#chordates

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Have you seen the Namaqua sandgrouse (Pterocles namaqua)?

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The second photo features a male (left) and female (right).

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Has tarsier been done?

Tarsiers haven't been done yet. I can do the whole family, to start us off.

Have you seen a tarsier (Family: Tarsiidae)?

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The first species is Gursky's spectral tarsier, the second species is the Bornean tarsier.

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Have you seen the pied crow (Corvus albus)?

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springbok please :)

Have you seen the springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)?

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Voting ended onJul 2

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Hello, love what you doing here, may I humbly suggest muarena eel?

Have you seen a moray eel (Family: Muraenidae)?

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Voting ended onJun 29

The first photo is of a snowflake moray, the second is of a Mediterranean moray.

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flashlight fish? 🐟🐟

Have you seen a flashlight fish (Family: Anomalopidae)?

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Voting ended onJun 21

These are also called lanterneye fish. The first species pictured is the onefin flashlight fish, the second is the twofin flashlight fish.

The light let off by them is due to bioluminescent bacteria. They can conceal their bacteria pouches as they please.

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(also from the brown anole guy): the pygmy rattlesnake, Sistrurus miliarius

i think they are so charismatic !

Have you seen the pygmy rattlesnake (Sistrurus miliarius)?

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Voting ended onJun 20

The first photo is of a Carolina pygmy rattlesnake, the second is of a Western pygmy rattlesnake. The third subspecies is called the dusky pygmy rattlesnake.

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Have you seen the dusky dolphin (Aethalodelphis obscurus)?

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Voting ended onJun 14