Birds & Mamm. ID
Fish & Amph. ID
Tracks & Skulls
Plant ID
Misc.
100
For 5 points give the family, for 5 points the genus, and 10 points the specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Family - Felidae, Genus - Lynx, Species - rufus
Felidae, Lynx rufus
100
For 10 points, give the name of the species in this image and state its status under the Endangered Species Act.
Eastern indigo snake, endangered
(Dyrmarchon corais couperi)
100
For 10 points each, give the common names of species A and B based on their tracks.
A- Coyote; B- Domestic dog
100
For 10 points, give the family, and for 5 points each the genus and specific epithet of the plant in this image.
Cercis canadensis, Fabaceae
(redbud)
100
Name the cave and the state where the gray bat (Myotis grisescens) was first discovered.
Nickajack Cave, Tennessee
200
For 5 points each give the common name and age class, and for 10 points the plumage class of the animal in this image.
Common Name - Bald Eagle, Age 1-2 year, Plummage - Basic I or Sub-Adult I
200
For 5 points each, give the common name, family, genus, and specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Common Name - Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake, Family - Viperidae, Genus - Crotalus, Species - adamanteus
Crotalus adamanteus
200
For 10 points each, give the common names of species A and B based on the tracks in this image.
A- Virginia Opossum B- Nine-banded Armadillo
200
For 10 points, give the family, and for 5 points each the genus and specific epithet of the plant in this image.
Cupressaceae, Juniperus virginiana
200
This trap set in this image is used to catch coyotes. For 10 points each, give the name of the set and the type of trap used.
Dirt Hole/Flat Set, Type- Foothold/Leghold
300
For 10 points, give the family, and for 5 points each the genus and specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Family - Leporidae, Genus - Sylvilagus, Species - floridanus
Sylvilagus floridanus
300
For 5 points each give the common name, genus, and specific epithet of the animal in this image.
American eel, Anguilla rostrata
300
For 10 points each, give the common name and Order of the animal in this image.
Common Name - Duck-billed platypus, Order - Monotremata
300
For 5 points each, give the genus and specific epithet of the green plant in this image. For 10 points, name the growth stage of this plant.
Pinus palustris, growth: grass stage
300
For 5 points each, give the trap types pictured here, and for 10 points give the common name of the species that they are used to trap.
box and corral trap, wild pigs
400
For 10 points, give the tribe, and for 5 points each give the genus and specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Tribe: Cygnini, Cygnus columbianus
400
For 5 points each, give the family, genus, specific epithet, and name of the terrestrial stage of the animal in this image.
Salamandridae, Notophthalmus viridescens, stage: red eft
400
For 5 points for each tooth type, give the dental formula for the lower jaw of the fox squirrel in this image.
Incisors - 1, canines - 0, premolars - 1, molars - 3
400
For 10 points each, give the genus and specific epithet of the plant in this image.
Diospyros virginiana (common persimmon)
400
Based on the month this image was taken (August) and the location, name the disease most likely to have caused death? And what is the vector for this disease?
Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, Vector = fly or midge
500
For 5 points give the family, for 5 points the genus, and 10 points the specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Family - Bovidae, Genus - Oreamnos, Species - americanus
Oreamnos americanus
500
For 5 points each give the common name, genus, and specific epithet of the animal in this image.
Rainbow Shiner, Notropis chrosomus
500
For 5 points each, give the genus and specific epithet of the animal in this image. For 10 points, name the bone marked by the arrow.
Genus - Urocyon, Species - cinereoargenteus, Bone - parietal
Urocyon cinereoargenteus
500
For 10 points each, give the family of the tree in this image and the common name of the animal's sign found on it.
Salicaceae, Elk
500
For 10 points name one member of the family Procyonidae found in North America, for 5 points each name the two other species of the family found in North America.
Northern raccoon (Procyon lotor); ringtail (Bassariscus astutus); white-nosed coati (Nasua narica)