conservation status : Vulnerable Covered in spiny scales, these lizards inhabit deserts and rocky areas. Their flat