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Caribbean Whiptail Stingray
Styracura schmardae
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Southern StingrayHypanus americanus
Yellow StingrayUrobatis jamaicensisStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| Mexico | 109 |
|---|---|
| Quintana Roo | 97 |
| Costa Rica | 18 |
| Provincia Limón | 18 |
| Panama | 16 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 15 |
| Campeche | 7 |
| Yucatan | 5 |
| Colombia | 4 |
| La Guajira | 3 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Chordates · Chordata |
| Class | Cartilaginous Fishes · Chondrichthyes |
| Order | Stingrays · Myliobatiformes |
| Family | Neotropical River Stingrays · Potamotrygonidae |
| Genus | Styracura |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Caribbean Whiptail Stingray with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.