Fauna of Madagascar — A good example of malagasy convergent evolution is the fossa, a malagasy carnivore that has evolved in appearance and behaviour to be so like a large cat that it was originally classified in Felidae, when it is in fact more closely related to the … Wikipedia
Matorral espinoso de Madagascar — Ecozona: Afrotropical Bioma: Desierto Extensión: 44 300 km2 … Wikipedia Español
lizard — /liz euhrd/, n. 1. any of numerous scaly reptiles of the suborder Sauria, order Squamata, typically having a moderately elongate body, a tapering tail, and two pairs of legs held outward from the body, comprising mostly terrestrial and burrowing… … Universalium
Lizard — For other uses, see Lizard (disambiguation). Lizards Temporal range: Late Triassic – Recent, 220–0 Ma … Wikipedia
environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… … Universalium
Jersey Zoological Park — Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (prev. Jersey Zoological Park) The dodo is the symbol of the trust and the zoo. Statues of dodos stand at the gateways of the zoo. Date opened 26 March 1959 Location Trinity, Jersey … Wikipedia
Opluridae — Oplurus cuvieri Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
reptile — reptilelike, adj. reptiloid /rep tl oyd /, adj. /rep til, tuyl/, n. 1. any cold blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia, comprising the turtles, snakes, lizards, crocodilians, amphisbaenians, tuatara, and various extinct members including the… … Universalium
biogeographic region — Introduction area of animal and plant distribution having similar or shared characteristics throughout. It is a matter of general experience that the plants and animals of the land and inland waters differ to a greater or lesser… … Universalium
Zoo de Jersey — Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust (prev. Jersey Zoological Park) El dodo es el símbolo de la fundación y del zoo. Estatuas de dodos vigilan las puertas del zoo. Localización Trinity Jersey Área … Wikipedia Español
Oceanic dispersal — For using rafts as a sport or pleasure event, see Rafting. Oceanic dispersal is a type of biological dispersal that occurs when organisms transfer from one land mass to another by way of a sea crossing on large clumps of floating vegetation. Such … Wikipedia