Green and Golden Bell Frog
Litoria aurea
The Green and Golden Bell Frog (Litoria aurea) is a medium-sized, brightly coloured tree frognative to south-eastern Aus···
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Animals are classified from largest to smallest in the order: kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The animal kingdom contains all animals, and the phylum is further divided into phylums such as Chordata (vertebrates) and Arthropoda (insects, crabs). The class includes mammals, birds, etc., and the order is Primates and Carnivora.
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Animals by Scientific Class Names
The scientific names of animals are named and classified using the binomial nomenclature system of biology. This system is based on a series of hierarchical structures, from the broadest to the most specific, including kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, and species. The following is the general structure of the scientific names of animals:
| Class | name | Example |
| Kingdom | Animalia | Homo sapiens、Canis lupus familiaris |
| Phylum | Chordata | Balaenoptera musculus、Aves |
| Class | Mammalia | Panthera tigris、whale |
| Order | Primates | Gorilla gorilla、Macaca mulatta |
| Family | Hominidae | Homo sapiens、Gorilla |
| Genus | Homo | Homo sapiens、Homo neanderthalensis |
| Species | Homo sapiens | Modern humans only |
This classification method helps biologists clearly understand and study the relationship between species, and promotes various biological studies.
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Great Barred Frog
Mixophyes fasciolatus
The Great Barred Frog (Mixophyes fasciolatus) is a large, robust ground-dwelling frog native toeastern Australia. It is ···
Graceful Tree Frog
Litoria gracilenta
The Graceful Tree Frog (Litoria gracilenta), also widely known as the Dainty Tree Frog,is a small, bright green tree fro···
Giant Burrowing Frog
Heleioporus australiacus
The Giant Burrowing Frog (Heleioporus australiacus) is a large, robust ground-dwelling frogendemic to south-eastern Aust···
Fry’s Frog
Austrochaperina fryi
Fry’s Frog (Austrochaperina fryi), sometimes written as Fry Frog, is a small,ground-dwelling frog in the family Microhy···
Fletcher Frog
Lechriodus fletcheri
The Fletcher Frog (Lechriodus fletcheri), also widely known as the Sandpaper Frog,is a medium-sized burrowing frog nativ···
Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog
Litoria fallax
The Eastern Dwarf Tree Frog (Litoria fallax, also referred to as Ranoidea fallax in somesources) is a tiny, bright green···
Eastern Banjo Frog
Limnodynastes dumerilii
The Eastern Banjo Frog (Limnodynastes dumerilii) is a medium-sized, burrowing frog native tosouth-eastern Australia. It ···
Crucifix Frog
Notaden bennettii (Crucifix Frog)
The Crucifix Frog (Notaden bennettii) is a small but strikingly colourful frog native to aridand semi-arid parts of Aust···
Common Eastern Froglet
Crinia signifera
The Common Eastern Froglet (Crinia signifera) is a tiny ground-dwelling frog in the familyMyobatrachidae. It is one of t···
Cane Toad
Rhinella marina
The Cane Toad (Rhinella marina, formerly Bufo marinus) is a large, heavy-bodied toadin the family Bufonidae. It is nativ···
Buzzing Nursery Frog
Cophixalus bombiens
The Buzzing Nursery Frog is a tiny ground-dwelling frog from north-eastern Queensland, Australia.Its scientific name is ···
Bibron Toadlet
Pseudophryne bibronii
Bibron's Toadlet is a small ground-dwelling frog native to eastern and south-eastern Australia.Despite the name, it ···
Wood or Forest Scorpion
Order Scorpiones – forest- and wood-dwelling scorpions (e.g. Heterometrus spp., Cercophonius squama)
Wood or Forest Scorpions are not a single species but a loose group of scorpions that live mainlyin forests, woodlands a···
Wolf Spiders
Lycosidae (wolf spider family)
Wolf spiders are members of the family Lycosidae, a large group of ground-dwellinghunting spiders with more than two tho···
White-tailed Spider
Lampona cylindrata and Lampona murina (family Lamponidae)
The White-tailed Spider is the common name for a small group of spiders with a distinct white patchat the tip of the abd···
White Porch Spider
Cryptachaea gigantipes (Keyserling, 1890)
The White Porch Spider is the common name for Cryptachaea gigantipes, a small, pale cobweb spider in the family Theridii···
Whip Spider / Tailless Whip Scorpion
Order Amblypygi (whip spiders / tailless whip scorpions)
Whip spiders, also known as tailless whip scorpions, belong to the arachnid orderAmblypygi. Despite the English name the···
Water Spider
Argyroneta aquatica (Clerck, 1757)
The Water Spider, more precisely the Diving Bell Spider,refers to the species Argyroneta aquatica. It is the only known ···
Two-spined Spider
Poecilopachys australasia (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)
The Two-spined Spider is the common name for Poecilopachys australasia, a small,brightly coloured orb-weaver famous for ···
Tube Spiders
Primarily family Segestriidae and related tube-dwelling spiders
Tube spiders is a common name for spiders that build tube-like silken retreatsin cracks, under stones or behind bark and···
Triangular spiders
Arkyidae, especially genus Arkys (representative triangular spider group)
Triangular spiders is an informal name for a group of small spiders that have a distinctly triangularor shield shaped ab···
Trapdoor spiders
Idiopidae and related trapdoor spider families (representative group)
Trapdoor spiders are a broad group of small to medium sized mygalomorph spiders that specialise indigging burrows in soi···
Tasmanian Cave Spider
Hickmania troglodytes
The Tasmanian Cave Spider is a distinctive large cave and forest dwelling spider from the island of Tasmania.Its scienti···
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