i am looking for simple morphological features to charicterise specifically between Testudo gracei graecei, Testudo gracei iberia, testudo gracei terrestris and testudo gracei zarundnyi.  Plus the newer sub devisions where applicable within the sub specied T.gracei iberia
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You might be more successful with your search if you get the scientific names right. ;-)\nThe species is Testudo graeca, and the subspecies are \nT. graeca graeca\nT. graeca ibera\nT. graeca terrestris\nand there are several subspecies, although their validity and status are questioned.\n\nHere's some good information:\nhttp://www.chelonia.org/Articles/Whatisagolden.htm
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The common grass frog or European frog:\n\nKingdom Animalia\n- Eumetazoa\n-- Bilateria\n--- Deuterostomia\n---- Phylum Chordata\n----- Craniata\n------ Subphylum Vertebrata\n------- Superclass Gnathostomata\n-------- Euteleostomii\n--------- Sarcopterygii\n---------- Tetrapoda\n----------- Class Amphibia\n------------ Subclass Lissamphibia\n------------- Superorder Salientia\n-------------- Order Anura\n--------------- Family Ranidae\n---------------- Genus Rana\n----------------- Species Rana temporaria
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Can't see the whole answer, but #1 looks right so far.\n\nMnemonic below:\nKing Phillip Came Over For Good Spaghetti=\nK P C O F G S=\nKingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
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try these sites...could be helpful!\n\n\nhttp://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/go/frog/\nhttp://www.science.mcmaster.ca/Biology/Harbour/SPECIES/FROGS/FROG10.HTM
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Here is a site that may help you. See if the pic of the grouse eggs matches your description.\n\nhttp://www.ronausting.com/birds/rgrouse.html
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These are the classes of Chordata : \n\nPhylum Chordata\n\n    * Subphylum Urochordata - Tunicates\n    * Subphylum Cephalochordata - Lancelets\n    * (unranked) Craniata (animals with skulls)\n          o Subphylum Vertebrata (Vertebrates - animals with backbones)\n                + Class Myxini or Hyperotreti (hagfish)\n                + Class Conodonta (Conodonts)\n                + Class Cephalaspidomorphi (Paleozoic jawless fish)\n                      # Hyperoartia (lampreys and kin)\n                + Class Pteraspidomorphi (other Paleozoic jawless fish)\n                + Infraphylum Gnathostomata (jawed vertebrates)\n                      # Class Placodermi (Paleozoic armoured forms)\n                      # Class Chondrichthyes (cartilaginous fish)\n                      # (unranked) Teleostomi (advanced fishes and their descendents)\n                            * Class Acanthodii (Paleozoic "spiny sharks")\n                            * Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fish - Osteichthyes in part)\n                      # Class Sarcopterygii (lobe-finned fish - Osteichthyes in part))\n                            * Superclass Tetrapoda (four-legged vertebrates)\n                                  o Class Amphibia (amphibians)\n                                  o Series Amniota (amniotic egg)\n                                        + Class Synapsida (mammal-like reptiles)\n                                              # Class Mammalia (mammals)\n                                        + Class Sauropsida - (reptiles)\n                                              # Subclass Anapsida\n                                                    * Order Testudines (turtles)\n                                                    * Subclass Diapsida (most modern reptiles)\n                                                          o Superorder Lepidosauria (lizards, snakes, tuatara)\n                                                          o Division Archosauria ("ruling reptiles")\n                                                                + Order Crocodilia (crocodiles, alligators, caimans, gharials)\n                                                                + Superorder Dinosauria\n                                                                      # Class Aves (birds)
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try google images... some great pic and anatomical diagrams
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Try babelfish.  Named after the fish in Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy".
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Check out www.whatthefont.com.  Looks kinda like Tiranti, but a little less flair.
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go to wikipidea.org it should help
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http://apuntes.rincondelvago.com/biometria-hematica.html
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What a cool project!  So to answer one of your questions, the crucial distinction among your phyla will be whether or not they're chordates -- which of course includes the vertebrates (but also some invertebrates such as sea squirts and certain worms).  \n\nSo your bipedal wolf (I'm assuming the missing d was a typo, but if "bipeal" is a word from your universe, please let me know) would be phylum chordata, class vertebrata, order mammalia, family canidae, genus canus, species lupus bipedalis (and I'm envisioning something like a cross between Lawrence Talbot and Speaker-to-Animals, without retractible claws).  But that's just off the top of my head.\n\nOne thing I've discussed with my ten-year-old son is the absence of hexapod vertebrates -- e.g. flying horses, winged dragons, etc.  If you were closer, I'd invite you over for coffee and an all-day discussion of where to classify them, and how they evolved.  Since all terrestrial vertebrates have essentially the same structure, it's clear they all shared a common ancestor which makes hexapodal vertebrates, sadly, impossible in our known universe -- so was there a hexapodal (imaginary) marine vertebrate who also scuttled across the floors of silent seas before crawling out of the surf and saying "Hey, the carcharodons can't get me here!  Kewl!"?  ...Which of course suggests all sorts of hexapodal marine vertebrates that shared the same skeletal architecture.  Ooooh, fun.\n\nAnd the final question... so zoology is the study of animals.  There's also cryptozoology, which I've described flippantly as "the study of imaginary animals."  But of course, it's more technically the study of animals that may or may not exist.  So what would we call your zoology, which is the study of animals you've intentionally invented?  Oh, of course, poeiazoology (-poeia, meaing to construct -- as in mythopoeia, the term Tolkien invented to describe the invention of mythologies.)\n\nAnd on that note, elen sila lumen omentielvo!
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http://genforum.genealogy.com/cgi-bin/print.cgi?ceja::28.html
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Sounds interesting. Most cyrptids are probably legends but I think a few are real creatures. Would be very intersted in exploring which were which.
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DESCRIPTION: \n\nThis unusual mid-sized stocky agamid lizard has prominent spines along its sides and a large, essentially triangle-shaped head. Forming a sort of shield around the snout is a spiney jaw pouch which, when swollen, looks like a beard and makes any predator think twice before attacking. This wide-ranging species shows considerable geographic variation; its basic color varies from shades of brown, gray, and reddish-brown to bright orange. The ventral surface ranges from pale to dark gray, with white elongated spots edged with black. Mature males have dark "beards" which become black during courtship and breeding. Adults can grow as large as ten inches in body length or two feet in total length, including the tail. Males are larger than females. \n\nII. GEOGRAPHICAL RANGE AND HABITAT: \n\nThese lizards are native to Central Australia. They prefer semi-arid to arid woodland habitats. Time is spent both on the ground and in trees. They may be found perched on bush branches and even on fence posts. \n\nIII. DIET:\n\nBearded dragons are omnivorous and consume many types of insects, small vertebrates, and vegetation including fruits and flowers. \n\nIV. LIFE CYCLE/SOCIAL STRUCTURE:\n\nSexual maturity is reached at one to two years of age. Mature females typically lay clutches of eleven to sixteen oblong leathery eggs in early summer. The eggs are laid in nests dug in sandy soil and the unattended young hatch 3 months later. \n\nV. SPECIAL ADAPTATIONS:\n\nA bulky body and the habit of basking allows them to store heat, making it possible to operate at lower temperatures than other lizards. They can also survive higher temperatures for several hours, since they can regulate body temperature by evaporation. \n\nVI. INTERPRETIVE INFORMATION:\n\nWhen intimidated, they flatten their bodies and stand erect with mouth gaping. The light-colored mouth lining, spines bordering the lower jaw and puffed-out blackish beard give a formidable appearance. This defensive display has earned these lizards the common name of "bearded dragon". \nAggressiveness to other members of the group is shown through "body language". The tip of the tail is slightly curved at the end and the head is bobbed rapidly. Submission is signaled by rotating the arms in a full circular motion, which looks a bit like waving. Ritualistic sparring matches take place in which both animals are in flat postures, beards and tails up and outward; they circle each other, biting at one another's tail, but usually no damage is done. \n\nTheir ability to change shades of color, from light to dark, helps them to regulate body temperature. Color changes can also depend on emotional state, and may also be used for concealment. When injured, sick, or dying the back becomes black and the legs pale yellow. \n\nAustralian desert lizards often make their escape by rising on their hind legs and running bipedally. They cannot run as fast as when using four feet, but perhaps this behavior aids in temperature control. They lift their bodies from the hot ground to lose the heat they generate in running. This reduces the amount of heat they take in from the ground and increases the cooling airflow over their bodies.
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Here's everything you can possibly wanna know....\nhttp://www.angelfire.com/tx2/horsecorral/horseanatomy.html
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http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/images/biogeo/conch.gif