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Herps and Birds (and More)

@herpsandbirds / herpsandbirds.tumblr.com

Hey there, I'm Paxon, a wildlife biologist, living in the SE United States. I've been on Tumblr since 2009. We're here to share the beauty of herps and birds, as well as fishes and invertebrates.
Cis-male. He/him. Queer. Texas.
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Requests, Asks, Submissions, and IDs are open again.

Remember that I am very busy at work lately, so give me a few days to answer.

Animal posts and profiles are always going to be my top priority.

  • If requesting an identification, please provide geographical location.
  • Please only submit photos that you have taken.
  • Please do not submit photos of pets.
  • Please no color requests (that's been overdone at this point in history).
  • Feel free to submit photos you have taken of wild places, plants, and animals.
  • Nature, science, and birdwatching questions are always welcome.
  • Feel free to DM me if you just wanna chat.

I love you. xoxox

Paxon.

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bonelyfan asked:

do you have any animals that have names that describe exactly what they are? (ie red triangle slug)

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Well i have a few lizards that have straight forward descriptive names...

Green Crested Lizard (Bronchocela cristatella), family Agamidae, found in SE Asia

photograph by Lip Kee Yap

Green Spiny Lizard (Sceloporus malachiticus), family Phrynosomatidae, Finca El Pilar, Antigua, Guatemala

photograph by Charles J. Sharp

Iberian Green Lizard (Lacerta schreiberi), male, family Lacertidae, endemic to NW and central Iberian Peninsula

photograph by Toño García

#lizard#reptile#herpetology#animals#nature
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gremzon asked:

Hi! May I ask you, what is your favourite crocodilian? I need to see more cool crocs :3

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I can't decide on just 1!!! Off the top of my head, I'd have to say that its the Dwarf Caimans...

Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), family Alligatoridae, found in much of northern and central South America

photograph by Wrangel

Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), chilling out under water, family Alligatoridae, Rio Formoso, Brazil

photograph by Andy Murch

Cuvier’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus palpebrosus), family Alligatoridae, found in northern and central South America

  • This small caiman only grows to a length of 1.4 m (4.6 ft), on average.

photograph by Eric Gevaert

Smooth-fronted Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), juvenile, family Alligatoridae, Bolivia

photograph by Eduardo Navia 

Smooth-fronted Caiman aka Schneider’s Dwarf Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), family Alligatoridae, Peru

photograph by Andres Novales Aguirrezabal

Schneider’s Dwarf Caiman aka Smooth-fronted Caiman (Paleosuchus trigonatus), family Alligatoridae, Ecuador

photograph by Ammit

#dwarf caiman#caiman#crocodilian#reptile#herpetology#animals#nature#south america
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brazen-kenobi asked:

Sandpipers are my favorite little guys. May I please have some sandpipers? 🙏 your blog keeps me going by the way. I love it so much

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Thats really nice to hear, thanks kumquat!

Grab your binocs, and let's head to the beach... (and the tundra).

Stilt Sandpiper (Calidris himantopus), family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, TX Coast, USA

photograph by James Corgill

Buff-breasted Sandpiper (Calidris subruficollis), HE STRUTT!!!, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, North Slope of Alaska

photograph by Stephen Dunaway

Spoon-billed Sandpiper (Calidris pygmaea), T- winter plumage, B - breeding plumage, family Scolopacidae, order Charadriiformes, breeds on the coast of the Bering Sea, winters in SE Asia

photographs by tareq's photography & Jan van de Kam

#sandpiper#shorebird#calidris#scolpacidae#charadriiformes#bird#ornithology#animals#nature
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antsarecool asked:

What's the very best anole in your opinion?

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Well, I do love the COMPLETELY AGGRO nature of Cuban Knight Anoles...

Blue Cuban Knight Anoles (Anolis equestris potior), family Dactyloidae, found on Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

photograph by Frank Payne

Blue Beauty Anole (Anolis equestris potior), family Dactyloidae, endemic to the island of Cayo Santa Maria, Cuba

  • This is a subspecies of the Cuban Knight Anole.
  • Some herpetologists put this species, and other closely related Caribbean species, in the genus Deiroptyx.

photograph by Reptiles4all

Cuban Knight Anole (Anolis equestris), male, with a bit of skin shedding the snout, family Dactyloidae, Cuba

photograph by Ianaré Sévi 

#cuba#anile#anolis#lizard#reptile#dactyloidae#animals#nature
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On a new species of vampire crab from the  Geosesarma foxi species-group (Crustacea: Brachyura: Sesarmidae), northern Peninsular Malaysia

Peter K. L. Ng, S. Khadijah-Ahmad & Amirrudin B. Ahmad

Abstract: 

Geosesarma bunian, new species, is described from Gunung Jerai in the northern Malaysian state of Kedah. Collected from over 1,100 m above sea level, the species is a member of the G. foxi (Kemp, 1918) species group, and is the fifth species known. Morphologically, G. bunian is closest to G. faustum Ng, 2017 from Penang, but the species can be distinguished by characters of the male first gonopod, male chelae and live coloration.

Read article here: RBZ-2025-0011

#crab#vampire crab#geosesarma#sesarmidae#crustacean#asia#animals#nature#freshwater crab
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