| Pytho niger | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Pythidae |
| Genus: | Pytho |
| Species: | P. niger |
| Binomial name | |
| Pytho niger Kirby, 1837 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Pytho niger is a species of dead log beetle in the family Pythidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
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The Niger River is the principal river of West Africa, extending about 4,180 km (2,600 mi). Its drainage basin is 2,117,700 km2 (817,600 sq mi) in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea. It runs in a crescent through Mali, Niger, on the border with Benin and then through Nigeria, discharging through a massive delta, known as the Niger Delta, into the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. The Niger is the third-longest river in Africa, exceeded only by the Nile and the Congo River. Its main tributary is the Benue River.
The chain pickerel is a species of freshwater fish in the pike family of order Esociformes. The chain pickerel and the American pickerel belong to the Esox genus of pike.
Tillabéri is one of the eight Regions of Niger; the capital of the Region is Tillabéri. Tillabéri Region was created in 1992, when Niamey Region was split, with Niamey and its immediate hinterland becoming a new capital district enclaved within Tillabéri Region.
Pennant's colobus or Pennant's red colobus is a species of tree-dwelling primate in the family Cercopithecidae. It is endemic to tropical Central Africa. Three subspecies have traditionally been recognised but its distribution is peculiarly disjunct and has been considered a biogeographical puzzle. with one population on the island of Bioko, a second in the Niger River Delta in southern Nigeria, and a third in east-central Republic of Congo. It is found in rainforests and marshy forests. It is threatened by habitat loss and hunting for bushmeat. One subspecies, bouvieri, is rated as critically endangered; although it was last photographically documented in 2015, it may be on the brink of extinction.
Pytho seidlitzi is a species of dead log beetle in the family Pythidae. It is found in North America.
Pytho is a genus of dead log beetles in the family Pythidae. There are about nine described species in Pytho.
Sandalus niger, known generally as the cedar beetle or cicada parasite beetle, is a species of cicada parasite beetle in the family Rhipiceridae. It is found in North America.
Amphicrossus niger is a species of sap-feeding beetle in the family Nitidulidae. It is found in North America.
Meloe niger, the black meloe, is a species of blister beetle in the family Meloidae. It is found in North America.
Hydroporus niger is a species of predaceous diving beetle in the family Dytiscidae. It is found in North America.
Eurylister niger is a species of clown beetle in the family Histeridae. It is found in North America.
Criomorphus is a genus of delphacid planthoppers in the family Delphacidae. There are about 13 described species in Criomorphus.
Omus submetallicus, known generally as the lustrous night-stalking tiger beetle or Smith's brome, is a species of tiger beetle in the family Carabidae. It is found in North America.
Eurypogon niger is a species of soft-bodied plant beetle in the family Artematopodidae. It is found in North America.
Drassyllus niger is a species of ground spider in the family Gnaphosidae. It is found in the United States and Canada.
Eubrianax is a genus of water penny beetles in the family Psephenidae. There are about 12 described species in Eubrianax.
Nipus is a genus of lady beetles in the family Coccinellidae. There are at least four described species in Nipus.
Pytho americanus is a species of dead log beetle in the family Pythidae. It is found in North America.
Pristaulacus niger is a species of wasp in the family Aulacidae. It is found in North America.
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