Reptiles and Amphibians
REPTILE: are cold-blooded vertebrates (Vertebrates have backbones). They have dry skin covered with scales or bony plates and usually lay soft-shelled eggs.
- 300 million years old.
- Ectothermic (Cold-blooded)
- Body temperature is determined by their surrounding environment.
- Air breathing
- Tough water proof skin designed to retain moisture
REPTILE: are cold-blooded vertebrates (Vertebrates have backbones). They have dry skin covered with scales or bony plates and usually lay soft-shelled eggs.
- 300 million years old.
- Ectothermic (Cold-blooded)
- Body temperature is determined by their surrounding environment.
- Air breathing
- Tough water proof skin designed to retain moisture
ALLIGATOR SNAPPING TURTLE
- Found primarily in southeastern United States waters, rivers and lakes
- Typically, only nesting females venture onto open land
- Opportunistic carnivores
- Eat anything dead or alive
- Found primarily in southeastern United States waters, rivers and lakes
- Typically, only nesting females venture onto open land
- Opportunistic carnivores
- Eat anything dead or alive
PANTHER CHAMELEON
- Madagascar
- Lowland deciduous forests, not overly shaded
- Insectivore
- Prehensile tongue
- Anything it can catch
- Color changing ability
- Stereoscopic vision
- Madagascar
- Lowland deciduous forests, not overly shaded
- Insectivore
- Prehensile tongue
- Anything it can catch
- Color changing ability
- Stereoscopic vision
AMPHIBIAN: are cold-blooded vertebrates (vertebrates have backbones) that don't have scales. They live part of their lives in water and part on land.
- Ectothermic
- Cold-blooded
- Body temperature is determined by their surrounding environment
- Air breathing in their adult life
- Start with gills and water animals and metamorphosis land animals with lungs
- Smooth slimy skin
- Take oxygen in through their skin
- Mucous on some is toxic
- Ectothermic
- Cold-blooded
- Body temperature is determined by their surrounding environment
- Air breathing in their adult life
- Start with gills and water animals and metamorphosis land animals with lungs
- Smooth slimy skin
- Take oxygen in through their skin
- Mucous on some is toxic
POISON DART FROGS
- Costa Rica and some Hawaiian Islands
- Tropical Rainforests
- Carnivorous
- Spiders
- Ants
- Termites
- Skin is toxic, combination of the insects they eat
- Costa Rica and some Hawaiian Islands
- Tropical Rainforests
- Carnivorous
- Spiders
- Ants
- Termites
- Skin is toxic, combination of the insects they eat
PHANTASMAL POISON DART FROG
- Ecuador, South America
- Tropical rainforests, near streams
- Carnivorous
- Ants
- Beetles
- Caterpillars
- Spiders
- Skin is toxic, combination of the insects they eat
- Ecuador, South America
- Tropical rainforests, near streams
- Carnivorous
- Ants
- Beetles
- Caterpillars
- Spiders
- Skin is toxic, combination of the insects they eat
AFRICAN CLAWED FROGS
- Native to Southern Africa
- Freshwater stagnant grassland ponds
- Carnivorous
- Living
- Dead
- Anything they can catch
- Native to Southern Africa
- Freshwater stagnant grassland ponds
- Carnivorous
- Living
- Dead
- Anything they can catch
Next is 4th Grade Aquarium Tour