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Paludarium @paludarium.org · 17h

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

Paludarium @paludarium.org · 17h

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

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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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• Photo: Michael Gäbler (CC BY 3.0, no changes)
• 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)

Paludarium @paludarium.org · 7d

• 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)

Paludarium @paludarium.org · 8d

• 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)

Paludarium @paludarium.org · 9d

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.

Paludarium @paludarium.org · 10d

• 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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• Photo: Forest & Kim Starr (CC BY 3.0, no changes)
• 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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Paludarium @paludarium.org · 12d

• Photo: Daiju Azuma (CC BY-SA 4.0, no changes)
• 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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Paludarium @paludarium.org · 12d

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

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

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• Photo: Bernard DUPONT (CC BY-SA 2.0, no changes)
• Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0, accessed 10/21/25)

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Pristimantis chiastonotus is a species of frog in the family Strabomantidae.

Roura, Guyane, FRANCE

Scanned Slide from 2001 (alt text from Wikimedia)