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When is a Tiger Not a Tiger? (26) More files...

A Tiger is instantly recognizable with its orange and black striped pelt. But these Asian big cats don't have the monopoly on the moniker.

Check out this gallery of tiger-named creatures that it would be difficult to mistake for their namesakes.
From small invertebrates like Tiger leeches, beetles and moths to marine Tiger sharks, cowries and eels these creatures are joined by Tiger lilies and daisies in this gallery of striped specimens.

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00770128 Large Tiger (Lycorea ceres) butterfly flying, Venezuela© Stephen Dalton

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00426108 Tiger's Treefrog (Hyloscirtus tigrinus) on bromeliad, new species discovered in 2007, Colombia© Thomas Marent

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00538606 Tiger Shark (Galeocerdo cuvieri) with attached Remora (Remora sp), Bahamas, Caribbean© Fred Bavendam

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00586127 Royal Tiger Beetle (Chaetodera regalis), Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique© Piotr Naskrecki

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00591678 Brehm's Tiger-Parrot (Psittacella brehmii), Kumul Lodge, Papua New Guinea© Shane P. White

Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) introduced species, adult female, biting human, with abdomen filled with blood, Italy - Fabio Pupin/ FLPA

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80086065 Asian Tiger Mosquito (Aedes albopictus) introduced species, adult female, biting human, with abdomen filled with blood, Italy© Fabio Pupin/ FLPA

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80163807 Tiger Shrike (Lanius tigrinus) juvenile, perched on branch, Hong Kong, China, September© Martin Hale / FLPA

Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) adult, swimming in coral reef, Molasses Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys, Florida, U.S.A. January - Colin Marshall/ FLPA

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80180187 Tiger Grouper (Mycteroperca tigris) adult, swimming in coral reef, Molasses Reef, Key Largo, Florida Keys, Florida, U.S.A. January© Colin Marshall / FLPA

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80036712 Gazania (Gazania rigens) 'Tiger Mix' flowering in garden, summer© M. Szadzuik , R. Zinck / FLPA

Tiger Orchid (Odentoglossum grande) flowering - Jurgen and Christine Sohns/ FLPA

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80035474 Tiger Orchid (Odentoglossum grande) flowering© Jurgen & Christine Sohns / FLPA

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00284496 Tiger Barb (Barbus tetrazona) aquarium fish© Wil Meinderts/ Buiten-beeld

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00434018 Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria) moth, Limburg, Netherlands© Rene Krekels/ NIS

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00557368 Bare-throated Tiger Heron (Tigrisoma mexicanum) juvenile in defensive posture, Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica© Bert Ooms/ NIS

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00556062 Tiger's Treefrog (Hyloscirtus tigrinus), newly described species, native to South America© Pete Oxford

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70000043 Tiger Cowry (Cypraea tigris) snail on coral reef, Indonesia© Hans Leijnse/ NiS

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00150639 Tiger Rockfish (Sebastes nigrocinctus), Quadra Island, British Columbia, Canada© Fred Bavendam

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00426474 Tiger Leech (Haemadipsa picta), Danum Valley Conservation Area, Borneo, Malaysia© Thomas Marent

Tiger Eel (Scuticaria tigrina), Socorro Island, Mexico - Fred Bavendam

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00447859 Orange Tiger (Tithorea harmonia) caterpiller feeding on leaf, Napo River, Yasuni National Park, Amazon, Ecuador© Pete Oxford

Tiger Snake (Notechis scutatus), Traralgon, Victoria, Australia - Martin Willis

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00511327 Tiger-striped Leaf Frog (Phyllomedusa tomopterna) or Barred Leaf Frog, in Amazon rainforest, Ecuador© Michael & Patricia Fogden

Tiger Moth (Arctiidae), Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania - Thomas Marent

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Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) butterfly, Howell Nature Center, Michigan

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Tiger Beauty (Tigridia acesta) butterfly, Santa Maria, Colombia

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Tiger Heliconian (Heliconius ismenius) butterfly, South America - Ingo Arndt

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California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense), Monterey Bay, California - Sebastian Kennerknecht

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