Amphibians and Reptiles

By: Stefania Kremer

Herpetology~ the study of:

What is a Amphibian?

What is a Reptile?

Scientific

Information on

Amphibians

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Amphibia

Top: Purple Frog

Bottom: Gardiner’s Seychelles

Frog

Scientific

Information on

Reptiles

Domain: Eukarya

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Reptilia

Top: Blind Worm Snakes

Bottom: Worm Lizard

Orders

Amphibians

Caecilians: Gymnophiona

Salamanders: Caudata

Frogs and Toads: Anura

Reptiles

Turtles: Testudinata

(Chelonia)

Crocodiles: Crocodilia

Tuatara: Rhynchocephalia

Snakes and Lizards:

Squamata

Order

Amphibia

Top~ Caecilian: Gymnophiona

Bottom~ Toad: Anura

Order Reptilia

Top~ Tuatara:

Rhynchocephalia

Bottom~Crocodiles:

Crocodilia

Species in the World

Amphibians

Anura- Frogs and Toads:

4,962+

Caudata- Salamanders: 520+

Gymnophiona- Caecilians:

167+

Total Amphibians Species:

5651+

Reptiles

Turtles: 18,500+

Crocodiles: 800+

Tuatara: 16+

Snakes and Lizards: 155,00+

Total Reptiles Species:

34,816+

Species in North American

Amphibians

Total Amphibians Species in

North American: 272

Reptiles

Total Reptiles Species: 228

Alaskan Species

Amphibians The Western Toad-

(Bufo boreas)

Wood Frog-

(Rana syvatica)

Columbia Spotted Frog-

(Rana luteiventris)

Rough–skinned Newt-

(Taricha granulosa)

Long-toed Salamander-

(Ambystoma macrodactylum)

Northwestern Salamander-

(Ambystoma gracile)

Reptiles Turtles:

Green Sea-

(Chelonia mydas)

Leatherback-

(Dermochelys coriacea)

Loggerhead-

(Caretta caretta)

Olive Ridley-

(Lepidochelys olivacea)

Extra Information

There are more than 4,000 different kinds of amphibians.

~Members of this animal class are frogs, toads,

salamanders, newts, and caecilians.

The numbers for species are always changing due to new

species discovered and some becoming extinct.

Bibliography

http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/wood_frog.htm

http://www.shsu.edu/~bio_mlt/AMPHIBIA.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/TQ0312800/frog.htm

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/herpetology/checklist/turtles.htm

Video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXpAbezdOho