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Liotyphlops Albirostris
''Liotyphlops'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Geographic range Species of ''Liotyphlops'' are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Taxonomy Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. ''Liotyphlops'' fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity. Species ) Type species. ''Nota bene'': A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Liotyphlops''. References Further reading * Peters W (1881). "''Einige herpetologische Mittheilungen. 1. Uebersicht der zu den Familien der'' Typhlopes ''und'' Stenostomi ''gehörigen Gattungen oder Untergattungen'' ". ''Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 1881 (4): 69–71. (''Liotyphlops' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilhelm Peters
Wilhelm Karl Hartwich (or Hartwig) Peters (22 April 1815 – 20 April 1883) was a German natural history, naturalist and explorer. He was assistant to the anatomist Johannes Peter Müller and later became curator of the Natural History Museum, Berlin, Berlin Zoological Museum. Encouraged by Müller and the explorer Alexander von Humboldt, Peters travelled to Mozambique via Angola in September 1842, exploring the coastal region and the Zambesi River. He returned to Berlin with an enormous collection of natural history specimens, which he then described in ''Naturwissenschaftliche Reise nach Mossambique... in den Jahren 1842 bis 1848 ausgeführt'' (1852–1882). The work was comprehensive in its coverage, dealing with mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, river fish, insects and botany. He replaced Martin Lichtenstein as curator of the museum in 1858, and in the same year he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In a few years, he greatly increased ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of States of Venezuela, 23 states, the Venezuelan Capital District, Capital District and Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. The territory o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fernanda Da Cruz Centeno
Fernanda is a Portuguese, Spanish and Italian feminine equivalent of Fernando, a male given name of Germanic origin, with an original meaning of "adventurous, bold journey". __TOC__ People * Fernanda Abreu (born 1961), Brazilian singer * Fernanda Brandão (born 1983), Brazilian singer and dancer based in Munich, Germany *Fernanda Castillo (born 1982), Mexican actress * Fernanda Contri (born 1935), Italian jurist and politician * Fernanda Cornejo (born 1989), Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder, crowned Miss International Ecuador 2011 * Fernanda Eberstadt (born 1960), American writer * Fernanda de Freitas (born 1980), Brazilian film, television and stage actress * Fernanda Gattinoni (1906–2002), Italian fashion designer * Fernanda G. Weiden, system administrator and a former council member of Free Software Foundation Latin America *Fernanda González (born 1990), Olympic and National record-holding backstroke swimmer from Mexico *Fernanda Hermenegildo (born 1988), professiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liotyphlops Caissara
''Liotyphlops'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Geographic range Species of ''Liotyphlops'' are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Taxonomy Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. ''Liotyphlops'' fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity. Species ) Type species. ''Nota bene'': A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Liotyphlops''. References Further reading * Peters W (1881). "''Einige herpetologische Mittheilungen. 1. Uebersicht der zu den Familien der'' Typhlopes ''und'' Stenostomi ''gehörigen Gattungen oder Untergattungen'' ". ''Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 1881 (4): 69–71. (''Liotyphlops' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawrence Edmonds Griffin
Lawrence may refer to: Education Colleges and universities * Lawrence Technological University, a university in Southfield, Michigan, United States * Lawrence University, a liberal arts university in Appleton, Wisconsin, United States Preparatory & high schools * Lawrence Academy at Groton, a preparatory school in Groton, Massachusetts, United States * Lawrence College, Ghora Gali, a high school in Pakistan * Lawrence School, Lovedale, a high school in India * The Lawrence School, Sanawar, a high school in India Research laboratories * Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States * Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States People * Lawrence (given name), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (surname), including a list of people with the name * Lawrence (band), an American soul-pop group * Lawrence (judge royal) (died after 1180), Hungarian nobleman, Judge royal 1164–1172 * Lawrence (musician), Lawrence Hayward (born 1961), British music ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liotyphlops Bondensis
''Liotyphlops'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Geographic range Species of ''Liotyphlops'' are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Taxonomy Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. ''Liotyphlops'' fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity. Species ) Type species. ''Nota bene'': A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Liotyphlops''. References Further reading * Peters W (1881). "''Einige herpetologische Mittheilungen. 1. Uebersicht der zu den Familien der'' Typhlopes ''und'' Stenostomi ''gehörigen Gattungen oder Untergattungen'' ". ''Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 1881 (4): 69–71. (''Liotyphlops' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Patrick Kofron
Christopher is the English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or '' Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Christ" or "Anointed", and φέρειν (''phérein''), "to bear"; hence the "Christ-bearer". As a given name, 'Christopher' has been in use since the 10th century. In English, Christopher may be abbreviated as "Chris", "Topher", and sometimes " Kit". It was frequently the most popular male first name in the United Kingdom, having been in the top twenty in England and Wales from the 1940s until 1995, although it has since dropped out of the top 100. Within the United Kingdom, the name is most common in England and not so common in Wales, Scotland, or Northern Ireland. Cognates in other languages *Afrikaans: Christoffel, Christoforus *Albanian: Kristofer, Kristofor, Kristoforid, Kristo *Arabic: كريستوفر (''Krīstafor, Kristūfar, Krístufer''), اصطفر (''ʔi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James R
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, York, James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * James (2005 film), ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * James (2008 film), ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * James (2022 film), ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television Adventure Time (season 5)#ep42, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liotyphlops Argaleus
''Liotyphlops'' is a genus of blind snakes in the family Anomalepididae. The genus is native to Central America and South America. It contains 12 species that are recognized as being valid. www.reptile-database.org. Geographic range Species of ''Liotyphlops'' are found in Central America and South America from Costa Rica to Paraguay. Taxonomy Head scutellation characters are certainly useful for identifications based on external morphology. ''Liotyphlops'' fossorial, cryptozonic habits, and nocturnal activity. Species ) Type species. ''Nota bene'': A taxon author in parentheses indicates that the species was originally described in a genus other than ''Liotyphlops''. References Further reading * Peters W (1881). "''Einige herpetologische Mittheilungen. 1. Uebersicht der zu den Familien der'' Typhlopes ''und'' Stenostomi ''gehörigen Gattungen oder Untergattungen'' ". ''Sitzungberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin'' 1881 (4): 69–71. (''Liotyphlops' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cundinamarca Department
Department of Cundinamarca (, ) is one of the departments of Colombia. Its area covers (not including the Capital District) and it has a population of 2,919,060 as of 2018. It was created on August 5, 1886, under the constitutional terms presented on the same year. Cundinamarca is located in the center of Colombia. Cundinamarca's capital city is Bogotá, the capital of Colombia. This is a special case among Colombian departments, since List of capitals outside the territories they serve, Bogotá is not legally a part of Cundinamarca, yet it is the only department that has its capital designated by the Colombian Constitution of 1991, Constitution (if the capital were to be ever moved, it would take a constitutional reform to do so, instead of a simple ordinance passed by the Cundinamarca Assembly). In censuses, the populations for Bogotá and Cundinamarca are tabulated separately; otherwise, Cundinamarca's population would total over 11 million. Etymology The name of Cundin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santander Department
Santander () is a department of Colombia. Santander inherited the name of one of the nine original states of the United States of Colombia. It is located in the central northern part of the country, borders the Magdalena River to the east, Boyacá to the south and southeast, the Norte de Santander Department to the northeast, the Cesar Department to the north, the Bolivar and Antioquia Departments to the west. Its capital is the city of Bucaramanga. History Pre-Columbian era Prior to the arrival of the Spaniards, the territory now known as Santander was inhabited by Amerindian ethnic groups: Muisca, Chitareros, Laches, Yariguí, Opón, Carare and Guanes. Their political and social structure was based on ''cacicazgos'', a federation of tribes led by a ''cacique'', with different social classes. Their main activity was planting maize, beans, yuca, arracacha, cotton, agave, tobacco, tomato, pineapple and guava, among others. Their agricultural skills were suffi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meta Department
Meta () is a department of Colombia. It is close to the geographic center of the country, to the east of the Andean mountains. A large portion of the department, which is also crossed by the Meta River, is covered by a grassland plain known as the Llanos. Its capital is Villavicencio. The department has a monument placed in the very geographic centre of Colombia, at a place known as Alto de Menegua, a few kilometers from Puerto López. Achagua, which is similar to Piapoco, is an Indigenous language An indigenous language, or autochthonous language, is a language that is native to a region and spoken by its indigenous peoples. Indigenous languages are not necessarily national languages but they can be; for example, Aymara is both an indigen ... spoken by a minority in the department. Municipalities See also * Juan Manuel González Torres * San Martín Territory * References External links Folklore llaneroGovernment Meta [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
