The South American tapir, also commonly called the Brazilian tapir, the Amazonian tapir, the maned tapir, the lowland tapir, in Portuguese anta, and in mixed Quechua and Spanish sachavaca, is one of the four widely recognized species in the tapir family, along with the mountain tapir, the Malayan tapir, and the Baird's tapir. It is the largest surviving native terrestrial mammal in the Amazon.
The European water vole or northern water vole, is a semi-aquatic rodent. It is often informally called the water rat, though it only superficially resembles a true rat. Water voles have rounder noses than rats, deep brown fur, chubby faces and short fuzzy ears; unlike rats their tails, paws and ears are covered with hair.
The southern toad is a true toad native to the southeastern United States, from eastern Louisiana and southeastern Virginia south to Florida. It often lives in areas with sandy soils. It is nocturnal and spends the day in a burrow. Its coloring is usually brown but can be red, gray, or black. It is approximately 8 cm (3 inches) long.
Oreophryne terrestris is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is endemic to Papua New Guinea. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland.
The terrestrial splayfoot salamander, also known as the terrestrial flat-footed salamander is a species of salamander in the family Plethodontidae. It is endemic to eastern Hidalgo state, Mexico. Its natural habitats are humid pine-oak and cloud forests. It is threatened by habitat loss due to deforestation and the potential spread of amphibian pathogens due to the illegal pet trade.
The terrestrial brownbul is a species of songbird in the bulbul family, Pycnonotidae. It is found in eastern and south-eastern Africa. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forest, subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, and subtropical or tropical moist shrubland.
Scleria afroreflexa is a species of flowering plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. It grows on mountain grasslands, including areas of grassland in forested regions. It is threatened by the deliberate burning of the grassland habitat. This plant was first collected in 1999.
Scleria biflora is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a tufted annual grass.
Scleria bracteata, the bracted nutrush, is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a perennial climber.
Scleria dregeana is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a perennial herb.
Scleria foliosa is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as an annual or perennial.
Scleria greigiifolia is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a perennial herb.
Scleria iostephana is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a stout perennial sedge up to 2 metres high.
Scleria mackaviensis is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a tufted sedge.
Scleria mikawana is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It grows as a tall, slender annual sedge.
Scleria poklei is a plant in the family Cyperaceae. It is named for the Indian botanist Dileep Sadashivrao Pokle.
Scleria reticularis, also known as the reticulated nutrush or netted nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.
Scleria robinsoniana is a plant in the nutrush genus Scleria of the sedge family Cyperaceae.
Scleria triglomerata, also known as the whip nutrush, is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae.
Scleria vogelii is a plant in the sedge family Cyperaceae. It grows as a stout perennial.
