Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Cyrtodactylus jeyporensis, also known as the Jeypore Indian gecko, the Jeypore ground gecko, or the Patinghe Indian gecko, [1] is an endangered species of gecko found in India, which was until recently considered extinct. Described from a single specimen in 1877, it was rediscovered in 2010 in the Eastern Ghats of Odisha state, India. [4]
Pensacola Beach remained largely undeveloped for many years. The Casino Resort was the first tourist destination constructed on the island (at the present day location of Casino Beach) where a variety of special events including beauty pageants, fishing tournaments, and boxing matches were held from the 1930s through 1950s. With a bar, tennis ...
This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis, a two-island nation in the Caribbean Lesser Antilles. The islands are separated by a narrow strait that is only 3.2 km wide and 15 m deep, and thus the two islands have very similar faunas.
Cyrtodactylus (Greek κυρτος kurtos "curved", from κυπτω kuptÅ "to stoop"; δακτυλος daktulos "finger, toe") [citation needed] is a diverse genus of Asian geckos, commonly known as bent-toed geckos, bow-fingered geckos, and forest geckos.
Lepidodactylus listeri, also known commonly as Lister's gecko and the Christmas Island chained gecko, is a species of lizard in the family Gekkonidae. The species was endemic to Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean.
Location of Dominica in the Caribbean. This is a list of amphibians and reptiles found on Dominica, a Caribbean island-nation in the Lesser Antilles.Dominica is one of the few islands in that chain that has retained its original amphibian and reptile fauna over the last 200 years, and reptiles in particular form a significant part of its fauna.
Various military missile launch and test facilities exist on Santa Rosa Island south and southwest of Hurlburt Field. The island has been hit by many tropical cyclones; in 1995 it was the landfall point of hurricanes Erin and Opal. Hurricane Dennis hit the island in July 2005, and with 120 mph (190 km/h) winds, was the strongest storm to do so.
House gecko: Introduced. Hemidactylus palaichthus: Antilles leaf-toed gecko: Restricted to offshore islands of Maria Major and Dennery Island. Sphaerodactylus microlepis: Little-scaled least gecko: Sphaerodactylus vincenti: Vincent's least gecko: Regional endemic. Thecadactylus rapicauda: Turnip-tailed gecko: Iguanas and anolids Species Common ...