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VENOMOUS Other common names Pigmy Rattlesnake, Pygmy Rattlesnake Basic description Most adult Dusky Pygmy Rattlesnakes are about 12-24 inches (30-61 cm) in total length. This is a very small snake, but it is thick for its size. The body color varies from light to dark gray, and a lengthwise row
Lucie, Sumter, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton, Washington If you have a new or

The following 160+ individuals studied or worked in herpetology in the Florida Museum Division of Herpetology, in the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology & Conservation, in the Department of Zoology, in the College of Medicine, or in the College of Veterinary Medicine, for an extended period. (Ad
Department of State, Washington, DC. Post, Marina (B.S. 200?)

Mixson’s Bone Bed University of Florida Vertebrate Fossil Locality LV009 Location About 1.8 miles (2.9 km) northeast of Williston, Levy County, Florida; 29.41° N, 82.43° W. Age Late Miocene Epoch; early Hemphillian (Hemphillian 1) land mammal age About 8 to 9 million years old (estim
are housed at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington

Despite the COVID pandemic, the research staff and graduate students at the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity were able to write up past research and to conduct other meaningful scientific exchanges of information. This unusual time in history, resulted in some very cool studies fin
of genome size.”  Zoom recording Speaker: Arnaud Martin, Institution: George Washington

Ciconia maltha Quick Facts Common Names: Asphalt stork or La Brea stork A relatively large species of Ciconia, with a height of over 4 feet (1.5 m) and a wingspan up to 9 feet (3 m) across. While many large mammals became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene in North America, Ciconia ma
Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, DC. Bickart, K. J. 1990.

In 1565 a fleet of Spanish ships led by Pedro Menéndez de Aviles established the first permanent European settlement in North America at present-day St. Augustine, Florida. After a difficult first decade of conflict with the local Timucua Indians, the city established itself as the capital of Spani
Washington, D.C. pp. 225-50.

Pandion lovensis Quick Facts Common Name: Love Site osprey Although ospreys are commonly seen today around bodies of fresh water, their fossils are very rare. This extinct species is only known from a total of eight specimens. Its talons and hind limbs are not as well adapted for catching
Proceedings of the  Biological Society of  Washington 98(2):314-320.

The rare Solomon Island Frogmouth was once considered a subspecies of the widespread Marbled Frogmouth. Comparing this specimen’s skin, skeleton and genetics with other frogmouths proved it was a new genus, Rigidipenna – a rare scientific achievement. Summary Solomon Island Frogmouth (Rigidipenn
1998 the Florida Museum of Natural History and colleagues at the University of Washington

These are some good children’s books about sharks. Unfortunately, many children’s books are not scientifically accurate, often unfairly portraying sharks as maniacal killers of humans rather than in the balanced way done in these books. Grade level: K-4 Albee, S. 2007. Sesame Street: Liste
National Geographic Society, Washington DC, 64 p. Peachin, M.L. 2003.

University of Florida plant biologist Pamela Soltis has been appointed to a National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine committee investigating the value and future of biological collections. Soltis, a distinguished professor and curator at the Florida Museum of Natural History, will
The committee, which holds its first meeting today in Washington, D.C., will identify