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In 1801, Johann David Schoepff named Muhlenberg's discovery as Testudo muhlenbergii in Muhlenberg's honor. In 1829, Richard Harlan renamed the turtle Emys muhlenbergii. The species was subsequently renamed to Calemys muhlenbergii by Louis Agassiz in 1857, and to Clemmys muhlenbergii by Henry Watson Fowler in 1906.
The radiated tortoise ( Astrochelys radiata) is a tortoise species in the family Testudinidae. [4] [5] Although this species is native to and most abundant in southern Madagascar, [6] it can also be found in the rest of this island, and has been introduced to the islands of Réunion and Mauritius. [7] It is a very long-lived species, with ...
For their ranking, see the list of census metropolitan areas and agglomerations in Canada. A city is displayed in bold if it is a provincial or federal capital (Ottawa). The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) and one province (Prince Edward Island) do not have municipalities among the 100 most populous in Canada.
Canada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution.In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully ...
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Hermann's tortoise (Testudo hermanni) is a species of tortoise native to Europe. Etymology [ edit ] The specific epithet , hermanni , honors French naturalist Johann Hermann .
The muskox is in the subtribe Ovibovina (or tribe Ovibovini) in the tribe Caprini (or subfamily Caprinae) of the subfamily Antilopinae in the family Bovidae. It is therefore more closely related to sheep and goats than to oxen; it is placed in its own genus, Ovibos ( Latin: "sheep-ox"). It is one of the two largest extant members of the ...
Description. The Blanding's turtle is a medium-sized turtle with an average straight carapace length of approximately 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) with a maximum of 25.5 cm (10.0 in). A distinguishing feature of this turtle is the bright yellow chin and throat. The carapace, or upper shell, is domed, but slightly flattened along the midline, and ...