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Gonatodes ocellatus, ocellated gecko, adult male by Daniel Scantlebury — This species is found only on rocky slopes on Tobago and Little Tobago Island.
Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Gonatodes ocellatus, ocellated gecko, adult male by Daniel Scantlebury — This species is found only on rocky slopes on Tobago and Little Tobago Island.
Photography contest: Finalists, General Category - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Originally, the bird was misclassified as a subspecies of the Australian Marbled Frogmouth, Podargus ocellatus.
Archive 2007-04-01 2007
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The ecoregion has a large number of reptile species, four strictly endemic species; Afrogecko ansorgii, Coluber zebrina, Ruben's sand lizard (Pedioplanis rubens), and the skaapsteker (Psammophylax ocellatus) a solid-bodied, venemous snake that reaches up to 1 m in length.
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Typical Turanian desert reptiles found here include Central Asian tortoise (Testudo horsfieldi), Elaphe quatuorlineata, toad agama (Phrynocephalus ocellatus), runner Eremias arguta, gecko Alsophylax pipiens; in sand massifs, skink gecko (Teratoscincus scincus).
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Notable reptiles include the chalcid skink (Chalcides ocellatus), gray monitor (Varanus griseus), snakes (Oligodon taeniolatus, Lycodon striatus, Coluber spinalis), and the Central Asian cobra (Naja oxiana).
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From the west Texas coast to the Everglades, redfish numbers have rarely — if ever — been higher, which is very good news for the hordes of anglers who would rather have Sciaenops ocellatus on their side in a bar fight than any other fish they know.
Flyfishing for Redfish on the Flats from Texas to Florida 2005
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However only four species are strict endemics: regal girdled lizard (Cordylus regius), dwarf wolf snake (Cryptolycus nanus), ocellated flat lizard (Platysaurus ocellatus), and Platysaurus oshaughnessyi.
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Reproductive behaviour and ecology of Symphodus Crenilabrus ocellatus, a European wrasse with four types of male behaviour, Behaviour, 102, 82-118.
The Evolution of Cooperation: Hawks, Doves, Ravens and Starlings - The Panda's Thumb 2006
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The only inhabitants of the cave, bats and lizards (Gongylus ocellatus, L., etc.), did not prevent M. Lacaze making careful study of the excavation; the necessity of brown shadows, however, robs the scene of its charm, the delicate white which still shimmers under its transparent veil of shade.
The Land of Midian 2003
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