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emmalasagna wrote:
kate! wrote:Okay, guess I'll restart this. I'm surprised by how few people participate in this thread, I'd have thought there'd be a lot more people doing herpetology.
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1. Identify this organism to the nearest taxon required by the official list. 
2. How does this taxon hibernate and during which season?
3. Name two defense mechanisms this taxon uses.
4. What is the main staple of this taxon's diet?
1. Genus Phrynosoma
2. They bury themselves in the sand, usually in the fall
3. They can puff up their bodies to make themselves appear larger and harder to eat, and some can shoot blood from their eyes, which confuses predators and makes them taste worse.
4. Insects, especially ants
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[img]http://www.pabiologicalsurvey.org/_Media/bog-turtle-glyptemys-muhlen_med_hr.png[/img]
1. Identify by genus and common name
2.Where are these turtles endemic to?
3. During which part of the day do they become active?
4.Are the turtles in this genus considered endangered?
5.During hot or dry periods, these turtles may go into a state of dormancy or inactivity, similar to hibernation, known as...?
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emmalasagna wrote:
[img]http://www.pabiologicalsurvey.org/_Media/bog-turtle-glyptemys-muhlen_med_hr.png[/img]
1. Identify by genus and common name
2. Where are these turtles endemic to?
3. During which part of the day do they become active?
4. Are the turtles in this genus considered endangered?
5.During hot or dry periods, these turtles may go into a state of dormancy or inactivity, similar to hibernation, known as...?
1. Glyptemys aka bog turtle
2. Eastern North America
3. They're diurnal, so the middle of the day or morning??
4. Bog turtle is endangered, wood turtle is vulnerable
5. (A)estivation
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kate! wrote:
1. Glyptemys aka bog turtle
2. Eastern North America
3. They're diurnal, so the middle of the day or morning??
4. Bog turtle is endangered, wood turtle is vulnerable
5. (A)estivation
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[img]https://bit.ly/2FnE0vf[/img]
1. Identify this specimen down to the nearest taxon required by the official list.
2. True or false: These snakes are venomous.
3. What type of sound does this specimen make and how?
4. Is this specimen nocturnal, diurnal, or matutinal?
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kate! wrote:
[img]https://bit.ly/2FnE0vf[/img]
1. Identify this specimen down to the nearest taxon required by the official list.
2. True or false: These snakes are venomous.
3. What type of sound does this specimen make and how?
4. Is this specimen nocturnal, diurnal, or matutinal?
1.Pituophis
2.False
3.Hissing sound,by a stream of air forced from the trachea
4. Diurnal
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vs98 wrote:
kate! wrote:
[img]https://bit.ly/2FnE0vf[/img]
1. Identify this specimen down to the nearest taxon required by the official list.
2. True or false: These snakes are venomous.
3. What type of sound does this specimen make and how?
4. Is this specimen nocturnal, diurnal, or matutinal?
1.Pituophis
2.False
3.Hissing sound,by a stream of air forced from the trachea
4. Diurnal
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[img]http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket-frog/Acris%20crepitans2%20Pittsylvania%20Co.jpg[/img]
1. What is the genus of the animal shown above?
2. What characteristic is the common name of this genus based on?
3. Name two animals that prey upon the animal shown
4. How long do eggs of this animal take to hatch?
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vs98 wrote:
[img]http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket-frog/Acris%20crepitans2%20Pittsylvania%20Co.jpg[/img]
1. What is the genus of the animal shown above?
2. What characteristic is the common name of this genus based on?
3. Name two animals that prey upon the animal shown
4. How long do eggs of this animal take to hatch?
1. Genus Acris
2. Its call sounds like a cricket (cricket frog)
3. Turtles and kestrels
4. About 4 days
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kate! wrote:
vs98 wrote:
[img]http://www.virginiaherpetologicalsociety.com/amphibians/frogsandtoads/eastern-cricket-frog/Acris%20crepitans2%20Pittsylvania%20Co.jpg[/img]
1. What is the genus of the animal shown above?
2. What characteristic is the common name of this genus based on?
3. Name two animals that prey upon the animal shown
4. How long do eggs of this animal take to hatch?
1. Genus Acris
2. Its call sounds like a cricket (cricket frog)
3. Turtles and kestrels
4. About 4 days
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