Keyword: vulnerable species

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A Celebes rainbowfish (Marosatherina ladigesi) at the Denver Zoo.

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A Celebes rainbowfish (Marosatherina ladigesi) at the Denver Zoo.

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A blue ridge coral (Heliopora coerulea) at the Butterfly Pavilion. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A blue ridge coral (Heliopora coerulea) at the Butterfly Pavilion. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee.

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A citico darter (Etheostoma sitikuense) at Conservation Fisheries in Knoxville, Tennessee. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Senegal flapshell turtle (Cyclanorbis senegalensis) at Safari Park Dvur Kralove. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A Kotsovato cichlid (Paretroplus kieneri) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This species is from Madagascar.

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A Kotsovato cichlid (Paretroplus kieneri) at Plzen Zoo in the Czech Republic. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This species is from Madagascar.

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An Afghan tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii kazachstanica) at Prague Zoo.

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A female Afghan tortoise, Testudo horsfieldii kazachstanica) at Prague Zoo.

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A Tunisian tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This animal is the offspring of parents that were confiscated from the pet trade via the Prague Airport. The species is known from an extremely limited range in Tunisia. It is relatively new to science, but collection from the wild for the pet trade threatens its existence.

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A Tunisian tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This animal is the offspring of parents that were confiscated from the pet trade via the Prague Airport. The species is known from an extremely limited range in Tunisia. It is relatively new to science, but collection from the wild for the pet trade threatens its existence.

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A Tunisian tortoise (Testudo graeca nabeulensis) at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This animal is the offspring of parents that were confiscated from the pet trade via the Prague Airport. The species is known from an extremely limited range in Tunisia. It is relatively new to science, but collection from the wild for the pet trade threatens its existence.

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A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India. It is the only species of turtle to lay its eggs in the water. Its shell is ground up and used as an aphrodisiac

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A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India. It is the only species of turtle to lay its eggs in the water. Its shell is ground up and used as an aphrodisiac

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A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India. It is the only species of turtle to lay its eggs in the water. Its shell is ground up and used as an aphrodisiac

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A male crowned river turtle, Hardella thurjii, at Prague Zoo. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN. This turtle is native to the Ganges river system in India. It is the only species of turtle to lay its eggs in the water. Its shell is ground up and used as an aphrodisiac

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A male Petter’s chameleon (Furcifer petteri) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A female Böhme’s two-horned chameleon (Kinyongia boehmei) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A male O’Shaughnessy’s chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A male Böhme’s two-horned chameleon (Kinyongia boehmei) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A male Petter’s chameleon (Furcifer petteri) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A female Petter’s chameleon (Furcifer petteri) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A female O’Shaughnessy’s chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A female Böhme’s two-horned chameleon (Kinyongia boehmei) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A female Petter’s chameleon (Furcifer petteri) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A male Böhme’s two-horned chameleon (Kinyongia boehmei) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida.

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A male Petter’s chameleon (Furcifer petteri) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A female O’Shaughnessy’s chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A male O’Shaughnessy’s chameleon (Calumma oshaughnessyi) from a private collection in St. Augustine, Florida. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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Pavona coral (Pavona decussata) from a private collection in Saint Louis. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

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A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.

The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.

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A frosted flatwoods salamander (Ambystoma cingulatum) at the Amphibian Foundation. This is the larval form that was six weeks old when photographed. This species is listed as vulnerable by IUCN.

This animal was collected February 26, 2019, in the last remaining wetland for the entire Atlantic clade of frosted flatwoods salamander at Fort Stewart, GA. Frosted flatwoods salamanders have not been detected in Georgia since 2015, and have possibly been extirpated from South Carolina.

The Amphibian Foundation, is an Atlanta-based nonprofit dedicated to the conservation of amphibians in the Southeast United States and across the globe.