Natural History Class

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Glossary

Birds

Hummingbirds
Owls
Raptors
Perching Birds
Upland Ground Birds
Insects

and Other Arthropods

Coleoptera
Lepidoptera
Hymenoptera
Diptera
Homoptera
Hemiptera
Isoptera
Mammals

Plants

Anacardiaceae
Asclepiadaceae

Asteraceae

Bignoniaceae
Boraginaceae
Caryophyllaceae
Fabaceae
Hydrophyllaceae
Lamiaceae
Liliaceae
Papaveraceae

Polemoniaceae
Polygonaceae
Ranunculaceae

Rosaceae
Rubiaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Reptiles

Frogs and Toads
Lizards
Snakes
Turtles

   

Birds

Hummingbirds

Amazilia violiceps Violet crowned Hummingbird
Heliomaster constantii Plain capped Starthroat
Hybrid Beryline X Magnificent Hummingbird
Hylocharis leucotis White-eared Hummingbird
Selasphorus platycercus Broad tailed Hummingbird
Selasphorus rufus Rufous Hummingbird
Nesting Hummingbird


Owls

Athene cunicularia Burrowing Owl
Bubo virginianus Great Horned Owl


Raptors

Accipiter cooperii Cooper's Hawk
Cathartes aura Turkey Vulture
Pandion haliaetus Osprey


Perching Birds
 
Aphelocoma californica Western Scrub-Jay
Carduelis psaltria Lesser Goldfinch
Junco hyemalis Dark-eyed Junco
Passerina amoena
Luzuli Bunting
Pheucticus melanocehpalus
Black-headed Grosbeak
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Vermilion Flycatcher
Trogon elegans Elegant Trogon
Tyrannus melancholicus Tropical Kingbird
Zonotrichia leucophry White-crowned Sparrow


Upland Ground Birds

Callipepla gambelii Gambel's Quail
Chordeiles acutipennis Lessor Nighthawk
Geococcyx californianus Greater Roadrunner
 
 

Reptiles
 


Lizards

Anniella pulchra California Legless Lizard
Petrosaurus mearnsi 
Banded Rock Lizard
Phrynosoma cornutum 
Texas Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma modestum Round tailed Horned Lizard
Phrynosoma platyrhinos Desert Horned Lizard
Sauromalus ater Chuckwalla
Sceloporus jarrovi
 Yarrow's Spiny Lizard
Sceloporus poinsettii Crevice Spiny Lizard
Xantusia henshawi - Granite Night Lizard


Snakes

Arizona elegans Glossy Snake
Chionactis occipitalis Shovelnose Snake
Crotalus mitchellii Speckled Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus molossus Black-tailed Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus oreganus Southern Pacific Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus scutulatus Mojave Rattlesnake Warning!
Crotalus viridis Prairie Rattlesnake Warning!
Diadophis punctatus regalis Regal Ringneck Snake
Hypsiglena torquata Night Snake
Lampropeltis getula californiae California Kingsnake
Lampropeltis getula splendida Desert Kingsnake
Masticophis flagellum Coachwhip
Pituophis catenifer Gopher Snake
Rhinocheilus lecontei Long-nosed Snake
Thamnophis marcianus Checkered Garter Snake
Trimorphodon biscutatus lambda Sonoran Lyre Snake


Turtles

Gopherus agassizii Desert Tortoise


Frogs and Toads

Bufo alvarius Sonoran Desert Toad
Hyla arenicolor Canyon Treefrog
Rana berlandieri Rio Grande Leopard Frog


Insects and Other Arthropods


Coleoptera
Alaus oculatus Large-eyed click beetle
Gibbifer californicus
Pleasing Fungus Beetle
Lytta magister 
Desert Blister Beetle


Lepidoptera

Hymenoptera

Diptera
Trichopoda pennipes Tachinid fly

Homoptera

Hemiptera

Isoptera


Other Arthropods

Scolapendra heros Giant Sonoran Centipede


Mammal
Lynx rufus Bobcat
Tayassu tajacu Collared Peccary

Plants
 


Anacardiaceae
Toxicodendron diversilobum Western poison oak Warning!

Asclepiadaceae
Asclepias fascicularis Narrow-leaved milkweed

Asteraceae
Encelia farinosa Brittlebush

Bignoniaceae

Chilopsis linearis Desert willow
Tecoma stans
Yellow trumpet flower

Boraginaceae
Cryptantha clevelandii White Forget-Me-Not

Caryophyllaceae
Silene laciniata Indian pink

Fabaceae
Lotus scoparius Deerweed
Lupinus microcarpus var. microcarpus
Chick lupine

Hydrophyllaceae
Phacelia cicutaria Caterpillar phacelia
Phacelia minor
 Canterbury bells
Turricula parryi
Poodle-dog bush Warning!

Lamiaceae
Salvia clevelandii Cleveland sage
Salvia columbariae Chia
Salvia elegans 
Pineapple sage
Salvia greggii
Autumn Sage - Red
Salvia greggii Autumn Sage - Yellow
Salvia leucophylla Purple sage
Salvia regla
Mountain Sage

Liliaceae
Bloomeria crocea Golden stars
Chlorogalum pomeridianum
Soap plant
Lilium humboldtii
Humboldt lily

Papaaveraceae
Argemone munita Prickly Poppy

Polemoniaceae
Leptodactylon californicum Prickly Phlox

Polygonaceae
Eriogonum fasciculatum California buckwheat

Ranunculaceae

Delphinium cardinale Scarlet Larkspur

Rosaceae
Adenostoma fasciculatum Chamise

Rubiaceae

Bouvardia ternifolia Scarlet Bouvardia

Scrophulariaceae
Antirrhinum nuttallianum Violet snapdragon
Castilleja foliolosa  Woolly Indian Paintbrush
Keckiella cordifolia
Heartleaf penstemon
Mimulus aurantiacus 
Bush Monkeyflower
Mimulus cardinalis Scarlet monkeyflower
Penstemon barbatus Golden-Beard Penstemon
Penstemon centranthifolius Scarlet bugler
Penstemon clevelandii San Jacinto Beardtongue
Penstemon eatonii Firecracker Penstemon
Penstemon floridus Panamint Beardtongue
Penstemon havardii Big Bend beardtongue
Penstemon heterodoxus Sierran Penstemon
Penstemon heterophyllus Foothill penstemon
Penstemon incertus Western Desert Penstemon
Penstemon newberryi Mountain Pride
Penstemon palmeri Palmer's penstemon
Penstemon parishii Parish's Hybrid Penstemon
Penstemon parryi Parry's Penstemon
Penstemon pseudospectabilis Pink Showy Penstemon
Penstemon specious Showy Penstemon
Penstemon spectabilis Showy Beardtongue
Penstemon superbus Superb Beardtongue


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