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  • Endemic flora of the Catatumbo forests include species in the Araceae family — Anthurium praemontanum, Philodendron mesae, Rodospatha perezii, and Spanthiphyllum perezii, and the gesneriaceous Besleria ornata, which is related to B. immitis of the Colombian and Peruvian Amazon.

    Catatumbo moist forests 2007

  • The first one if terrapina ornata ornata, the official state reptile of Kansas.

    Happy Turtle Day - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010

  • Bad for the species: I found out some time later that two of my turtles were ornate box turtles (Terrapene ornata), which are officially threatened species now (they may not have been at the time, though).

    Turtle Blues* « Fairegarden 2009

  • The threatened species (Terrapene ornata) was a male and female, and they did mate (as you would imagine, it takes a really long time, and is comical) and lay eggs, more than once, but we were never able to incubate the eggs properly.

    Turtle Blues* « Fairegarden 2009

  • Associated herbs are gentians, Gentiana ornata and G. algida var. przewalskii, edelweiss Leontopodium jacotianum and Himalayan blue poppy Meconopsis horridula.

    Sagarmatha National Park, Nepal 2008

  • Arbor decora et fulgida, ornata regis purpura, electa, digno stipite tam sancta membra tangere!

    September 14: the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross bls 2008

  • Birds considered to be endangered or rare are Sri Lanka wood pigeon Columba torringtoni, green-billed coucal Centropus chlororhynchus, Sri Lanka white-headed starling Sturnus senex, Sri Lanka blue magpie Cissa ornata, and ashy-headed babbler Garrulax cinereifrons, all of which are endemic, and red-faced malkoha Phaenicophaeus pyrrhocephalus.

    Sinharaja Forest Reserve, Sri Lanka 2008

  • Arbor decora et fulgida, ornata regis purpura, electa, digno stipite tam sancta membra tangere!

    Archive 2008-09-01 bls 2008

  • Some of the most notable bird species of the 112 that have been recorded include Gurney's buzzard Buteo poecilochrous, Andean condor Vultur gryphus, giant hummingbird Patagona gigas peruviana, giant coot Fulica gigantea, and ornate tinamou Nothoprocta ornata.

    Huascaran National Park, Peru 2008

  • However, some montane species, such as Metrosideros ornata, are found in the lowlands.

    Vanuatu rain forests 2008

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