Animal encyclopedia: all species

Explore the 54 animal species in TunisieVet’s Animalpedia: characteristics, diet, habitat, behaviour and conservation status.

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Chondrichthyans 5 Sarcopterygians (Flesh-finned fish) 1 Actinistians (Sarcopterygians) 1 Bony fish (Actinopterygians) 1 Fish (Actinopterygians) 15 Actinopterygians 17 Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish) 1 Chondrichthyans 8 Cephalopods 1 Molluscs 1 Mammals 168 Birds 114 Reptiles 51 Amphibians 7 Fish 27 Insects 17 Arachnids 3 Crustaceans 1

HABITAT

Forest Wetlands Farmland & grasslands Steppe Mountain Rivers & lakes Coastline Ocean & sea Urban environment Tropical forest Savanna Desert

IUCN STATUS

Not evaluated Least concern Endangered Data deficient Near threatened Vulnerable Critically endangered Extinct in the wild

REGION

Present in Tunisia

54 species arachnides Reptiles

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Deathstalker scorpion

Androctonus australis

Not evaluated Desert

Tunisia

Mediterranean chameleon

Chamaeleo chamaeleon

Least concern Forest

Tunisia

Desert horned viper

Cerastes cerastes

Least concern Desert

Gaboon viper

Bitis gabonica

Least concern Savanna

Perentie

Varanus giganteus

Least concern Desert

Komodo dragon

Varanus komodoensis

Endangered Savanna

Tunisia

Egyptian cobra

Naja haje

Least concern Desert

King cobra

Ophiophagus hannah

Vulnerable Tropical forest

Tunisia

Greek tortoise

Testudo graeca

Vulnerable Desert

Taipan

Oxyuranus scutellatus

Least concern Savanna

Tunisia

Desert monitor

Varanus griseus

Least concern Desert

Green anaconda

Eunectes murinus

Least concern Tropical forest

White-lipped pit viper

Trimeresurus albolabris

Least concern Tropical forest

Leopard gecko

Eublepharis macularius

Least concern Desert

Goliath birdeater

Theraphosa blondi

Not evaluated Tropical forest

Tunisia

Ocellated Lizard

Near threatened Desert

Tunisia

Leatherback turtle

Dermochelys coriacea

Vulnerable Ocean & sea

giant turtle

Vulnerable Savanna

Galapagos tortoise

Chelonoidis niger

Vulnerable Savanna

Alligator turtle

Macrochelys temminckii

Vulnerable Rivers & lakes

Basil

Basiliscus sp.

Least concern Tropical forest

Bearded dragon

Pogona vitticeps

Least concern Desert

Tunisia

Python

Python sp. (famille Pythonidae)

Least concern Savanna

Gharial

Gavialis gangeticus

Critically endangered Rivers & lakes

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