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SDZWA Subject Headings

Subject Headings Used in SDZWA Library Catalog Records

Below are the SDZWA Library’s lists of subject, taxonomic, and geographic search terms.

Only the terms in UPPERCASE are used to index SDZWA Library and Archives holdings. If you run a subject search in our catalog and don’t find the expected results, please check this list for the terms in uppercase that most closely match what you are looking for.

Please note: Bracketed [ ] headings are used to group related terms, and are typically not used as subject terms themselves.

Subject Search Terms

A      B     C     D     E     F     G     H     I     JKL     M     NO     PQ     R     S     T     UV     WXYZ

AABGA use for Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta

AAM use for American Association of Museums

AZA use for American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums

AAZK use for American Association of Zoo Keepers

AAZPA see AZA

ABNORMALITIES

ALBINISM

ACTION PLANS

ACUPUNCTURE

ADAPTATION

CAMOUFLAGE

ADULT

AGEING

AGGRESSION

AGRICULTURE use for agricultural science

AIR POLLUTION

ALBINISM

ALMANACS

American Association of Botanical Gardens and Arboreta use AABGA

American Association of Museums use AAM

American Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums use AZA

American Association of Zoo Keepers use AAZK

American Zoo and Aquarium Association use AZA

AMPHIBIANS see Amphibians for specific taxonomic terms

AMUSEMENT PARKS

DISNEYLAND

SEA WORLD

ANATOMY

DENTITION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

INTEGUMENT

ANTLERS

CLAWS

FEATHERS

GLANDS

HAIR

HOOVES

HORNS

SCALES

SKIN

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

NERVOUS SYSTEM

PULMONARY SYSTEM

reproductive system use UROGENITAL SYSTEM

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

SENSE ORGANS

UROGENITAL SYSTEM

ANESTHESIOLOGY

ANIMAL CELEBRITIES

[ANIMAL CONSTRUCTIONS]

BURROWS

DENS

NESTS

ANIMAL CONTROL

IDENTIFICATION

RESTRAINT

SEDATION

TRACKING use for monitoring

TRAINING

TRAPPING

ANIMAL ECOLOGY

[ANIMAL HOUSING] see also EXHIBITS, HABITATS

AQUARIUMS

AVIARIES

INSECTARIUMS

NATIONAL PARKS

NATURE RESERVES

SAFARI PARK BIODIVERSITY RESERVE

PRIMATE CENTERS

TERRARIUMS

ZOOS

BEIJING ZOO

BRONX ZOO

CHILDREN’S ZOOS

LONDON ZOO

NATIONAL ZOO

SAN DIEGO ZOO

SAFARI PARK use for San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, San Diego Wild Animal Park, San Diego WAP

ANIMAL-HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS

animal husbandry use HUSBANDRY

ANIMAL-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS

ANIMAL RIGHTS

ANIMAL SHOWS

ANIMAL WELFARE

ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

[ANIMALS]

AMPHIBIANS

AQUARIUM ANIMALS

BIRDS

AVIARY BIRDS

CIRCUS ANIMALS

DOMESTIC ANIMALS

FERAL ANIMALS

FISHES

LABORATORY ANIMALS

MAMMALS

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

REPTILES

TOXIC ANIMALS

VENOMOUS ANIMALS

WILD ANIMALS

ZOO ANIMALS

ANNUALS see also PERENNIALS

ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTIVENINS (use for ANTIVENOMS; see also VENOMOUS ANIMALS)

ANTLERS

AQUARIUM ANIMALS

AQUARIUMS

arboretums use BOTANICAL GARDENS

ARBORICULTURE

PRUNING

PLANTING

ARCHITECTURE

ARCHIVES

ART

DRAWINGS

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

PAINTINGS

PHOTOGRAPHY

ARTHROPODS

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

ATLASES

AUDIOLOGY

AVIMARIES

AVIARY BIRDS

AZA use for Association of Zoos & Aquariums

banding use IDENTIFICATION

BEES

BEETLES

BEHAVIOR

AGGRESSION

COMMUNICATION

COMPETITION

CONDITIONING

DISPLAY

FEEDING

CARNIVOROUS

CANNIBALISM

FOOD HOARDING

FOOD SHARING

FORAGING

HERBIVOROUS

OMNIVOROUS

PREDATION

SCAVENGING

GROOMING

IMPRINTING

INSTINCT

LEARNING

CONDITIONING

INTELLIGENCE

MEMORY

maternal behavior use PARENTING

MIGRATION

MIMICRY

PARENTING

PLAY

PREENING

SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

COURTSHIP

DISPLAY

MATING

SCENT MARKING

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

SOCIAL HIERARCHIES

STEREOTYPIES

STRESS

TERRITORIALITY

TOOL USE

BGCS use for Botanical Gardens Conservation Secretariat

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BIOACOUSTICS

BIOCHEMISTRY

BIODIVERSITY use for species/genetic diversity

BIOGEOGRAPHY also see DISTRIBUTION

BIOGRAPHIES

BIOINFORMATICS

BIOINSPIRATION use for biomimicry

BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

BIOLOGY

biomes use ECOSYSTEMS

biomimicry use BIOINSPIRATION

BIRDS see Birds for specific taxonomic terms

AVIARY BIRDS

WATERFOWL

BIRTH

BIRTH CONTROL

BOOK CLUB

BONOBO

ROAD

BONSAI

BOTANICAL GARDENS use for major gardens and arboreta

Botanic Gardens Conservation Secretariat use BGCS

BOTANY

ETHNOBOTANY use for ethnomedicine or ethnopharmacology

BOTANISTS

BREEDING

BRONX ZOO see also WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY

BULBS AND RHIZOMES

BURROWING

BURROWS

BUSINESS

BUTTERFLIES (See species under INVERTEBRATES)

CAMERA TRAPS

CAMOUFLAGE

CANCER see also ONCOLOGY, TUMORS

CANNIBALISM

captive management use HUSBANDRY

captive breeding use BREEDING

Captive Breeding Specialist Group use CBSG

CAPTURE-RECAPTURE

CARDIOLOGY

CARDIOVASULAR SYSTEM

CARE OF EGGS

CARE OF YOUNG

CAREERS

CARNIVORES

CARNIVOROUS

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

CBSG use for Captive Breeding Specialist Group

CELL CULTURE

Center for Plant Conservation use CPC

CHARTS use for design, creation, and use of charts, diagrams, graphs, and plots

CHECKLISTS

CHEMISTRY

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

CHILDREN’S ZOOS

circadian rhythms use BIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS

CIRCULATION

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

CIRCUS ANIMALS

CITES use for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora

CITIZEN SCIENCE

CLASSIFICATION

CLAWS

CLIMATE

AIR POLLUTION

LIGHT

TEMPERATURE

WATER

WIND

CLIMATE CHANGE

CLIMATE CONTROL

CLIMBING

CLONING

COASTAL REGIONS

COLORATION

COMMUNICATION

VOCALIZATIONS

SONG

DISPLAY

SCENT MARKING

COMMUNITIES see also POPULATIONS

comparative studies use RESEARCH

COMPETITION

COMPUTERS

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

CONDITIONING

CONDOR RIDGE

CONIFEROUS FORESTS

congresses use PROCEEDINGS

CONNECTIVITY use for landscape connectivity and habitat fragmentation

CONSERVATION

HABITAT CONSERVATION

PLANT CONSERVATION

WATER CONSERVATION

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

REINTRODUCTION

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

CONSERVATION LAWS

[CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS]

BGCS use for Botanical Gardens Conservation Secretariat

CBSG use for Captive Breeding Specialist Group

CITES use for Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna

ICBP use for International Council for Bird Preservation

IUCN use for International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources

Species360

SSC use for Species Survival Commission

CONTAINER GARDENS

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species use CITES

cooperative breeding use BREEDING

CONTRACEPTION

COPULATION

COPYRIGHT

COURTSHIP

DISPLAY

CPC use for Center for Plant Conservation

(CRES) use ICR

CULTURE use for human artifacts/ beliefs/ customs; also see ART

CURATORS

CUSTOMER SERVICE

CYTOLOGY

DATA PROCESSING

darting use IMMOBILIZATION

DEATH

DENS

DENTISTRY

DENTITION

DESERT GARDENS

DESERTS

DESIGN

DEVELOPMENT

DIAGNOSIS

diagrams use CHARTS

DICTIONARIES

DIETS

DIETS IN MANAGED CARE

DIETS IN WILD

DIGITAL LIBRARIES

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

DIGESTION

dimorphism use SEX DIFFERENCES

DINOSAURS

DIRECTORIES

DISEASES

DISNEYLAND

DISPLAY

DISTRIBUTION also see BIOGEOGRAPHY

diversity use BIODIVERSITY

DOMESTIC ANIMALS

PETS

LIVESTOCK

POULTRY

DRAWINGS

DROUGHT

DROUGHT TOLERANCE

EARTHQUAKES

EBOOKS

ECOLOGY

ANIMAL ECOLOGY

PLANT ECOLOGY

URBAN ECOLOGY

ECONOMICS

ECOSYSTEMS see also HABITATS

COASTAL REGIONS

DESERTS

FORESTS

CONIFEROUS FORESTS

RAINFORESTS

GRASSLANDS

SAVANNAS

STEPPES

MOUNTAINS

PANTANAL

RIPARIAN AREAS

SCRUB use for chaparral

TUNDRA

MANGROVES

SWAMPS AND MARSHES

LAKES AND RIVERS

          VERNAL POOLS

OCEANS

ISLANDS

WETLANDS

ECOTOURISM

EDUCATION

EGG LAYING

EGGS

ELECTRONIC RESOURCES

EMBRYOLOGY

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

ENDANGERED SPECIES see also CONSERVATION

ENDOCRINOLOGY

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

HORMONES

PHEROMONES

endowments use GRANTS

enrichment use ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

ENERGY

ENTERTAINMENT

ANIMAL SHOWS

MOVIES

TV SHOWS

VIDEOS

ENTOMOLOGY

ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS

AIR POLLUTION

DROUGHT

FIRE

FLOOD

SOIL QUALITY

TEMPERATURE

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

environmental issues use CONSERVATION, POLLUTION, CLIMATE CHANGE, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES, REGULATIONS

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES

ENVIRONMENTALISM use for social movement; see also SUSTAINABILITY

EQUIPMENT

EROSION CONTROL

ESPALIER

ETHICS

ETHNOBOTANY use for ethnomedicine or ethnopharmacology

EUTHANASIA

EVENTS

ANNIVERSARIES

EVOLUTION

ADAPTATION

CAMOUFLAGE

EXTINCTION

NATURAL SELECTION

EXCRETION

exercise use FITNESS

EXHIBITS see also [ANIMAL HOUSING]

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

EXTINCT ANIMALS

EXTINCT PLANTS

EXTINCTION

facts use STATISTICS

FEATHERS

FECES

FEEDING

CARNIVOROUS

CANNIBALISM

FOOD HOARDING

FOOD SHARING

FORAGING

HERBIVOROUS

OMNIVOROUS

PREDATION

SCAVENGING

FERAL ANIMALS

FERTILITY

FERTILIZATION

FETUS

FICTION

FIELD GUIDES

field studies use RESEARCH

FINANCE

FIRE

FISHES

SHARKS

FITNESS use for physical fitness, exercise; see also HEALTH

FLIGHT see also MIGRATION

FLOCKING

FLOOD

FLORAS

FLOWERING PLANTS

WILDFLOWERS

FOLKLORE

food use DIETS or NUTRITION

FOOD HOARDING

FOOD PLANTS

FOOD SERVICE

FOOD SHARING

FORAGING

FORESTS

CONIFEROUS FORESTS

RAINFORESTS

FOSSILS

fragmentation use CONNECTIVITY

FRAGRANT PLANTS

FRUITS AND SEEDS

FROZEN ZOO

FUND RAISING

GAME ANIMALS

GARDENS see also BOTANICAL GARDENS

CONTAINER GARDENS

DESERT GARDENS

HERB GARDENS

HYDROPONIC GARDENS

JAPANESE GARDENS

NATIVE GARDENS

ROCK GARDENS

VEGETABLE GARDENS

WATER GARDENS

GASTROENTEROLOGY

GAZETTEERS

GENETICS see also FROZEN ZOO

BIODIVERSITY

CLONING

CHROMOSOMES

CYTOGENETICS

GENOMICS

HYBRIDIZATION

INBREEDING

MEDICAL GENETICS

POPULATION GENETICS

GENOMICS

geographic information systems use GIS

[GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS] see separate listing

GEOGRAPHY

GEOLOGY

GIS use for geographic information systems, spatial data, spatial analysis

GLANDS

GORILLA TROPICS

GORILLA

GROTTO

governmental policies use REGULATIONS

graphs use CHARTS

GRANTS includes endowments and granting agencies

GRASSES

GRASSLANDS

green living use SUSTAINABILITY

GREENHOUSES

GROOMING

GROUND COVERS

GUIDEBOOKS

GUIDELINES

HABITATS see also ECOSYSTEMS

CAVES

HABITAT CONSERVATION

habitat fragmentation use CONNECTIVITY

HAIR

HAND-REARING

hatching use INCUBATION

HEALTH includes physical and mental health and well-being; see also FITNESS

HEARING

HEART OF AFRICA

HEMATOLOGY

HERB GARDENS

HERBS

HERBIVORES

HERPETOLOGY

HIBERNATION

HIDDEN JUNGLE

HIKING TRAILS

HISTOLOGY

HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY

HOOVES

HORMONES

HORNS

HORTICULTURE

ARBORICULTURE

PLANTING

PRUNING

CLIMATE CONTROL

SCREEN CONSTRUCTION

EROSION CONTROL

IRRIGATION

fertilization use SOIL PREPARATION

LANDSCAPING

PEST CONTROL

INSECTICIDES

PLANT PROPAGATION

HYBRIDIZATION

PLANTING

POLLINATION

SOIL PREPARATION

TOPIARY

TRANSPLANTING

WEED CONTROL

HOUSING

HUMANS

HUNTING

HUSBANDRY

ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT

HAND-REARING

HYBRIDIZATION

ICBP use for International Council for Bird Preservation

ICR use for Institute for Conservation Research and (CRES)

ICR SEMINARS

IDENTIFICATION

IMMOBILIZATION

IMMUNOLOGY

IMPRINTING

INCUBATION use for egg incubation and hatching

INBREEDING

INCUBATION use for egg incubation and hatching

INDEXES

Indians use NATIVE PEOPLES

INFANTICIDE

INFECTION

INJURIES

INSECTARIUMS

INSECTS see also SPIDERS

ANTS

BEES

BEETLES

BUTTERFLIES (See species under INVERTEBRATES)

PHASMIDS

LORD HOWE ISLAND STICK INSECT (Dryococelus australis)

INSECTICIDES

INSECTIVOROUS

INSPIRATION

INSTINCT

INTEGUMENT

CLAWS

FEATHERS

GLANDS

HAIR

HOOVES

SCALES

SKIN

INTELLIGENCE

International Council for Bird Preservation use ICBP

International Union for the Conservation of Nature use IUCN

INTERNET

INTERPRETATION

INTERVIEWS

INTRODUCED SPECIES

INVASIVE SPECIES

INVENTORIES

ZIMS

INVERTEBRATES

ARTHROPODS

INSECTS

ANTS

BEES

BEETLES

BUTTERFLIES

                             MONARCH BUTTERFLIES

QUINO CHECKERSPOT BUTTERFLIES

SPIDERS

WASPS

IRRIGATION

ISLANDS

ITURI FOREST

IUCN use for International Union for the Conservation of Nature

JAPANESE GARDENS

JOAN EMBERY

JUVENILE LITERATURE

KEEPERS

KOPJE

LABORATORY ANIMALS

LABORATORY MANUALS

laboratory studies use RESEARCH

LACTATION

LAKES AND RIVERS

LANDSCAPING

[LANGUAGES]–use with dictionaries, guidebooks, phrasebooks only.  Foreign language texts should be indicated in the notes.

AFRIKAANS

ARABIC

CHINESE

FRENCH

GERMAN

ITALIAN

JAPANESE

PORTUGUESE

RUSSIAN

SPANISH

laws use REGULATIONS

LEADERSHIP

LEARNING

LEAVES

legislation use REGULATIONS

LIBRARIES

LIFE CYCLE see also DEVELOPMENT

ADULT

AGEING

BIRTH

DEATH

LONGEVITY

NEWBORN use for neonate

YOUNG

LIVESTOCK

LOCOMOTION

BURROWING

CLIMBING

FLIGHT

MIGRATION

LONDON ZOO

LOS ANGELES ZOO

LONGEVITY

MAMMALOGY

MAMMALS see Mammals for specific taxonomic terms

MARINE MAMMALS

UNGULATES

MANAGEMENT

MANGROVES

manuals use GUIDEBOOKS

LABORATORY MANUALS

TRAINING MANUALS

MAPS

MARINE BIOLOGY

MARKETING

maternal behavior use PARENTING

MATING

measurements use STATISTICS

MEDIA

MOVIES

TV SHOWS

MEDICINAL PLANTS see also ETHNOBOTANY

MEMORY

MENTORING

MENUS

METABOLISM

methods use EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

MICROBIOLOGY

MIGRATION

MIMICRY

MINIATURE PLANTS

MODELS
monitoring use TRACKING

MORPHOLOGY

MOTIVATION

MOULTING

MOUNTAINS

MOVIES

MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM

MUSEUMS

ARCHIVES

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

MYTHOLOGY

NATIONAL PARKS

NATIONAL ZOO

NATIVE PEOPLES

NATIVE PLANTS

NATURAL HISTORY

NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUMS

NATURAL SELECTION

NATURALISTS

NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

NATURE RESERVES

NAVIGATION

NERVOUS SYSTEM

NESTS

NEST BUILDING

neonates use NEWBORN

NERVOUS SYSTEM

NEWBORN

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

nomenclature use TAXONOMIES

NOISE

NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

NURSERY

NUTRITION (see also DIETS)

OCEANS

OLFACTION

OMNIVOROUS

ONCOLOGY

OPENINGS

[ORGANIZATIONS]

AABGA

AAM

AZA

AAZK

BGCS

CBSG

CITES

ICBP

IUCN

SSAR

Species360

USFWS

ORNITHOLOGY

PAIN

PAINTINGS

PALEONTOLOGY

FOSSILS

PALM OIL

PANDEMICS

PARASITES

PARASITOLOGY

PARENTING

CARE OF EGGS

CARE OF YOUNG

PARTNERSHIPS

PATHOLOGY

[PEOPLE]

CELEBRITIES

CURATORS

KEEPERS

JOAN EMBERY

PERSONNEL

RESEARCHERS

TRUSTEES

VETERINARIANS

PERIODICALS

PERENNIALS

PERSONNEL

PEST CONTROL

PESTICIDES

PETS

PHARMACOLOGY

PHEROMONES

PHILANTHROPY

PHILOSOPHY

PHOTOGRAPHS see also NATURE PHOTOGRAPHY

phylogeny use TAXONOMIES

physical fitness use FITNESS

PHYSIOLOGY

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

CIRCULATION

DIGESTION

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM

EXCRETION

FEEDING

GROWTH

HIBERNATION

METABOLISM

NERVOUS SYSTEM

PULMONARY SYSTEM

REPRODUCTION

reproductive system use UROGENITAL SYSTEM

RESPIRATION

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

SENSE ORGANS

SLEEP

THERMOREGULATION

UROGENITAL SYSTEM

PLANNING

plant-animal relationships use ANIMAL-PLANT RELATIONSHIPS

PLANT COLLECTING

PLANT CONSERVATION

PLANT DISEASES

PLANT ECOLOGY

[PLANT HOUSING]

ARBORETA

GREENHOUSES

NATURAL HISTORY

MUSEUMS

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS

plant-human relationships use AGRICULTURE or HORTICULTURE

PLANT-INSECT RELATIONSHIPS

[PLANT LIFE-CYCLES]

ANNUALS

PERENNIALS

[PLANT PARTS]

BULBS AND RHIZOMES

LEAVES

FRUITS AND SEEDS

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PLANT PROPAGATION

HYBRIDIZATION

NURSERY PRODUCTION

PLANTING

POLLINATION

PLANT SOCIETIES

PLANTING

SEEDING

SOIL PREPARATION

PLANTS see Plants for specific groups of plants

CARNIVOROUS PLANTS

DROUGHT-TOLERANT PLANTS

FLOWERING PLANTS

WILDFLOWERS

FOOD PLANTS

FRAGRANT PLANTS

GRASSES

GROUND COVERS

HERBS

INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS

MEDICINAL PLANTS

MINIATURE PLANTS

NATIVE PLANTS

SHADE PLANTS

SHRUBS

SUCCULENTS

TOXIC PLANTS

TREES

TROPICAL PLANTS

VINES

WEEDS

WILDFLOWERS

PLAY

POACHING

poisonous animals use TOXIC ANIMALS; see also VENOMOUS ANIMALS

poisonous plants use TOXIC PLANTS

POLAR BEAR PLUNGE

POLLINATION

POLLUTION

population studies use RESEARCH

POPULATIONS see also COMMUNITIES

PREDATION

PREDATORS

PREGNANCY

PREY

PRIMATOLOGY

PRIMATE CENTERS

PROCEEDINGS

PROGRAMMING

LANGUAGES

PROTECTIVE MECHANISMS

COLORATION

DISPLAY

MIMICRY

TOXINS AND VENOMS

protection see WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT or CONSERVATION

PROTEOMICS

PRUNING

BONSAI

ESPALIER

TOPIARY

PSYCHOLOGY

[PUBLICATIONS]

ACTION PLANS

ALMANACS

ATLASES

BIBLIOGRAPHIES

BIOGRAPHIES

CHECKLISTS

DICTIONARIES

DIRECTORIES

ENCYCLOPEDIAS

FIELD GUIDES

FLORAS

GUIDEBOOKS

LABORATORY MANUALS

TRAINING MANUALS

INDEXES

INVENTORIES

manuals use GUIDEBOOKS

PROCEEDINGS

RED DATA BOOKS

STUDBOOKS

TAXONOMIES

TEXTBOOKS

THESES

PUBLIC RELATIONS

EVENTS

TV SHOWS

VIDEOS

PULMONARY SYSTEM

QUOTATIONS

RADIOLOGY

RAIN FORESTS

RECYCLING

RED LISTS (use for Red Data Books)

regional primate centers use PRIMATE CENTERS

REGULATIONS

REINTRODUCTION

RELIGION

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

REPRODUCTION

ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

BIRTH

BREEDING

COURTSHIP

COPULATION

EGG LAYING see also INCUBATION

FERTILITY

FETUS

HYBRIDIZATION

PREGNANCY

REPTILES see Reptiles for specific taxonomic terms

RESEARCH

RESEARCHERS

RESPIRATION

RESTORATION

RESTRAINT

RIPARIAN AREAS

rivers use LAKES AND RIVERS

ROCK GARDENS

RUMINANTS

SAFETY

SAFARI PARK use for Wild Animal Park

San Diego WAP use SAFARI PARK

SAN DIEGO ZOO

EVENTS

ANNIVERSARIES

LANDMARKS

EXHIBITS

PEOPLE

CELEBRITIES

CURATORS

KEEPERS

JOAN EMBERY

RESEARCHERS

TRUSTEES

VETERINARIANS

SAFARI PARK

SAVANNAS see also GRASSLANDS

SCALES

SCAVENGING

SCENT MARKING

SCIENCE use only for general science topics

[SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES]

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

AUDIOLOGY

ANTHROPOLOGY

BIOLOGY

CARDIOLOGY

CYTOLOGY

ECOLOGY

EMBRYOLOGY

ENDOCRINOLOGY

ENTOMOLOGY

GENETICS

GEOLOGY

HEMATOLOGY

HERPETOLOGY

HISTOLOGY

IMMUNOLOGY

MAMMALOGY

MICROBIOLOGY

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

NEUROLOGY

ONCOLOGY

ORNITHOLOGY

PALEONTOLOGY

PARASITOLOGY

PATHOLOGY

PHARMACOLOGY

PHYSIOLOGY

PRIMATOLOGY

PSYCHOLOGY

RADIOLOGY

VIROLOGY

ZOOLOGY

SCRUB use for chaparral

SEA WORLD

SELF-IMPROVEMENT

SEDATION SEEDS

Seminar Series use ICR SEMINARS

SENSE ORGANS

SENSES

HEARING

OLFACTION

VISION

SEXUAL BEHAVIOR

COURTSHIP

DISPLAY

SEX DIFFERENCES includes dimorphism

SHADE PLANTS

SHRUBS

SIGNAGE

SKIN

SLEEP

smell use OLFACTION

SOCIAL BEHAVIOR

SOCIAL HIERARCHIES

SOCIAL MEDIA

Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles use SSAR

SOIL ECOLOGY

SOIL PREPARATION

SOIL QUALITY

SONG

spatial data, spatial analysis use GIS

species diversity use BIODIVERSITY

[SPECIES]

INTRODUCED SPECIES

SPECIES SURVIVAL PLANS use for SSPs

SPECIMENS

SPIDERS

SSAR use for Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles

SSC use for Species Survival Commission

STATISTICS includes facts

STATUS use for IUCN or CITES status

STEM CELLS

STEREOTYPIES

STRESS

STUDBOOKS

studies use RESEARCH

SUCCULENTS

SUNBEAR FOREST

SURGERY

SURVIVAL

SUSTAINABILITY use for ecosystem sciences, also for green living practices

SWAMPS AND MARSHES

SYMBOLISM

TAXONOMIES use for phylogeny

techniques use EXPERIMENTAL METHODS

TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

TECHNOLOGY

teeth use DENTITION

TEMPERATURE

TERRARIUMS

TERRITORIALITY

TEXTBOOKS

THEORY

THERAPY

THERMOREGULATION

THESES

TIGER RIVER

TOOL USE

TOOLS

GIS

TOPIARIES

TOURISM

TOXIC ANIMALS

TOXIC PLANTS

TOXICOLOGY

TOXINS AND VENOMS

TRACKING use for monitoring

trafficking use WILDLIFE TRADE

TRAINING

TRAINING MANUALS

TRANSCRIPTOMICS

TRANSLOCATION

TRANSPLANTING

TRANSPORTATION OF ANIMALS

TRAPPING

TRAVEL

TREES

TRIVIA

TROPICAL PLANTS

tropical rain forests use RAINFORESTS

TROPICS

TUMORS

TUNDRA

TV SHOWS

U.S. GOVERNMENT

UNGULATES

UNITED NATIONS

URBAN ECOLOGY

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WATER CONSERVATION

WATERFOWL

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WEEDS

WEED CONTROL

Wellness use HEALTH

WETLANDS

Wild Animal Park use SAFARI PARK

WILD ANIMALS

WILDFLOWERS

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION

laws use REGULATIONS 

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY see also BRONX ZOO

WILDLIFE CRIME

WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT

WILDLIFE RESCUE

WILDLIFE TRADE use for trafficking; see also CITES

WIND FARMS

WOMEN

World Conservation Union use IUCN

WOUNDS

WRITING

xerophytes use DROUGHT-TOLERANCE

YOUNG

ZOO ANIMALS

ZOO KEEPERS

ZOO VISITORS

ZOOS

BRONX ZOO (use for WILDLIFE CONSERVATION SOCIETY)

CHILDREN’S ZOOS

LONDON ZOO

LOS ANGELES ZOO

NATIONAL ZOO

SAFARI PARK use for San Diego Wild Animal Park, WAP)

SAN DIEGO ZOO

Wild Animal Park (WAP) use SAFARI PARK

ZOOLOGY

ZOONOSES

Taxonomic Search Terms

Classes and Orders are in bold caps. Families and Genera are listed hierarchically beneath. In some cases a family consists of a single species or genera and a redundant taxonomic term has not been added. Note: class terms MAMMALS, BIRDS, AMPHIBIANS, and REPTILES are typically reserved for major works only.

Mammals               Birds               Amphibians               Reptiles               Plants

MONOTREMES (order)

ECHIDNAS (family)

PLATYPUSES

MARSUPIALS

OPOSSUMS

POSSUMS

QUOLLS

TASMANIAN DEVILS

MARSUPIAL MOLES

BANDICOOTS

RAT OPOSSUMS

PHALANGERS

CUSCUS (genera)

[PETAURIDAE]

RINGTAIL POSSUMS

GLIDERS

PYGMY POSSUMS

HONEY POSSUMS

KOALAS

WOMBATS

MACROPODS

KANGAROOS

WALLABIES

TREE KANGAROOS

QUOKKAS

THYLACINES

INSECTIVORES

SOLENODONS

TENRECS

OTTER SHREWS

GOLDEN MOLES

HEDGEHOGS

MOLES

SHREWS

ELEPHANT SHREWS

BATS

FRUIT-EATING BATS

MOUSE-TAILED BATS

SAC-WINGED BATS

BULL-DOG BATS

HISPID BATS

FALSE VAMPIRES

HORSESHOE BATS

AMERICAN LEAF-NOSED BATS

FUNNEL-EARED BATS

SMOKEY BATS

DISC-WINGED BATS

GOLDEN BATS

LONG-EARED BATS

COMMON BATS

SHORT-TAILED BATS

MASTIFF BATS

MADAGASCAR ROUSETTES

OLD WORLD LEAF-NOSE BATS

LONG-WINGED BATS

TREE SHREWS

FLYING LEMURS

PRIMATES

[Lemuriform primates]

[Lemuridae]

LEMURS

[Indriidae]

INDRIS

SIFAKAS

[Daubentoniidae]

AYE-AYES

LORISIDAE

LORISES

POTTOS

BUSHBABIES

[Tarsiidae]

TARSIERS

NEW WORLD MONKEYS

[Aotidae]

NIGHT MONKEYS (use for owl monkeys)

[Atelidae]

HOWLER MONKEYS

SPIDER MONKEYS

WOOLLY MONKEYS

                                    YELLOW-TAILED WOOLLY MONKEYS (Lagothrix flavicauda)

[Cebidae]

CAPUCHINS

SQUIRREL MONKEYS

[Pitheciidae]

SAKIS

TITIS

UAKARIS

[Callitrichidae]

MARMOSETS

TAMARINS

OLD WORLD MONKEYS

[Cercopithecidae]

MANGABEYS

GUENONS

VERVETS

MACAQUES

BABOONS

MANDRILLS

DRILLS

COLOBUS

PREUSS’S RED COLOBUS

PROBOSCIS MONKEYS

LEAF MONKEYS

LANGURS

DOUC LANGURS

PIG-TAILED LANGURS

SNUB-NOSED MONKEYS

GOLDEN MONKEYS

APES [Hominidae]

BONOBOS (use for PYGMY CHIMPANZEES)

CHIMPANZEES

GIBBONS

GORILLAS

HUMANS

ORANGUTANS

EDENTATES

ANTEATERS

SLOTHS

ARMADILLOS

PANGOLINS

LAGOMORPHS

PIKAS

HARES

RABBITS

RODENTS

MOUNTAIN BEAVERS

SQUIRRELS

PRAIRIE DOGS

MARMOTS

POCKET GOPHERS

BEAVERS

SCALY-TAILED SQUIRRELS

SPRINGHAAS

NEW WORLD MICE

AMERICAN HARVEST MICE

PACIFIC POCKET MICE (Perognathus longimembris pacificus)

GERBILS

HAMSTERS

LEMMINGS

MUSKRATS

VOLES

DORMICE

JUMPING MICE

JERBOAS

PORCUPINES

CAVIES

CAPYBARAS

PACARANAS

AGOUTIS

CHINCHILLAS

VISCACHAS

HUTIAS

NUTRIAS

COYPUS

OCTODONTS

TUCOTUCOS

RATS

CHINCHILLA RATS

SPINY RATS

CANE RATS

DASSIE RATS

BAMBOO RATS

OLD WORLD RATS

AFRICAN MOLE RATS

NAKED MOLE RATS

PALAEARCTIC MOLE RATS

KANGAROO RATS

GUNDIS

CETACEANS

DOLPHINS

RIVER DOLPHINS

PORPOISES

VAQUITAS

WHALES

KILLER WHALES

[MONODONTIDAE]

NARWHALS

BELUGA WHALES

SPERM WHALES

[ZIPHIIDAE]

BOTTLENOSED WHALES

BEAKED WHALES

GRAY WHALES

RORQUALS

RIGHT WHALES

CARNIVORES

CANIDS

DOGS

DHOLES

COYOTES

WOLVES

JACKALS

FOXES

URSIDAE

BEARS

ANDEAN BEARS (Spectacled bears, Tremarctos ornatus)

BLACK BEARS

ASIATIC BLACK BEARS

BROWN BEARS (includes Grizzly Bears, Kodiak Bears, Syrian Bears, Eurasian Brown Bears)

GIANT PANDAS

POLAR BEARS

SUN BEARS

PROCYONIDAE

RACCOONS

RED PANDAS

KINKAJOUS

COATIS

OLINGOS

RINGTAILS

MUSTELIDS

WEASELS

FERRETS

MARTENS

OTTERS

GIANT OTTERS

BADGERS

SKUNKS

VIVERRIDS

CIVETS

GENETS

MONGOOSES

MEERKATS

BINTURONGS

[HYENIDAE]

HYENAS

AARDWOLVES

FELIDS

[FELINAE]

CARACALS

CATS

CHEETAHS

FELIS

FISHING CATS

LYNXES

BOBCATS

MARGAYS

PUMAS (use for cougars and mountain lions)

JAGUARUNDIS

OCELOTS

SERVALS

[PANTHERINAE]

CLOUDED LEOPARDS

PANTHERA

JAGUARS

LEOPARDS

                                   JAVAN LEOPARDS

LIONS

    AFRICAN LIONS

    ASIAN LIONS

TIGERS

SUMATRAN TIGERS

UNCIA (use for SNOW LEOPARDS)

[EUPLERIDAE]

FOSSAS

PINNIPEDS

SEALS

EARED SEALS

WALRUSES

CALIFORNIA SEA LIONS

FUR SEALS

EARLESS SEALS

BEARDED SEALS

HARBOR SEALS

HARP SEALS

AARDVARKS

PROBOSCIDEANS

ASIAN ELEPHANTS

AFRICAN ELEPHANTS

MAMMOTHS

HYRAXES

TREE HYRAXES

ROCK HYRAXES

SIRENIANS

MANATEES

DUGONGS

SEA COWS

PERISSODACTYLS

EQUIDS

HORSES

PRZEWALSKI’S HORSES

ZEBRAS

BURCHELL’S ZEBRAS

GREVY’S ZEBRAS

PLAINS ZEBRAS

ASSES

TAPIRS

RHINOCEROSES

WHITE RHINOCEROSES

BLACK RHINOCEROSES

SUMATRAN RHINOCEROSES

INDIAN RHINOCEROSES (use for greater one-horned rhinoceroses)

ARTIODACTYLS

PIGS

BABIRUSAS

WART HOGS

AFRICAN BUSH PIGS

PECCARIES

HIPPOPOTAMI

PYGMY HIPPOPOTAMI

[CAMELIDAE]

ALPACAS

CAMELS

LLAMAS

CHEVROTAINS

DEER

BROCKET DEER

CARIBOUS

CHINESE WATER DEER

ELK

MOOSE

MUNTJACS

MUSK DEER

PAMPAS DEER

PERE DAVID’S DEER

PUDUS

RED DEER

REINDEER

ROE DEER

RUSA DEER

SWAMP DEER

WHITE-TAILED AND MULE DEER

[GIRAFFIDAE]

GIRAFFES

OKAPIS

PRONGHORNS

BOVIDAE

[BOVINAE]

ANOAS

BISON

BONGOS

BUFFALOS

BUSHBUCKS

CATTLE

ELANDS

GAURS

KUDUS

KOUPREYS

WISENTS

YAKS

[CEPHALOPHINAE]

DUIKERS

[HIPPOTRAGINAE]

ADDAX

HARTEBEESTS

HIROLAS

KOBS

ORYX

REEDBUCK

ROAN ANTELOPES

SABLE ANTELOPES

WATERBUCKS

WILDEBEESTS

[ANTELOPINAE]

ANTELOPES

BLACKBUCKS

DIK-DIKS

DUIKERS

DWARF ANTELOPES

GAZELLES

IMPALAS

KLIPSPRINGERS

ORIBIS

SPRINGBOKS

STEENBOKS

SUNIS

TIBETAN GAZELLES

[CAPRINAE]

SHEEP

ARGALI

BARBARY SHEEP (use for AOUDADS)

BIGHORN SHEEP

BHARALS (use for BLUE SHEEP)

DALL’S SHEEP

MOUFLANS

URIALS

GOATS

IBEX

MARKHORS

TAHRS

MUSK OXEN

[SAIGINAE]

SAIGAS

[RUPICAPRINAE]

CHAMOIS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

GOATS

SEROWS

GORALS

[OVIBOVINAE]

TAKINS

RATITES (flightless birds)

[STRUTHIONIFORMS] (order)

OSTRICHES (family)

[RHEIFORMS]

RHEAS

[CASUARIFORMES]

CASSOWARIES

EMUS

[APTERYGIFORMES]

KIWIS

[TINAMIFORMES]

TINAMOUS

[SPHENISCIFORMES]

PENGUINS

[GAVIFORMES]

LOONS

[PODICIPEDIFORMES]

GREBES

PROCELLARIIFORMES

ALBATROSSES

SHEARWATERS

STORM PETRELS

DIVING PETRELS

PELECANIFORMES

TROPICBIRDS

PELICANS

BOOBIES

CORMORANTS

ANHINGAS

FRIGATE BIRDS

CICONIFORMES (use for Ciconiiformes)

ARDEIDAE

BITTERNS

EGRETS

HERONS

WHALE-HEADED STORKS

HAMMERHEADS

STORKS

IBISES

[PHOENICOPTERIFORMES]

FLAMINGOES

ANSERIFORMES

SCREAMERS

ANATIDAE

DUCKS

GEESE

SWANS

[FALCONIFORMES] use RAPTORS

EAGLES

FALCONIDAE

FALCONS

KESTRELS

CARACARAS

GOSHAWKS

HAWKS

KITES

OSPREYS

SECRETARY BIRDS

VULTURES

CALIFORNIA CONDORS

ANDEAN CONDORS

GALLIFORMES (see also CRACIFORMES)

MEGAPODES

CURASSOWS

GUANS

PHEASANTS

TURKEYS

GROUSE

QUAIL

JUNGLEFOWL

MONALS

PEAFOWL

TRUE PHEASANTS

GUINEA-FOWL

GRUIFORMES

BUSTARDS

CRANES

KAGUS

MESITES

HEMI-PODE QUAILS

RAILS

SUN BITTERNS

SERIEMAS

TRUMPETERS

CHARADRIIFORMES

AUKS

AVOCETS

CURLEWS

STONE CURLEWS

GULLS

IBISBILLS

JACANAS

OYSTERCATCHERS

PLOVERS

CRAB PLOVERS

PRATINCOLES

PUFFINS

SANDPIPERS

SEEDSNIPES

SHEATHBILLS

SKUAS

SNIPES

STILTS

SKIMMERS

TERNS

[PTEROCLIFORMES]

SANDGROUSES

[COLUMBIFORMES]

PIGEONS

DOVES

[PSITTACIFORMES]

LORIES

COCKATOOS

GALAHS

CORELLAS

PARROTS

THICK-BILLED PARROTS (Rhychopsitta pachyrhyncha)

[CUCULIFORMES]

TURACOS

CUCKOOS

[STRIGIFORMES]

OWLS

BARN OWLS

WESTERN BURROWING OWLS (Athene cunicularia hypugaea)    

CAPRIMULGIFORMES

OILBIRDS

FROGMOUTHS

POTOOS

NIGHTJARS

APODIFORMES

SWIFTS

TREE SWIFTS

HUMMINGBIRDS

[COLIFORMES]

MOUSEBIRDS

[TROGONIFORMES]

TROGONS

CORACIFORMES

BEE-EATERS

HOOPOES

HORNBILLS

KINGFISHERS

MOTMOTS

ROLLERS

GROUND ROLLERS

CUCKOO ROLLERS

TODIES

WOODHOOPOES

PICIFORMES

BARBETS

HONEYGUIDES

JACAMARS

PUFFBIRDS

TOUCANS

WOODPECKERS

PASSERIFORMES

ACCENTORS

AMERICAN WOOD

WARBLERS

ANTBIRDS

BABBLERS

BALD CROWS

BANANAQUITS

BELLMAGPIES

BIRDS OF PARADISE

BLACKBIRDS

NEW WORLD BLACKBIRDS (includes Cowbirds)

ORIOLES

BOWERBIRDS

CATBIRDS

BROADBILLS

BULBULS

BUSH LARKS

COTINGAS

[CORVIDAE]

CROWS

ALALA (ʻAlalā, Hawaiian crow, Corvus hawaiiensis)

RAVENS

JAYS

CREEPERS

AUSTRALIAN CREEPERS

CUCKOO-SHRIKES

DIPPERS

DRONGOS

FALSE SUNBIRDS

FINCHES

WAXBILLS

FLOWERPECKERS

FLYCATCHERS

OLD WORLD FLYCATCHERS

FOLIAGE-GLEANERS

GNATCATCHERS

GNATEATERS

GROSBEAKS

HONEYCREEPERS

HAWAIIAN HONEYCREEPERS

AKIKIKI

PALILA

HONEYEATERS

LEAFBIRDS

LOG-RUNNERS

LONG-TAILED TITS

LYREBIRDS

MANAKINS

MOCKINGBIRDS

MONARCHS AND FANTAILS

MUDNEST BUILDERS

NUTHATCHES

PALM CHATS

PARROTBILLS

PENDULINE TITS

PHILIPPINE CREEPERS

PIPITS

PUFFBACK FLYCATCHERS

ROBINS

AUSTRALASIAN ROBINS

SCRUB-BIRDS

SHARPBILLS

SHRIKES

SPARROWS

SPINETAILS

[Sturnidae]

MYNAS

STARLINGS

SUNBIRDS

SWALLOWS

TANAGERS

TAPACULOS

THORNBILLS AND FLYEATERS

THRASHERS

THRUSHES

TITS

TITMICE

TREECREEPERS

TYRANTS

VIREOS

WAGTAILS

WARBLERS

OLD WORLD WARBLERS

WATTLEBIRDS

WATTLE-EYES

WAXWINGS

WEAVERS

WHISTLERS

WHITE-EYES

WRENS

AUSTRALASIAN WRENS

CACTUS WRENS

NEW ZEALAND WRENS

WOOD SWALLOWS

WOODCREEPERS

Amphibians

[GYMNOPHIONA] (order)

CAECILIANS (family)

[CAUDATA]

SALAMANDERS

NEWTS

[ANURA]

TAILED FROGS

FROGS [RANIDAE]

AMERICAN BULLFROGS

MOUNTAIN YELLOW-LEGGED FROGS (Rana muscosa)

TREE FROGS [HYLIDAE]

POISON DART FROGS

[DENDROBATIDAE]

HORNED FROGS [LEPTODACTYLIDAE]

RED FROGS [MICROHYLIDAE]

TOADS [BUFONIDAE]

[CROCODYLIA] (order)

ALLIGATORS (family)

CROCODILES

GAVIALS

[RHYNCHOCEPHALIA]

TUATARAS

[TESTUDINES] use TURTLES

SIDE-NECKED TURTLES [PLEURODIRA]

HIDDEN-NECKED TURTLES

PIG-NOSE TURTLES

[CARETTOCHELYIDAE]

RIVER TURTLES [DERMATEMYDIDAE]

MARINE TURTLES [CHELONIIDAE]

SNAPPING TURTLES [CHELYDRIDAE]

LEATHERBACK TURTLES

[DERMOCHELYIDAE]

POND TURTLES [EMYDIDAE]

BOX TURTLES

PAINTED TURTLES

SLIDERS

MUD AND MUSK TURTLES

OLD WORLD POND TURTLES [GEOEMYDIDAE]

LEAF TURTLES

FOREST TURTLES

BOX TURTLES

MUD TURTLES

POND TURTLES

RIVER TURTLES

ROOFED TURTLES

TERRAPINS

WOOD TURTLES

[KINOSTERNIDAE]

TORTOISES [TESTUDINIDAE]

GALAPAGOS TORTOISES

MOJAVE DESERT TORTOISES (Gopherus agissizii)

SOFT-SHELLED TURTLES

[TRIONYCHIDAE]

BIG-HEADED TURTLES

[PLATYSTERNIDAE]

SNAKE-NECKED TURTLES [CHELIDAE]

[SQUAMATA] superorder

[SAURIA] use LIZARDS

AGAMID LIZARDS

BEARDED DRAGONS

ASIAN WATER DRAGONS

SPINY-TAILED LIZARDS

ANGUID LIZARDS

ALLIGATOR LIZARDS

GLASS LIZARDS

FLAP-FOOTED LIZARDS [PYGOPODIDAE, Australian legless lizards]

IGUANIDAE

CROTAPHYTID LIZARDS

COLLARED LIZARDS

LEOPARD LIZARDS

CHAMELEONS [CHAMAELEONTIDAE]

IGUANAS

GALAPAGOS PINK LAND IGUANAS (Conolophus marthae)

ANOLES [POLYCHROTINAE]

HORNED LIZARDS

GIRDLE-TAILED LIZARDS

GECKOS

MICROTEIIDS

HELODERMATIDAE

GILA MONSTERS

BEADED LIZARDS

LACERTIDAE

WALL LIZARDS

EARLESS MONITORS

[LANTHANOTIDAE]

SKINKS

MACROTEIIDS

WHIPTAILS

MONITORS [VARANIDAE]

KOMODO DRAGONS

NIGHT LIZARDS

[SERPENTES] use SNAKES

BLIND SNAKES

BOIDAE

PYTHONS

RETICULATED PYTHONS

INDIAN PYTHONS

ROCK PYTHONS

BALL PYTHONS

BOAS

RUBBER BOAS

ROSY BOAS

MADAGASCAR TREE BOAS

EMERALD TREE BOAS

BOA CONSTRICTORS

ANACONDAS

COLUBRIDS

RATSNAKES

GARTER SNAKES

GOPHER SNAKES

KINGSNAKES

FOX SNAKES

CORN SNAKES

RACERS

WATERSNAKES

WHIPSNAKES

ELAPIDS

ADDERS

COBRAS

KRAITS

MAMBAS

CORAL SNAKES

SEA SNAKES [HYDROPHIIDAE]

VIPERS [VIPERIDAE]

PIT VIPERS

RATTLESNAKES

COPPERHEADS

COTTONMOUTHS

[AMPHISBAENIA] use WORM LIZARDS

TROGONOPHIDAE

ACACIAS

AGAPANTHUS

AGAVES

ALGAE

ALLIUMS

ALOES

AMARANTHS

AMARYLLIS

ANTHURIUMS

AROIDS

AZALEAS

BAMBOO

BAOBABS

BANANAS

BEGONIAS

BOOJUM

BROMELIADS

CACTUS

CALLA LILIES

CAMELLIAS

CANNAS

CHRYSANTHEMUMS

CITRUS

CONIFERS

CEDARS

FIRS

PINES

TORREY PINES

CYCADS

CYCLAMENS

DAYLILIES

DAHLIAS

DIANTHUS

ECHINOCEREUS

EPIPHYLLUMS

EPIPHYTES

ERICAS

ERYTHRINAS (Coral trees)

EUCALYPTUS

EUPHORBIAS

FERNS

FIGS

FIRS

FRANGIPANI

FUCHSIAS

FUNGI

GERANIUMS

GINGERS use for Zingiberales

GRASSES

HAEMANTHUS

HERBS

HIBISCUS

HOLLYS

HOSTAS

HOYAS

HYDRANGEAS

IVIES

IRISES

JOJOBA

LEGUMES

LICHENS

LILACS

LILIES

MESEMBRYANTHEMUMS

MUSHROOMS

NIGHTSHADES

OAKS

COASTAL SCRUB OAKS

ORCHIDS

PALMS

PAPHIOPEDILUMS

PELARGONIUMS

PEONIES

PITTOSPORUMS

PLATYCERIUMS

PLEIONES

PROTEAS

ROSES

RUSHES

SALVIAS

SEDUMS

STAPELIAS

SUCCULENTS

TILLANDSIAS

VIBURNUMS

WATER LILIES

Zingiberales use GINGERS

Geographic Search Terms

Locations

AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA

CANADA

UNITED STATES

WESTERN U.S.

ALASKA

CALIFORNIA

CHANNEL ISLANDS

SAN DIEGO

NEVADA

CENTRAL U.S.

EASTERN U.S.

SOUTHERN U.S.

MEXICO

BAJA CALIFORNIA

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS

CUBA

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

PUERTO RICO

WEST INDIES

CENTRAL AMERICA

BELIZE

EL SALVADOR

COSTA RICA

GUATEMALA

HONDURAS

NICARAGUA

PANAMA

SOUTH AMERICA

AMAZONIA

ARGENTINA

BOLIVIA

BRAZIL

CHILE

COLOMBIA

ECUADOR

GALAPAGOS

GUIANAS (use for Guyana, Dutch Guiana, French Guiana, or Suriname)

PARAGUAY

PERU

URUGUAY

VENEZUELA

SOUTH ATLANTIC ISLANDS

LATIN AMERICA (use for the combined MEXICO, CENTRAL AMERICA, and SOUTH AMERICA)

 

EUROPE

GREAT BRITAIN

ENGLAND

NORTHERN IRELAND

SCOTLAND

WALES

IRELAND

AUSTRIA

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FRANCE

GERMANY

GREECE

HUNGARY

ITALY

POLAND

ROMANIA

SPAIN

PORTUGAL

EASTERN EUROPE

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA

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CROATIA

CZECH REPUBLIC

MACEDONIA

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RUSSIA

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SLOVAKIA

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SWEDEN

 

MIDDLE EAST

SAUDI ARABIA AND PERSIAN GULF STATES

EGYPT

IRAN

IRAQ

ISRAEL

JORDAN

LEBANON

SYRIA

TURKEY

 

ASIA AND THE PACIFIC

AFGHANISTAN

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INDIA

NEPAL

TIBET

SRI LANKA

SOUTHEAST ASIA

BORNEO

BURMA

CAMBODIA

INDONESIA

LAOS

MALAYSIA

MALAY ARCHIPELAGO

Myanmar use BURMA

PHILIPPINES

THAILAND

VIETNAM

CHINA

TAIWAN

KOREA

JAPAN

NORTHERN ASIA

SIBERIA

INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS

ISLANDS OF THE PACIFIC

GALAPAGOS

HAWAIIAN ISLANDS

SOUTH PACIFIC

AUSTRALIAN REGION

AUSTRALIA

NEW ZEALAND

NEW GUINEA

 

AFRICA

NORTH AFRICA

(Algeria, Canary Islands, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic/Western Sahara)

CENTRAL AFRICA

(Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Republic of the Congo; São Tomé and Principe)

EAST AFRICA

(Burundi, Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda; Comoros, Mauritius, and Seychelles; Reunion and Mayotte)

WEST AFRICA

(Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo; Saint Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha)

SOUTHERN AFRICA

(Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa. Zambia, Zimbabwe)

MADAGASCAR

 

ARCTIC

ANTARCTIC