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The Living Encyclopedia
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reptile
Eastern Milk Snake
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum
Lampropeltis triangulum triangulum, commonly known as the eastern milk snake or eastern milksnake, is a subspecies of the milk snake. The nonvenomous, colubrid snake is indigenous to eastern and central North America.
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invertebrate
White Specter Crayfish
Procambarus clarkii 'White'
White Specter Crayfish (Procambarus clarkii 'White')
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invertebrate
Marble Crayfish
Procambarus virginalis
The marbled crayfish or Marmorkrebs is a parthenogenetic crayfish that was discovered in the pet trade in Germany in 1995. Marbled crayfish are closely related to the "slough crayfish", Procambarus fallax, which is widely distributed across Florida. No natural populations of marbled crayfish are known. Information provided by one of the original pet traders as to where the marbled crayfish originated was deemed "totally confusing and unreliable". The informal name Marmorkrebs is German for "marbled crayfish".
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invertebrate
Mexican Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus patzcuarensis
Cambarellus patzcuarensis is a small, threatened species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Michoacán in Mexico and often kept in aquariums.
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invertebrate
CPO Crayfish (Orange)
Cambarellus patzcuarensis var. Orange
Cambarellus patzcuarensis is a small, threatened species of crayfish in the family Cambaridae. It is endemic to Michoacán in Mexico and often kept in aquariums.
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invertebrate
Blue Moon Crayfish
Cherax destructor
Blue Moon Crayfish (Cherax destructor)
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invertebrate
Red Claw Crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus
Red Claw Crayfish (Cherax quadricarinatus)
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invertebrate
Zebra Crayfish
Cherax peknyi
Zebra Crayfish (Cherax peknyi)
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invertebrate
Thunderbolt Crayfish
Cherax boesemani
Thunderbolt Crayfish (Cherax boesemani)
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invertebrate
Pom Pom Crab
Ptychognathus barbatus
Pom Pom Crab (Ptychognathus barbatus)
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invertebrate
Vampire Crab
Geosesarma dennerle
Geosesarma dennerle is a species of small terrestrial crab found in Java, Indonesia. It is popular in the aquarium trade, where G. dennerle is one of the species referred to as the vampire crab. The species is named after the aquarium supply company Dennerle, which supported one of the describing authors' studies in Java. The coloration of G. dennerle can be very similar to G. bicolor. Ng et al. states chelipeds, male abdominal and first gonopodal structures as distinguishing features.
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invertebrate
Red Devil Vampire Crab
Geosesarma hagen
Geosesarma is genus of small freshwater or terrestrial crabs, typically less than 10 mm (0.4 in) across the carapace. They live and reproduce on land with the larval stages inside the egg. They are found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Hawaii.
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invertebrate
Disco Vampire Crab
Geosesarma tiomanicum
Geosesarma is genus of small freshwater or terrestrial crabs, typically less than 10 mm (0.4 in) across the carapace. They live and reproduce on land with the larval stages inside the egg. They are found in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands and Hawaii.
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invertebrate
Rainbow Land Crab
Cardisoma armatum
Cardisoma armatum is a species of terrestrial crab.
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invertebrate
Hermit Crab (Land)
Coenobita compressus
The Ecuadorian hermit crab also known as the Pacific hermit crab is a species of land hermit crab. It is one of the two land hermit crabs commonly sold in North America as pets, the other being the Caribbean hermit crab.
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invertebrate
Strawberry Hermit Crab
Coenobita perlatus
Coenobita perlatus is a species of terrestrial hermit crab. It is known as the strawberry hermit crab because of its reddish-orange colours. It is a widespread scavenger across the Indo-Pacific, and wild-caught specimens are traded to hobby aquarists.
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invertebrate
Blueberry Hermit Crab
Coenobita purpureus
Coenobita purpureus, commonly known as the Blueberry Hermit Crab, is a terrestrial species of hermit crab endemic to many tropical and subtropical islands in the North Pacific Ocean including Kikaijima Island, Ryukyu Island, Okinawa, and the Boso Peninsula in Japan. These crabs are typically 3-4 cm in shield length, which is the width of the opening in the gastropod shell they carry at the widest point, and about 7-10 cm in length. They occur in a variety of blue and purple hues, with white or cream eyestalks and two sets of antennae, and ten legs, synapomorphic to its order, Decapoda. The species is popular among aquarium enthusiasts, but due to the encountered difficulty of breeding them in captivity, they are typically wild caught, which could impact the species’ numbers, leading them to become endangered in the near future.
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invertebrate
Rabbit Snail - Yellow
Tylomelania sp. 'Yellow'
Rabbit Snail - Yellow (Tylomelania sp. 'Yellow')
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invertebrate
Rabbit Snail - Orange
Tylomelania sp. 'Orange'
Rabbit Snail - Orange (Tylomelania sp. 'Orange')
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invertebrate
Rabbit Snail - Black
Tylomelania sp. 'Black'
Rabbit Snail - Black (Tylomelania sp. 'Black')
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