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T. capensis is a large (sometimes quite fat) skink, with three light stripes running down its back. Its skin is olive-brown to gray, and between the stripes and on its flanks are many small dark spots. The belly is greyish white. Occasionally the stripes on the back can be quite pale. Its body is rather elongated and the limbs are short.
Cape Agulhas is located in the Overberg region, 170 kilometres (105 mi) southeast of Cape Town.The cape was named by Portuguese navigators, who called it Cabo das Agulhas—Portuguese for "Cape of Needles"—after noticing that around the year 1500 the direction of magnetic north (and therefore the compass needle) coincided with true north in the region.
The Cape of Good Hope is at the southern tip of the Cape Peninsula, about 2.3 kilometers (1.4mi) west and a little south of Cape Point on the south-east corner. Cape Town is about 50 kilometers to the north of the Cape, in Table Bay at the north end of the peninsula. The peninsula forms the western boundary of False Bay.
Hemidactylus capensis. Lygodactylus ngamiensis. Lygodactylus strigatus. The Cape dwarf gecko ( Lygodactylus capensis ) ('lygodactylus' = 'flexible fingers') [2] is a species of dwarf gecko found in the woodlands and forests of central and southern Africa. It also occurs commonly in towns and cities and is sometimes kept as a pet.
The cape is a symbol for superheroes in the American comic book genre. [3] They are often used by comic book artists to create the illusion of motion in a still image. Most often, they are worn by heroes like Superman merely as a costume adornment. Other times, as in the case of Batman, The Shroud, Cloak of Cloak & Dagger and cloak of Doctor ...
Starter Bailey Falter was placed on the 15-day injured list with left triceps tendonitis by the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday. The 27-year-old left-hander lasted two innings on Saturday, allowing ...
The Cape Girardeau–Sikeston Combined Statistical Area is made up of three counties in southeastern Missouri and one county in southern Illinois. The statistical area includes one metropolitan area and micropolitan area. As of the 2000 Census, the CSA had a population of 134,051 (though a July 1, 2009 estimate placed the population at 134,567).
July 8, 2024 at 9:31 AM. By Sriparna Roy. (Reuters) -Eli Lilly agreed to buy Morphic Holding for $3.2 billion in cash, the companies said on Monday, beefing up its portfolio of inflammatory bowel ...