''Caryospora'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson ha ...

protozoa Protozoa (singular: protozoan or protozoon; alternative plural: protozoans) are a group of single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic, that feed on organic matter such as other microorganisms or organic tissues and debris. Histor ...

in the

phylum In biology, a phylum (; plural: phyla) is a level of classification or taxonomic rank below kingdom and above class. Traditionally, in botany the term division has been used instead of phylum, although the International Code of Nomenclatu ...

Apicomplexa The Apicomplexa (also called Apicomplexia) are a large phylum of parasitic alveolates. Most of them possess a unique form of organelle that comprises a type of non-photosynthetic plastid called an apicoplast, and an apical complex structure. The ...

. The species in this genus infect

bird Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves (), characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweig ...

s and reptiles with the majority of described species infecting

snake Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more j ...

s. It is the third largest genus in the family

Eimeriidae Eimeriidae is a family of Apicomplexa. It contains the following genera: *'' Acroeimeria'' Paperna & Landsberg, 1989 *'' Alveocystis'' Bel'tenev, 1980 *'' Caryospora'' Léger, 1904 *''Cyclospora'' Schneider, 1881 *''Diaspora'' Léger, 1898 *''Dor ...

. Despite the number of species in this genus, it has not been much studied.

History

This genus was created by Leger in 1904. The name was originally ''Karyospora'' but this was changed by Leger in 1911.

Taxonomy

Although this genus is usually placed in the family Eimeriidae, it may actually be more closely related to the family Lankesterellidae.Barta, J. R., et al. (2001) Molecular phylogeny of the other tissue coccidia: ''Lankesterella'' and ''Caryospora''. ''J Parasitol'' 87(1):121-127 There are at least 70 species in this genus.

Life cycle

This genus is characterised by monosporocystic octozoitic oocytes. Species in this genus infect the digestive tract of reptiles and birds. Some species may also infect small rodents which are normally prey of the reptile or bird species.Rommel, M. (1989). Recent advances in the knowledge of the biology of the cyst-forming coccidia. ''Angew Parasitol'' 30(3):173-183

Host records

Snakes

*''C. ahaetullae'' - Long nosed vine snake (''

Ahaetulla nasuta ''Ahaetulla nasuta'', also known as Sri Lankan green vine snake and long-nosed whip snake, is a venomous, slender green tree snake endemic to Sri Lanka. Distribution Due to longstanding confusion over the taxonomy of ''A. nasuta'', the species ...

''), Oriental whipsnake (''

Ahaetulla prasina ''Ahaetulla prasina'' is a species of snake in the family Colubridae to southern Asia. Its common names include Asian vine snake, Boie's whip snake, Gunther's whip snake, Oriental whip snake, (Thai: งูเขียวหัวจิ้งจ� ...

'') *''C. barnardae'' - Malagasy colubrid ('' Liopholidophis stumpffi'') *''C. bengalensis'' - Rainbow water snake (''

Enhydris enhydris The rainbow water snake (''Enhydris enhydris'') is a species of mildly venomous, rear-fanged, colubrid snake, endemic to Asia. Geographic range ''E. enhydris'' is found in southeastern China, Indonesia (Bangka, Belitung, Java, Kalimantan, Sulaw ...

'') *''C. bigenetica'' - Timber rattlesnake (''

Crotalus horridus The timber rattlesnake, canebrake rattlesnake, or banded rattlesnake (''Crotalus horridus'') Wright AH, Wright AA (1957). ''Handbook of Snakes of the United States and Canada''. Ithaca and London: Comstock Publishing Associates, a division of ...

'') *''C. bothriechis'' - Guatemalan palm viper (''

Bothriechis aurifer :''Common names: yellow-blotched palm-pitviper,Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere. 2 volumes. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plates. . Guatemalan palm viper.Mehrtens JM. 1 ...

'') *''C. brygooi'' - Madagascar cat eye snake (''

Madagascarophis colubrinus ''Madagascarophis colubrinus'' is a species of snake of the family Pseudoxyrhophiidae The Pseudoxyrhophiidae is a family of elapoid snakes, found mostly in Madagascar. They were formerly placed as a subfamily of the Lamprophiidae, but have ...

'') *''C. brasiliensis'' - Nuazo ('' Leimadophis poecilogyrus schotti''), Brazilian green racer (''

Philodryas aestivus ''Philodryas'' is a genus of Colubridae, colubrid snakes Endemism, endemic to South America, commonly called green snakes. Description Species in the genus ''Philodryas'' share the following characters: Head distinct from neck, with distinct C ...

''), Culebra ('' Philodryas nattarei''), Mboi-obi (''

Philodryas olfersi ''Philodryas'' is a genus of Colubridae, colubrid snakes Endemism, endemic to South America, commonly called green snakes. Description Species in the genus ''Philodryas'' share the following characters: Head distinct from neck, with distinct C ...

'') *''C. carajasensis'' - False coral ('' Oxyrhopus petola digitalis'') *''C. choctawensis'' - Flathead snake (''

Tantilla gracilis ''Tantilla gracilis'' (flathead snake) is a species of snake of the family Colubridae. Geographic range The snake is found in the US states of Missouri, Texas, Kansas, Illinois, Oklahoma, Louisiana and Arkansas and in Mexico Mexico ( Span ...

'') *''C. cobrae'' - Indian cobra (''

Naja naja The Indian cobra (''Naja naja''), also known as the spectacled cobra, Asian cobra, or binocellate cobra, is a species of Naja, cobra found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, and a member of the Big Four (Indian snakes) ...

'') *''C. colubris'' - Dwarf colubrid (''

Eirenis decemlineata ''Eirenis'' is a genus of Old World snakes in the Family (biology), family Colubridae. Species The genus ''Eirenis'' contains the following 23 described species:The TIGR Reptile Database - Genus Eirenis' *''Eirenis africanus'' - African dwarf ...

''), Horseshoe snake (''

Hemorrhois hippocrepis The horseshoe whip snake (''Hemorrhois hippocrepis'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae . The species is native to southwestern Europe and northern Africa. Description Adults of ''H. hippocrepis'' may attain a total length (includin ...

''), Large whip snake ('' Hierophis jugularis''), Western whip snake (''

Hierophis viridiflavus The green whip snake or western whip snake (''Hierophis viridiflavus'') is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. Geographic range This species is present in Andorra, Croatia, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, an ...

'') *''C. coniophanis'' - Black striped snake (''

Coniophanes imperialis ''Coniophanes imperialis'', the black-striped snake, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Texas Texas (, ; Spanish language, Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central United States ...

'') *''C. conophae'' - Road guarder snake (''

Conophis lineatus ''Conophis lineatus'', the road guarder, is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native to Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Guatemala Guatemala ( ; ), officially the Republic of Gua ...

'') *''C. constancieae'' - Amazonian coral snake (''

Micrurus spixii spixii ''Micrurus'' is a genus of venomous coral snakes of the family Elapidae. Geographic range Species in the genus ''Micrurus'' are endemic to the Americas. Species The following 83 species are recognized as being valid. *''Micrurus albicinctus'' ...

'') *''C. corallae'' - Emerald tree boa (''

Corallus caninus The emerald tree boa (''Corallus caninus'')Mehrtens JM. 1987. ''Living Snakes of the World in Color''. New York: Sterling Publishers. 480 pp. . is a boa species found in the rainforests of South America. Since 2009 the species '' Corallus batesi ...

'') *''C. demansiae'' - Yellow faced whip snake (''

Demansia psammophis The yellow-faced whip snake (''Demansia psammophis'') is a species of venomous snake in the Family (biology), family Elapidae, a family containing many dangerous snakes. ''D. psammophis'' is endemic to Australia, found throughout the continent i ...

'') *''C. dendrelaphis'' - Common tree snake (''

Dendrelaphis punctulatus ''Dendrelaphis punctulatus'', also known commonly as the Australian tree snake, the common tree snake, and the green tree snake, is a species of slender, large-eyed, diurnal, non-venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is native ...

'') *''C. durelli'' - Round Island boa (''

Casarea dussumieri The Round Island boa (''Casarea dussumieri''), also known commonly as the Round Island keel-scaled boa and the Round Island ground boa, is a species of nonvenomous snake in the monotypic genus ''Casarea'' in the family Bolyeriidae. The species i ...

'') *''C. duszynskii'' - Corn snake ('' Elaphe guttata guttata''), Red corn snake ('' Elaphe guttata emoryi''), Texas rat snake (''

Elaphe obsoleta lindheimeri The Texas rat snake (''Pantherophis obsoletus lindheimeri'') is a subspecies of the black rat snake, a nonvenomous colubrid. It is found in the United States, primarily within the state of Texas, but its range extends into Louisiana, Arkans ...

''), Black rat snake ('' Elaphe obsoleta obsoleta'') Prairie kingsnake (''

Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster ''Lampropeltis calligaster'' is a species of kingsnake known commonly as the prairie kingsnake or yellow-bellied kingsnake. Geographic range Prairie kingsnakes are found mostly in the midwestern and southeastern United States although they can ...

'') *''C. epicrati'' - Rainbow boa ('' Epicrates cenchria cenchria'') *''C. gracilis'' - Flat headed snake (''

'') *''C. guatemalensis'' - Milk snake (''

Lampropeltis triangulum The milk snake or milksnake (''Lampropeltis triangulum''), is a species of kingsnake; 24 subspecies are currently recognized. ''Lampropeltis elapsoides'', the scarlet kingsnake, was formerly classified as a 25th subspecies (''L. t. elapsoides'') ...

'') *''C. hermae'' - '' Boaedon fuligenosus'', Western striped sand snake ('' Psammophis phillipsi'') *''C. heterodermus'' - Variable green snake ('' Philothamnus heterodermus'') *''C. japonicum'' - Tiger keelback (''

Rhabdophis tigrinus ''Rhabdophis tigrinus'', also known commonly as the tiger keelback, ''kkotbaem'', or ''yamakagashi'', is a species of venomous snake in the subfamily Natricinae of the family Colubridae. The species is native to East Asia and Southeast Asia. Ma ...

'') *''C. jararacae'' - Coffee palm viper (''

Bothriechis lateralis :''Common names: side-striped palm pitviper side-striped palm viper,
a
Bothrops atrox ''Bothrops atrox'' — also known as the common lancehead, ''fer-de-lance'', ''barba amarilla''Campbell JA, Lamar WW. 2004. ''The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere''. Comstock Publishing Associates, Ithaca and London. 870 pp. 1500 plate ...

''), Jararaca (''

Bothrops jararaca ''Bothrops jararaca'' — known as the ''jararaca'' or ''yarara'' — is a highly venomous pit viper species endemic to South America in southern Brazil, Paraguay, and northern Argentina. The specific name, ''jararaca'', is derived from the Tupi ...

'') *''C. kalimantanensis'' - Mangrove snake (''

Boiga dendrophila ''Boiga dendrophila'', commonly called the mangrove snake or the gold-ringed cat snake, is a species of rear-fanged venomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeast Asia. It is one of the biggest cat snake species, ...

'') *''C. lampropeltis'' - Prairie kingsnake ('' Lampropeltis calligaster''), Eastern kingsnake (''

Lampropeltis getula ''Lampropeltis getula'', commonly known as the eastern kingsnake,Roger Conant (herpetologist), Conant R (1975). ''A Field Guide to Reptiles and Amphibians of Eastern and Central North America, Second Edition''. (First published in 1958). Boston: ...

''), Milk snake (''

'') *''C. legeri'' - Sand snake ('' Psammophis sibilans sibilans'') *''C. maculatus'' - Spotted night adder (''

Causus maculatus ''Causus maculatus'' is viper species found mainly in West- and Central Africa. No subspecies are currently recognized. Common names include forest rhombic night adder,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinolo ...

'') *''C. madagascariensis'' - Madagascar cat eye snake (''

''), Malagasy colubrid (''

Mimophis mahfalensis ''Mimophis mahfalensis'', also known as the common big-eyed snake, is a species of snake in the family Psammophiidae. It is endemic to Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i ...

'') *''C. masticophis'' - Eastern racer (''

Coluber constrictor The eastern racer (''Coluber constrictor'') is a species of nonvenomous snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to North America and Central America. Eleven subspecies, including the nominotypical subspecies, are recognized, wh ...

''), ''

Masticophis flagellum ''Masticophis flagellum'' is a species of nonvenomous colubrid snake, commonly referred to as the coachwhip or the whip snake, which is endemic to the United States and Mexico. Six subspecies are recognized, including the nominotypical subspecie ...

'' *''C. matatu'' - Horned bush viper (''

Atheris ceratophorus ''Atheris'' is a genus of vipers known as bush vipers.Spawls S, Branch B (1995). ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa''. Ralph Curtis Books. Dubai: Oriental Press. 192 pp. . They are found only in tropical subsaharan Africa (excluding southern Af ...

'') *''C. maxima'' - Saw scaled viper (''

Echis carinatus ''Echis carinatus'', known as the saw-scaled viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. . Indian saw-scaled viper, little I ...

'') *''C. mayorum'' - Road guarder snake (''

'') *''C. micruri'' - Amazonian coral snake (''

'') *''C. minuta'' - Madagascar hognose snake (''

Leioheterodon madagascariensis ''Leioheterodon madagascariensis'', the Malagasy Giant Hognose, is a harmless species of snake that can be found in Madagascar, Nosy Be, Nosy Sakatia and Comoros Islands The Comoro Islands or Comoros ( Shikomori ''Komori''; ar, جزر ا� ...

'') *''C. najae'' - Red spitting cobra (''

Naja pallida The red spitting cobra (''Naja pallida'') is a species of spitting cobra native to Africa. Description This medium-sized cobra attains lengths between , but may grow to a maximum length of around in very rare cases. It is often thought of as a ...

'') *''C. najadae'' - Dahl's whip snake ('' Coluber najadum'') *''C. paraensis'' - False coral ('' Oxyrhopus petola digitalis'') *''C. peruensis'' - Argentine vine snake (''

Xenoxybelis argenteus ''Xenoxybelis argenteus'', the striped sharpnose snake or diurnal vine snake, is a species of snake in the family, Colubridae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Bolivia, French Guiana, and Suriname Suriname (; s ...

'') *''C. psammophi'' - Brown House Snake ('' Boaedon fuligenosus''), Olive sand snake ('' Psammophis phillipsi'') *''C. pseustesi'' - Yellow bellied puffing snake ('' Pseustes sulphureus sulphureus'') *''C. regentensis'' - Eastern green mamba (''

Dendroaspis angusticeps The eastern green mamba (''Dendroaspis angusticeps'') is a highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus ''Dendroaspis'' native to the coastal regions of southern East Africa. Described by Scottish surgeon and zoologist Andrew Smith in 1849, ...

''), Western green mamba (''

Dendroaspis viridis The western green mamba (''Dendroaspis viridis'') is a long, thin, and highly venomous snake species of the mamba genus, ''Dendroaspis''. This species was first described in 1844 by American herpetologist Edward Hallowell. The western green mamb ...

'') *''C. relictae'' - Florida crowned snake (''

Tantilla relicta The Florida crowned snake (''Tantilla relicta'') is a species of colubrid snake endemic to Florida. It is a small, slender, non-venomous snake that is rarely seen. The species is commonly found in north and central Florida, and is most often asso ...

'') *''C. saudiarabiensis'' - African carpet viper (''

'') *''C. serpentis'' - Madagascar hognose snake (''

''), Madagascar cat-eye snake (''

''), Madagascar colubrid (''

'') *''C. simplex'' - Russell's viper (''

Daboia russelli Russell's viper (''Daboia russelii''), is a venomous snake in the family Viperidae native to the Indian subcontinent and one of the big four snakes in India. It was described in 1797 by George Shaw and Frederick Polydore Nodder, and named ...

''), Horned viper (''

Vipera ammodytes ''Vipera ammodytes'' (other common names include horned viper, long-nosed viper, nose-horned viper, sand viper)Street, D. 1979. ''The Reptiles of Northern and Central Europe''. London: B.T. Batsford Ltd. 268 pp. . is a viper species found in sout ...

''), European asp (''

Vipera aspis ''Vipera aspis'' is a viper species found in southwestern Europe. Its common names include asp, asp viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. 2003. ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Krieger Publishing Company, Malaba ...

''), Common European adder (''

Vipera berus ''Vipera berus'', the common European adderMallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G. (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. . or common European viper,Stidworthy J. (1974). ...

''), Kaznakov's viper (''

Vipera kaznakovi ''Vipera kaznakovi'', known as the Caucasus viper, Kaznakow's viper,Mallow D, Ludwig D, Nilson G (2003). ''True Vipers: Natural History and Toxinology of Old World Vipers''. Malabar, Florida: Krieger Publishing Company. 359 pp. . Kaznakov's viper ...

''), Palestine viper (''

Vipera palaestinae ''Vipera'' (; commonly known as the palaearctic vipersSpawls S, Branch B (1995). ''The Dangerous Snakes of Africa: Natural History, Species Directory, Venoms and Snakebite''. Sanibel Island, Florida: Ralph Curtis Books / Dubai: Oriental Press. ...

''), Ottoman viper ('' Montivipera xanthina xanthina'') *''C. tantillae'' - Florida crowned snake (''

'') *''C. telescopis'' - European cat snake ('' Telescopus fallax'') *''C. veselyi'' - Long nosed whip snake (''

'') *''C. weyerae'' - Brown House Snake ('' Boaedon fuligenosus''), Olive sand snake ('' Psammophis phillipsi'') *''C. zacapensis'' - Neotropical whip snake (''

Masticophis mentovarius ''Masticophis mentovarius'', the neotropical whip snake, is a species of snake found in Mexico, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, i ...

'')

Birds

*''C. aquilae'' - Golden eagle (''

Aquila chrysaetos The golden eagle (''Aquila chrysaetos'') is a bird of prey living in the Northern Hemisphere. It is the most widely distributed species of eagle. Like all eagles, it belongs to the family Accipitridae. They are one of the best-known birds of ...

'') *''C. arcayae'' - Roadside hawk ('' Buteo magnirostris''), Broad winged hawk (''

Buteo platypterus The broad-winged hawk (''Buteo platypterus'') is a medium-sized hawk of the genus ''Buteo''. During the summer, some subspecies are distributed over eastern North America, as far west as British Columbia and Texas; they then migrate south to w ...

'') *''C. argentati'' - European herring gull (''

Larus argentatus The European herring gull (''Larus argentatus'') is a large gull, up to long. One of the best-known of all gulls along the shores of Western Europe, it was once abundant. It breeds across Northern Europe, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eas ...

'') *''C. biarmicusis'' - Lanner falcon (''

Falco biarmicus The lanner falcon (''Falco biarmicus'') is a medium-sized bird of prey that breeds in Africa, southeast Europe and just into Asia. It prefers open habitat and is mainly resident, but some birds disperse more widely after the breeding season. A l ...

'') *''C. bubonis'' - Great horned owl (''

Bubo virginianus The great horned owl (''Bubo virginianus''), also known as the tiger owl (originally derived from early naturalists' description as the "winged tiger" or "tiger of the air"), or the hoot owl, is a large owl native to the Americas. It is an extre ...

'') *''C. circi'' - Western marsh harrier (''

Circus aeruginosus The western marsh harrier (''Circus aeruginosus'') is a large harrier (bird), harrier, a bird of prey from temperate and subtropical western Palearctic, Eurasia and adjacent Africa. It is also known as the Eurasian marsh harrier. Formerly, a numb ...

'') *''C. falconis'' - Peregrine falcon (''

Falco peregrinus The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a cosmopolitan bird of prey ( raptor) in the family Falconidae. A large, crow-sized falcon, it has a blue-grey ...

''), Eurasian hobby (''

Falco subbuteo The Eurasian hobby (''Falco subbuteo'') or just hobby, is a small, slim falcon. It belongs to a rather close-knit group of similar falcons often considered a subgenus ''Hypotriorchis''. Taxonomy and systematics The first formal description of t ...

''), European kestrel (''

Falco tinnunculus The common kestrel (''Falco tinnunculus'') is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In the United Kingdom, where no ...

'') *''C. gloriae'' - Cuban blackbird ('' Dives atroviolaceus'') *''C. jiroveci'' - European robin (''

Erithacus rubecula The European robin (''Erithacus rubecula''), known simply as the robin or robin redbreast in Great Britain & Ireland, is a small insectivorous passerine bird that belongs to the chat (bird), chat subfamily of the Old World flycatcher family. A ...

'') *''C. kansasensis'' - Swainson's hawk (''

Buteo swainsoni Swainson's hawk (''Buteo swainsoni'') is a large bird species in the Accipitriformes order. This species was named after William Swainson, a British naturalist. It is colloquially known as the grasshopper hawk or locust hawk, as it is very fond ...

'') *''C. kutzeri'' - Lanner falcon (''

''), Saker falcon (''

Falco cherrug The saker falcon (''Falco cherrug'') is a large species of falcon. This species breeds from central Europe eastwards across the Palearctic to Manchuria. It is mainly migratory except in the southernmost parts of its range, wintering in Ethio ...

''), Laggar falcon (''

Falco jugger The laggar falcon (''Falco jugger''), also known as the lugger falcon or jugger (from Hindi जग्गर — jaggar, “falcon”) is a mid-sized bird of prey which occurs in the Indian subcontinent from extreme southeastern Iran, southeaste ...

''), Prairie falcon (''

Falco mexicanus The prairie falcon (''Falco mexicanus'') is a medium-large sized falcon of western North America. It is about the size of a peregrine falcon or a crow, with an average length of 40 cm (16 in), wingspan of approximately 1 meter (40&nb ...

''), Peregrine falcon (''

''), Gyrfalcon (''

Falco rusticolus The gyrfalcon ( or ) (), the largest of the falcon species, is a bird of prey. The abbreviation gyr is also used. It breeds on Arctic coasts and tundra, and the islands of northern North America and the Eurosiberian region. It is mainly a reside ...

''), Eurasian hobby (''

''), European kestrel (''

'') *''C. lindsayi'' - Red tailed hawk (''

Buteo jamaicensis The red-tailed hawk (''Buteo jamaicensis'') is a bird of prey that breeds throughout most of North America, from the interior of Alaska and northern Canada to as far south as Panama and the West Indies. It is one of the most common members ...

'') *''C. neofalconis'' - Lanner falcon (''

''), ''

'', Peregrine falcon (''

''), Eurasian hobby (''

''), European kestrel (''

'') *''C. strigis'' - Barn owl (''

Tyto alba The barn owl (''Tyto alba'') is the most widely distributed species of owl in the world and one of the most widespread of all species of birds, being found almost everywhere except for the polar and desert regions, Asia north of the Himalaya ...

'') *''C. tremula'' - Turkey vulture (''

Cathartes aura The turkey vulture (''Cathartes aura'') is the most widespread of the New World vultures. One of three species in the genus ''Cathartes'' of the family Cathartidae, the turkey vulture ranges from southern Canada to the southernmost tip of South ...

'') *''C. undata'' - Tufted puffins (''

Lunda cirrhata The tufted puffin (''Fratercula cirrhata''), also known as crested puffin, is a relatively abundant medium-sized pelagic seabird in the auk family (Alcidae) found throughout the North Pacific Ocean. It is one of three species of puffin that make ...

''), European herring gull (''

''), Common murre ('' Uria aalge aalge'') *''C. uptoni'' - Red tailed hawk ('' Buteo jamaicensis borealis'')

Other species

*''C. cheloniae'' - Green sea turtle ('' Chelonia mydas mydas'') *''C. gekkonis'' - Tokay gecko ('' Gekko gekko'') *''C. ernsti'' - Carolina anole (''

Anolis carolinensis ''Anolis carolinensis'' or green anole () (among other names below) is a tree-dwelling species of anole lizard native to the southeastern United States and introduced to islands in the Pacific and Caribbean. A small to medium-sized lizard, the ...

'') *''C. varaniornati'' - Ornate monitor (''

Varanus ornatus The ornate monitor (''Varanus niloticus ornatus'') is a monitor lizard that is native to West and Middle Africa. Comprehensive molecular analyses of the group have demonstrated that animals previously assigned to "''Varanus ornatus''" do not con ...

'')

References

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