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1 0 Spotted Coffee Snake

Spotted Coffee Snake

by John G. PhillipsPanama

Nocturnal fossorial species.

2 11 Rough earth snake

Rough earth snake

by KevinBBabbittTulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Small rough scaled fossorial brown snake

1 0 Sonoran coral snake

Sonoran coral snake

by JackieHolmesBurnsArizona, USA

Small, slender, brightly colored fossorial ...

0 3 Rough Earth Snake

Rough Earth Snake

by JeremiahSchindlerTexas, USA

Small - roughly 5-6 inches in length. Tannish/brown in color. Appeared to ...

0 0 Northern Mole cricket

Northern Mole cricket

by LatimeriaOhio, USA

I think this is a northern mole cricket, but I could be wrong.

6 5 New Mexico threadsnake

New Mexico threadsnake

by KevinBBabbittLockhart, Texas, USA

Worm like snake

0 0 Eastern Spadefoot Toad

Eastern Spadefoot Toad

by chesterbperryTennessee, USA

This diminutive toad is typically

5 2 Northern Ring-necked Snake

Northern Ring-necked Snake

by MikeVanValenHartford, Connecticut, USA

A small, fossorial species that is common ...

2 1 Marbled salamader

Marbled salamader

by maura.p.powersTallahassee, Florida, USA

This marbled sallie was a collection animal at the wildlife center where I ...

1 0 Smooth earth snake

Smooth earth snake

by kcurtainVirginia, USA

Smooth earth snakes are small fossorial ...

3 1 Smooth Earthsnake

Smooth Earthsnake

by LisaPowersTennessee, USA

A young adult (8 inch) shiny, light tan

1 2 Smooth earth snake

Smooth earth snake

by KarenLTennessee, USA

The smooth earth snake is a small, nonvenomous

1 3 Plain Blind Snake

Plain Blind Snake

by donald_walkerDallas, Texas, USA

Slender worm-like snake, eyes greatly reduced, pinkish red coloration

2 0 Western smooth earth snake

Western smooth earth snake

by KevinBBabbittIllinois, USA

Small fossorial brown snake with smooth ...

0 0 Texas brown snake

Texas brown snake

by KevinBBabbittSapulpa, Oklahoma, USA

Small brown fossorial snake with two black ...

1 0 Western smooth earth snake

Western smooth earth snake

by KevinBBabbittSapulpa, Oklahoma, USA

's both were found under cover one was asphalt the other was a log. They are ...

9 8 Eastern Narrowmouth

Eastern Narrowmouth

by AshleyTTexas, USA

Back pattern is highly variable, but they will always have a stocky body, ...

2 1 Smooth Earth Snake

Smooth Earth Snake

by AshleyTTexas, USA

An overall brown snake measuring about 8 inches.

0 0 Rough Earth Snake

Rough Earth Snake

by JeremiahSchindlerTexas, USA

Small, tannish/brown, two vertical stripes. Perhaps the same kind of snake as ...

2 0 Ground Skink

Ground Skink

by Matt HampelNew Jersey, USA

The smallest Skink in New Jersey, the back is often a golden brown bordered by ...

3 0 Smooth Earth Snake

Smooth Earth Snake

by marylou.wildlifeGeorgia, USA

Spotted under a small decaying log at Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield in ...

1 0 Burrowing Bug

Burrowing Bug

by LaurenZarateChiapas, Mexico

A small Burrowing Bug, only 4 mm in length. Dark brown-black in color. These ...

1 0 Rock Skink

Rock Skink

by NuwanChathurangaAlawwa, Sri Lanka

A small, terrestrial and semi-fossorial ...

5 3 Ringneck Snake

Ringneck Snake

by grmayberryOklahoma, USA

Small snake reaching an adult length of < 12 inches. Belly and ring around ...

3 2 Spotted salamander

Spotted salamander

by JackieHolmesBurnsSouth Carolina, USA

A robust mole salamander featuring two rows of offset yellow spots on the ...

1 0 Flathead Snake

Flathead Snake

by AshleyTLaredo, Texas, USA

They are a small, fossorial snake. The back ...

2 1 Masked Shrew

Masked Shrew

by GlennPerriconeJr.Illinois, USA

Small shrew with brown uppers and light under side. Long thin nose, and tail ...

1 0 Highveld Garter Snake

Highveld Garter Snake

by AdriaanJordaanBloemfontein, Free State, South Africa

A member of the family Elapidae. This species is not often encountered due to ...

2 0 Burrowing Bug

Burrowing Bug

by LaurenZarateSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

fossorial habits. All stages are found ...

19 21 The Sri Lankan painted frog

The Sri Lankan painted frog

by Pradeep KumarTamil Nadu, India

fossorial species, spending the day buried ...

6 1 Redeye Cicada (exuvia)

Redeye Cicada (exuvia)

by LeubaMelbourne, Victoria, Australia

The molted exoskeleton (25mm) of a small cicada. Clearly visible were the ...

4 4 Western Worm Snake

Western Worm Snake

by NeilDazetMissouri, USA

A small, nonvenomous two-toned snake that lives in wooded areas or rocky ...

0 0 Spotted salamander

Spotted salamander

by JackieHolmesBurnsSouth Carolina, USA

A robust and colorful mole salamander. Dark background with two offset rows of ...

10 11 Scarlet Snake

Scarlet Snake

by LD50 PhotographyBeaufort, South Carolina, USA

Scarlet snakes are a small fossorial ...

2 0 Marbled Salamander

Marbled Salamander

by marylou.wildlifeRoswell, Georgia, USA

Spotted in Chattahoochee National Recreation Area, GA.

1 0 Spotted salamander

Spotted salamander

by JackieHolmesBurnsSouth Carolina, USA

A robust and colorful mole salamander. Dark background color with two rows of ...

14 3 Blue Tail Lizard

Blue Tail Lizard

by DanielVelhoNiquelândia, GO, Brazil

fossorial habits, living in the ...

4 1 Florida Sand Skink

Florida Sand Skink

by KarenPuracanFlorida, USA

About 4" long. Little bitty legs. Grayish in color, blends in very well with ...

1 0 marbled balloon frog

marbled balloon frog

by anishm367Maharashtra, India

species of narrow mouthed frog

8 3 Pine Woods Snake

Pine Woods Snake

by RickBohlerJacksonville, Florida, USA

Pine woods snakes are small, slender snakes, ranging from 10 – 13 in (25 – 33 ...

1 1 Blue-black spider wasp

Blue-black spider wasp

by CindyBinghamKeiserEscondido, California, USA

Blue-black body with blue, shiny wings up to five centimetres (two inches) ...

1 1 Yellow-Spotted Salamander

Yellow-Spotted Salamander

by alexdkCharlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

salamanders are fossorial, meaning they ...

0 1 Small wood-scorpion

Small wood-scorpion

by Bernadette SUmbertide, UMB, Italy

body is dark brown and with yellow-brown legs and sting (telson). It is a ...

1 0 Black Bess Beetle

Black Bess Beetle

by LeubaVictoria, Australia

A 40cm long uniformly black ground beetle with

1 0 Burrowing Bug

Burrowing Bug

by LaurenZarateUtah, USA

. They are fossorial, digging into the ...

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