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Mammalia (mammals)

Afrotheria

Golden mole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_mole

Tenrec http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tenrecidae

Elephant shrew / Sengi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_shrew

Aardvark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aardvark

Hyrax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyracoidea

Elephant http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant (already included)

Dugong http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dugong

Manatee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manatee

Steller's sea cow* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steller%27s_Sea_Cow (Weird! Perfect for DF. Wouldn't it be hilarious to be attacked by skeletal sea cows?)

Xenarthra

Armadillo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dasypodidae

Three-toed sloth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bradypodidae

Two-toed sloth http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_toed_sloth

Anteater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamandua

Giant anteater* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_anteater

Silky anteater http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silky_anteater

Primates

Strepsirrhini (lemurs and lorises)

Generic lemur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemuridae

Mouse lemur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microcebus

Wooly lemur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indriidae

Sportive lemur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lepilemuridae

Angwantibo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angwantibo

Potto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potto

Slender loris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_loris

Slow loris http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slow_loris

Galago / Bushbaby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galago

Haplorrhini (tarsiers and simians)

Tarsier http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier

Marmoset http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmoset

Tamarin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarin

Capuchin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cebus

Squirrel monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squirrel_monkey

Night monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_monkey

Saki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitheciinae

Uakari http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uakari

Titi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Titi

Howler monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howler_monkey

Spider monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spider_monkey

Woolly monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolly_monkey

Vervet monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorocebus

Guenon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cercopithecus

Macaque http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaque (The rhesus macaque is arguably too specific.)

Mangabey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lophocebus

Baboon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papio

Mandrill http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandrill (already included)

Black-and-white colobus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colobus

Red colobus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piliocolobus

Gray langur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_langur

Lutung http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trachypithecus

Surili http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbytis

Douc http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygathrix

Snub-nosed monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinopithecus

Proboscis monkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proboscis_Monkey

Rodentia (rodents)

Springhare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pedetidae

Beaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beaver

Kangaroo rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kangaroo_rat

Mountain beaver http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aplodontiidae

Dormouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dormouse

Giant squirrel* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_giant_squirrel

Red squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamiasciurus_hudsonicus (already included)

Gray squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Gray_Squirrel (already included)

Flying squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flying_squirrel

Tricolored squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prevost%27s_Squirrel

Spiny squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xerini

Marmot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmot (already included)

Groundhog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groundhog (already included)

Prairie dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog

Ground squirrel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suslik

Chipmunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamias (already included)

Jerboa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerboa

Mara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mara_%28mammal%29

Cavy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavia

Capybara http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrochoerus

Chinchilla http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinchilla

Nutria / Coypu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coypu

Porcupine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erethizontidae

Blind mole rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_mole_rat

Naked mole rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naked_mole_rat

Gerbil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerbil

Hamster http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamster

Water mouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ichthyomyini

Water rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nectomys_squamipes

Marsh rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holochilus_sciureus

Tree rat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesembriomys

Field mouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apodemus

Deer mouse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peromyscus

Vole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vole

Muskrat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ondatrini

Lemming http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmini

Lagomorphs (lagomorphs)

Pika http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ochotonidae

Cottontail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cottontail

Volcano rabbit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcano_Rabbit

Generic rabbit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Rabbit

Generic hare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Hare

Mountain hare http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Hare (Larger range than the snowshoe but otherwise similar)

Erinaceomorpha (hedgehogs and moonrats)

Hedgehog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog (already included)

Moonrat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galericinae

Soricomorpha (shrew-like mammals)

Generic mole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mole_%28animal%29

Star-nosed mole http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star-nosed_Mole

Shrew http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soricidae

Solenodon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenodon Venomous.

Chiroptera (bats)

Lot of species here but the reasonably condensed list goes:

Fruit bats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megabat (What you probably picture when you think of vampires)

Sac-winged bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sac-winged_bat (Little bit lighter, pheromone sacks on their wings, and short

tails)

Bumblebee bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitti%27s_Hog-nosed_Bat Nose that looks like a pig's. Small enough that it almost has to be vermin and should maybe be omitted.

Horseshoe bats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horseshoe_bat (They have a little doodlebop on their noses shaped like a horseshoe or leaf.)

Slit-faced bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nycteridae (They've got a split down the middle of their face and their tails end in a T. Also have a nose-leaf.)

Ghost bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_Bat (Has a membrane that makes it look like a ghost and is otherwise shaped like a vampire bat but eats insects. No tail.)

Vesper bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesper_bat (Common bat)

Pallid bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallid_bat (Vesper bats with big eyes and ears, probably omit.)

Free-tailed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free-tailed_bat (Might want to just do Western mastiff bat because it's so big for a bat.)

Funnel-eared bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natalidae

Sucker-footed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myzopoda

Fisherman bat / Bulldog bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulldog bat (They've got food pouches in their faces)

Short-tailed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystacinidae (These spend a lot of time walking instead of flying and can tuck away their wings. Only one species still around.)

Moustache bats http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormoopidae (These are the commercial guano producers because they have such huge colonies.)

Leaf-nosed bat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leaf-nosed_bat (Probably just make one creature for these but really common)

Pholidota (pangolins)

Pangolin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pangolin (Scales can be used to make armor, although of dubious protective value.)

Cetacea (whales)

Mysticeti (baleen whales)

Bowhead whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowhead_Whale

Right whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale

Minke whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minke_whale

Blue whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale

Fin whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_Whale

Humpback whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_Whale

Gray whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Whale

Pygmy right whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Right_Whale

Odontoceti (toothed whales)

Common dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_dolphin

Pygmy killer whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Killer_Whale

Pilot whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Globicephala

Right whale dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_whale_dolphin

Snubfin dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orcaella

Orca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killer_Whale

Melon-headed whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melon-headed_Whale

Tucuxi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sotalia

Humpback dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_Dolphin

Spotted dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenella

Bottlenose dolphin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tursiops

Beluga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beluga_%28whale%29

Narwhal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narwhal

Finless porpoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finless_Porpoise

Generic porpoise http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocoena

Sperm whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sperm_Whale

Dwarf sperm whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Sperm_Whale

Beaked whale http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziphidae

Carnivora (carnivorans)

Feliformia (cat-like carnivorans)

Felidae (cats)

Many large cats are already included.

Leopard cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prionailurus

Fishing cat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishing_Cat

Lynx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynx (including bobcat?)

Ocelot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocelot

Serval http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serval

Caracal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caracal

Snow leopard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_Leopard

Jaguarundi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguarundi (Small, elusive relative of the cougar.)

Caniformia (dog-like carnivorans)

Canidae (dogs)

Jackal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackal

Coyote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote

Gray wolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_Wolf (already included)

Red wolf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Wolf

Fox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox (already included)

Fennec fox http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fennec_Fox

Raccoon dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raccoon_Dog

Spotted dog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Wild_Dog

Dingo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingo

Ursidae (bears)

Red panda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Panda

Panda http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Panda

Grizzly bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_Bear (already included)

Kodiak bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodiak_Bear

Brown bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_Brown_Bear

Polar bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear (already included)

Black bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear (already included)

Sun bear http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_Bear

Procyonidae (raccoons)

Raccoon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procyon_%28genus%29

Coati http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coati

Ringtail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring-tailed_Cat

Mephitidae (skunks)

Skunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mephitidae

Mustelidae (weasels and otters)

River otter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurasian_otter

Sea otter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_otter

Badger http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger

Wolverine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolverine

Weasel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel

Marten http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marten

Pinnipedia (seals, sea lions, and walruses)

Walrus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus (already included)

Sea lion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion

Fur seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fur_seal

Monk seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monachus (Tropical waters.)

Elephant seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_seal (Huge creature, with marked sexual dimorphism in size. Bigger than walrus.)

Harbor seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harbor_Seal (Felt this was a more evocative name. Cosmopolitan species.)

Crabeater seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crabeater_seal (Most numerous of all large wild mammals. Does not eat crabs.)

Leopard seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_Seal (Dangerous predator, even on land. Has been known to stalk and prey on humans. Comparable to the polar bear of the north.)

Ribbon seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ribbon_seal (Solitary, unlike most other species.)

Bearded seal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_seal (Winning expression.)

Perissodactyla (odd-toed ungulates)

Horse http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse (already included)

Donkey http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey (already included)

Onager http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onager

Kiang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiang

Zebra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zebra

Tapir http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapiridae

Rhinoceros http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros

Artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates)

Suina (swine)

Pygmy hog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hog

Bushpig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushpig

Bearded pig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearded_Pig

Generic pig http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_pig

Forest hog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Forest_Hog

Warthog http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warthog (already included)

Peccary http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tayassuidae

Babirusa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babyrousa

Hippopotamidae (hippopotamuses)

Hippopotamus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus (already included)

Pygmy hippo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmy_Hippopotamus

Camelidae (camelids)

Llama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama

Guanaco http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guanaco

Vicuña http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicuna

Alpaca http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpaca

Ruminantia (ruminants)

Tragulidae (chevrotains)

Chevrotain / Mouse deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschiola

Water chevrotain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Chevrotain

Napu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Mouse-deer

Moschidae (musk deer)

Musk deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moschidae

Giraffidae (giraffids)

Giraffe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giraffe

Okapi http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okapi

Cervidae (deer)

The white-tailed, mule, roe, and brocket deer all look so similar to me that they could be merged into a single generic deer, but maybe some deer fanatics would object. Any thoughts? (Also, credit to Rainseeker's list of four-hoofed mammals, which I checked against.)

Muntjac http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muntjac

Red deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Deer

Elk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elk (already included)

Spotted deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chital

Fallow deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallow_Deer

Water deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_deer

White-tailed deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-tailed_deer

Mule deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mule_deer

Brocket deer / Mazama http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brocket_deer

Pudu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Pudu

Roe deer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_Deer

Moose http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moose

Caribou http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reindeer

Antilocapridae (pronghorns)

Pronghorn http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronghorn

Bovidae (bovids)

Four-horned antelope http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boselaphini

Water buffalo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Buffalo

Banteng http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banteng

Guar http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaur

Yak http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yak

Cow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cattle (already included)

Buffalo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Buffalo

Bison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bison

Duiker http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalophinae

Kudu http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tragelaphus

Eland http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurotragus

Grazing antelope http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grazing_antelope

Oryx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryx

Gazelle http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazelle (already included)

Saiga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saiga

Dik-dik http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dik-dik

Gerenuk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerenuk

Klipspringer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klipspringer

Royal antelope http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Antelope ("Pygmy antelope" is a possible alternate name.)

Takin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takin

Goat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_goat

Markohr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markhor

Ibex http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capra_%28genus%29

Tahr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himalayan_tahr

Argali http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argali

Sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_sheep

Bighorn sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_bighorn_sheep

Thinhorn sheep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dall_sheep (Same as Dall sheep, but less problematic name)

Urial http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urial

Bharal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bharal

Mountain goat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_goat (already included)

Chamois http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamois

Lechwe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kobus_%28antelope%29

Reedbuck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reedbuck

Impala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impala

Bontebok http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bontebok

Gnu / Wildebeest http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Wildebeest

Monotremata (monotremes)

Platypus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platypus

Echidna http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echidna

Metatheria (marsupials)

Opossum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opossum

Shrew opossum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caenolestidae

Bear devil http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_Devil

Quoll http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoll

Numbat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Numbat

Bilby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Bilby

Bandicoot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandicoot

Koala http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala

Wombat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wombat

Sugar glider http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Glider

Ringtail possum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudocheiridae

Gray kangaroo <

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 Guineafowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guineafowl
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 Australian brush-turkey* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Brush-turkey
 Orange-footed scrubfowl http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange-footed_Scrubfowl
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 Takahe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takahe
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 Little penguin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Penguin
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 Ibis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ibis
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 Sandpiper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scolopacidae
 Curlew http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curlew
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 Morepork http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Boobook
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 Monitor lizard http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monitor_lizard
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 Marine iguana http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Iguana
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+===Serpentes (snakes)===
-=====Boidae (boas)=====
+====Boidae (boas)====
 Boa constrictor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boa_constrictor
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 Rainbow boa http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicrates_cenchria
-=====Colubridae (generic snakes)=====
+====Colubridae (generic snakes)====
 Boomslang http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boomslang
@@ Line 911: / Line 910: @@
 Mangrove snake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liophis_cobellus
-=====Pythonidae (pythons)=====
+====Pythonidae (pythons)====
 Reticulated python http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_reticulatus
@@ Line 922: / Line 921: @@
 Green tree python http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morelia_viridis
+====Viperidae (vipers)====
 =====Crotalinae (pitvipers)=====
 Moccasin http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agkistrodon
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 Meadow viper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vipera_ursinii
+====Elapidae (cobra-like snakes)====
 =====Naja (cobras)=====
-Snouted cobra
+Spectacled cobra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Cobra
 Spitting cobra http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spitting_cobra
@@ Line 1,042: / Line 1,043: @@
 Cane toad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cane_toad
-==Pisces (fish)==
+==Actinopterygii (ray-finned bony fish)==
-===Osteichthyes (bony fish)===
+===Marine fish===
-====Marine fish====
 Kingfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingfish
@@ Line 1,071: / Line 1,071: @@
 Grouper http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grouper
-====Freshwater fish====
+===Freshwater fish===
 Silverside http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atheriniformes
@@ Line 1,100: / Line 1,100: @@
 Minnow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnow
-===Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)===
+==Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)==
-====Selachimorpha (sharks)====
+===Selachimorpha (sharks)===
-=====Hexanchiformes (sixgill-like sharks)=====
+====Hexanchiformes (sixgill-like sharks)====
 [[Frill shark]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frill_shark '''(already included)'''
 Sixgill shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexanchus
-=====Squaliformes (generic sharks)=====
+====Squaliformes (generic sharks)====
 Gulper shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulper_shark
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 [[Spiny dogfish]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squalus_acanthias '''(already included)'''
-=====Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks)=====
+====Pristiophoriformes (sawsharks)====
 Sawshark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristiophorus_cirratus
-=====Squatiniformes (angelsharks)=====
+====Squatiniformes (angelsharks)====
 [[Angelshark]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squatina_squatina '''(already included)'''
-=====Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks)=====
+====Heterodontiformes (bullhead sharks)====
 Horn shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heterodontus_francisci (poisonous spines used for jewelry, bites harder for its size than any other shark)
 Bullhead shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_bullhead_shark
-=====Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)=====
+====Orectolobiformes (carpet sharks)====
 [[Nurse shark]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ginglymostoma_cirratum '''(already included)'''
@@ Line 1,166: / Line 1,166: @@
 Zebra shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stegostoma_fasciatum
-=====Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)=====
+====Carcharhiniformes (ground sharks)====
-======Genus Carcharhinus======
+=====Carcharhinus  (requiem sharks)=====
 Silvertip shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharhinus_albimarginatus
@@ Line 1,182: / Line 1,182: @@
 Night shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carcharhinus_signatus
-======Other Genera======
+=====Other Carcharhiniformes=====
 [[Tiger shark]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger_shark '''(already included)'''
@@ Line 1,227: / Line 1,227: @@
 Leopard shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_shark
-=====Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)=====
+====Lamniformes (mackerel sharks)====
 Thresher shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thresher_shark
@@ Line 1,252: / Line 1,252: @@
 Crocodile shark http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_shark
-====Batoidea (rays and skates)====
+===Batoidea (rays and skates)===
+====Anacanthobatidae (smooth skates)====
-=====Anacanthobatidae (smooth skates)=====
 Leg skate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacanthobatidae
-=====Dasyatidae (stingrays)=====
+====Dasyatidae (stingrays)====
 Roughtail stingray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roughtail_stingray
@@ Line 1,276: / Line 1,273: @@
 Pale-edged stingray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale-edged_stingray
-=====Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)=====
+====Gymnuridae (butterfly rays)====
 Butterfly ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnuridae (not well described, at least on wikipedia)
-=====Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingrays)=====
+====Hexatrygonidae (sixgill stingrays)====
 Sixgill stingray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixgill_stingray
-=====Myliobatidae (eagle rays)=====
+====Myliobatidae (eagle rays)====
 Bat ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sixgill_stingray
@@ Line 1,296: / Line 1,290: @@
 [[Manta ray]] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manta_ray '''(already included)'''
-=====Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingrays)=====
+====Plesiobatidae (deepwater stingrays)====
 Deepwater stingray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plesiobatidae
-=====Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays)=====
+====Potamotrygonidae (river stingrays)====
 River stingray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potamotrygonidae
-=====Rajidae (skates)=====
+====Rajidae (skates)====
 Thorny skate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorny_skate
@@ Line 1,324: / Line 1,315: @@
 Bottlenose skate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bottlenose_skate
-=====Rhinobatidae (guitarfishes)=====
+====Rhinobatidae (guitarfishes)====
 Shovelnose ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aptychotrema
@@ Line 1,336: / Line 1,326: @@
 Fiddler ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trygonorrhina
-=====Urolophidae (round rays)=====
+====Urolophidae (round rays)====
 Banded stingaree http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banded_stingaree
-=====Pristidae (sawfishes)=====
+====Pristidae (sawfishes)====
 Sawfish http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pristidae
-=====Narcinidae (numbfishes)=====
+====Narcinidae (numbfishes)====
 Bullseye electric ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocellated_electric_ray
 Apron ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apron_ray
-=====Torpedinidae (torpedoes)=====
+====Torpedinidae (torpedoes)====
 Black-spotted torpedo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black-spotted_torpedo
@@ Line 1,358: / Line 1,344: @@
 Dark electric ray http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_torpedo
-====Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)====
+===Chimaeriformes (chimaeras)===
 ==Arthropoda (arthropods)==