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mudpuppy genus species

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(Necturus maculosus)

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eastern newt

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(Notophthalmus viridescens)

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Slimy Salamander

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(Plethodon glutinosus

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Blackbelly salamander

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(Desmognathus quadramaculatus)

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Two-toed amphiuma family & name

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Amphiumidae
Amphiuma means

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Lesser siren family & name

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Sirenidae
Siren intermedia

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Hellbender family & name

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Cryptobranchidae
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis

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Common mudpuppy family & name

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Necturus maculosus
Proteidae

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green salamander family & name

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Aneides aeneus
Plethodontidae

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Northern dusky salamander

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Desmognathus fuscus
Plethodontidae

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Seal salamander family & name

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Desmognathus monticola
Plethodontidae

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Southern two-lined salamander Family& name

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Eurycea cirrigera
Plethodontidae

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Spotted salamander

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Ambystoma maculatum

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Ambystoma opacum

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Marbled salamander

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Ambystoma tigrinum

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Tiger salamander

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Ambystoma mexicanum

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axolotyl

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Toad

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Bufonidae

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Treefrog family

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Hylidae

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European Spadefoot toad species

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Pelobatidae

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True Frog

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Ranidae

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American toad

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Anaxyrus americanus

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Northern or Southern Leopard Frog

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Lithobates pipiens

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Bullfrog

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Lithobates catesbeiana

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Spring peeper

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Pseudacris crucifer

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Green Treefrog
Hyla cinerea
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How many toes does your turtle specimen have on its front feet?
5
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Does the red eared slider have a hinge on its plastron?
no
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Suborder Pleurodira
side necked turtles
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Suborder Cryptodira
hidden necked turtles
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Family Chelydridae (speies, tail, plastron, shell)
Snapping turtle Long saw-toothed tail, as long as carapace. 3 longitudinal keels down carapace. Plastron cross shaped.
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Superfamily Chelonioidae (species, feet, shell shape, scutes)
sea turtles Claws on feet Round lateral scutes 4-6 or more Carapace is tapered
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Family Trionychidea shell, snout
Soft shell Turtle Flattened, softer shells Pointy, “pig nose”
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Family Kinosternidae hinged plastron, barbel, musk gland
Large double hinged plastron with the letter K Barbels on chin and throat Releases musk as a defense mechanism
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Superfamily Dermochelyidae species
leatherback sea turtle
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Family Testudinidae shell, feet species
tortoises Shell is domed shape and the feet are elephant like hindlimbs
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Family Emydidae shell, feet
Red and black margins of shell/ yellow stripes shell is domed and can be low arched Webbed and clawed feet
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Red-eared slider suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Emydidae Trachemys scripta
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eastern Box Turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Emydidae Terrapene carolina carolina
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African spur-thigh tortoise suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Testudinidae Centrochelys sulcata
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Gopher tortoise suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Testudinidae Gopherus polyphemus
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Common snapping turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Chelydridae Chelydra serpentina
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Green Sea turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas
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Green Sea turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Cheloniidae Chelonia mydas
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Painted turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Emydidae Chrysemys picta
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musk turtle suborder, family, genus species
Cryptodira Kinosternidae Sternotherus odoratus
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Carolina (green) Anole family species
Dactyloidae Anolis carolinensis
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5-Lined skink family species
Scincidae Plestiodon fasciatus
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Eastern Fence Lizard family species
Phrynosomatidae Sceloporus undulatus
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Black Rat Snake family species
Colubridae Pantherophis obsoletus
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Eastern Garter snake family species
Colubridae Thamnophis sirtalis
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Eastern copperhead family species
Viperidae Agkistrodon contortrix
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Brown snake family species
Elapidae
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Burmese python
Pythonidae Python bivittatus

Vertebrate CHapter 8-16 (3 decks)

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