Month: January 2015
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Nymphaea sp.
Read More: Nymphaea sp.Species: English Name: Water-lily Chinese Name: Family: Nymphaeaceae Description: An aquatic species vastly used as an ornamental plant. They are mostly rhizomatous perennial herbs, sometimes with stolons. The leaves grow on long petioles from the rhizome. They float on the surface of the water, with the flowers rising from it. Each has at least 8 petals in…
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Prionitis sp.
Read More: Prionitis sp.Species: English Name: Red algae Chinese Name: Family: Halymeniaceae Description: Most are perennial and dioecious. The morphology of reproductive structures and pos-fertilization processes is what allows the distinction between families. The thallus is usually multiaxial, erect and bladelike. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Atlas of Common Harmful Freshwater Algae in Macau…
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Ulva sp.
Read More: Ulva sp.Species: English Name: Sea lettuce Chinese Name: Family: Ulvaceae Description: Ulva comprimises a group of group of edible green algae that is widely distributed along the coasts of the world’s oceans. Individual blades of Ulva can grow to be more than 400mm (16″) in size, but this only occurs when the plants are growing in sheltered areas. Photos used…
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Plestiodon quadrilineatus
Read More: Plestiodon quadrilineatusSpecies: Plestiodon quadrilineatus English Name: Blue-tailed Skink, Four-striped Skink Chinese Name: 四线石龙子 Family: Scincidae Description: Medium-sized Skink, up to 20 cm in total length, with smooth and glossy scales. The dorsal color varies from dark brown to black and have two prominent white stripes and two thinner white lateral stripes extending from snout to tail. These four stripes merge…
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Leiolepis reevesii
Read More: Leiolepis reevesiiSpecies: Leiolepis reevesii English Name: Reeves’ Butterfly Lizard, Butterfly Lizard Chinese Name: 蜡皮蜥 Family: Agamidae Description: The butterfly lizard has a triangular head and a elongated round tail. The upperside is olive to dark with orange spots on the back and a serie of red spots on the sides. Photos used under a Creative Commons license References: – Zhao,…
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Cuora trifasciata
Read More: Cuora trifasciataSpecies: Cuora trifasciata English Name: Golden Coin Turtle, Chinese Three-striped Box Turtle Chinese Name: 金錢龜, 線閉殼龜 Family: Geoemydidae Description: This turtle has a long, flat, brown carapace with tree distinctive black longitudinal stripes. The plastron is mainly black with a yellow border. The underside of the neck, limb sockets and the underside of the limbs and tail are pink-orange.…
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Nebrius ferrugineus
Read More: Nebrius ferrugineusSpecies: Nebrius ferrugineus English Name: Tawny Nurse Shark Chinese Name: 褐色护士鲨 Family: Ginglymostomatidae Description: The Tawny Nurse Shark is a dorsally brown, ventrally pale, large and bulky shark with a small mouth and small comb-like teeth. The fins are angular with caudal fins being shorter. Can grow up to a length of 320cm for male…
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Ptyas korros
Read More: Ptyas korrosSpecies: Ptyas korros English Name: Chinese Rat Snake, Indo-Chinese Rat Snake Chinese Name: 灰鼠蛇 Family: Colubridae Description: Non-venomous snake with 120-150 cm long, but can grow up to 180 cm. It has very large eyes and is olive-brown to brown above and pale below. It occurs in agricultural or forest areas, particularly grassy banks of reservoirs and edges of cultivated…
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Centrophorus granulosus
Read More: Centrophorus granulosusSpecies: Centrophorus granulosus English Name: Gulper Shark Chinese Name: 刺鯊 Family: Centrophoridae Description: The Gulper Shark is a dorsally light grayish brown and ventrally paler shark with greenish eyes. Adults have dusky tips in their dorsal fins and are not prominently marked. Can grow up to a length of 170cm for male and female. Lives…
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Triaenodon obesus
Read More: Triaenodon obesusSpecies: Triaenodon obesus English Name: Whitetip Reef Shark Chinese Name: 灰三齿鲨 Family: Carcharhinidae Description: The Whitetip Reef Shark is a grey small, slender shark sometimes with dark spots on sides, that has an extremely short, broad snout, oval eyes, and conspicuous white tips on the 1st dorsal and upper caudal fins. Can grow up to…
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Chinese Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中華菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus sinicusConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small to medium-sized bat species found in East Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…
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Least Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 小菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus pusillusConservation status: 無危Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a small bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in small…
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Intermediate Horseshoe Bat
Chinese name: 中菊頭蝠Family: 菊頭蝠科 RhinolophidaeScientific name: Rhinolophus affinisConservation status: Habitat: Cave and forests Description:This is a medium-sized bat species found in South and Southeast Asia. It is characterized by its distinctive horseshoe-shaped noseleaf, which aids in echolocation. Its fur is typically brown or gray. This species inhabits caves, forests, and sometimes buildings, often roosting in…