PDF-EXOTICS — REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS _______________________________

CARING FOR THE BEARDED DRAGON Bob Doneley BVSc FACVSc Avian Health West Toowoomba Vet Surgery Toowoomba Queensland Australia INTRODUCTION The Bearded Dragon Pogona spp a native of Austr. rev. 02/13/15 Species Cross-Reactivity Key:H—humanM—mouseR—ratHm—hamsterMk—monkeyMi—minkC—chickenDm—D. melanogasterX—XenopusZ—zebrashB—bovineDg& Amphibian diversity. Anura. (. frogs, ~4000 sp.); . Caudata. (salamanders, ~450 sp.); . Gymnophiona. (caecilians, ~175 sp.). Skin. permeable. respiration. mucous glands. poison glands. biphasic . lifestyle. Vocabulary. Scaly. : . covered in scales.. Extinct. : . (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members.. Flee. : . Run away from a place or situation of danger.. Elongated. : . OUTLINE | Contact OUTLINE KENTON BESHORE KENTON Daniel 3:17 ———————————————————————& Phylum: . Chordata. . Subphylum:Vertebrata. Order. Testudines. Rhynchocephailia. Squamata. Crocodilia. Common . example. Turtles and tortoises. Tuataras-found only in New Zealand. Lizards, snakes, and worm lizards. Feedings Stuffs Sampling——————————————————————————May 2004 – Vers —————————————————————————————————&# Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Amphibians are eukaryotic, heterotrophic vertebrates. They have thin, smooth, moist skin. Some of them have fish-like scales and none of them have claws.. They are ectothermic (coldblooded).. They have external gills and lungs.. Fully adapted for life on land. All Amniotes – produce Amniotic Eggs. Dry, Scaly Skin. Ectothermic . More Efficient Circulatory and Respiratory Systems. Cloaca . Except for snakes, Reptiles have Paired limbs, most ending in 5 clawed toes . Chapter 26 Reptiles and Birds Reptiles Skin is smooth and dry, covered in scales Helps prevent the evaporation of water from its body. First vertebrates with adaptations that enabled them to survive on land only. Characteristics of Class Amphibia. Most amphibians. are . tetrapods. , meaning they have . four limbs. , but . some are limbless. .. Amphibians have . smooth, moist skin. .. Amphibians . respire by lungs, skin, and gills;. Chapter 34. “Never grow . a wishbone . where your backbone ought to be” . -Clementine . Paddleford. Origin of . Tetrapods. First . tetrapods. diverged 365 million years ago . (________). ________________________and shallow inland lakes with muddy bottoms likely selected for early . - . Sangareddy. Dr. . Srinivas. . Rao. . Madhavaram. . – M.B.B.S, M.D.. Madhavaram Srinivas is a medical doctor by profession specialized in M.D (internal medicine ) with over 13 years of rich experience in treating patients. .