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Coastal Rosy Boa or Northern Rosy Boa (Lichanura orcutti), family Boidae, Kern County CA, USA

I want to make a note that Rosy Boa taxonomy has been in flux, and the different species have been combined into this one species by many herpetologists now…

Chestnut-breasted Malkoha (Phaenicophaeus curvirostris), family Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes, Philippines

Carpenter Frog (Lithobates virgatipes), family Ranidae, found along the Atlantic Coastal plain, from NJ to GA, in the U.S.

They prefer acidic aquatic environments, with ample sphagnum moss, such as bogs and fens.

The name comes from the frog's call, which resembles a carpenter hammering.

Listen to the call here.

Southern Ground Hornbills (Bucorvus leadbeater), family Bucorvidae, order Bucerotiformes, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique

Eastern River Cooter (Pseudemys c. concinna), family Emydidae, Ea. Tennessee, USA

This population of uniquely marked River Cooters used to be a subspecies called the Hieroglyphic River Cooter (P. c. hieroglyphica), but is not longer considered a distinct subspecies.

Regent Parrot or Rock Pebbler (Polytelis anthopeplus), family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, found across southern Australia

Gang-Gang Cockatoo (Callocephalon fimbriatum), male, EAT A TASTY FRUIT!!!, family Cacatuidae, order Pasittaciformes, Australia

Golden-shouldered Parrot aka Antbed Parrot (Psephotellus chrysopterygius), family Psittaculidae, order Psittaciformes, found in the southern Cape York Peninsula, in Queensland, Australia. 

L - male, R - female

ENDANGERED.

These parrots excavate tunnel nests in termite mounds.

Red-crowned Broodfrog (Pseudophryne australis), family Myobtrachidae, found in the Greater Sydney region of Australia

The eggs are laid in a nest under moist leaf litter. The young undergo the early tadpole stage in the eggs, and then emerge as well developed tadpoles when the nest is flooded. The male guards the nest.

Cuban Blue Anole (Anolis allisoni), male, family Dactyloidae, Roatan Island, Honduras

Spring Peeper (Pseudacris crucifer), male calling, family Hylidae, Manitoba, Canada

Hear the peeping here.