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Name of animal-plant: Western terrestrial garter snake Species name: Thamnophis elegans Animal type: HERP Subcategory: snake Fact: All animals

Name of animal-plant: Olympic torrent salamander Species name: Rhyacotriton olympicus Animal type: HERP Subcategory: amphibian Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Silver-haired bat Species name: Lasionycteris noctivagans Animal type: T_MAMMAL Subcategory: bat Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Townsend's mole Species name: Scapanus townsendii Animal type: T_MAMMAL Subcategory: sm_mammal Fact: All animals and plants

Name of animal-plant: Little brown bat Species name: Myotis lucifugus Animal type: T_MAMMAL Subcategory: bat Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Western red-backed salamander Species name: Plethodon vehiculum Animal type: HERP Subcategory: amphibian Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Western fence lizard Species name: Sceloporus occidentalis Animal type: HERP Subcategory: lizard Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Juniper sp. Species name: Juniperus sp. Plant type: HABITATA habitat is an ecological or environmental area that

Name of animal-plant: Northern alligator lizard Species name: Elgaria coerulea Animal type: HERP Subcategory: lizard Fact: All animals and

Name of animal-plant: Thatched barnacle Species name: Semibalanus cariosus Animal type: INVERT Subcategory: barnacle Fact: All animals and plants

There are atleast 9717 species of birds! Not all birds can fly! Read more

We know about 28500 of fish, and we are sure there are many more out there! Read more

There are 5416 species of mammals, sadly many are endangered 🙁 Read more

There are about 6000 species of reptiles! Some are cute some are scary! Read more

950000 species of insects have been catalogued, and you bet there is many more! Read more