AMNH

tags: snake, reptiles, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Unknown (to me) species of snake as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Does anyone have any idea as to what is that weird appendage is that is hanging off the snake's tail? Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: birds, brown kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Brown Kiwi, Apteryx mantelli, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: reptile, snake, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Is this a rainbow snake, Farancia erytrogramma? Snake, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: Scandentia, tree shrew, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife This might be a tree shrew (but which species?) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
New York's subway station at 81st and Central Park West (CPW), also known as the AMNH subway station, was first opened on 10 September 1932, and rennovation of this station was completed in 1999 after the planetarium had been added to the Natural History Museum in 1990 (at a great cost that still has not been paid off, might I add). The art at this subway station was produced by the MTA Arts for Transit Design Team in cooperation with the Museum of Natural History and is a study of the evolution of life from the big bang to the present day. The entire collection at this station is entitled…
tags: amphibian, African reed frog, Hyperolius marmoratus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife African reed frog, Hyperolius marmoratus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: pangolin, animals, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a species of pangolin, Manis species, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: ducks, birds, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks, Dendrocygna autumnalis, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. There's another image below that shows the background for these ducks. Black-Bellied Whistling-Ducks, Dendrocygna autumnalis, with a manatee behind them, Great horned owl (left) and kinkajou (right) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park…
tags: giraffe weevil, Trachelophorus giraffa, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife A giraffe weevil, Trachelophorus giraffa, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: beetle, insect, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife The tiger beetle, Cicindela formosa, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: earth, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Journey to the center of the earth, view #3, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC downtown subway platform (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: Gavial, Gharial, Gavialis gangeticus, reptiles, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a Gharial (also known as a Gavial), Gavialis gangeticus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: hedgehog, mammals, animals, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a species of hedgehog, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: katydid, insects, invertebrates, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a species of Katydid, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: reptiles, Galapagos giant tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Galapagos giant tortoise, Geochelone elephantopus (but I am not sure of the subspecies), as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: birds, killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Killdeer, Charadrius vociferus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: birds, great horned owl, Bubo virginianus, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus, as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: reptiles, monitor lizard, komodo dragon, Varanus komodoensis, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is the world's largest monitor lizard, the Komodo Dragon, Varanus komodoensis. as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: amphibians, leopard frog, Rana pipiens, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife I think this is a Leopard frog, Rana pipiens. as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image: GrrlScientist 2008. [wallpaper size]. Read more about the AMNH tile artworks and see the AMNH tile artworks photographic archives -- with all the animals identified.
tags: Journey to the Center of the Earth, photography, subway art, AMNH, NYC, NYCLife A journey to the center of the earth (view 1, uptown stairway) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). If you look closely, you can see fossils in the rock layers. Image: GrrlScientist 2008 [wallpaper size]. A journey to the center of the earth (view 2, downtown stairway) as portrayed in tiles on the walls of the NYC uptown/downtown subway stop (A-B-C) at 81st and Central Park West. (ISO, no zoom, no flash). Image…