Transcript Bethany`s Vertebrate Slides - carterbiology2-12-1809

By Bethany Ho
Agnatha
Scientific Name: Eptatretus stouti
Nickname: Pacific Hagfish
Environment: This species can be
found in shallower depths of
approximately 40 to about 100
meters in marine environments.
However, they migrate during
autumn to deeper areas of a
maximum of 633 meters.
Pacific Hagfish
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: Have no jaws
 Special Characteristic: Cartilaginous
skeleton
 Defense: Produces slime for protection
against predators
 Special Ability: Able to knot themselves
 Life Span: Live to about forty years
 Length/Size: 30 to 63.5 cm
Chondricthyes
Scientific Name: Aetobatus
narinari
Nickname: Spotted Eagle Ray
Habitat: lives in marine bays
and coral reefs where it often
swims in schools (up to
around 60 m)
Spotted Eagle Ray
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: Have smooth skin
 Special Characteristic: Has a great variety
of different types of spotted patternings.
 Length/Size: may grow to about 16.4 feet
long including tail.
 Predator: Silvertip Shark and Great
Hammerhead Shark
Osteichthyes
Scientific Name: Mola mola
Nickname: Ocean Sunfish
Habitat: found in deeper
waters worldwide. However,
may sun themselves near the
top of the water in open
ocean.
Ocean Sunfish
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: have no tail
 Special Characteristic: enjoy sunbathing
on their sides near the surface of the
water.
 Length/Size: may grow up to
approximately ten feet tall.
 Favorite Foods: Squid, Jellyfish,
Crustaceans
 Predators: Orcas, dolphins, marlin, sea
lions
Amphibia
Scientific Name:
Dendrobates auratus
Nickname: Green and Black
Poison Dart Frog
Habitat: Central and South
America, Hawaii. This
species dwells on the floor of
rainforests. They may live in
small puddles or pools of
water.
Green and Black Poison Dart Frog
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: have poison
glands located along its moist, colorful
skin.
 Special Characteristic: its bright colored
skin may be used to ward away predators
with color vision.
 Special Characteristic: precise eyesight
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Length/Size: Adults may grow to about a
length of 4 cm.
 Favorite Food: ants and other insects
Reptilia
Scientific Name: Chelonia mydas
Nickname: Green Sea Turtle
Habitat: tropical waters world
wide in shallower areas.
Green Sea Turtle
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: Have flat limbs
which assist in swimming.
 Special Characteristic: hard shell
 Weight: up to around 600 pounds.
 Length/Size: from two to six feet in
length.
 Favorite Food: Algae and sea grass.
Aves
Scientific Name: Selasphorus
rufus
Nickname: Rufous
Hummingbird
Habitat: found in coniferous
forests and shrubby areas.
Rufous Hummingbird
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: are small-sized
 Special Ability: make “warning chirps”
instead of singing to protect themselves
and warn others of threat.
 Favorite Foods: insects and nectar,
especially from salmonberries and red
flowering currant.
Mammalia
Scientific Name:
Delphinapterus leucas
Nickname: Beluga Whale
Habitat: live in marine waters
from subarctic to arctic
temperatures.
Beluga Whale
Extras:
 Special Characteristic: have a blubber
layer up to around 5 inches thick which
keeps heat inside the body.
 Special Characteristic: can bend its neck
to help catch prey.
 Length/Size: May grow to a maximum of
15 feet as adults.
 Weight: one thousand to two thousand
pounds.
Works Cited
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Bester, Cathleen. “SPOTTED EAGLE RAY.” http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu. 13 Mar. 2009
<http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/SERay/SERay.html>.
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Hibbard-Rode, Karen, and Matt Klostermann. “Green Sea Turtle.” http://www.earlham.edu. 27 Nov. 2001. 14 Mar. 2009
<http://www.earlham.edu/~klostma/greenseaturtle.htm>.
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Lowry, Lloyd. “Beluga Whale.” http://www.adfg.state.ak.us. 17 Dec. 2007. 14 Mar. 2009
<http://www.adfg.state.ak.us/pubs/notebook/marine/beluga.php>.
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Marti, Stefan. “Wildlife Spotlight: Ocean Sunfish (Mola mola).” http://www.farallones.org. Nov. 2006. 13 Mar. 2009
<http://www.farallones.org/e_newsletter/2006-11/Mola.htm>.
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“Rufous Hummingbird .” http://www.birdweb.org. 14 Mar. 2009
<http://www.birdweb.org/birdweb/bird_details.aspx?id=265>.
Works Cited Cont.
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Schafer, Rachel. “Dendrobates auratus.” http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. 1999. Interagency Education Research
Initiative et. al. 14 Mar. 2009
<http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Dendrobates_auratus.html>.
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Schroeder, Brett. “Eptatretus stouti.” http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu. Ed. Tanya Dewey. 2006. Interagency
Education Research Initiative et. al. 13 Mar. 2009
<http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Eptatretus_stouti.html>.
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