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Vertebrates
1:Fish
A- Jawless
B- Cartilaginous
C- Bony
2: Amphibians
A- frogs and toads
B- Salamanders and Newts
3: Reptiles
A- Lizards
B- Snakes
C- Turtles
D- Alligators and crocs
4: Birds
Invertebrates
• Have a soft
rubbery body
• Usually covered
by a shell
• Octopi and snails
are examples
of Mollusks
Arthropods
Crustaceans
Salamanders
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•Newts
•H a ve m o st o f th e
• Three types of ch a ra cte ristics a s
Salamanders, aquatic, sa la m a n d e rs
semi aquatic, and •
terrestrial •B re e d in g se a so n is fro m
• Fe b ru a ry u p u n tilJu n e
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• Most lay eggs in water
•E g g s a re la id sin g ly a n d a re
• a tta ch e d to a q u a tic p la n ts,
• Are considered Newts in u n like fro g s a n d to a d s, w h ich
other countries la y e g g s in clu m p s
besides the USA •
•S o m e exa m p le s o f n e w ts a re
• th e fire -b e lly a n d p a d d le -ta il
Reptiles
Lizards
• Over 3,800 species found all over the
world except in Antarctica
• Are part of a group called squamate
reptiles
• Most lizards have ears and limbs,
excluding them from snakes
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Snakes
• Do not have limbs or ears
• Move by slithering
• Size can be as small as
10cm and as large as
25ft
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Turtles
• Have a bony or cartilaginous shell
• Are cold-blooded like other reptiles
• They breath air and do not lay eggs
under water.
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Alligators and Crocodiles
alligators
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Crocodiles
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