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Swampy conditions prevailed in Tennessee during the later part of the Mississippian epoch. [8] During the Pennsylvanian epoch Tennessee was home to vast river systems flowing toward the west. These rivers formed huge deltas covered in swamps. The contemporary local swamps were densely vegetated with a flora that included horsetails and scale ...
Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail, water-dragon, dragon's tail, swamp root) is a medicinal and ornamental plant native to eastern North America. It grows in wet areas or shallow water, and can be up to about a meter tall. [ 1 ]
Tegus are large reptiles, with some species reaching a total length of around 1.23 m (4.0 ft), [1] and a weight of approximately 6.8 kg (15 lb). These opportunistic, wide-ranging lizards can be found in a variety of habitats, from swamps to rain forests to savannas and cities. [2]
On 27 March 2018, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency (TWRA) reported that its personnel had videoed a 7 ft (2.1 m) alligator at the Wolf River Wildlife Management Area in Fayette County, Tennessee, one in a series of confirmed recent sightings of the reptile in West Tennessee. The reptiles are moving into Tennessee across its southern state ...
There are few lizards less suited to life in captivity than the Nile monitor. Buffrenil (1992) considered that, when fighting for its life, a Nile monitor was a more dangerous adversary than a crocodile of a similar size. Their care presents particular problems on account of the lizards' enormous size and lively dispositions.
According to the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency, out of the 33 species of snakes in Tennessee, only four are venomous. Although snakes, particularly venomous snakes, are certainly nothing to ...
Scincomorpha is an infraorder and clade of lizards including skinks (Scincidae) and their close relatives. These include the living families Cordylidae (girdled lizards), Gerrhosauridae (plated lizards), and Xantusiidae (night lizards), as well as many extinct taxa.
List of reptiles of Mexico; Central America and the Caribbean List of reptiles of Guatemala; List of reptiles of El Salvador; List of reptiles of Costa Rica; List of reptiles of Puerto Rico; List of reptiles of Barbados; List of reptiles of Saint Lucia; List of reptiles of Martinique; List of reptiles of Guadeloupe; List of reptiles of Trinidad ...