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Species related to the Spider tortoise (Pyxis arachnoides)

Euphorbia (Euphorbia hedyotoides)
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Ravenea (Ravenea albicans)
Information on Ravenea albicans is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Millettia (Millettia aurea)
Information on Millettia aurea is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Asteropeia (Asteropeia labatii)
Information on Asteropeia labatii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Green bright-eyed frog (Boophis viridis)
Information on the green bright-eyed frog is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 8 Images 0 videos
Dypsis (Dypsis saintelucei)
Information on Dypsis saintelucei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Melanophylla (Melanophylla modestei)
Information on Melanophylla modestei is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Dypsis (Dypsis ovobontsira)
Information on Dypsis ovobontsira is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Triangle palm (Dypsis decaryi)
Information on the triangle palm is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 7 Images 0 videos
Flat-shelled spider tortoise (Pyxis planicauda)
The various English common names for this small tortoise generally refer to the noticeably flattened nature of either its oblong upper shell... More 3 Images 0 videos
Yellow-bordered tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus)
Information on the yellow-bordered tortoise (Gopherus flavomarginatus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Ploughshare tortoise (Astrochelys yniphora)
This species is one of the rarest land tortoises in the world. Its common name refers to the appearance of the 'gular scute' at the lower... More 9 Images 5 Videos
Radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata)
The radiated tortoise (Astrochelys radiata) of Madagascar is one of the most attractive of all the tortoises. The high-domed, dark carapace... More 23 Images 4 Videos
Yellow-bellied slider turtle (Trachemys scripta)
The distinctive markings of the yellow-bellied slider turtle (Trachemys scripta) make it very popular in the pet trade. It has conspicuous... More 49 Images 0 videos
Black marsh turtle (Siebenrockiella crassicollis)
Also known as the ‘smiling terrapin’ due to its upwardly curved jaw line, the black marsh turtle is a largely aquatic turtle that has... More 2 Images 0 videos
Yellowbelly mud turtle (Pelusios castanoides)
This medium-sized turtle has a long, elongated upper shell (carapace), which is yellowish, olive or black in East African and Madagascan... More 3 Images 0 videos
Madagascar big-headed turtle (Erymnochelys madagascariensis)
Tortoises and turtles are among the oldest of all living reptiles having appeared about 250 million years ago. They have evolved little... More 21 Images 0 videos
Garcinia (Garcinia travancorica)
Information on Garcinia travancorica is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Acanthosyris (Acanthosyris asipapote)
Information on Acanthosyris asipapote is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Tree frog (Bokermannohyla izecksohni)
Information on Bokermannohyla izecksohni is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Information on the cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Northern leaf chameleon (Brookesia ebenaui)
Information on the northern leaf chameleon is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 4 Images 0 videos
Nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla)
Information on the Nashville warbler (Vermivora ruficapilla) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 11 Images 1 Video
Aglaia (Aglaia chittagonga)
Information on Aglaia chittagonga is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Eschweilera (Eschweilera rionegrense)
Information on Eschweilera rionegrense is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 3 Images 0 videos
Pleurothyrium (Pleurothyrium roberto-andinoi)
Information on Pleurothyrium roberto-andinoi is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus)
Information on the Italian thistle (Carduus pycnocephalus) is being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 5 Images 0 videos
Schefflera (Schefflera curranii)
Information on Schefflera curranii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Rhipsalis (Rhipsalis russellii)
Information on Rhipsalis russellii is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos
Abra malaga toad (Nannophryne corynetes)
Information on the Abra Malaga Toad (Nannophryne corynetes) is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly... More 1 Image 0 videos

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