Images Dated 21st August 2019

Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum)

Texas horned lizard (Phrynosoma cornutum) on a log. It is the largest species of horned lizard, average length just under 7 cm but a male of 9.4 cm and a female of 11.4 cm have been known. Rio Grande Valley, South Texas, USA

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Indian ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri)

Indian ring-necked parakeet (Psittacula krameri) male showing the neck ring that the females lack or is only a shadow of the ring. Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India

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Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)

Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis) climbing a tree. It is 66 to 97 cm long, half of that being the prehensile tail. Northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil

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