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Scientific Name List
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| Species | Taxonomy | Type | Image |
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Amynthas spp. Jumping worms |
Class: Clitellata Order: Opisthopora Family: Megascolecidae |
Worm |
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Anguilla anguilla European eel |
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Anguilliformes Family: Anguillidae |
Fish |
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Bipalium kewense Hammerhead flatworm |
Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida Family: Geoplanidae |
Flatworm |
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Boiga irregularis Brown Tree Snake |
Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae |
Reptile |
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Channa argus Northern Snakehead |
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Channidae |
Fish |
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Corbicula fluminea Asian clam |
Class: Bivalvia Order: Veneroida Family: Corbiculidae |
Clam |
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Ctenopharyngodon idella Grass carp |
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae |
Fish |
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Dreissena polymorpha Zebra Mussel |
Class: Bivalvia Order: Veneroida Family: Dreissenidae |
Mussel |
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Hemidactylus turcicus Mediterranean House Gecko |
Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Gekkonidae |
Reptile |
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Hypophthalmichthys molitrix Silver Carp |
Class: Actinopterygii Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae |
Fish |
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