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      <image:caption>Red Velvet Mite (Trombidiidae) on UAE desert sand after rain — macro photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Persian Horned Viper (Pseudocerastes persicus) is a venomous desert snake found across the Arabian Peninsula and into the UAE, recognized by the distinctive horn-like scales above each eye.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Thread Snake (Myriopholis macrorhyncha) is one of the smallest and most secretive snakes in the UAE — a tiny, burrowing, worm-like reptile rarely seen above ground.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Arabian Sand Boa (Eryx jayakari) in the UAE desert — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Crowned Leaf-nosed Snake (Lytorhynchus diadema) in the UAE desert — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Arabian Horned Viper (Cerastes gasperettii) in the UAE desert — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Saw-scaled Viper (Echis sp.) in the UAE — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>False Cobra (Rhagerhis moilensis) in the UAE desert — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Omani Carpet Viper (Echis omanensis) in the Hajar Mountains, UAE — photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Arabian Car Snake | Photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>juvenile Wonder Gecko (Teratoscincus keyserlingii) | Photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Wonder Gecko (Teratoscincus keyserlingii) | Photography by Nimish Peter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Red-footed Booby (Sula sula) is one of the rarest and most prized pelagic seabirds recorded in the UAE. A true ocean wanderer, this elusive species is a remarkable sighting for birdwatchers and wildlife photographers in the Emirates</image:caption>
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