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Paludarium: “palus” (swamp) + “arium” (container). A glimpse of where land, water, and sky unite. paludarium.org

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• Photo: Poyt448 Peter Woodard (CC BY-SA 4.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 11/4/25)

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Leptostomum inclinans known as the pincushion moss, is a species of moss found in southeastern Australia, New Zealand, and nearby islands.

Moss on Eucalyptus stellulata, expert opinion is that this moss is likely to be Leptostomum inclinans. At the carpark at Polblue Swamp, Barrington Tops State Conservation Area. NSW, Australia (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 11/3/25)

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Botrychium crenulatum is a species of fern in the family Ophioglossaceae known by the common names scalloped moonwort and dainty moonwort.

Botrychium crenulatum, Clearwater National Forest, USa (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 11/2/25)

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Nannophryne variegata, known also as the Eden Harbour toad or Patagonian toad, is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

Saw this "walking" toad in Patagonia on a trip in 2007. Just identified it thanks to Wikipedia and other sources. (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Photo: W.Hasitha Gayal Welgama (CC BY-SA 4.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 11/1/25)

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Lissemys ceylonensis, commonly known as the Sri Lankan flapshell turtle, is a species of freshwater turtle endemic to Sri Lanka.

A Sri Lankan Flapshell Turtle ( Lissemys ceylonensis ) on a paddy field near Gampaha, Western Province, Sri Lanka. (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Photo: Rushen (CC BY-SA 2.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/31/25)

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Theloderma horridum is a species of frog in the family Rhacophoridae.

#FrogFriday

This photo is published under Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike Licence, means you are free to use this photo with attribution under same licence. For credits, please use following;
Owner: Thai National Parks

Link: <a href="https://www.thainationalparks.com/" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.thainationalparks.com/</a> (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/29/25)

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Anableps anableps, the largescale four-eyes, is a species of four-eyed fish found in fresh and brackish waters of northern South America and Trinidad.

This Four-eyed fish (Anableps anableps) is swimming in streaming water over white and black sand. The streaming water shows colorfully reflection. (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Photo: François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau (Public domain, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/27/25)

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Megaleporinus is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anostomidae, the toothed headstanders.

Leporinus pachyrus Cuv. Val. = Leporinus pachyurus Valenciennes, 1850 (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Photo: Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) (CC BY 3.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/26/25)

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Purussaurus is an extinct genus of giant caiman that lived in South America during the Miocene epoch, from the Friasian to the Huayquerian in the SALMA classification.

Purussaurus brasiliensis, a 12 m long alligatoridae from the Miocene of Brazil, pencil drawing (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Photo: Kevin Thiele from Perth, Australia (CC BY 2.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/25/25)

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Trithuria submersa is a species of plant in the family Hydatellaceae endemic to the Australian states New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Western Australia.

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• Photo: Václav Gvoždík (CC BY-SA 2.5, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/24/25)

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The African giant toad, Congo toad, or Cameroon toad is a species of toad in the family Bufonidae.

Bufo superciliaris (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/23/25)

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Ophioderma falcatum is known as puapua moa or laukahi in Hawaii.

Ophioderma pendulum subsp. falcatum (habit). Location: Maui, Kopiliula (alt text from Wikimedia)

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• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/22/25)

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The gold tetra, or Rodway's tetra is a species of small freshwater fish in the family Characidae native to lowland South America, where they are abundant in coastal floodplains.

ja:ゴールデンテトラ en:Golden tetra
Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Classis: Actinopterygii • Ordo: Characiformes • Familia: Characidae • Genus: Hemigrammus

Wikispecies has an entry on: Hemigrammus rodwayi.

Species
Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
動物界脊索動物門条鰭綱カラシン目カラシン科 Hemigrammus属

Source: http://opencage.info/pics/large_19620.asp
Location: Takeshima Aquarium, Aichi pref. Japan
Other photos: http://opencage.info/pics/Hemigrammus_rodwayi.asp
NCBI Taxonomy ID:304033
ITIS link: Hemigrammus rodwayi Durbin, 1909
EOL link: Hemigrammus rodwayi
uBio search link: Hemigrammus rodwayi (alt text from Wikimedia)

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Red oranda goldfish (Carassius auratus) in outdoor pond with lily pads. 🐠

Photo by Lawrencekhoo (CC BY-SA 4.0 license; no changes made).