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Southwestern Deserts are a focus of Trip 9.
Photo by J. Wallner, NPS
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Trip 9 Topics & Resources
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- ASTRONOMY
- ARACHNIDS
- �REPTILES�
- BIRDS
- BATS
- Deserts (Sonoran and Chihuahuan)
- CAM Photosynthesis
- Exobiology
ORGANISMS:
- Agavaceae - Agaves, Yuccas
- Cactaceae - Cacti
- Fouquieriaceae - Ocotillos
- Araneae - Spiders
- Opiliones - Harvestmen
- Solifugae - Sun Spiders
- Ricinulei - Hooded Tickspiders
- Scorpiones - Scorpions
- Pseudoscorpiones - False Scorpions
- Uropygi - Whip Scorpions
- Palpigradi - Microwhip Scorpions
- Amblypygi - Tailless Whip Scorpions, Whip Spiders
- Iguania - Iguanas, Anoles, Chameleons
- Anguimorpha - Gila Monster, Beaded Lizards, Monitors
- Gekkota - Geckos, etc.
- Scincomorpha - Skinks, Spinytail Lizards, Plated Lizards
- Serpentes - Snakes
- Passeriformes - Perching Birds (Finches, Crows, etc.)
- Piciformes - Woodpeckers, Toucans
- Coraciformes - Kingfishers, Kookaburra, Rollers
- Trogoniformes - Trogons
- Coliiformes - Mousebirds
- Apodiformes - Swifts
- Trochiliformes - Hummingbirds
- Caprimulgiformes - Frogmouths, Goatsuckers, Nightjars
- Cuculiformes - Cukoos, Anis, Roadrunners
- Charadriformes - Gulls, Terns, Jacanas
- Columbiformes - Doves, Pigeons
- Ciconiformes - Herons, Storks, Spoonbills, Condors
- Bradypodidae - Three-Toed Sloths
- Tayassuidae - Javalinas/Peccaries
- Hippotraginae - Oryx, Sable Antelope
- Hydropotinae - Chinese Water Deer
- Mephitidae - Skunks (5 species in Trip 9)
- Molossidae - Mexican Free-Tailed Bat
- Vespertilionidae - Big Brown Bat
- Cynocephalidae - Flying Lemurs
- Heteromyidae - Desert Kangaroo Rat
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