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Yerba Mansa - Photo (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) CC
Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica) Info
The monotypic genus Anemopsis has only one species, Anemopsis californica, with the common names yerba mansa or lizard tail. (Wikipedia)
Stonecrops - Photo (c) Marinus de Jager, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Marinus de Jager CC
Stonecrops (Genus Crassula) Info
Crassula is a genus of succulent plants containing about 200 accepted species, including the popular jade plant (Crassula ovata). They are members of the stonecrop (Crassulaceae) family and are native to many parts of the globe, but cultivated varieties originate almost exclusively from species from the Eastern Cape of South Africa. (Wikipedia)
Lizard's Tail Family - Photo (c) Patricia Vasquez, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Patricia Vasquez CC
Lizard's Tail Family (Family Saururaceae) Info
Saururaceae is a plant family comprising four genera and seven species of herbaceous flowering plants native to eastern and southern Asia and North America. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists, and is sometimes known as the "lizard's-tail family". The APG IV system (2016; unchanged from the 2009 APG III system, the 2003 APG II system and the 1998 APG system) assigned it to the order Piperales in the clade magnoliids. (Wikipedia)
Coccyzus Cuckoos - Photo (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Coccyzus Cuckoos (Genus Coccyzus) Info
Coccyzus is a genus of cuckoos which occur in the Americas. The genus name is from Ancient Greek kokkuzo, which means to call like a common cuckoo. (Wikipedia)
Lizard's Tails - Photo (c) Jerry Oldenettel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA) CC
Lizard's Tails (Genus Saururus) Info
Saururus is a genus of plants in the family Saururaceae containing two species. Saururus cernuus is native to North America, and Saururus chinensis is native to Asia. (Wikipedia)
Curly-tailed Lizards - Photo (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo CC
Curly-tailed Lizards (Family Leiocephalidae) Info
The curly-tailed lizards are a family, Leiocephalidae, of lizards which are widely distributed throughout much of the Caribbean, but are relatively unstudied. They were previously regarded as members of subfamily Leiocephalinae within the family Tropiduridae. There are presently 29 known species. Leiocephalus is the only genus in the family Leiocephalidae. (Wikipedia)
Curly-tailed Lizards - Photo (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo CC
Curly-tailed Lizards (Genus Leiocephalus) Info
The curly-tailed lizards are a family, Leiocephalidae, of lizards which are widely distributed throughout much of the Caribbean, but are relatively unstudied. They were previously regarded as members of subfamily Leiocephalinae within the family Tropiduridae. There are presently 29 known species. Leiocephalus is the only genus in the family Leiocephalidae. (Wikipedia)
Lizard's Tail - Photo (c) Angela Fentress, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by Angela Fentress CC
Lizard's Tail (Saururus cernuus) Info
Saururus cernuus (lizard's tail, water-dragon, swamp root) is a medicinal and ornamental plant native to eastern North America. It grows in wet areas or shallow water, and can be up to about a meter tall. The native range covers much of the eastern United States, as far west as eastern Texas and Kansas, south to Florida, and north to Michigan and New York state, slightly into Ontario. (Wikipedia)
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard - Photo (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by sea-kangaroo CC
Northern Curly-tailed Lizard (Leiocephalus carinatus) Info
Leiocephalus carinatus, commonly known as the northern curly-tailed lizard, is a species of lizard in the family Leiocephalidae (curly-tailed lizards). (Wikipedia)
Zebra-tailed Lizard - Photo (c) Robby Deans, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Robby Deans CC
Zebra-tailed Lizard (Callisaurus draconoides) Info
Zebra-tailed lizards (Callisaurus draconoides) are a genus of phrynosomatid lizards endemic to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. (Wikipedia)
Girdle-tail Lizards - Photo (c) Kevin Murray, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kevin Murray CC
Girdle-tail Lizards (Family Cordylidae) Info
Cordylidae is a family of small to medium-sized lizards that occur in southern and eastern Africa. They are commonly known as girdled lizards, spinytail lizards or girdle-tail lizards. (Wikipedia)
Seaside Woolly Sunflower - Photo (c) Libbi Wu, all rights reserved, uploaded by Libbi Wu C
Seaside Woolly Sunflower (Eriophyllum staechadifolium) Info
Eriophyllum staechadifolium is a flowering plant in the daisy family which is known by the common name seaside woolly sunflower. It is native to the coastline of Oregon and California including the Channel Islands. This is a plant of the beaches, dunes, and coastal scrub. (Wikipedia)
Velvetweed - Photo (c) Christen Noblitt, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Christen Noblitt CC
Velvetweed (Oenothera curtiflora) Info
Oenothera curtiflora (syn. Gaura parviflora), known as velvetweed, velvety gaura, downy gaura, or smallflower gaura, is a species of flowering plant native to the central United States and northern Mexico, from Nebraska and Wyoming south to Durango and Nuevo Leon. (Wikipedia)
Shingleback - Photo (c) dhfischer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by dhfischer CC
Shingleback (Tiliqua rugosa) Info
Tiliqua rugosa is a short-tailed, slow moving species of blue-tongued skink found in Australia. Three of the four recognised subspecies are found only in Western Australia, where they are known collectively by the common name bobtail. The name shingleback is also used, especially for T. rugosa asper, the only subspecies native to eastern Australia. (Wikipedia)
Mourning Gecko - Photo (c) Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Andrés Camilo Montes-Correa CC
Mourning Gecko (Lepidodactylus lugubris) Info
Lepidodactylus lugubris (mourning gecko, common smooth-scaled gecko) is a female-only species of gecko. This small (10.5 cm total length), nocturnal gecko feeds on small insects and flower nectar. This species is notable because it is parthenogenic, and there are no remaining males that have been found. Females engage in pseudocopulation, stimulating both to produce viable eggs. These eggs are adhered to surfaces in protected locations. Most clutches consist of two egg (Wikipedia)
Lizard's-Tail - Photo (c) Abdul-lateef Ismail, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Abdul-lateef Ismail CC
Lizard's-Tail (Crassula muscosa) Info
Crassula muscosa (Linnaeus, 1760), also named Crassula lycopodioides (Lamarck) or Crassula pseudolycopodioides, is a succulent plant native to South Africa and Namibia, belonging to the family of Crassulaceae and to the genus Crassula. It is a houseplant grown worldwide and commonly known as Rattail Crassula, Watch Chain, Lizard's Tail, Zipper Plant and Princess Pine. (Wikipedia)
Roundtail Horned Lizard - Photo (c) jlassiter, all rights reserved C
Roundtail Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) Info
The roundtail horned lizard (Phrynosoma modestum) is one of the smaller species of horned lizard. Their specific epithet is from the Latin word modestum, meaning modest or calm. They are found in the United States, in western Texas, New Mexico eastern Arizona, southeastern Colorado and eight states in northcentral Mexico where they are referred to as "tapayaxtin". (Wikipedia)
Black-tailed Brush Lizard - Photo (c) Gerardo Marrón, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Gerardo Marrón CC
Black-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus nigricauda) Info
Urosaurus nigricaudus is a species of lizard. Common names for this species include the Baja California brush lizard, black-tailed brush lizard, and small-scaled tree lizard. Its range includes southern California, Baja California, and nearby Pacific islands. (Wikipedia)
Spiny-tailed Lizards - Photo (c) Matthieu Berroneau, all rights reserved C
Spiny-tailed Lizards (Subfamily Uromastycinae) Info
The Uromasticinae are a subfamily of reptiles in the family Agamidae containing two genera: (Wikipedia)
Oriental Long-tailed Grass Lizard - Photo (c) Circle Fong, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Circle Fong CC
Oriental Long-tailed Grass Lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) Info
The Asian grass lizard, six-striped long-tailed lizard, or long-tailed grass lizard (Takydromus sexlineatus) is an arboreal, diurnal species of lizard. The tail length is usually over three times the body (snout to vent) length in this species. (Wikipedia)
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard - Photo (c) Chris Patnaude, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Chris Patnaude CC
Flat-tailed Horned Lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) Info
The flat-tail horned lizard (Phrynosoma mcallii) is a species of reptile of the Sonoran desert of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Its multiple adaptations for camouflage help to minimize its shadow. The species is threatened, with a restricted range under pressure from human activities such as agriculture and development, and is specially protected in the United States. (Wikipedia)
Long-tailed Brush Lizard - Photo (c) hleejones, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by hleejones CC
Long-tailed Brush Lizard (Urosaurus graciosus) Info
The long-tailed brush lizard, Urosaurus graciosus, occurs in the Mojave and northwestern Sonoran Deserts in the states of California, Arizona, Nevada, Sonora, and Baja California. This species received its common name due to its tail, which is more than twice the body length, and since it is almost always encountered on a tree or shrub. Its gray or tan coloration keep it well camouflaged against branches while it waits for insects. Unlike most other phrynosomatid lizards,... (Wikipedia)
Asian Lizard's Tail - Photo no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 CC
Asian Lizard's Tail (Saururus chinensis) Info
Saururus chinensis, commonly known as Asian lizard's tail, is an herb that grows in low, damp places to more than 1 meter high, endemic to China, India, Japan (including the Ryukyu Islands), Korea, Philippines, and Vietnam. Its leaves are green, papery, ribbed, densely glandular, and ovate to ovate-lanceolate, and (4-)10-20 × (2-)5-10 cm in size. Each flower spike resembles a lizard's tail. (Wikipedia)
Egyptian Mastigure - Photo (c) cog2022, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) CC
Egyptian Mastigure (Uromastyx aegyptia) Info
Uromastyx aegyptia is a species of lizard in the family Agamidae. The species is endemic to North Africa and the Middle East. (Wikipedia)