The Animal Kingdom

There are different groups of animals. One way to classify or group animals is by taking a look at their physical characteristics. Animals can be vertebrates (have a backbone) or invertebrates (have no backbone)
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Copperhead | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Copperhead | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Agkistrodon contortrix • Moderately large, stout-bodied poisonous snake • Chestnut brown hourglass-shaped crossbands with light centers on body pattern • Green-yellow tail tips in juveniles • Pit...
Saddlebags Dragonfly | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Saddlebags Dragonfly | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Tramea carolina • Large, dark markings at base of wings, when flying, look like saddlebags bouncing off Pony Express rider • Red to red-brown body with olive-brown thorax • Clear fore wings • Hind...
Painted Skimmer | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Painted Skimmer | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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• Libellula semifasciata • Fast flying dragonfly • Brightly colored • Incomplete bands across wings • Wingspan noticeably greater than body length • Hovers • Live near ponds and swamps
Red-headed Woodpecker | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Red-headed Woodpecker | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Melanerpes erythrocephalus Strikingly colored with entire head red Blue-black wings and tail with white below Immature bird resembles adult except for gray head Fond of groves of dead or dying trees...
Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)
Oak Toad | Cartwheel Bay (S.C.)

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Bufo quercicus • Smallest toad in North America - 1.9 - 3.3 cm (0.75 - 1.25 inches) • White to orange stripe down middle of back • 4 - 5 pairs of dark blotches on back • Cranial crests not apparent •...