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
Scientific name : Anaxyrus americanus Family : Bufonidae Native to : Eastern United States and Canada Interesting fact : It uses defensive tactics like playing dead and puffing up to twice its size. Conservation status : Least Concern Three sub-species are known, viz. Eastern American toad, Dwarf American toad and Hudson Bay toad. The warty
Common name : Bullfrog Scientific name : Lithobates catesbeianus Family : Ranidae Native to : North-Eastern America Interesting fact : The bullfrog is popular as food in some parts of North America. Conservation status : Least Concern With its deep and powerful croak of a bull, the bullfrog is huge measuring 8 inches long. Green
The world’s tallest sandcastle has been built not on a beach but in the German industrial city of Duisburg, in the Ruhr region. It is built by an international team of 19 sculptors. The new tallest sandcastle depicts famous landmarks, as its theme is tourism. Almost 4,000 metric tonnes of sand, the 16.68 metre tower
Common name : Gator, Common alligator Scientific name : Alligator mississippiensis Family : Alligatoridae Native to : South-Eastern United States Interesting fact : Though its teeth are strong yet the jaw muscles are weak, so an adult human can just hold its mouth shut with his hands. Conservation status : Least Concern You can tell
Common name : Reticulated poison frog/thumbnail poison frog Scientific name : Dendrobates ventrimaculatus/Ranitomeya Ventrimaculata Family : Dendrobatidae Native to : South America Interesting fact : After hatching, the cannibalistic tadpoles are carried to separate puddles or bromeliad plants by their male parents, so they don’t kill one another. Conservation status : Least Concern A colourful
Common name : Surinam horned frog Scientific name : Ceratophrys cornuta Family : Leptodactylidae Native to : Northern South America Interesting fact : Insatiable eaters eat almost anything in their way. Conservation status : Least Concern The highly territorial frog has horns above its eyes and a good mix of forest colours which camouflage its