Animals by Scientific Class Names

Carcharodon carcharias，Great White Shark,Great white shark, white shark, man-eating shark, white shark, man-eating shark

Features：One of the most vicious sharks

The scientific name of the Great White Shark is Carcharodon carcharias, and its foreign name is Great White Shark. There are no subspecies.The relationship between the Great White Shark and other genera in its family is controversial. Two systematic arrangements have been proposed. One holds that it...

Cetorhinus maximus，Basking Shark,Elephant shark, basking shark, Gan shark, Meng shark, mouse shark, elephant shark, basking shark

Features：The basking shark is the second largest filter-feeding shark in the world after the whale shark.

The Latin name of the basking shark is Cetorhinus maximus, and its foreign name is Basking Shark. There are no subspecies.The basking shark was first described by Gunnerus in 1765 from a specimen in Norway and was originally named Squalus maximus; in the same year, it was changed to the recognized s...

LampetrareissneriDybowski，ReissnerLamprey，River lamprey, river lamprey, seven star lamprey, Ray's lamprey

Features：Landlocked type, pale tail fin

The Latin name of Reissner's lamprey is LampetrareissneriDybowski, and its foreign name is ReissnerLamprey. It is a relatively small freshwater species.The Lamprey's lamprey is a relatively small terrestrial species that is semi-parasitic and prefers to live in freshwater streams with slow c...

Lampetra moriiBerg,Seven-star fish, Northeast lamprey

Features：One of two freshwater lampreys

The Northeastern lamprey's Latin name is Lampetra moriiBerg, and it lives in fresh water all its life.Northeast lampreys live in fresh water all their lives, in mountain rivers with microcurrents and sandy bottoms; they burrow into sand or gravel during the day and come out to forage at night; t...

Lampetra japonicaMartens,Lamprey, Japanese lamprey

Features：There is a row of 7 separate gill openings behind the eyes. The gill openings and eyes are arranged in a straight line, with a total of 8 eye-like points, so it is commonly called octagonal gills.

The Latin name of Japanese lamprey is Lampetra japonicaMartens, and the species' type origin is in Japan.Japanese lamprey is a carnivorous fish. It lives both independently and parasitically. It often attaches itself to other fish with a sucker and uses the keratin teeth inside the sucker and on...

Pacific Lancelet,Bai's lancelet, lancelet, slug, sea worm, pine worm, headless fish, crocodile worm, Xiamen lancelet, etc.

Features：The brain is underdeveloped and the whole body is translucent

The Pacific Lancelet is a warm-temperate marine fish with no subspecies.The origin of Xiamen Lancelet, Liuwudian, Tong'an County, Xiamen City, is known as the hometown of Lancelet. Xiamen Lancelet is also named after the Wenchang Pavilion on the Liuwudian Island.Xiamen lancelets are warm-tempera...

Ichthyophis bannanicus,Banna fish newt, taro snake, two-headed snake

Features：The Xishuangbanna fish salamander is an ancient creature that has lived on Earth for at least hundreds of millions of years.

The Latin name of the Bannan ichthyophis is Ichthyophis bannanicus. It is a legless amphibian of the family Ichthyophidae and the genus Ichthyophis, with no subspecies.It was unclear whether there were ichthyophis in China for quite some time. In 1922, Mell, R. first reported that Ichthyophis glutin...

Vipera renardi,Oriental Viper

Features：Very similar in appearance to the Vipera

Oriental viper belongs to the family Viperidae of the order Squamata. It is a small viper.Oriental viper is gentle and does not actively attack humans. Even if people want to kill it, it will not fight back, but only run away. It mainly feeds on small rodents, lizards, and insects.Oriental viper was...

Vipera berus,Northern Viper,Dragon viper, Arctic viper

Features：It is the only snake found within the Arctic Circle.

The Vipera berus is the most widely distributed land snake.The Vipera berus is a solitary animal. It rarely stays with other individuals except during mating and hibernation. Its activity time is mainly concentrated at sunset. They start hibernation between September and October every year, wake up...

Protobothrops mangshanensis,White-tailed snake, rare snake, small green dragon, Mangshan iron-headed snake

Features：The head is slightly triangular, slightly larger, with cheek pits, and looks like a piece of iron, hence the name.

The Latin name of the Mangshan pit viper Protobothrops mangshanensis is a giant venomous snake species unique to China, commonly known as "Little Green Dragon".The Mangshan pit viper is carnivorous. They will track their prey in a timely manner and find the right opportunity to prey. Under...

Protobothrops cornutus,Horned iron, horned pit viper

Features：Head with a pair of horns

The Latin name of the horned pit viper Protobothrops cornutus is very rare and its whereabouts in the wild are secretive.The horned pit viper is a highly venomous snake. In addition to the common attributes of these venomous snakes, it also has its own unique "killer move". The fangs of th...

Gloydius shedaoensis，Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus, Agkistrodon acutus

Features：The body color is mostly silver and gray, with light black stripes.

The scientific name of the snake island pit viper is Gloydius shedaoensis. It is one of the famous venomous snakes in China. Its distribution area "Snake Island" is named after the abundance of snake island pit vipers.The migratory bird season is the season for the activity of the snake is...

Daboia russelii siamensis，Leopard, leopard, coin spot, ancient coin window, round-spotted viper

Features：Slow in movement, fierce in nature, and extremely poisonous

Daboia russelii siamensis is a venomous viper belonging to the genus Viper in the subfamily Viperidae of the suborder Viperidae. There are three subspecies, among which the Thai viper (Daboia russelii siamensis) is a second-level key protected animal in my country.The round-spotted viper moves slowl...

Praescutata viperina，Black-tailed sea snake, Sea viper

Features：The head and neck are not clearly distinguished; the body is relatively short and thick, slightly flattened laterally, and the tail is flattened laterally

The Latin name of the sea viper is Praescutata viperina, which is a species of the genus Praescutata in the family Elaphedae.Sea vipers live in the ocean, often in shallow waters. They feed on fish. They are ovoviviparous.Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Econo...

Hydrophis jerdonii

Features：Short head, olive-colored back with black rings

The sea snake is a species of the genus Sea Snake in the family Elaphedae. It is highly venomous and poses a great threat to fishermen.It preys on eels and other fish. It is ovoviviparous. Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Important Economic and Scientific Research Value...

Pelamis platurus，Hydrophis platurus

Features：The most widespread sea snake

Long-nosed sea snakes live in the ocean and can stay away from the coast. They are the most widely distributed species of sea snakes.Long-nosed sea snakes mainly feed on various small fish and crustaceans. They are ovoviviparous.Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with Importan...

Graceful sea snake，Microcephalophis gracilis，Small-headed sea snake

Features：The head is extremely small, the front part of the body is extremely thin and cylindrical, and the back part is thick and laterally flattened.

Microcephalophis gracilis, Latin name of the small-headed sea snake, is a reptile of the genus Microcephalophis in the family Elapidae.The small-headed sea snake lives in the ocean. It is ovoviviparous. It has a very small head and feeds on long small fish and fish eggs. The venom is stronger than o...

Lapemis eurtus,Spiny sea snake, flat-chinned sea snake

Features：Back side is green-brown or yellow-olive with wide dark olive horizontal stripes

The Latin name of the flat-chinned sea snake is Lapemis eurtus, a species of the genus Lapemis eurtus in the family Elapidae, a front-grooved venomous snake.The flat-chinned sea snake lives in the ocean. It eats fish. It is ovoviviparous.Listed in the "National List of Terrestrial Wildlife with...

Hydrophiidea,The Dwarf Sea Snake,Gray sea snake

Features：One of the three common sea snakes along the coast of China (blue-gray sea snake, blue-ringed sea snake, light-gray sea snake)

The Dwarf Sea Snake is a reptile of the genus Cobra in the family Elapidae.The Dwarf Sea Snake will not actively attack humans, and will mostly hurt people when they are harassed.The venom of the blue-gray sea snake is a neurotoxin similar to cobra venom, but it mainly harms human voluntary muscles...

Hydrophis stokesii

Features：The longest fang of a sea snake

The sea snake is one of the heaviest and most robust sea snakes, and has the longest fangs among sea snakes. Its fangs are sharp enough to pierce a diving suit. Although the sea snake is venomous, bites and is aggressive, there is no record of human casualties caused by the sea snake.During the bree...

Acalyptophis peronii，Horned sea snake, Spiny sea snake

Features：The tail is not as slender as a whip like a land snake, but is flattened like a paddle.

Acalyptophis peronii is a venomous sea snake.Spiny-canthus sea snakes often move in caves and crevices in the sea. Night is the most active period for Spiny-canthus sea snakes. They mainly eat shrimp gobies and other small fish.The sea snake is a viviparous snake. The female gestation period is 6-7...