Description and identification Family: The family Amphiumidae consists of three separate species of “eel” like animals separated by the number of toes that are present on the animal. These animals are nocturnal, as well as almost completely aquatic. The two pairs of limbs that these animals posses are small in proportion to the body, and are not incredibly useful. This family of animals has a dark brown or black dorsum with either a dark gray, light gray, or brown/black ventor. Amphiumidaes normally have a long body that can measure up to 30+ inches.…
They can weigh an excess of 500 grams, they reach lengths of up to 40 cm and tails measure 21 cm. The ears and tail are covered in hard ruff scales, the tail is usually shorter that the body. They live in communities with dominant and subordinate members. They like to nest under ground burrows and they remain in hiding for most of the day and there not social like ants. And like most animals need food,water and shelter to survive, you can find them throughout the U.S.A.…
Have you read the short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County? Have you ever read the short story A Dog’s Tale? Theses are two outrageous stories written by Mark Twain. They are identical and different in many ways. Both make can make you have many different emotions running through your mind at once; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County can send you off the charts laughing and it is hilarious and witty while A Dog’s Tale will have you sympathizing for the poor dog who got blamed when he was only trying to help and still have you feeling excited and wretched at the same time.…
Both the reading passage and the listening lecture are discussing methods to eliminate cane toads from their new environments in Australia. The writer asserts that there have been successful method in getting rid of the cane toads from the sugar cane fields of Australia. However, the lecturer disagrees with the writer's opinion by claiming that the three methods were not successful at all. First, the author claims that humans physically capturing and killing the cane toads has been effective.…
The cane toad reproductive system especially of male consists of the fat bodies and this cannot be found in a reproductive system of a common brushtail possum. The process of how sperm travels is also different between the two animals. In a common brushtail possum, the sperm travels through the vasa deferentia, which transports the sperm from the epididymis to the urethra (Venugopal, 2016. pg 3.5). While in a cane toad the vasa efferentia helps carry the sperm from the testes to the kidney and then through the archinephric duct, then through the ovisac and finally empties into the cloaca (Minkoff, 2013m pg 75-76).…
They are specifically found in cities of South America, like Brazil, Peru, French Guyana, Suriname, Guyana, and Bolivia. This canopy species lives in undisturbed rainforests. This primate species which mostly spends it's time in the upper or middle sections of the rainforests, lives in areas isolated from human population, and human development. This species of Spider Monkeys has a specialized body structure to help it survive in it’s environment. This adaptive species has long lanky arms, and a prehensile tail that helps it move gracefully through it's locomotion.…
Upland Chorus Frogs and American Toads are very different from each other. They often get mixed up to be the same. Most people do not know that there is a difference between frogs and toads. There are many differences between a frog and a toad such as breeding, habitats and food.…
The Emperor tamarins can be found in the South-western Amazon in Brazil, Peru, and Bolivia (“IUCN Red List”). They typically live in tropical climates and in open-woodlands (“Mac Como Zoo”). They live in the trees, but below 95 feet high (“Animal Diversity Web”). Because…
The article “Eating Frogs to Extinction” by Ian Warkentin addresses amphibians, particularly frogs, contributes a significant role in the gastronomy of several cultures, thus leading amphibians susceptible to mass extinction. The article begins with a list of factors that is leading to the rising cause of amphibians’ extinction; from environmental degradation to community instability to individual mechanism. These factors include their role as important prey and predators, habitat loss, environmental contamination, and overharvesting. Warkentin continues with a basic summary of the wild harvesting of frog legs in the international trade system. He stated that there has been an overall increase in the global trade of frogs over the past twenty years.…
Unique Frog Survival Do you wish you could freeze to pass the winter away and thaw out in the spring? The Alaskan Frog does just that! It freezes for seven to eight months, thaws out, and then hops away (“Los Angeles Times”)! Its amphibious body stays about the same temperature as the surrounding air, allowing its internal body temperature to fall below freezing (“Los Angeles Times”)! Research says that wood frogs tracked in the wild proved able to endure below-zero temperatures for as many as 218 days straight with a 100 percent survival rate (“The Truth”).…
Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) Vulnerable, carnivore They are the heaviest lizard on earth, and their large size is attributed to island gigantism. The population of Komodo dragons is currently stable, however vulnerable. There are about 3,000-5,000 Komodo dragons on the islands of Komodo, Gila Motang, Rinca, and Flores, located in Indonesia.…
The king cobra is not one to mess with. If you ever think you’re safe around a cobra, think again. The cobra can spit venom, and at one specific target, your eye. The king cobra’s life is that of an eventful one that is characterized by its diet, it’s environment, and its defense.…
I chose this species because I want to come up with ways to help their depleting population. They are 4-8 centimeters long, and they have stout bodies with a tubercle at the end of both of their hind feet. Because the tubercle looks like a spade, this is where the word “spade” in their name comes from. These toads are said to smell like peanut butter, and those who handle them that have allergies with peanuts may have an allergic reaction. What is different about them from other toads are that they have much smoother skin and have vertically elliptical eyes, almost like a cat’s eyes.…
Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna There are approximately 41,415 species on the endangered species list.. This is a growing problem in our world because if changes can not be made to resolve the issue in a timely manner these animals will no longer be endangered, they will be extinct. The Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna is on that list. The longest recorded life of an Eastern Long-Beaked Echidna is from a London Zoo who recorded an amazing 30 years. This is double of what we can reasonably expect in the wild.…
Lemurs life time Lemurs live in the island areas like, “madagascar and comoros”. They live in this area because of the temperature it is hot and dry there and it has a lot of trees there. ”Most lemurs inhabit trees most of the time”. Ringed tailed lemurs love trees because well they are monkeys. They have” black and white rings or stripes on their tail and has gray soft smooth fur, and has a white circle on their stomach.”…