Turtles
Another name for land turtle
Tortoise
What is herpetology?
The study of reptiles and amphibians
Snakes that rely on their special bite to subdue prey
Venomous
What area of the world has the most salamander species?
Southeast US
What am I currently studying?
Wildlife Science
A turtle that lives in brackish water
Terrapin
Animal must rely on outside sources such as the sun to maintain their body temperature
Cold-blooded/ectothermic
A type of snake that wraps around its prey
Constrictor
Juvenile salamanders breathe with?
Gills (and through their skin)
What Toad call did we listen to?
Eastern Narrow-mouthed
What turtle has an unusual shell?
Spiny softshell
Vertebrates that have wet skin, can live in water or in land, are ectothermic, and typically breathe oxygen through their skin, gills when young, and lungs as an adult.
Amphibians
A substance that can be deadly if injected
Venom
Adult salamanders breathe with?
Lungs (and through their skin)
An animal that is mostly active at night is?
Nocturnal
What does Scotty's red eye mean?
He's a male
Vertebrates that have scaly skin, or ectothermic, breathe oxygen using lungs and lay eggs.
Reptiles
A substance that can be deadly if you eat/drink/touch it
Poison
If caught by a predator a lizard can?
Drop its tail
What is a keystone species
a species on which other species in an ecosystem largely depend, such that if it were removed the ecosystem would change drastically.
Name all of the turtles we brought today by both their species and their individual name
Scotty (Eastern Box)
Kevin (Painted)
Tom (Terrapin)
Shelly (Spiny Softshell)
What group of reptiles did we not discuss today?
Crocodilians
What snake plays dead when scared?
Hognose
What is North America's largest salamander
Hellbender
What does bioindicator mean?
An organism that serves as a sign for how healthy the environment is