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Jonathan Bloch Life on Earth At 45 feet long, ‘Titanoboa’ snake ruled the Amazon
from the Florida Museum of Natural History
Jonathan Bloch Life on Earth At 45 feet long, ‘Titanoboa’ snake ruled the Amazon
Cetopsis parma Oliveira, Vari & Ferraris, 2001 Identification: Cetopsis parma can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of the presence of an eye, the conical teeth on the vomer and the dentary, the rounded posterior nares which is distinctly separated from the contral
parma is only known from three definite localities in the western portions of the Amazon
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butterflies shows they’re anything but April 12, 2023 Walk a short distance through the Amazon
Helogenes marmoratus Gunther, 1863 Identification: The possession of nine principal fin rays in the lower lobe of the caudal fin of Helogenes marmoratus distinguished the species from H. gouldingi and H. castaneus, which have eight principal rays on the lower lobe of that fin. The 39-48 anal-fin
from the Atlantic drainages of Guianas, upper Orinoco and Negro systems and upper Amazon
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Walter Bates described mimicry based on his observations of adult butterflies in the Amazon
Cetopsis coecutiens (Lichtenstein, 1819) Identification: Cetopsis coecutiens can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of the presence of an eye, the conical teeth on the vomer and dentary, a body depth greater than 0.22 of SL, the elongated filaments on the distal portion
Range: Cetopsis coecutiens is broadly distributed through the Amazon basin in Bolivia
Cetopsis candiru Spix & Agassiz, 1829 Identification: Cetopsis candiru can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of its relatively shallow body at the origin of the dorsal fin (0.20 of SL or less versus 0.22 of SL or more, respectively) and the form of the teeth on the
Range: Cetopsis candiru is widely distributed through the Amazon basin in Bolivia
Christopher Columbus’ accounts of the Caribbean include harrowing descriptions of fierce raiders who abducted women and cannibalized men – stories long dismissed as myths. But a new study suggests Columbus may have been telling the truth. Using the equivalent of facial recognition technology,
Caribs hailed from the Northwest Amazon, and archaeologists long believed they never
Cetopsis montana Vari, Ferraris & de Pinna, 2005 Identification: Cetopsis montana can be distinguished from all of its congeners by the combination of the presence of an eye, the conical teeth on the vomer and dentary, the rounded posterior nares which is distinctly separated from the contral
Range: Cetopsis montana occurs in the western portions of the Amazon basin in northeastern
Cetopsis oliveirai (Lundberg & Rapp Py-Daniel, 1994) Identification: Cetopsis oliveirai can be readily distinguished from all other members of the Cetopsinae by its complete absence of eyes (versus the presence of those organs in all other species of the Cetopsinae) and the presence of extrem
Range: Cetopsis oliveirai is known from the middle and upper portions of the Amazon