Scientific name : Hydrophis mamillaris Family : Hydrophiidae Native to : Coasts of India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan Conservation status : Data Deficient This cold-blooded venomous snake has an opposing jaw and teeth. Their long slender bodies are covered in scales. They are legless and lack eyelids and external ears. Its laterally compressed tail is […]
Common name : San Joaquin leopard lizard Scientific name : Gambelia sila Family : Crotaphytidae Native to : Southern California Interesting fact : It can leap to about 60 cm to catch its prey and change body colour according to its surroundings. Conservation status : Endangered The blunt-nosed lizard has a tail that grows back
Scientific name : Plethodon amplus Family : Plethodontidae Native to : Blue Ridge Mountains in North Carolina, United States Interesting fact : They have no lungs and breathe through their moist skins. Conservation status : Vulnerable They have shiny dark grey bodies which are light at the cheek region giving them their name. They thrive
Common name : Okopipi, Blue poison arrow frog, Dyeing poison dart frog Scientific name : Dendrobates azureus Family : Dendrobatidae Native to : Surinam Interesting fact : The only natural predator of most of the poison dart frogs family is the snake called Leimadophis epinephelus, which has become resistant to the toxin. Conservation status :
Broadway refers to the famous street in Manhattan. It is the worldwide leader in stage entertainment. The history of Broadway dates back to the 1700’s, when the first NYC stage was built on Massau Street. This New York City theatre held less than 300 people and presented Shakespeare’s plays. In 1798, the first great New
Common name : Faint banded sea snake, Belcher’s sea snake Scientific name : Hydrophis belcheri Family : Elapidae Native to : Indian Ocean, Gulf of Thailand and Australia Interesting fact : With valves on the nostrils, they can hold their breath for 7 to 8 hours under water. Conservation status : Data Deficient These deadly
Common name : Sinai agama Scientific name : Pseudotrapelus Sinaitus Family : Agamidae Native to : Africa Interesting fact : The lizard’s head turns blue during the breeding season. Conservation status : Unknown With more than 37 species, agamas are also called rainbow lizards due to beautiful display of colours by males. Males fight often
Kinepolis Madrid is the largest cinema complex. It opened in Spain on 17 September, 1998. It is the world’s largest cinema complex in terms of number of seats and has a total seating capacity of 9,200 people. Kinepolis Madrid has 25 screens, each seating between 211 and 996 people. Screen 25 is the largest auditorium
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Common name : Semi-box turtle Scientific name : Emys blandingii Family : Emydidae Native to : North America Interesting fact : The shell has a hinge in the front, so it can be shut tightly when predators attack. Conservation status : Endangered It’s quite unique with a yellow chin and throat. The smooth shell is
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