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The collared peccary (Dicotyles tajacu) is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed) mammal in the family Tayassuidae found in North, Central, and South America. It is the only member of the genus Dicotyles. They are commonly referred to as javelina, saíno, taitetu, or báquiro, although these terms are also used to describe other species in the ...
The third species, the Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri). It is found in the dry shrub habitat or Chaco of Paraguay, Bolivia, and Argentina. The Chacoan peccary has the distinction of having been first described based on fossils and was originally thought to be an extinct species. In 1975, the animal was discovered in the Chaco region of ...
The eastern garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis sirtalis), the state snake of Virginia This is a list of reptiles found in the state of Virginia , including both native and introduced species with an established population.
A 68-year-old woman was bitten by a javelina as it fought with her dogs in southern Arizona, wildlife officials said. The javelina bit the woman from Pearce on the shin, the Arizona Game & Fish ...
This is a list of mammals in Virginia, including both current and recently historical inhabitants. Virginia has 77 species of native land mammals (including extirpated species), and the coast is visited by nearly 30 marine mammal species. 11 species or subspecies of native Virginian mammals are listed as endangered or threatened by the state ...
List of Native and Naturalized Fauna of Virginia April, 2022; Virginia Threatened and Endangered Faunal Species; FWS ECOS Listed species with spatial current range believed to or known to occur in Virginia; NatureServe Explorer; AmphibiaWeb search for amphibians in the state of Virginia
False Cape State Park is a 4,321-acre (17.49 km 2) state park located on the Currituck Banks Peninsula, a one-mile-wide (1.6 km) barrier spit between the Back Bay of the Currituck Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, within the city of Virginia Beach, adjacent to the state border with North Carolina, and just north of Mackay Island National Wildlife Refuge.
This list of birds of Virginia includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Virginia by the Virginia Avian Records Committee of the Virginia Society of Ornithology (VARCOM). As of January 1, 2022 the list contained 487 species and four species pairs. [ 1 ]