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The green frog hails from eastern Canada and the eastern half of the United States. These frogs are known for their territoriality towards other frogs. They face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial developments, as well as wetlands conversion for various uses. […]

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The green salamander is a species of lungless salamander in the family Plethodontidae, and are the only currently-described members of the genus Aneides. They hail from the eastern half of the United States. These salamanders face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The Chinese crocodile lizard can only be found in the cooler forests in southeastern China and northeastern Vietnam. Unfortunately, these lizards face the threats of habitat loss and destruction at the hands of agriculture, logging, mining, and quarrying; roads and railroads, that divide their territory and can result in vehicle […]

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The checkered keelback snake, aka Asiatic water snake, is a nonvenomous colubrid snake that hails from southern and southeastern Asia. They prefer to dwell near and in freshwater lakes, marshes, ponds, rivers, and streams. Even though they face the threats of habitat loss at the hands of residential and commercial […]

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The giant water bug, aka Indian toe-biters, toe-biters, electric-light bugs, alligator fleas, or alligator ticks, are the largest insect in the order Hemiptera. They prefer to dwell in marshes, bogs, freshwater ponds, and slow-flowing streams. Giant water bugs are found in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa and […]

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The peacock tarantula is an Old World species (hailing from Africa or Asia). They hail only from a 39 square mile reserve forest in Jharkand, West Bengal, in India. They prefer a humid forest habitat. Unfortunately, their habitat is constantly being encroached on. They face the threats of habitat destruction […]

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The fer-de-lance is a highly venomous pit viper species that resides from southern Mexico to northern South America. They inhabit pine and broadleaf forests, often looking for refuge in crevices, underneath rocks, and among patches of leaves and wooded debris. They are responsible for the highest number of snake bite […]

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The tiger snake is a highly venomous snake species found in the southern regions of Australia, including coastal islands, such as Tasmania. They inhabit swamps, lagoons, areas near the rivers, and open forests. With a variety of known morphs there are also a variety of colors of these snakes based […]

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Typically, when most people think of Betta, they’re thinking of Betta splendens, aka Siamese fighting fish. However, the term Betta actually refers to many different fish species. We will be focusing on the spelndens. The Siamese fighting fish was given its name in Thai “ikan bettah”, which means biting fish! […]

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