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World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List categories

Lower risk categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
(version 3.1)		 Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
(version 2.3)
Image:Status iucn3.1 LC.svg Least Concern (LC or LR/lc), lowest risk. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category. Image:Status iucn2.3 LC.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 NT.svg Near Threatened (NT or LR/nt), is close to qualifying for or is likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future. Image:Status iucn2.3 NT.svg
No longer a Red List category Conservation Dependent (LR/cd), the focus of a continuing taxon-specific or habitat-specific conservation programme targeted towards the taxon in question, the cessation of which would result in the taxon qualifying for one of the threatened categories below within a period of five years. Image:Status iucn2.3 CD.svg
Threatened categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
(version 3.1)		 Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
(version 2.3)
Image:Status iucn3.1 VU.svg Vulnerable (VU), considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild Image:Status iucn2.3 VU.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 EN.svg Endangered (EN), considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 EN.svg
Image:Status iucn3.1 CR.svg Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. Image:Status iucn2.3 CR.svg
Other categories
2001 Categories & Criteria
(version 3.1)		 Description 1994 Categories & Criteria
(version 2.3)
Image:Status iucn3.1 EW.svg Extinct in the Wild (EW), known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population (or populations) well outside the past range. Image:Status iucn2.3 EW.svg
Data Deficient (DD), inadequate information to make a direct, or indirect, assessment of its risk of extinction.
Not Evaluated (NE), not yet been evaluated against the criteria.
Extinct (EX), there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.

See also

  • IUCN Red List
  • Conservation status

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Binomial name Phelsuma standingi The Standings day gecko (Phelsuma standingi METHUEN & HEWITT 1913) is a diurnal species of gecko. ... Binomial name Neoseps reynoldsi Stejneger 1910 There is only one species known of the genus Neoseps, the Neoseps reynoldsi, commonly known as the (Florida) Sand Skink. ... Species Anergates atratulus Forel 1874 Anergates Forel, 1874 is a single-species genus of tetramorine Myrmicine ants. ... Binomial name Pinus albicaulis Engelm. ... Binomial name Babyrousa babyrussa Linnaeus,, 1758 Bizzare 4 tusk babirusa from Indonesian region. ... Binomial name Phocoena phocoena Linnaeus, 1758 Harbour Porpoise range The Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is one of six species of porpoise, and so one of about eighty cetacean species. ... Binomial name Petrogale penicillata (Gray, 1827) The Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby or Small-eared Rock-wallaby (Petrogale penicillata) is a kind of wallaby, one of several rock-wallabies in the genus Petrogale. ... Binomial name Melursus ursinus (Shaw, 1791) The Sloth Bear (Melursus ursinus) is a nocturnal bear with shaggy fur. ... Binomial name Xantusia riversiana The Island Night Lizard (Xantusia riversiana) is a night lizard native to three of the Channel Islands of California: San Nicolas Island, Santa Barbara Island and San Clemente Island. ... Binomial name Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ... Binomial name Sciadopitys verticillata The Koyamaki (Sciadopitys verticillata) or Japanese Umbrella-pine, is a unique conifer endemic to Japan. ... Binomial name Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray) Parl. ... Binomial name Araucaria heterophylla (Salisb. ... Binomial name Lagostrophus fasciatus (Péron & Lesueur, 1807) The Banded Hare-wallaby (or munning), Lagostrophus fasciatus, is an endangered mammal native to south-western Australia. ... Species Howea belmoreana Howea forsteriana The Kentia palm or Thatch palm (Howea forsteriana) is endemic to Lord Howe Island. ... Binomial name Pinus palustris Mill. ... Binomial name Mandrillus sphinx (Linnaeus, 1758) The Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx) is a primate of the Cercopithecidae (Old-world monkeys) family, closely related to the baboons and even more closely to the Drill. ... Binomial name Macaca sylvanus (Linnaeus, 1758) The Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus) is a tail-less macaque. ... Binomial name Dasyurus maculatus Kerr, 1792 Range of the Tiger Quoll: D.m. ... Binomial name Lemur catta Linnaeus, 1758 The Ring-tailed Lemur is a large prosimian, a lemur belonging to the family Lemuridae. ... The Brothers Island tuatara Sphenodon guntheri is a subspecies of the tuatara occurring naturally only on The Brothers Islands in Cook Strait, New Zealand. ... Binomial name Ursus thibetanus (G. Cuvier, 1823) Synonyms Selenarctos thibetanus The Asiatic Black Bear (Ursus thibetanus or Selenarctos thibetanus), also known as the Tibetan black bear, the Himalayan black bear, or the moon bear, is a medium sized, sharp-clawed, black-coloured bear with a distinctive white or cream V... Binomial name Pinus longaeva D.K.Bailey The Great Basin Bristlecone Pine (Pinus longaeva) is one of the bristlecone pines, a group of three species of pine found in the higher mountains of the southwest United States. ... Binomial name Delonix regia (Boj. ... Binomial name Cervus eldii (MClelland, 1842) The Elds Deer or Brow-antlered Deer Cervus eldii is a deer indigenous to Southeast Asia. ... Binomial name Jacaranda mimosifolia D.Don The Blue Jacaranda, more often known simply as the Jacaranda, is a sub-tropical tree native to South America that has been widely planted elsewhere because of its beautiful and long-lasting blue flowers. ... Binomial name Picea omorika (Pančić) Purk. ... 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Binomial name Geochelone gigantea Schweigger, 1812 The Aldabra Giant Tortoise (Geochelone gigantea), from the islands of the Aldabra Atoll in the Seychelles, is one of the largest tortoises in the world. ... Binomial name Canarium luzonicum (Blume) A.Gray Elemi Canarium luzonicum is a tree native to the Philippine Islands, and an oleo-resin harvested from it. ... Binomial name Gopherus agassizii (Cooper, 1863) The Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) is a tortoise native to the Mojave desert and Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. ... Binomial name Tridacna gigas Linnaeus, 1758 The giant clam (Tridacna gigas) or traditionally, pa’ua, is the largest living bivalve mollusc. ... Binomial name Perameles gunnii Gray, 1838 The eastern barred or Gunns bandicoot (Perameles gunni) lives in woodland and heathland of south Victoria and Tasmania in Australia. ... Binomial name Dendrolagus mbaiso Flannery, Boeadi & Szalay, 1995 The Dingiso or Bondegezou, Dendrolagus mbaiso, is a species of tree kangaroo native to Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea). ... Binomial name Geochelone sulcata (Miller, 1779) The African Spurred Tortoise (Geochelone sulcata) inhabits the southern edge of the Sahara desert in northern Africa. ... Binomial name Pterocarpus indicus Willd. ... Binomial name Astacus astacus (Linnaeus, 1758) Astacus astacus, the European crayfish, noble crayfish or broad-fingered crayfish, is the commonest of Europes species of crayfish (Note: it is also commonly referred to as Astacus fluviatilis; this is the same species). ... Binomial name Cephalophus spadix True, 1890 Abbotts Duiker (Cephalophus spadix also known as Minde in Swahili) is a large forest dwelling Duiker found only in a couple of scattered enclaves in Tanzania. ... Binomial name Cephalophus jentinki Thomas, 1892 Jentinks Duiker (Cephalophus jentinki also known as Gidi-Gidi in Krio, and Kaikulowulei in Mende) is a forest dwelling Duiker found in the southern parts of Liberia, south-western Cote dIvoire, and scattered enclaves in Sierra Leone. ... Binomial name Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912 Cherax tenuimanus, the marron, is a large freshwater crayfish found in the south-west corner of Australia. ... Binomial name Gazella spekei Blyth, 1863 Spekes Gazelle (Gazella spekei) is the smallest of the gazelle species. ... Binomial name Heosemys grandis Gray, 1860 The Giant Asian Pond Turtle (Heosemys grandis) inhabits rivers, streams, marshes, and rice paddies from estuarine lowlands to moderate altitudes (up to about 400 m) throughout Cambodia and Vietnam and in parts of Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar and Thailand. ... Binomial name Testudo horsfieldii Gray, 1844 The Russian Tortoise or Horsfields Tortoise (Testudo horsfieldii, but often placed in the separate genus Agrionemys) is a popular pet, and is highly sold in the pet market. ... Binomial name Heloderma horridum The beaded lizard or Mexican beaded lizard (Heloderma horridum) is found in Mexico. ... The grand skink is a bird that is native to the Central African rainforests. ... Binomial name Reithrodontomys raviventris Dixon, 1908 The salt marsh harvest mouse (Reithrodontomys raviventris), also known as the red-bellied harvest mouse, is an endangered rodent endemic to the San Francisco Bay Area of California. ... Binomial name Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poir. ... Binomial name Cherax quadricarinatus Von Martens, 1868 The Australian red claw crayfish, also called Queensland red claw or just Redclaw, Cherax quadricarinatus, is an Australian freshwater crayfish. ... Binomial name Cherax destructor Clark, 1936 The Common yabby, Cherax destructor, is a freshwater crayfish. ... Binomial name Cupressus bakeri Jeps. ... Binomial name Cupressus goveniana Gordon Cupressus goveniana is a species of cypress endemic to coastal California in the United States, where it is found in small, scattered populations, not in large forests. ... Binomial name Cupressus guadalupensis S.Watson Cupressus guadalupensis is a species of cypress native to Guadalupe Island off Baja California, Mexico, and scattered north to southernmost California in the United States; it is always found in small, scattered populations. ... Binomial name Gerbillus allenbyi Thomas, 1918 Gerbillus allenbyi, commonly called Allenbys gerbil, is a gerbil distributed mainly in coastal Israel. ... Binomial name Desmana moschata (Linnaeus, 1758) Russian desman (Russian: ) is a small half-aquatic mammal endemic to the Volga basin in Russia. ... Binomial name Macaca sinica (Linnaeus, 1771) The Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica) is a redish-brown color monkey enedemic to Sri Lanka. ... Binomial name Chloroxylon swietenia DC. Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon Satinwood, East Indian Satinwood or Buruta) is a tropical hardwood, the sole species in the genus Chloroxylon. ... Bare-bellied hedgehog is an extremely rare (and, likely, extinct) either specie in Desert hedgehog genus or a subspecie of Indian Hedgehog. ... Binomial name Mesechinus hughi (Thomas, 1908) The Hughs Hedgehog (a. ... Binomial name Spermophilus mohavensis Merriam, 1889 The Mohave Ground Squirrel, Spermophilus mohavensis, is a species of ground squirrel found only in the western Mojave Desert, California. ... Binomial name Dipodomys elator Merriam, 1894 The Texas Kangaroo Rat, Dipodomys elator, is a kangaroo rat that is native to Texas where it lives in mesquite brush. ... Binomial name Ratufa macroura (Pennant, 1769) Grizzled Giant Squirrel also known as the Sri Lankan Giant Squirrel, Ratufa macroura, is a large species of squirrel found in Sri Lanka and in the forests of southern India. ... Binomial name Capra cylindricornis Blyth, 1841 The East Caucasian Tur (Capra cylindricornis) is a mountain dwelling goat antelope found only in the eastern half of the Caucasus Mountains. ... Binomial name Spermophilus citellus (L., 1766) The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus), also known as the European Souslik, is a species from the squirrel family Sciuridae and the only European representative of the genus Spermophilus. ... Binomial name Chaetomys subspinosus (Olfers, 1818) The Bristle-spined Porcupine, Chaetomys subspinosus, is an arboreal rodent from Brazil. ... Binomial name Eulemur rubriventer (I. Geoffroy, 1850) The Red-bellied Lemur (Lemur rubriventer) is a medium sized prosimian with a luxuriant chestnut brown coat. ... Binomial name Macaca assamensis (McClelland, 1839) The Assam Macaque (Macaca assamensis) is a macaque living in Nepal, Vietnam and southern China. ... Binomial name Macaca cyclopis (Swinhoe, 1862) The Formosan Rock Macaque (Macaca cyclopis) is a macaque living in Taiwan and has been introduced to Japan. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Cyprinodon diabolis Wales, 1930 The Devils Hole Pupfish (Cyprinodon diabolis) is an endangered species of fish endemic to Devils Hole, a geothermal (92°F), aquifer-fed pool within a limestone cavern in the Amargosa Desert of Nevada east of Death Valley. ... Binomial name Galemys pyrenaicus (Geoffroy, 1811) The Pyrenean Desman (Galemys pyrenaicus) is a small half-aquatic mammal that lives in the Pyrenees to the Iberian peninsula. ... Binomial name Eulemur coronatus (Gray, 1842) The Crowned Lemur (Eulemur coronatus) is a lemur that is 33 cm (13 inches) long and weighs 2 kg. ... Binomial name Lepus castroviejoi Palacios, 1976 The Broom Hare (Lepus castroviejoi) is a species of hare endemic to northern Spain. ... Binomial name Quercus engelmannii Greene The Engelmann Oak (Quercus engelmannii), also called the Pasadena Oak, is a species of oak in the white oak section Quercus sect. ... [[{{{diversity_link}}}|Diversity]] {{{diversity}}} Binomial name Avahi occidentalis von Lorenz-Liburnau, 1898 Trinomial name {{{trinomial}}} Type Species {{{type_species}}} {{{subdivision_ranks}}} [[Image:{{{range_map}}}|{{{range_map_width}}}|]] Synonyms {{{synonyms}}} The Western Woolly Lemur or Western Avahi (Avahi occidentalis) is a species of woolly lemur native to western Madagascar, where they live in dry deciduous forests. ... Binomial name Eulemur macaco (Linnaeus, 1766) The Black Lemur (Eulemur macaco) is a true lemur 41 cm long plus a tail of 55 cm. ... Binomial name Euastacus armatus Von Martens, 1866 The Murray crayfish, Euastacus armatus, is a species of freshwater crayfish endemic to Australia that belongs to the family Parastacidae. ... Alma, or malus sieversii, is a plant seemingly native to the area around Kazakhstan which is thought to be the primary modern ancestor of the apple tree. ... Binomial name Callithrix geoffroyi (E. Geoffroy in Humboldt, 1812) The Tufted-ear Marmoset or White-headed Marmoset, Callithrix geoffroyi, is a marmoset endemic to Brazil. ... Binomial name Glironia venusta Thomas, 1912 Bushy-tailed Opossum, Glironia venusta, is an opossum species from South America. ... Binomial name Melogale everetti (Thomas, 1895) The Everetts Ferret Badger (Melogale everetti), also known as the Kinabalu Ferret Badger, is a member of the Mustelidae family. ... Giant Civet The Giant Civet (Macrogalidia muschenbrcoeki) is a mammal that lives solely on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, particularly the North and Central regions. ... Binomial name Diplogale hosei (Thomas, 1892) The Hoses Palm Civet (Diplogale hosei), is a member of the Viverridae family. ... Binomial name Caluromysiops irrupta Sanborn, 1951 The Black-shouldered Opossum (Caluromysiops irrupta), also known as the White-eared Opossum is an opossum species from South America. ... Binomial name Ratufa indica The Indian Giant Squirrel, Ratufa indica, is a large forest squirrel found in South Asia. ... Binomial name Fossa fossana Müller, 1776 The fanaloka or Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana) is a rare Madagscan viverrid. ... Binomial name Ramphotyphlops exocoeti (Boulenger, 1887) Synonyms Typhlops exocoeti Christmas Island Blind Snake Ramphotyphlops exocoeti is a species of snake. ... Binomial name Indotestudo travancorica (Boulenger, 1907) Synonyms Geochelone travancorica Travancore Tortoise Indotestudo travancorica is a species of tortoise found in the Western Ghats of India. ... Binomial name Aspideretes hurum (Gray, 1831) Synonyms Trionyx hurum Peacock Soft-shelled Turtle Aspideretes hurum is a species of turtle found in Nepal, India, Bangladesh (in the Brahmaputra and Ganges rivers), Pakistan (fide Khan, pers. ... Binomial name Aspideretes gangeticus (Cuvier, 1825) Synonyms Trionys hurum The Ganges Soft-shelled Turtle Aspideretes gangeticus is a species of turtle found in Pakistan, N India, Bangladesh and S Nepal (Ganges, Indus, and Mahanadi). ... Binomial name Morenia petersi (Anderson, 1879) Indian Eyed Turtle Morenia petersi is a species of turtle found in NE India (as far west as Bihar), Bangladesh Type locality: Huzurapur (Jessore District), Furreedpore and Dacca, Bangladesh. ... Binomial name Melanochelys tricarinata Tricarinate Hill Turtle Melanochelys tricarinata is a species of turtle found in India (Assam), Bangladesh and Nepal. ... Binomial name Notochelys platynota (Gray, 1834) Malayan Flat-shelled Turtle Notochelys platynota is a species of turtle found in Myanmar (= Burma), Thailand, Cambodia, West Malaysia, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, Borneo, Bangka), Vietnam, Singapore. ... Binomial name Cuora amboinensis (Suckow, 1798) Juvenile Malayan Box Turtles (Cuora amboinensis kamaroma) Amboina Box Turtle or Southeast Asian Box Turtle Cuora amboinensis is a species of turtle. ... Binomial name Geoclemys hamiltonii (Gray, 1831) Black Pond turtle or Spotted Pond turtle Geoclemys hamiltonii is a species of turtle. ... Binomial name Hardella thurjii (Gray, 1831) Brahminy River Turtle or Crowned River Turtle Hardella thurjii is a species of turtle. ... The Indian Kino Tree (pterocarpus marsupium), also known as the Malabar Kino, Benga (or Venkai) is native to India. ... Binomial name Nepenthes villosa Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes sibuyanensis Nerz (1997) Nepenthes sibuyanensis (Latin: Sibuyan = island to which it is endemic, ensis = from) is a recently described highland Nepenthes species from the Philippines. ... Binomial name Nepenthes bicalcarata Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes spathulata Danser (1935) Nepenthes spathulata (Latin: spathulatus = spatula shaped) is a species of tropical pitcher plant. ... Binomial name Nepenthes lowii Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes edwardsiana Low ex Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes fusca Danser (1928) Nepenthes fusca is an intermediate to highland species of pitcher plant from the island of Borneo. ... Binomial name Nepenthes macrovulgaris Turnbull & Middleton (1988) Nepenthes macrovulgaris is a recently described species of pitcher plant. ... Binomial name Eliomys quercinus Linnaeus, 1766 The garden dormouse (Eliomys quercinus) is a rodent in the dormouse family. ... Binomial name Leucadendron argenteum (L.) R.Br. ... Binomial name Lestodelphys halli (Thomas, 1921) The Patagonian Opossum (Lestodelphys halli) is the sole species in genus Lestodelphys. ... Binomial name Austropotamobius pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858) Austropotamobius pallipes is an endangered [1] European freshwater crayfish, and the only species of crayfish native to the British Isles [2]. Its common names include white-clawed crayfish and Atlantic stream crayfish. ... Binomial name Nepenthes hamata Turnbull & Middleton (1984) Nepenthes hamata (Latin: hamatus = hooked) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. ... Binomial name Sanopus splendidus Collette, Stark & Phillips 1974 The Splendid Toadfish (Sanopus splendidus), also known as the Coral Toadfish, is a species of toadfish entirely endemic to the island of Cozumel. ... Binomial name Jubaea chilensis (Molina) Baill. ... Binomial name Gopherus polyphemus Daudin, 1802 The gopher tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus), sometimes called the Florida gopher tortoise is a species tortoise native to the coastal plains of the United States. ... Binomial name Bombacopsis quinata (Jacq. ... Binomial name Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) The Bigeye Tuna (Thunnus obesus) is an important food fish, a type of tuna of the family Scombridae. ... Binomial name Geochelone radiata Shaw, 1802 The Radiated Tortoise (Geochelone radiata) is a species in the genus of the geochelone tortoises. ... Binomial name Nepenthes macfarlanei Hemsl. ... Binomial name Nepenthes northiana Hook. ... Binomial name Nepenthes pervillei Bl. ... Binomial name Nepenthes distillatoria L. (1753) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Nepenthes ephippiata Danser (1928) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Nepenthes klossii Ridl. ... Binomial name Nepenthes madagascariensis Poiret (1797) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Mordacia praecox Potter, 1968 The Non-parasitic Lamprey (Mordacia praecox) is a freshwater species of Lamprey that occurs in south-eastern Australia. ... // Physical description Dumerils boa has a gray-brown ground color with darker patches. ... Binomial name Nepenthes faizaliana Adam & Wilcock (1991) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Nepenthes muluensis Hotta (1966) Distribution of . ... Binomial name Nepenthes bongso Korth. ... Binomial name Nepenthes glabrata Turnbull & Middleton (1984) Nepenthes glabrata (Latin: glaber = bald) is a species of pitcher plant native to Sulawesi. ... Binomial name Nepenthes eymae S.Kurata (1984) Nepenthes eymae (after P. Eyma, Indonesian collector) is a carnivorous pitcher plant species of the genus Nepenthes. ... Binomial name Nepenthes merrilliana Macf. ... Binomial name Nepenthes treubiana Warburg (1891) Nepenthes treubiana (after Melanchoir Treub, director of the Department of Agriculture, Buitenzorg, Dutch East Indies) is a species of pitcher plant endemic to West Papua in New Guinea. ... Binomial name Nepenthes danseri Jebb & Cheek (1997) Nepenthes danseri (after B. H. Danser, botanist) is a lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species endemic Waigeo Island off the coast of New Guinea. ... Binomial name Nepenthes argentii Jebb & Cheek (1997) Nepenthes argentii (after George Argent, who first collected it on Palawan) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Mount Guiting-Guiting on Sibuyan Island in the Rhomblon Province of the Philippines. ... Binomial name Nepenthes ramispina Ridley (1908) Nepenthes ramispina (Latin: ramus = branch, spina = spine, spur) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Peninsular Malaysia. ... Binomial name Nepenthes mikei Salmon & Maulder (1995) Nepenthes mikei (after Mike Hopkins, late friend of B. Salmon & R. Maulder) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes singalana Beccari (1886) Nepenthes singalana (after Gunung Singgalang, Sumatra Barat) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to the island of Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes tomoriana Danser (1928) Nepenthes tomoriana (after Tomori Bay, from which the type originates) is a species of pitcher plant native from Sulawesi. ... Binomial name Nepenthes inermis Danser (1928) Nepenthes inermis (Latin: inermis = unarmed) is a highland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to Sumatra. ... Binomial name Eucyclogobius newberryi Girard, 1854 The tidewater goby Eucyclogobius newberryi is a goby (Gobiidae) native to lagoons of streams along the coast of California. ... Binomial name Nepenthes rhombicaulis S.Kurata (1973) Nepenthes rhombicaulis (Latin: rhombicus = rhomboid, caulis = stem) is a Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes ovata Nerz & Wistuba (1994) Nepenthes ovata (Latin: ovatus = ovate) is a Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes spectabilis Danser (1928) Nepenthes spectabilis (Latin: spectabilis = visible, notable) is a Nepenthes pitcher plant species native to Sumatra. ... Binomial name Nepenthes insignis Danser (1928) Nepenthes insignis (Latin: insignis = distinguished, remarkable) is a lowland Nepenthes pitcher plant species, native to West Papua, New Guinea. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Binomial name Ornithoptera rothschildi Kenrick, 1911 The Rothschilds Birdwing (Ornithoptera rothschildi) is a large butterfly from the birdwing genus endemic to the Arfak Mountains, Western New Guinea. ... Binomial name Madoqua piacentinii (Drake-Brockman, 1911) The Silver Dik-dik (Madoqua piacentinii) is a small antelope found in the Horn of Africa region, mostly coastal Somalia. ... Binomial name Gazella rufifrons (Gray, 1846) The Red-fronted Gazelle (Gazella rufifrons) is a species of gazelle that is widely but unevenly distributed across the middle Africa from Senegal to north-eastern Ethiopia. ... Binomial name Clemmys insculpta (Le Conte, 1830) The Wood Turtle (Clemmys insculpta) is one of four species in the Clemmys Genus which are all found in North America. ... Binomial name Bitis schneideri (Boettger, 1886) Synonyms Vipera Schneideri - Boettger, 1886 Bitis caudalis paucisquamatis - Mertens, 1954 Bitis paucisquamata - FitzSimons, 1962 Bitis caudalis paucisquamata - Klemmer, 1963 Bitis paucisquamatis - FitzSimons, 1966 Bitis schneideri - Haacke, 1975[1] Common names: Namaqua dwarf adder,[2][3] spotted dwarf adder,[2] Schneiders adder. ... Binomial name Bitis inornata (Smith, 1838) Synonyms Echidna inornata - A. Smith, 1838 Clotho ?inornata - Gray, 1849 Vipera inornata - Strauch, 1869 Bitis inornata - Boulenger, 1896 Bitis cornuta inornata - Underwood, 1968 B[itis]. inornata - Branch, 1991[1] Common names: plain mountain adder, hornless adder. ... Binomial name Geochelone nigra (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) Synonyms Geochelone elephantopus (Harlan, 1827) The Galápagos tortoise (or Galápagos giant tortoise), is the largest living tortoise, endemic to nine islands of the Galápagos archepelago. ...


 

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