Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) from Jackson County, Colorado, USA.
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Wood Frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) from Jackson County, Colorado, USA.
Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) from the Deccan Plateau in Karnataka, India.
Peninsular Rock Agama (Psammophilus dorsalis) from the Deccan Plateau in Karnataka, India.
A juvenile Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) from Karnataka, India.
Checkered Keelback (Fowlea piscator) from Karnataka, India.
A juvenile Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) from the Deccan Plateau in Karnataka, India.
A gravid adult female Plains Gartersnake (Thamnophis radix) from Jefferson County, Colorado, USA.
This was the smallest butterfly I have ever seen of this species, much smaller than a dime.
This was the smallest butterfly I have ever seen of this species, much smaller than a dime.
An adult Rocket Treefrog (Boana lanciformis) from the Loreto Region of the Peruvian Amazon.
A Plains Spadefoot (Spea bombifrons) from Morgan County, Colorado, USA.
An adult Slender Glass Lizard (Ophisaurus attenuatus attenuatus) from Barber County, Kansas, USA.
• Broad-margined / Marginate Cowry
Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. marginata
60.4mm
Garden Island, SW Australia
From my collection
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. friendii
Subspecies: Z. friendii thalamega
Syn: Zoila jeaniana thalamega Lorenz, 2002 (basionym)
43m deep, low limestone reef, feeding on Spirastrella sp. sponge
Kalbarri, W. Australia. April 2021
From my collection
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. venusta
Subspecies: Z. venusta episema
54mm
Safety Bay, Western Australia
From my collection
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. venusta
Subspecies: Z. venusta episema
Taken on sponge at 40ft. | 1970
58mm
Western Australia
From my collection
• Rossell's Cowry
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. rosselli
52.8mm
Rottnest Island, Western Australia
From my collection
• Rossell's Cowry
Scientific classification:
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Bernayinae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. rosselli
44.9mm
North side of Rottnest Island, off Perth, Western Australia
From my collection
