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TERRESTRIAL MAMMALS

BATS

Flying Foxes

• Indian Flying Fox – Pteropus giganteus

New World Leaf-nosed Bats

• Buffy Flower Bat – Erophylla sezekorni
• Mexican Fruit Bat – Artibeus jamaicensis yucatanicus
• Waterhouse’s Leaf-nosed Bat – Macrotus waterhousii

False Vampire Bats

• Lesser False Vampire Bat – Megaderma spasma
• Yellow Winged Bat – Lavia frons

Horseshoe Bats

• Rufous Horseshoe Bat – Rhinolophus rouxii

Old World Leaf-nosed Bats

• Schneider’s Leaf-nosed Bat – Hipposideros speoris

Sac-Winged Bats

• Black-bearded Tomb Bat – Taphozous melanopogon
• Pouched Tomb Bat – Saccolaimus saccolaimus

BOVIDS – ANTELOPE, BISON, BUFFALO, COWS, GOATS AND SHEEP

Antelope

• Arabian Oryx – Oryx leucoryx
• Black Wildebeest – Connochaetes gnou
• Blue Wildebeest – Connochaetes taurinus taurinus
• Bontebok – Damaliscus pygargus
• Common Eland – Taurotragus oryx
• Mountain Gazelle – Gazella gazella
• Springbok – Antidorcas marsupialis

Bison

• American Bison – Bison bison

Buffalo

• Domestic Asian Water Buffalo – Bubalus bubalis
• Wild Water Buffalo – Bubalus arnee

Cows

• Highland Cow – Bos taurus
• Texas Longhorn – Bos taurus

Goats

• Mountain Goat – Oreamnos americanus

Sheep

• Bighorn Sheep ~ Ovis canadensis

CAMELIDS – CAMELS AND LLAMAS

• Guanaco – Lama guanicoe
• Llama – Lama glama

CERVIDS – DEER, ELK AND MOOSE

Chevrotains

• Sri Lankan White-spotted Chevrotain – Moschiola meminna

Deer

• Chital Deer – Axis axis
• Columbian Black-tailed Deer – Odocoileus hemionus columbianus
• Sambar Deer – Rusa unicolor

Elk

• Rocky Mountain Elk – Cervus canadensis nelsoni
• Roosevelt Elk – Cervus canadensis roosevelti

Moose

• Moose – Alces alces

CANIDS – DOGS

Coyotes

• Coyote – Canis latrans

Foxes

• Sechuran Fox – Lycalopex sechurae

Jackals

• Golden Jackal – Canis aureus

Wolves and Dogs

• Peruvian Hairless Dog – Canis lupis familiaris

ELEPHANTIDS – ELEPHANTS

• African Bush Elephant – Loxodonta africana
• Sri Lankan Elephant – Elephas maximus maximus

FELIDS – CATS

• Cheetah – Acinonyx jubatus
• Leopard – Panthera Pardus
• Lion – Panthera leo
• Jungle Cat – Felis chaus

GIRAFFOIDS – GIRAFFES, OKAPIA AND PRONGHORNS

• Pronghorn – Antilocapra americana

HERPESTIDS – MONGOOSES AND MEERKATS

• Cape Gray Mongoose – Galerella pulverulenta
• Indian Grey Mongoose – Herpestes edwardsii
• Sri Lankan Ruddy Mongoose – Herpestes smithii zeylanicus

LAGOMORPHS – HARES, RABBITS AND PIKAS

• Desert Cottontail Rabbit – Sylvilagus audubonii
• Eastern Cottontail Rabbit – Sylvilagus floridanus
• Indian Hare – Lepus nigricollis

MEPHITIDS – SKUNKS AND STINK BADGERS

• Striped Skunk – Mephitis mephitis

PRIMATOMORPHS – PRIMATES

OLD WORLD MONKEYS

Baboons

• Chacma baboon – Papio ursinus

Guenons

• Samango Monkey – Cercopithecus mitis

Langurs

• Dryzone purple-faced leaf-eater monkey – Trachypithecus vetulus philbricki
• Southern Wetzone Purple Faced Leaf Monkey – Trachypithecus vetulus vetulus
• Southern Tufted Grey Langur – Semnopithecus priam thersites

Vervet Monkeys

• Vervet Monkey – Chlorocebus pygerythrus

Macaques

• Dry Zone Toque Macaque – Macaca sinica sinica

Lorises

• Gray Slender Loris – Loris lydekkerianus
• Red Slender Loris – Loris tardigradus

NEW WORLD MONKEYS

Howler and Spider Monkeys

• Guatemalan Black Howler Monkey – Alouatta pigra

PROCAVIIDS – HYRAXES AND DASSIES

• Rock Hyrax – Procavia capensis

SUIDS – PIGS

Boars

• Wild Boar – Sus scrofa

Peccaries

• Collared Peccary – Pecari tajacu

RHINOCEROTIDS – RHINOCEROSES

• Southern White Rhinoceroses – Ceratotherium simum simum

RODENTIA – RODENTS

Agoutis

• Coiban Agouti – Dasyprocta coibae

Kangaroo Rats and Pocket Mice

• Merriam’s kangaroo rat – Dipodomys merriami

Mice and Rats

• Asiatic Long-Tailed Climbing Mouse – Vandeleuria oleracea
• Cheesman’s Gerbil – Gerbillus cheesmani
• North American Deer Mouse – Peromyscus maniculatus

Pocket Gophers

• Botta’s Pocket Gopher – Thomomys bottae

Squirrels and Chipmunks

• Cliff Chipmunk – Tamias dorsalis
• Hopi Chipmunk – Neotamias rufus
• Least Chipmunk – Tamias minimus
• Uinta Chipmunk – Neotamias umbrinus
• Yellow-Pine Chipmunk – Neotamias amoenus
• Harris antelope squirrel – Ammospermophilus harrisii
• White tailed Antelope Squirrel – Ammospermophilus leucurus
• Indian Palm Squirrel – Funambulus palmarum
• Eastern Grey Squirrel – Sciurus carolinensis
• Red Squirrel – Tamiasciurus hudsonicus
• Grizzled Giant Squirrel – Ratufa macroura
• California Ground Squirrel – Otospermophilus beecheyi
• Columbian Ground Squirrel – Urocitellus columbianus
• Richardson’s Ground Squirrel – Urocitellus richardsonii
• Rock Squirrel – Otospermophilus variegatus
• Utah Prairie Dog – Cynomys parvidens
• Yellow Bellied Marmot – Marmota flaviventris

URSIDS – BEARS

• American black bear – Ursus americanus
• Polar bear – Ursus maritimus
• Spectacled Bear – Tremarctos ornatus

 

MARINE MAMMALS

DELPHINIDS – OCEAN DOLPHINS

• Atlantic Spotted Dolphin – Stenella frontalis
• Common Bottlenose Dolphin – Tursiops truncatus
• Long-beaked common dolphin – Delphinus capensis
• Rough-toothed Dolphin – Steno bredanensis
• Short-beaked Common Dolphin – Delphinus delphis
• Commersons Dolphin – Cephalorhynchus commersonii
• Melon headed whale – Peponocephala electra
• False Killer Whale – Pseudorca crassidens

MONODONTIDS – BELUGA WHALES AND NARWHALS

• Beluga Whale – Delphinapterus leucas

MYSTICETIDS – BALEEN WHALES

• Blue Whale – Balaenoptera musculus
• Brydes Whale – Balaenoptera edeni

PINNIPEDS – SEALS, SEA LIONS AND WALRUSES

Fur Seals

• Cape Fur Seal – Arctocephalus pusillus
• Guadalupe fur seal – Arctocephalus townsendi

Seals

• Northern Elephant Seal – Mirounga angustirostris
• Pacific Common Harbour Seal – Phoca vitulina richardii

Sea Lions

• California Sea Lion – Zalophus californianus
• South American Sea Lion – Otaria flavescens
• Steller Sea Lion – Eumetopias jubatus

 

AMPHIBIANS

ANURANS – FROGS AND TOADS

Shrub Frogs

• Southern Whipping Frog – Taruga longinasus

Tree Frogs and their allies

• Motorbike Frog – Litoria moorei

Sub-Saharan Frogs – 

• Common River Frog – Amietia delalandii

True Toads

• Cane Toad – Rhinella marina
• Eastern American Toad – Anaxyrus americanus

URODELANS – SALAMANDERS

Giant Salamanders

• Japanese Giant Salamander – Andrias japonicus

 

REPTILES

CROCODILIANS

Alligators

• American Alligator – Alligator mississippiensis

Crocodiles

• American crocodile – Crocodylus acutus
• Mugger Crocodiles – Crocodylus palustris

LIZARDS

Agamas and Dragon Lizards

• Brown-patched Kangaroo lizard – Otocryptis wiegmanni
• Hump-nosed Lizard – Lyriocephalus scutatus
• Finch’s Agama – Agama finchi
• Southern Rock Agama – Agama atra

Alligator and Glass Lizards

• Northwestern Alligator Lizard – Elgaria coerulea principis

Iguanas, Anoles and kin

• Black Spiny-tail Iguana – Ctenosaura similis
• Green iguana – Iguana iguana
• Rhinoceros Iguana – Cyclura cornuta
• Utila Iguana – Ctenosaura bakeri
• Chilean Tree Iguana – Liolaemus chiliensis
• Manyspotted Tree Iguana – Liolaemus nigromaculatus
• Bark anole – Anolis distichus
• Brown Anole – Anolis sagrei
• Jewel Lizard – Liolaemus tenuis
• Yellow-backed Spiny Lizard – Sceloporus uniformis

Monitor Lizards

• Asian Water Monitor
• Bengal Monitor Lizard

Wall Lizards and True Lizards

• European wall lizard – Podarcis murals

Whiptail Lizards and Tegus

• Cozumel Whiptail Lizard – Aspidoscelis cozumela
• Cuban Whiptail Lizard – Ameiva auberi
• Great Basin Whiptail – Aspidoscelis tigris tigris

Skinks

• Variegated Skink – Trachylepis variegata

SNAKES

Boas

• Red-tailed Boa – Boa constrictor

Colubrid Snakes

• Black Racer – Coluber constrictor
• California King Snake – Lampropeltis getula californiae
• Common Garter Snake – Thamnophis sirtalis
• Northwestern Garter Snake – Thamnophis ordinoides
• Checkered Keelback Snake – Xenochrophis piscator
• Forsten’s Cat Snake – Boiga forsteni
• Green Vine Snake – Ahaetulla nasuta

Elapid Snakes

• Olive Sea Snake – Aipysurus laevis
• Slender-necked Sea Snake – Hydrophis melanocephalus
• Yellow-bellied Sea Snake – Pelamis platura

Vipers

• Aruba Island Rattlesnake – Crotalus durissus unicolor
• Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake – Crotalus adamanteus
• Southwestern Speckled Rattlesnake – Crotalus mitchellii pyrrhus
• Tiger Rattlesnake – Crotalus tigris
• Timber Rattlesnake – Crotalus horridus
• Uracoan Rattlesnake – Crotalus durissus vegrandis
• West African Gaboon Viper – Bitis gabonica rhinoceros
• Puff adder – Bitis arietans
• Sri Lankan Green Pit Viper – Trimeresurus trigonocephalus
• South American Bushmaster – Lachesis muta muta

TURTLES AND TORTOISES

Tortoises

• Indian Star Tortoise – Geochelone elegans

Softshell Turtles

• Indian Flapshell Turtle – Lissemys punctata

Sea Turtles

• Olive Ridley Sea Turtle – Lepidochelys olivacea 

 

BIRDS

Auks, Murrelets and Puffins

• Atlantic Puffin – Fratercula arctica
• Tufted Puffin – Fratercula cirrhata
• Common Guillemot – Uria aalge
• Razorbill – Alca torda

Cormorants and Shags

• Brandt’s cormorant – Phalacrocorax penicillatus

Ducks, Geese and Swans

• American Wigeon – Anas americana
• Lesser Scaup – Aythya affinis
• Northern Pintail Duck – Anas acuta
• Ring-necked Duck – Aythya collaris
• Canada Goose – Branta Canadensis
• Mute Swan – Sygnus olor
• Trumpeter Swan – Sygnus buccinator

Oystercatchers

• Black Oystercatcher – Haematopus bachmani

Pelicans

• Brown Pelican – Pelecanus occidentals
• Peruvian Pelican – Pelecanus thagus
• Spot-billed Pelican – Pelecanus philippensis

Penguins

• African Penguin – Spheniscus demersus
• Magellanic Penguin – Spheniscus magellanicus
• Southern Rockhopper Penguin – Eudyptes chrysocome

Emus, Ostriches and Rheas

• Common Ostrich – Struthio camelus

Owls

• Barred Owl – Strix varia
• Brown Fish Owl – Bubo zeylonensis
• Brown Hawk-Owl – Ninox scutulata
• Brown Wood Owl – Strix leptogrammica

Raptors

• Bald Eagle – Haliaeetus leucocephalus
• Crested Serpent Eagle – Spilornis cheela
• Grey-Headed Fish Eagle – Haliaeetus ichthyaetus